Student mental health was already an issue before the pandemic. And then students felt the strain on all fronts as studies went online and they lost jobs and social contacts.
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The first batch of returning international students are due to fly in this weekend, but Australia has a lot of work to do to maintain its pre-COVID share of the global education market.
While enrolments for men over the age of 25 increased, numbers fell for women in this age group. A likely reason for the difference is caring responsibilities, which increased during the pandemic.
The halving of international student numbers living in Australia to 300,000 is a huge hit to universities' revenue. But our cities and businesses will also feel the loss of so many residents.
The tertiary qualifications target requires higher education providers, schools and communities to work together. But higher education can also help close the gap in the other target areas.
Shifts in global politics and other countries' response to the coronavirus may have made the UK a more attractive option for international students.
A collapse in revenue and a lack of government support have led to university workforces being decimated to cut costs. This presents a number of longer-term risks for universities and the nation.
Although the government has identified a real problem, its heavy-handed regulation would create unnecessary red tape for universities and exclude students who should get a second chance.
Women make up around 55% of enrolments at university. But men are not at a disadvantage. They outperform women after they graduate in terms of both salary and seniority.
Australian universities need to reduce their reliance on revenue from students from countries such as China or India.
Factors behind the hits and misses of the higher education sector in Kenya and East Africa. What needs to be done to address the problems.
University enrolments surged from 2012-2017 due to demand-driven funding. But they were would have risen anyway, perhaps just not as quickly.
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Professor in the Practice of Higher Education Policy, Australian National University
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Deputy Vice-Chancellor Student and University Experience, Australian National University
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Research Fellow in Sociology, The University of Melbourne
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Professor and Director of the Policy Innovation Hub, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
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Honorary Principal Fellow, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Chinese Studies, University of Western Australia
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Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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Honorary Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer in Policy and Practice, University of Manchester
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Senior Lecturer in Education and International Development, University of Manchester
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Lecturer in International Education, University of Manchester
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Associate Professor, University of Central Arkansas
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Associate Professor, University of Sydney
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Honorary Senior Fellow, LH Martin Institute, The University of Melbourne
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Honorary Fellow, LH Martin Institute, The University of Melbourne
