Will international recruitment survive Covid-19?

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bounce back balls illustrating return of recruitment for research positions in Australia and New Zealand to pre-pandemic levels

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By Ellie Bothwell

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Reader's comments (4)

#1 Submitted by jarlathronayne on March 4, 2021 - 8:11am

So the Institute of Fiscal Studies was 100 percent wrong but they still keep their jobs!

#2 Submitted by SeanieFinneran on March 4, 2021 - 9:14pm

The Australian and British universities are over-reliant on two sets of villains, agents and international pathway providers such as Navitas/Study Group. They are parasites who have managed to feed off a system that doesn't need them.

#3 Submitted by richardeveritt on March 8, 2021 - 4:05pm

Thank you Ellie, a really thought provoking article. It would be interesting to know how many international students at the 109 universities (who used agents in the latest THE survey) used agents to support them through the process?...and what proportion that is of the total overseas student cohort.

#4 Submitted by Ellie Bothwell on March 8, 2021 - 4:49pm

Thank you. I agree. But unfortunately the data are very patchy on that question - many institutions refused to disclose that information.

Will international recruitment survive Covid-19?

The pandemic has prompted dire predictions about international student enrolment at anglophone universities. But will those fears come to pass? Is there an alternative to standard international education? And how much do universities really spend on recruitment agents? Ellie Bothwell reports

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