Australia’s ‘bifurcated’ international enrolments at risk: report

Dear Sir/Mrs. I hope that my comment shall be directed to the Australian in charge for immigration & Unis as well. Most of the accepted students are Chinese & Indians , for ex. my son was accepted at the Australian University for an engineering degree , I signed the offer , we pay fees , finally the Visa was rejected reason was Political Situation , as a result my son lost 6 months . My question is , why the Australian Immigration and after the acceptance of the student by university take the decision maker by YES or NO so if it's related to immigration , from the beginning let this student have a pre-response if yes or no, or let a representatives from the Australian Government be in each University and to say his world from the beginning . With all my respect I'm a father of a student whom was rejected his student visa from 3 years approx. even i wasn't convinced by the response of immigration because we fulfilled all requirements. Thank You - Raymond

My experience, as a student, suggests there are no standards at some Australian universities. Everyone passes, despite many students being incapable of writing a sentence in English. The Business Council of Australia has reported this problem and the fact that many of the international students, whilst having the necessary skills for working in that area, do not have either the language skills or the relevant cultural knowledge to participate in that work environment. Since the migration route moved from business to education, so too did the number of international students enrolling in Education. The result: Students who cannot write a sentence or communicate appropriately, in English are obtaining B.Ed and teaching in Australian schools. One must question whether the deterioration of Education standards, in Australian schools, is linked to this "pass everyone" position. However, what it may suggest is Dr Birrell's comments have some relevance.