Australia to restart granting visas to international students to lift struggling university sector
by Paul Karp from on (#55XJ5)
Government announces current student visa holders studying online outside Australia due to Covid-19 will also be allowed to count study towards work visa
Australia will recommence granting international student visas and allow current students to count online study while overseas in a push to restart international education.
The changes, announced by acting immigration minister Alan Tudge on Monday, respond to demands from the university sector to help it attract international students and revive what was Australia's third-largest export before the Covid-19 recession.
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