Australian universities rise in world rankings but experts warn international student cap could hurt ‘cutting-edge’ status
by Caitlin Cassidy Education reporter from World news | The Guardian on (#6N9KZ)
University of Melbourne reaches new high of 13th while University of Sydney and University of NSW also in top 20 of QS rankings
Australian universities have improved their global rankings despite warnings that a proposed international student cap on the horizon could dissuade thousands from applying at the country's institutions.
The CEO of Universities Australia, Luke Sheehy, is due to say in a speech on Wednesday that Australian universities face a collective shortfall of more than $500m this year as a result of already existing visa rule changes and policy chaos" - and this could claim up to 4,500 jobs.
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