Albanese government announces plan to cap international student enrolments at 270,000
by Paul Karp Chief political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6Q8V9)
Group of Eight chief executive claims Labor's unexplained' cap will punish universities that have proven most popular with the best global students
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Elite universities have warned they remain implacably opposed" to international student caps as the federal government announced it plans to limit new enrolments next year to 270,000.
Despite Labor's decision to dump a controversial ministerial direction giving priority to students applying to low-risk institutions, the Group of Eight said the policy had already significantly damaged the global reputation of Australia's international education sector", and stated a cap will compound this damage".
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