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Unis braced as another international college closes

Universities are worried that negative perceptions about Australia not
wanting international students have spread across websites in China.

The concerns came as another private college went into administration
yesterday, affecting up to 350 international students.HHH International,
College, an English language college in Brisbane, has been hit by debt
and tax issues.

But there is confusion over just how many students are affected. The college
said it had 160 international students but the Department of Education,
Employment and Workplace Relations said the number could reach 350. The
Queensland Education Department said it had records for only 90 international
students.

International student commencements in the English-language sector are down
23 per cent this year, hit by tighter immigration regulations and a soaring
dollar. Universities are braced for a significant downturn.

The Group of Eight sandstone universities are concerned that election
rhetoric around limiting population growth and stopping refugees has fed
perceptions that Australia is not welcoming.

But the comments on Chinese student websites also highlight that tighter
immigration rules are putting students off.

The locals . . . are never happy about bringing in more foreign immigrants,"
said a post last month on the Chinese website Tigtag, according to a
translation the Go8 provided. Go8 executive director Michael Gallagher said
"these things spread . . . and are very hard to contain unless you address
them early".

Another Tigtag post from this month says: "My dear fellows in China, by any
means, don't come here to hand over your money to Australia. It is now
extremely hard to immigrate."

The Go8 chairman, and vice-chancellor of the University of Western Australia,
Alan Robson said "severe damage" was being done to Australia's image.

"Ms Gillard and Mr Abbott should say something about how important
international education is, not from the point of view of generating income .
. . from a point of view of developing Australia's position."
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另外，有HOMESTAY的朋友們，也請確認是否您的HOMESTAY已經有從HHH拿到住宿費，
像我才剛到兩個禮拜，我HOMESTAY並沒有拿到住宿費‧但我HOMESTAY還不錯，
昨天還是繼續給我豐盛的一餐(最後一餐??>"<)，沒拉!她說這不是我的錯，
她會來繼續來跟相關單位了解聯絡的，所以我還是都可以繼續住‧
但我想，並不是所有的HOMESTAY，都那麼理性，所以在告知前，也請先了解自己的
HOMESTAY是否可以這樣理性處理‧
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