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Published: 24th May 2021     

South Australian universities issue plea to allow return of international students as enrolments drop amid pandemic

Projections included in the federal budget for the financial year 2021/22 revealed that the federal government does not expect Australia's international borders to re-open until mid-2022

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Universities in the state of South Australia (SA) have issued a plea to the federal government to allow international students to return to the country.

According to data released on Monday, international enrolments in SA's universities have dropped by 33 per cent amid the Coronavirus pandemic, crippling their budgets, reports Xinhua news agency.

Sebastian Raneskold, Flinders University's Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (International), said the fall was "deeply concerning" for universities and the broader SA economy, calling for the "urgent activation" of a plan for the arrival of international students. "This could include dedicated quarantining facilities for international students to ensure their return doesn't affect general repatriation efforts," he told News Corp Australia on Monday.

Prior to the Coronavirus pandemic, international students contributed A$2 billion ($1.54 billion) per year to the SA economy.

Enrolments in SA from China, the state's biggest international education market, have dropped 20 per cent and those from India, its second-biggest market, have fallen 35 per cent since the beginning of the pandemic, according to News Corp Australia.

Projections included in the federal budget for the financial year 2021/22 revealed that the federal government does not expect Australia's international borders to re-open until mid-2022.

Jacqueline Lo, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (International) at the University of Adelaide, said the news was "disappointing and very worrying" for the institution.

Education Minister Alan Tudge said in January that the government was open to "all options" for the return of international students and called for state and territory governments to submit proposals to the federal government.

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