Time Running Out to Welcome Back International Students: University Executive

Time Running Out to Welcome Back International Students: University Executive
A woman walks past signage for Australian universities in Melbourne's central business district on June 10, 2020. William West/AFP via Getty Images
Rebecca Zhu
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The Australian state of Victoria will lose prospective international students to other countries if the federal government continues to delay the re-opening of its borders to overseas students, a university head fears.

Deakin University’s Vice-Chancellor Iain Martin said the state government’s inaction on welcoming students back into the state is causing them, especially those from India, to look to other countries to study.