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challenges faced by international students in Australia

Being a student is a challenge, being an international student is an even bigger one. I believe student life in my home country is pretty easy, but being a student by yourself in a different country can be hard. Students have few expectation while they come to study at international countries like to have a quality life, better accommodation, better per hour wages, send some amount to back their home country to pay the interest or to payback the loan which they took while making this process. I have listed some challenges faced: 1. Financial problem 2. Difference in education system 3. language barrier 4. culture difference 5. work harassment 6. Home sickness 7. Suggestion: When ever you decide to go any international countries, please go for short term course like barista, Cooking (INDIAN, NEPALESE AND EVEN CHINESE) AND OTHERS AS WELL AS. I have seen so many people who started thinking about these courses after getting visa. A Lot of people get depressed because they don&#

Universities urged to not rely on international students for revenue

Australian universities have been warned against relying too heavily on any particular group of students to keep their coffers full. Education Minister Dan Tehan has expressed the sentiment, after one of his colleagues said he believes some universities are too dependent on international students for their livelihood. "I don't think that we have to be too concerned about the fact that we do have foreign students coming to Australia, participating in our higher education sector," Mr Tehan told Sky News on Sunday. "They bring a diversity to student life on our campuses. "What we do have to ensure though, is to make sure that universities understand that the more diverse the student mix they have, the better secure their financial forecasts will be, so the more diversity they can get, into their student mix, the better." Several coalition MPs expressed concerns this weekend about the potential for foreign interference, including from the Chine