オーストラリア：留学生数を大幅削減の意向

　受入数最大を定めるキャップ制を布くとのこと。

「Australia will introduce a cap on the number of new international students it accepts, as it tries to reduce overall migration to pre-pandemic levels.

The nation has one of the biggest international student markets in the world, but the number of new enrolments will be limited to 270,000 for 2025.」

　2025年度は27万人に限定するとか。

「Australia is host to about 717,500 international students, according to the latest government figures from early 2024.」

　2024年には71万5千名。

BBC Australia introduces cap on international students　9 hours ago

Tiffanie Turnbull

　個々の学校種に応じて割り当て数を決める。職業訓練校まで含めれば、そりゃあものすごい数になり―授業料は儲かり―なので急に減少させられては商売あがったり。economical vandalism、経済的破壊行為とまで言われる。

「Each higher education institution will be given an individual restriction, the government announced on Tuesday, with the biggest cuts to be borne by vocational education and training providers.

The change has angered the tertiary education industry, with some universities calling it "economic vandalism", but Canberra says it will improve the quality and longevity of the sector.」

　とはいえ国としては、その留学生の英語水準を厳格に定め、超えることを要求し、そうして高等教育の質の維持をはかろうというわけで―こちらはこちらで十二分の理由である。

「The government has previously accused some providers of "unethical" behaviour - including accepting students who don't have the language skills to succeed, offering a poor standard of education or training, and enrolling people who intend to work instead of study.

"These reforms are designed to make it better and fairer, and set it up on a more sustainable footing going forward," Mr Clare said.」

　つーか労働希望者を留学生のふりして入れたりする、非倫理的な商売、やってる連中、いるだろコラ、というわけでもある。