Australia: Overseas student applications 'nosedive'

By ITS Education Asia

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Applications by foreign citizens to study in Australia have collapsed by more than 80 per cent since March, with the number of international students expected to be half its pre-pandemic total by mid next year.

There are already about 210,000 fewer international students in Australia than would have been expected before Australia shut its borders on March 20 in response to spiralling COVID-19 case numbers.

The drop in enrolments and visa applications could cost the Australian economy up to $20 billion in lost spending.

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