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Indonesia: Discrimination against foreign students

A series of un-neighbourly spats that has gone on between Indonesia and Malaysia this year has extended into Indonesian higher education. A leading Indonesian university has talked openly of excluding Malaysian students from its campus in protest against an unrelated move by a Malaysian government ministry.
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Chinese students are college prize

International universities want Chinese students. Indeed, it would be fair to say some are desperate for Chinese students. They have three advantages: they behave themselves; they work hard at their studies; they pay. Sadly, this last is the greatest attraction.
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Australia: Foreigners face stringent tests

In a crackdown on visa fraud, the Australian federal government has imposed stringent tests on foreign students from five large source countries who enroll in Australian onshore education institutions. Those from the target countries will face interviews and have restricted access to visa applications online.
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Foreign students reported for absence, unsatisfactory results

In Australia, thousands of overseas students each year are reported to the Federal Government's international student compliance watchdog for failing their courses or not turning up for lectures and tutorials.
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Universities caught in the eye of a storm

The new chairman of Universities Australia, Coaldrake has  his work cut out for him as he seeks to preserve the mostly good name of Australian universities while corruption and sharp practices continue to be exposed in dodgy private colleges.
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Crackdown on student recruitment

The failure of the states to properly regulate the troubled college sector is putting at risk the $15 billion export education industry and the federal government should consider a takeover, according to former immigration minister Philip Ruddock.
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Central Queensland University may run out of cash by 2011

Central Queensland University, whose business has depended heavily on foreign students, is hoping to win visas as skilled migrants, may run out of cash by 2011, a credit review report warns.
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Italy-Libya: A new strategic partnership

In a bid to promote knowledge-based economic development, Italy and Libya have launched a strategic partnership in higher education, science and technology. ...