Led by the higher education sector, China has agreed to relax restrictions on the Internet so Chinese students in Australia can choose to study online during the travel ban. More than 100,000 Chinese students have obtained Australian student visas and plan to start their studies this month, but these students have been stranded outside Australia due to the government’s imposition of a travel ban on mainland China, which has now been extended for another week. On Wednesday, Australia’s Global Reputation Task Force, an emergency committee of universities and educational institutions, met with Education Minister Dan Tehan and Trade Minister Simon Birmingham to discuss how to reduce the $ 8 billion that could be caused Australian dollar economic loss.
Working group chairman Phil Honeywood said the minister has provided a new method for online learning that will allow stranded students to retain their registration status in Australia.
But he warned that the visa freeze meant that Australia could “completely lose” to competitors because Chinese students could easily apply for a student visa in the United States, Britain or Canada. Honeywood, who is also the head of the International Education Association of Australia, said that the restrictions on Chinese students’ Internet access will be lifted so that they can access the university’s portal, listen to lecture recordings and slides, etc. He said, “China’s online learning has been facing challenges for many years, but the Chinese government acknowledges that more effective arrangements are appropriate due to the ban.” “We have made good progress in China’s online learning options, with the Chinese Ambassador The library has conducted very meaningful negotiations, and many platforms have agreed to provide online courses to students who are still overseas. “” Not all courses are suitable for online courses, which learning programs are available and when, and these have certain issues. , (But) things are definitely better now than a few weeks ago. “
