The International Education Department of the Australian Government's Ministry of Education commissioned a professional research organization to conduct a survey on the Chinese education market to provide sufficient and objective basis for the Australian government to develop and maintain overseas education markets. Fortunately, Aoji Study Abroad, as a well-known institution in the study abroad industry, and its client *** discussed the promotion of Australian overseas education in China. During the discussion, I clearly felt the Australian government’s positive attitude towards the continued development of China’s overseas education market, its direction for better services and Chinese overseas students, and its importance to China as a country with the largest overseas education market share. Competition and service awareness in overseas education markets.
We can review some of the adjustments to Australia’s study abroad policy in the past five years.
In 2000, in order to safeguard the rights and interests of overseas students studying in Australia, Australia introduced the "Australian Overseas Student Education Services Act" to protect the interests of international students through legislation. This law is supervised and implemented by the Australian Department of Education, Science and Training, and regulates the education and training services provided by Australian institutions to overseas students in Australia in accordance with the law. The "Overseas Student Education Services Act" and its supplementary regulations, including the "Code of Conduct for National College Registration Agencies and Education and Training Institutions Recruiting Overseas Students" (referred to as the "National Code"), set national unified teaching quality norms and standards. To maintain the reputation of the Australian education and training industry.
The "Overseas Students Law" stipulates that the legitimate rights and interests of students studying in Australia with student visas should be protected by establishing a tuition fee and financial security system. The tuition protection plan includes guaranteeing the return of tuition fees through the tuition protection plan if the school goes bankrupt; if the school defaults, the relevant departments can refund tuition fees to students through the tuition protection fund. The Australian Department of Education has a Fee Guarantee Scheme Agency, which is an agency approved by the ministerial agency. According to legal requirements, if a member school of the Department fails to provide or terminates the provision of a course for which a student is enrolled, the Department shall be responsible for arranging for the student concerned to enroll in courses at other institutions. If students are arranged to study the same courses at other institutions as the originally paid courses, students do not need to pay additional fees.
The Australian Department of Education, Science and Training has also established a tuition guarantee fund to ensure that overseas students can be placed in other institutions to study corresponding courses or receive tuition rebates. If the school cannot provide students with courses for which the student has paid tuition, or the school cannot refund the student's paid tuition, and the school's tuition guarantee plan execution department or relevant departments cannot make corresponding compensation, the tuition guarantee fund management department will Tuition fees will be refunded to eligible applicants in the form of cash.
On July 1, 2001, Australia put forward stricter language requirements for international students studying in Australia for undergraduate and master's programs. They must have an IELTS score of 5.0 or above to be eligible to apply for admission to Australian institutions. Notice. Without IELTS scores, the Australian embassy and universities in China will not accept such applicants for study abroad. At the same time, the Australian Embassy in China made it clear that starting from July 1, 2001, TOEFL scores will no longer be recognized.
The introduction of this policy is actually a decision made after years of research. Before July 1, 2001, many Chinese students studying for bachelor's and master's degrees did not make much preparation for language training before going abroad. As a result, they went through a long language training phase after arriving in Australia. Some Chinese students even went through 1 Many years of language study have not yet met the admission standards for professional courses. There are also many Chinese international students who have received TOEFL intensive test skills training and achieved high scores to meet the admission standards for professional courses. However, in practical applications, test skills are not equal to actual levels. High scores and low abilities frequently occur, which seriously affects learning. process.
For a time, this policy made students who wanted to study in Australia panic and had to change their arrangements. Students who originally want to study English in Australia must first understand their English proficiency in China and strengthen it to a certain extent. It adopts the IELTS test with better practical application level and stipulates a minimum IELTS standard of 5 points. Students must have a true understanding of their own language level and a clear understanding of the learning requirements of the country where they are going to study. At the same time, Australia is also more clear Strict requirements for student quality. As the new TOEFL will be introduced into China in 2006, the Australian government is also expected to open up recognition of TOEFL.
On March 1, 2002, the Australian Embassy in China no longer accepts student visa applications submitted by Chinese citizens. Student visa application materials mailed to the Adelaide Immigration Department will be securely transferred to the Australian Embassy in China via diplomatic bag after initial review. This policy is intended to mainly address the pressure on the processing center of the Student Section of the Australian Embassy in China from the increasing number of applications to study in Australia, and to reverse the situation in which the backlog of Chinese applications to study in Australia continues to increase and the processing cycle is extended to half a year. This policy has speeded up the waiting time for many applicants, which can also be said to be a piece of good news. ?
With the visa policy adjustment on November 1, 2002, the financial guarantee requirements for international students were relaxed.