Open AccessInternational Education in Australia: A Long Way Down
Author(s) -
Simon Marginson
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2372-4501
pISSN - 1084-0613
DOI - 10.6017/ihe.2011.62.8522
Subject(s) - downgrade , competitor analysis , supply side , government (linguistics) , supply and demand , market share , resistance (ecology) , business , economic growth , development economics , labour economics , political science , economics , finance , marketing , commerce , philosophy , ecology , linguistics , computer security , computer science , biology , microeconomics
Australian international education is in trouble, and the downgrade is likely to be large and long. Both demand for and the supply of Australian education are trending downwards. The main driver has been changes on the supply side, especially migration resistance in the Australian electorate. Government is reducing both the number of incoming students and of graduates who become permanent migrants. Part of Australia's share of the global student market will be absorbed by English-language competitors.