Who stands to profit, should pay.

Posted on February 27, 2013 by KG

‘UNIVERSITIES will cope with an expected influx of international students with the guidance of a new ministerial council.
….The International Education Advisory Council, led by businessman Michael Chaney…
…Mr Chaney said there would need to be a particular focus on making sure Australia had excellent infrastructure to handle the influx of students..
….The expected 520,000 international students here in 2020 would be worth $19.1 billion to the economy.
..Some of the council’s 35 recommendations address this in detail.
They include a comprehensive review of off-campus accommodation and ensuring international students have access to transport concessions, public hospitals and work experience…’
“Worth 19.1 billion to the economy”, eh..where did they get that figure from? And it will be worth a great deal of money to a whole lot of businessmen who set up shonky “colleges” offering useless qualifications. (useless, that is, except for the purpose of gaining permanent residence in Australia.)
What this mob want to do is make a great deal of money from foreign students, while the taxpayer picks up the tab for the infrastructure– which those who profit from the students ought to supply themselves.
It’s a scam.

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3 Responses to Who stands to profit, should pay.

  1. Flashman says:
    February 27, 2013 at 15:29

    You’ve nailed it KG.

    NZ is donkey deep in this supercharged earner:

    1. Shonky training colleges targeting the permanent residency sweet spot. Soft arse courses and assessments. Pass one, pass all. Get the drift net over the Asian and Indian target market and become filthy rich. Out source the social costs to “the community”.

    2. Polytechs and universities with massive central overheads: likewise. Charge premium fees, keep them in courses for as long as possible without running too close to the ‘failure to complete’ red line. Soften up the academic standards – especially on admissions.

    Even “twilight golf academies” for Chinese students are predicted to hit the comeback trail….

  2. KG says:
    February 27, 2013 at 15:35

    Bloody sickening, isn’t it? I’m no lefty, but I surely do hate crony capitalism.
    In lots of ways it’s just as damaging as socialism.

  3. mistress mara says:
    February 28, 2013 at 10:10

    Ah yes, but think of the “cultural diversity dividend.” Living, as I do, in central Auckland, I can assure you that the the “dividends” underwhelm me daily. :evil: