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Over-reliance on students from China create risk for NSW universities

Mike Jeffreys

Michael is joined by Tim Dodd, The Australian Newspaper’s higher education editor, about warnings following reports that seven out of the 10 NSW universities now record China as the leading source of overseas student revenues.

“NSW’s top universities are now much more reliant on Chinese students than before the Covid-19 pandemic and are creating risks for the entire sector, the state’s auditor-general has warned”, says Mr Dodd.

“The rise comes despite ­repeated warnings from governments and national security figures over the past two years on the need for universities to wean off the Chinese student market, amid growing tensions with Beijing and increased concerns about foreign interference on Australian campuses.”

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