10 June 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The peak body for NSW and ACT universities has welcomed the recent announcement from the NSW Government to allow international students to return to NSW from mid-2021. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are grateful for this opportunity and thank Premier Gladys Berejiklian MP for her strong support of the sector. The universities also wish to thank the Treasurer, the Hon. Dominic Perrottet MP, and Study NSW for their dedication and extraordinary efforts\u201d, said the Convener of the NSW Vice-Chancellors’ Committee, Professor Barney Glover AO. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe\nState\u2019s universities have been working very collaboratively with the\nGovernment for over 12 months to develop a plan for the safe\nreintroduction of our international students to our local\ncommunities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe\neconomic and cultural benefits of international students to the state of New\nSouth Wales are well understood by the NSW Government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cInternational\nstudents introduce different cultural and community perspectives and are\nimportant members of our academic community. They also create tens\nof thousands of jobs in sectors like tourism, retail and hospitality that\nare vitally important to our local communities and will help us\naccelerate out of the COVID-19 induced recession. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFor\nthe universities\u2019 part, this industry-led, and funded\nplan allows us to safely welcome back our students who have\nbeen stuck overseas due to the pandemic and are keen to continue\ntheir studies with us in person. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nConvener explained that the universities will focus first on students who are\nin desperate need to progress their studies, for example in the disciplines of medicine,\nscience, engineering, teaching, nursing and midwifery, and Higher Degree\nResearch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe\nGovernment\u2019s success in managing the COVID-19 pandemic gives it the opportunity\nto strategically position NSW and Australia as the preferred destination for\ninternational students around the globe. But we need to act quickly.\nStudents keen to study overseas are making decisions now about where they can\ngo in 2022. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ensuring\nAustralians are safely able to return home and allowing international students\nto come back are both important milestones in our State\u2019s recovery.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Noting\nthat the next step is for the Commonwealth Government to review the NSW Plan,\nthe Convener urged the Commonwealth Government to expedite this review and\nsupport the State\u2019s efforts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
10 June 2021 The peak body for NSW and ACT universities has welcomed the recent announcement from the NSW Government to allow international students to return to NSW from mid-2021. \u201cWe are grateful for this opportunity and thank Premier Gladys Berejiklian MP for her strong support of the sector. The universities also wish to thank the Treasurer, the … Continue reading Premier\u2019s call on international students the right one for the State\u2019s economy<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorised","no-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nswvcc.edu.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nswvcc.edu.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nswvcc.edu.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nswvcc.edu.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nswvcc.edu.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.nswvcc.edu.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":144,"href":"https:\/\/www.nswvcc.edu.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125\/revisions\/144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nswvcc.edu.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nswvcc.edu.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nswvcc.edu.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}