More changes to Australia's student visa program
Australian Federal Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, has announced measures to strengthen the integrity of the current student visa program, which will make the visa application process easier for genuine full-time students, he said.
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Australian universities set to establish campuses in India
The Federal Education Department has welcomed an Indian Government plan to allow foreign universities to set up campuses in India. India’s national cabinet has approved a bill to allow foreign education providers to enter the market amid booming demand for tertiary education. Approximately half of India's 1.15 billion people are under 25 years of age and Kapil Sibal, India's Minister for Human Resource Development, says an estimated 40 million young people will be going to university over the next 10 years in India. ''This is a milestone which will enhance choices, increase competition and benchmark quality,'' he said of the bill. ''A larger revolution than even in the telecom sector awaits us.''
A spokesman for the Federal Department of education said that the changes would be a boon for Australian education providers. “No doubt many would seek to set up campuses should the Indian government invite them and that would be a real benefit to both our countries”, he said.
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Australian research collaboration with China and India on the rise
Research collaboration between Australia and China has almost doubled in the past decade, while partnerships with other Asia Pacific nations including New Zealand, India and Singapore are on the rise. According to a new study released by Thomson Reuters, the biggest institutional partner for Australia from 2004-2008 was the Chinese Academy of Scientists, which co-authored 1269 publications with Australian researchers.
“Researchers in Australia and New Zealand have been increasing their share of publications co-authored with international colleagues”, said Jonathan Adams, director of research evaluation at Thomsen Reuters. “We’ve seen a shift in geographic focus of these collaborations. While such countries as Russia and South Africa decrease in importance, there are increases in collaboration with Spain and Switzerland and more importantly, with India and China”.
The study also suggests that Australia’s policy of setting national research priorities has been beneficial and shows steady increases in the volume of Australian research publications. "Computer science, materials science, environment/ecology, and clinical medicine are subject areas where Australia has increased its outputs, consistent with its national research priorities”, said the report. “The volume of Australian publications has risen annually by an average of 5 per cent – a growth rate higher than that of world publication averages”.
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