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Article Title:

International Students in Australia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Students_in_Australia

Associated WikiProjects:

My article would most appropriately fit into the Wikiproject Education in Australia as the article provides information and statistics of the international students who study in Australia.

And the URL of the related Wikiproject is as follows,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Education_in_Australia

Description of proposed page content:

Recently, Australia ranked third most popular international student destination in worldwide. Ever since the 21st century, the number of international students studied in Australia has significantly increased. In 2018, there were nearly 700,000 international students in Australia, up from 188,277 in 2000. The popular destinations for international students in Australia are Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane. New South Wales and Victoria attract the largest numbers of international students, up to 304,545 and 253,076 in 2017. The other states and territories have attracted small numbers of international students and they also have smaller numbers of students overall. As for international student enrolments, China contributed the largest share of enrolments at 28.92% in 2018, followed by India at 10.96% and Brazil at 4.57%.

This is my proposal which satisfied the following requirements, WP: N, WP: V, WP: NPOV and WP: OR.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research

Justification of Article Choice/ Description:

In order to satisfy the requirements given by the information provided in the notability, no original research, verifiability and neutral point of view from Wikipedia, this article would carry out in the following criteria:

o  This article is notable because Australia has become the third most popular global destination for international students and the number of students that choose to study in Australia has significantly increased. There is a multitude of government documents and journalistic publications that provide massive data and numerous studies on this topic, which indicates that no original research is needed to support the article.

o  All of the information, that including data and policies, are come from some reputable sources such as Australian Government and trustworthy journalistic publications. Hence it is reliable and precise information that can be provided to support this article and makes the content in this article to become validity and authorized. (in this article valid)

o  Since the sources are all objectively written and reported, they would provide a neutral point of view to this article. The majority of the sources are statistics gathered by the government, which can present the information impartially. That is, the information in this article is fairly and proportionately represented and without editorial bias.

Titles of Sections:

1   International Students Definitions

2   Classification of foreign students

2.1  Numbers and Growth

2.2  By destinations

2.2.1   Popular destinations

2.3   By sending countries

2.3  By enrolments of study

2.3.1   Higher Education Enrolments

2.3.1.1   By level of study

2.3.1.2   By broad field of education

2.3.2  VET enrolments

2.3.1.1  By level of study

2.3.1.2  By broad field of education

3   Requirements

3.1   Student Visa

4   Impact on Australia’s economy

5   Immigration policy for Foreign Students

Justification of Sources

A common feature of all these provided sources is that they all contain the exact and reliable data to give enough neutral background information to support the article. Given the nature of this article – a conclusion of the public issue – it can be expected that the majority of sources would be the government documents.

SOURCE ONE: The definition of international students in Australia – Government source

The URL is shown as follows,

à    Definition of overseas students

https://www.studyinaustralia.gov.au/Dictionary.aspx?FirstLetter=o

§ This source will be included in the ‘International Students Definitions’ section as it provides a clear description of the definitions of Foreign Students in Australia. This Australian Government website, managed by the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade), claims that a student who studies in Australia would be considered as a foreign student (or international/overseas student) if he/she is not an Australian Citizen, Australian permanent resident, New Zealand citizen, or a holder of an Australian permanent resident humanitarian visa. The definition of foreign students in Australia is different from most of the countries in the world, as it not only excludes the students with citizens and a permanent resident in Australia (their own country) but also excludes those with the citizens of New Zealand (another country). The paragraph that we obtained from the government website presents a factual definition written in an objective and neutral way, which could meet the criteria in Wikipedia.

SOURCE TWO: The data of international students in Australia – Government sources

The URLs are provided as follows,

à      Where do international students come from and what do they study?

https://internationaleducation.gov.au/research/DataVisualisations/Pages/nationalitySummary.aspx

à     Number of students:

https://internationaleducation.gov.au/research/DataVisualisations/Pages/Student-number.aspx

à     International student data 2018

https://internationaleducation.gov.au/research/International-Student-Data/Pages/InternationalStudentData2018.aspx

à     International student data: monthly summary – January 2019

https://internationaleducation.gov.au/research/International-Student-Data/Documents/MONTHLY%20SUMMARIES/2019/Jan%202019%20MonthlyInfographic.pdf

§  The graphs and bar charts that obtained from these websites are a very reliable data source published by the Australian Government. They provide statistics about the number of foreign students in Australia vary from 2000 to 2018 and classified them into different groups, according to their countries, unit of study they enrolled and their broad field of education. These sources could be used in the ‘classification of foreign students’ section to provide precise and reliable evidence in this article. Besides, as the source ‘where do international students come from and what do they study’ contains the data of both year 2018 and year 2019, it could be used to calculate the growth of different groups, which gives more detailed information to this section.

SOURCE THREE: Overview and requirements of Student Visa (500) – Government website

The URL is given as follows,

à      Getting a Student Visa (subclass 500)

https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/student-500#Overview

§ Generally, foreign students as citizens of other countries are required to obtain a valid student visa, which ascertains their legal status for staying in Australia. This website will appear in the third section of this article. Students who have obtained the Student Visa (subclass 500) can stay in Australia for up to 5 years, which depends on their enrolment. In Australia, when students apply for their visa, they need to get the Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE) for each course and submit it to the Department of Home Affairs of the Australian Government. Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) is compulsory for all foreign students. Each student visa applicant must prove they have enough financial ability to pay for their tuition, books and daily living expenses while they study in Australia. All these policies and requirements about the application of student visa are written in a clear and neutral form. They contain objective terms for the visa applicant.

SOURCE FOUR: The impact on Australian economy – Universities Australia

The URL is given as follows,

à      International students inject $32 billion into Australia’s economy during last financial year

https://www.universitiesaustralia.edu.au/Media-and-Events/media-releases/International-students-inject--32-billion-a-year-into-Australia-s-economy---boosting-Aussie-jobs-and-wages#.XKSvE-szafQ

§  This source provides evidence of the significant impact of international students on Australia’s economy. In the financial year of 2018, international students inject $31.9 billion into the Australian economy, directly boosting Australian jobs and wages, generating jobs, supporting wages, and lifting the living standards of Australia. This article is written by Universities Australia, a reputable publication known for reporting honestly, without bias and its neutral status.

SOURCE FIVE: The latest immigration policy for foreign students – government website

The URL is given as follows,

à      The interpretation of the newly released immigration policy

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/mar/20/coalitions-permanent-migration-cap-revealed-as-morrison-launches-population-policy

§ This resource gives an interpretation of the newly released immigration policy, which can be used in the last section to provide verifiable and neutral point of view to this article.

§ As mentioned, most foreign students who come to study in Australia want to keep staying here through immigration. The current immigration policy published by Australia government encourages foreign students to work and stay in regional areas such as Adelaide, Tasmania and etc., by reducing the quota of independent skilled immigration visa (subclass 189), and in the meantime increasing regional sponsored visa (change from subclass 457 to 489).

§ Based on the data given in the Guardian, in 2017, the government merely accepted about 162,000 migrants, which was about 10% lower than the accepted amount in 2016. For long-term, Australian government aims to set the cap of skilled immigrants to about 160,000. The major reason behind such decisions is to protect the local workforces and also to release the tension between locals and the recent immigrants. For instance, locals believe that the investment and settlement of the immigrants lead to the recent rapid increase in accommodation market price and the decreasing quality of the health welfares in Australia.

§ As mentioned in the previous resource, one of the primary reasons for students to study in Australia is to stay after their graduation. Therefore, the change in the policy will hugely affect the graduation pathway of international students. Since the new policy is published recently, further research will need to be conducted later for obtaining more relevant information to understand its effects on the students. For instance, a survey can be conducted for the selected group.