International Business: Attracting Chinese Students to Australian Universities

This article discusses the reasons why Chinese students prefer studying in Australia and provides recommendations for Australian universities to attract more Chinese students. It covers topics such as job facilities, quality of education, and safety measures. The article also includes statistics on the number of Chinese students studying in Australia.

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International students can be defined as students who travel to a country different from
their country of origin for gaining education qualification. Australia is regarded as one of the best
destinations for studying abroad (Morel 2012). Being a highly developed country, the mentioned
nation provides numerous facilities to the international students which are not provided by other
nation. For instance, according to a majority of students, job facility after completing study in
Australia higher compared to that of Asia and USA (Clayton 2013). Moreover, students who
have scholarship and who have their origin in New Zealand does not require any visa for
studying in Australia.
According to the Department of Education and training, Australia, China can be
considered as one of the largest sources of students who come to Australia for studying purposes.
According to survey, in the past six month of the year 2018, approximately 170,547 Chinese
students have enrolled themselves for studying in different sectors of education present in
Australia (Morel 2012). Not only that, the number of Chinese students who resides in Australia
for educational purpose is as high as 410,348. Recent survey has found out that 23 percent of the
total number of international students who are studying in Australia, comprised of Chinese
students (Clayton 2013). Therefore, China can be considered as the target market for the ABC
University.
In order to gain a competitive advantage, both in the local as well as the global
environment, it is crucial to assess the chief reasons behind the preference of Australia by the
Chinese students. One of the chief reasons behind the attraction of the students towards the
Australian universities is the job facilities provided by the Australian government (Martin, Yu
and Hau 2014). According to a majority of the Chinese students, the job facilities offered to them
in Australia after the completion of their degree is much better than that of China or any other

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competitor of Australia (Vassallo 2003). Another benefit of studying in the Australian university,
as stated by students, is the high quality of education provided by them. Apart from that, it has
been found that Australian University has a much safer and peaceful environment compared to
that of the other countries.
For attracting Students from China, the mentioned university should follow the bellow
mentioned recommendations.
1. The university must enhance its safety level by implementing digital safety equipments.
2. The quality of education in Australian universities has recently deteriorated due to lack of
educational funding (Martin, Yu and Hau 2014). In order to attract students from China,
the Australian university must enhance their quality of education.

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