Challenges Faced by International Students in Australia: A Research Report

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Executive summary
Australia hosts more than four hundred thousand international students in its tertiary
institutions and this makes it one of the biggest global destinations for international
students from overseas. Some of students travel to Australia for vocational education
training others for English language learning and some are admitted to university
annually to take courses offered. Most information about Australian Education system
is spread by word of mouth and most students form part of the good ambassadors that
spread their education experience in Australia .The findings in this research report
indicated positive results ,however ,the conducted survey showed that improvements
must be made in the following areas including and not limited to interaction of

international students with the Australian students and how it should be
developed ,students support system such as offering financial aid to students as well
as developing opportunity to international students through improving their talents
and allowing them to partake in different activities as this will help them in future and
especially in their career life .Government of Australia Government has been captured
in this research report .In order to create good understanding and coming up with best
ideas to boost the experience of international students, their support system and job
experience ,a research was conducted focusing on forty one groups in the year two
thousand and eleven across Australia .The focus groups included international tertiary
institutions, vocational education training centers as well as university students. The
study was held at Western Australia department of education service, city of
Melbourne, Adelaide New South Wales branch of ISANA as well as Perth.
Table of Contents
Executive summary..........................................................................................................................1
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Information to the new institution CEO............................................................................................3
Health Issues.................................................................................................................................3
Student’s interaction.....................................................................................................................4
Social Cultural factors..................................................................................................................5
Analysis of the study........................................................................................................................5
International student trends...........................................................................................................6
PESTLE Analysis.............................................................................................................................6
Information system used in AH/B College.......................................................................................7
Management information systems................................................................................................8
Finance management system........................................................................................................8
Point of sale software....................................................................................................................8
Decision support system...............................................................................................................8
How to ensure that the student privacy interference is managed......................................................9
How to manage organizational information security........................................................................9
Research recommendations..............................................................................................................9
Conclusion......................................................................................................................................10

References.......................................................................................................................................11
Introduction
Australian international student studying industry is one of the most lucrative and it is
very complex .This report study introduction gives as a picture of the situation at hand
in the international study industry as well as the stakeholders responsible for the
activities relating to Australian international students. The industry of international
study is one of the third biggest Australian export and amount to around 16 US dollars
in the year 2010 and 2011 according to Australian Bureau Statistics of 2011.
The industry has also created employment for Australian citizens. Application to study
in Australia spread across vocational training institutions, English learning centers,
universities and other higher education centers .There had been a notable decline in
the industry from the year 2009 .However, there have been a notable increase in
enrollment of international students and the industry is generating revenue for the
country led by New South Wales which received most students followed by Victoria.
International students lead to good earning for institutions compared to domestic
student’s .This is because most domestic students' fee is subsided by common Wealth
scheme or loans while the international students pay fully for their education fee and
maintenance upkeep. There are varying concerns to the decrease in admission of
international students and this is caused by various factors such as safety of students.
The stakeholders in education encourage more investment in public universities to
attract more international students.
Information to the new institution CEO

The CEO of the new campus is however required to address certain issues that the
international students are likely to face as they join the new institution. These issues
either affect them directly or indirectly. They include;
Health Issues
During the research study, we discovered that some of the health issues that affected
international students and should be addressed first by the CEO are;
Sexual health
Under this we discovered that there was problem on matters regarding to
contraceptives, early marriages and sexually transmitted infections .The areas affected
by this included and were not limited to Victoria ,city of Melbourne ,South Australia,
Western Australia and northern territory .
Anxiety and stress
Most international students are likely to get stressed .We discovered during research
that some of were stressed due the rise in cost of living and increase in academic fee.
Skin conditions
Most new students experienced skin issues due to the change in climate and whether
conditions .very cold temperatures and low humidity causes their skin to be dry and
itchy.
Respiratory diseases and infection
Respiratory infections such as common cold and flu are very rampant in areas around
Perth, South Wales and Sidney.
Chronic condition.
Some of the chronic conditions that students experienced were diabetes, HIV and