ENG417: Higher Education in Australia - Entry Standards and Impact

This report delves into the landscape of higher education in Australia, examining the attempts made to regulate admission standards and their subsequent impact. It compares these measures with policies enacted in other countries, assessing their applicability to the engineering and information technology professions in Australia. The report also evaluates the sustainability implications of lowered entry standards within these professions, considering factors such as civil, chemical, electrical, mechanical, or structural engineering, or information technology. The study investigates the historical context of admission policies, analyzing their effects on student enrollment, program quality, and the overall sustainability of these fields. The analysis encompasses the role of government funding, international student enrollment, and the challenges posed by lower entry requirements in maintaining professional standards. It aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the complex relationship between admission policies and the long-term viability of engineering and IT professions in Australia.

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Table of Contents
Attempts for Admission and Impact..........................................................................................2
Comparison of Policy measures with other countries................................................................5
Sustainability implications of lower entry standards.................................................................8
References................................................................................................................................11

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Attempts for Admission and Impact
Referring to the attempts particularly for the persuasion of higher studies while
staying in varied regions persisting within the continent of Australia can be done in both the
ways. One is within the instutions run by the governed, while on the other hand from the
instutions that run privately. All of these referred instutions keeping apart the fatc that they
are run by the government or sustain privately, consists of the inclusion of provisioning
different students with the motivation to go further with their field of studies towards the
direction of higher education [3]. The primary provider of higher education to all of the
desirable students particularly give reference towards the a body that has been in particular
recognized or highlighted by the existing law related to the Australian government along with
that of the department concerned with the specific field oh education. In addition to this lot,
there also lies the existence of departments related to that of employemtn as well as of the
relatable relations existing within a place of work. According to the recent calculations, there
is an existence of 40 universities in total, along with the inclusion of two international
universities and lastly, the existence of one private university providing students, be it
domestic or international with the support for higher education.
Referring to the models, which had been specifically been followed by the
universities lying in Australia that entirely show resemblance to the models present within the
British System [1]. As a result of this, the learning that is aimed at being carried out is
necessarily considered to be a bit tough keeping aside the facts relating to the existence of the
various kinds of options prevailing within the mediocre stages referring completely to the
preparatory stages as particular. Initially, in the years towards the start, show similarties to
that of the freshman year having the course entirely related to that of the procedures carried
out within the field of research [7]. However, on the other hand these speculations set the

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entry standards to be kept ready for the evaluation that is already existing within the field that
is completely related to the field of education. The wide variety of universities relying within
the particular regions within the continent of Australia have been provisioned with the
privledge to be ranked 4th as the primary destination, which is preferred for the persuasion of
the higher education after the selective regions of UK, US as well as France.
(Figure-1: Australian University admissions)
(Source- [10])
Prevalently, relating to the region of Australia, referring to all of the already existing
universities have the inclusion of a common feature as an instution, where there is an
existence of selc-accrediation as an addition to such universities lying with the possession of
kind legislations referred directly towards the establishment [10]. All of these existing
universities have been preferred as well as been provided with a lot of funds, which is again
utilized completely by the institutions, to provision the students with all of the offered
services who have been incoming to pursue furthrer with their higher education from

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international lands. All of the fundings received by the institutions as well as the universities
are being provided by the government powering in Australia [16]. On the other hand, the
Australian National University, Television in Australia along with that of the Australian
Radio receive no fundings and work under the Commonwealth legislation.
For the students to carry out with the prime objective of pursuing with their higher
education have to meet some of the primary criterions to get through with the admission
procedure of the Australian Universities. These are important criterions that need to be met as
a part of the pre admission procedure to be prepared for the after admission procedure as well
specifically [12]. This particularly refers to the prevalent existence of the entry standards for
the Australian Universities.
(Figure-2: Australian Growth related to Education)
(Source- [6])
Some of the specific requirements for the students to get through with the admission
procedure related to the Australian Universities along with the inclusion of the criteria all of
it relating to the netry standards specifically placed forward by the Australian institutions [6],
i) The primary requirement for the admission of each and every student is the
proficiency with a that of the English Language, however differs from institution

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to institution. This is considered to be the primary of all the entry standards
relating to the matter of fact that it is particularly needed for the student to
communicate as well as read and write.
ii) The primary criteria for the student getting into the institutions differ from schools
as well as within the institution as a reference to the persuasion of the student with
the degree related to the higher education of the student.
iii) There exists no inclusion of any prevalent entrance examinations among the
relying VET related institutions. On the contrary, there can be some courses,
which shall have the inclusion of specific entry examinations relating to the
subjects specified by the authorities of the college for the students only.
iv) To get through with the admission procedure of the Australian Universities,
relating specifically to the undergraduate courses, the mandatory requirement is to
have the Australian Senior Secondary Certificate of Education. This needs to be
presented by the student during the procedure of admission that is followed by the
universities.
v) Specifically relating to the satisfaction regarding the completion of a minimum of
one degree belonging to that of the undergraduate level, the specific student shall
belong to the carriage of potential towards the consideration of relevance towards
the experience of the work related to that of the research.
Lastly, the visa of each and every student coming from international destinations to have the
persuasion of higher studies shall be completely dependent upon the related course of study
as desired by the student [20]. Issue of an authentic visa is mandatory.

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Comparison of Policy measures with other countries
After the decision has been taken by the student relating to the factors of pursuing
with their higher education within the abroad regions, the primary step that needs to be taken
by the student is to follow the methods related to that of research within the related university
as desried by the student respectively. However, on the other hand, there is no provision for
admission of such students who have the tendency of sitting back at home and waiting for
themselves to get admitted to their desired university with the wanted degree of course. For
such proceedings to take place, the student needs to find and look for resembling information
that is directly in relation to the university as well as the course of study [14]. Conducting
such methods will make way for the student with higher probable chances of pursuing with
the higher education within the international institutions.
The already existing universities as well as the institutions belonging to the other
regions in other parts of the country have been devised and have placed forward certain
methodologies in regard to such poliy measures in relation to the admission of the students
coming in from abroad or international lands with the sole reason of pursuing the higher
education within the domestic institutions [5]. These are,
i) It is necessary for the student to have multiple options at disposal. Having thr
prime aim of getting admitted to the desired university, does not necessarily
advice the student to be focused only upon that university. Alongside to this, the
students are adviced to keep options open as secondary specifications in case the
student does not get through to the desired university for the persuasion of the
higher education.
ii) The students along with this also needs to be constantly checking upon the
requirements as updated by the universities upon their website regarding the
probability of getting through with the procedure related to that of the university.

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However, on the arrival of some situations where the student finds any difficulty
regarding the understanding of any requirements in relation to the procedure of the
admission has the provision of directly contacting the university and get the
respective facts clear [9].
iii) Nowadays, the discoverance of the specific procedures related to the procedure of
admission is made easy by the individual universities to be specific. The
universities have provisioned the students with separate portals on the official
websites of the universities for the students to directly apply to the university
having to pursue with higher education.
iv) Individually, the students applying within the specific universities need to pay
minute attention towards the relying details that is alreadsy sharing en existence
with the other details up on the website of each individual university.
On the other hand, some of the existing countries have the inclusion of some general
requirements along with the inclusion of certain specific rules related to the international
students that have been opting for the international students as per the persuasion of higher
studies within the other existing universities in other parts of the country [4]. On the contrary,
if a specific student belongs to any of the region lying within Europe as well as applies for the
admission into a specific university is supposed to take a lot less time as compared to that of
the time that is scheduled to be taken for a student not residing within Europe.
Referring to the specific regions of Italy, Spain, Portugal or Germany the requirements
for an individual student is that of the student to undergo a different procedure of a pre-
application alongside keeping a constant check upon the criterion related to the likes of a
student being eligible for the admission into the desired university.

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Similarly, in relation to other regions of Switzerland, certificates prevailing to the facts
that the specific student is undergoing the persuasion of a distrance education, that needs to
be recognized along with that of the acceptance of universities persisting in the selective
regions of Switzerland.
On a similar note, students consisting of the primary objective of pursuing with the
higher education within the regions of United States also consist of the recommendation by
the related procedure of searching out for at most a 2 years of time with a different intention
of applying the degree within the university by the desired student [2].
Sustainability implications of lower entry standards
Having an existence within the field of engineering, relating to the incorporation of
the sustainability with that of the persistence towards the products along with that of the
processes as well as the including of the systems having a direct relation with that of the
technology generally referring to the different means of integration. All of the mentioned
integrations have beebn carrying the facts related to the reference of the environment along
with that of the economic factors referring towards the constraints lying within the social
culture as a means oif evaluating the already existing designs. However, every single concept
persists towards the direct relation within the field of engineering having a separate direct
linkage to that of the sustainability for the specific conversion of the wide variety of concepts,
which has been related specifically towards the quantitative tools meant for the design of the
metrics already having an existence in the application respectively [13]. This thing
specifically refers to the challenge that has been faced as per the sustainability issues in
relation to the lower entry standards having a presence within the engineering field being
offered by the international universities.

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Stated by United Nations, the particular concept related to that of implications have
the sustainable provision of having a helping hand related to the economic along with the
development of the various social conditions to keep track with the international institutions.
On the contrary, the specific importance of provisioning the specific international students
with that of protection, who have been coming over to the international lands for the
persuasion of higher studies. Intergenerational solidarity is prevalently acting as one of the
main factors for the pulling down of the prime standards for entry, which has been on a
constant need for the international students consisting of a prime objective to be done with
the engineering degree as a course related to that of Engineering within the international
universities [17].
An adequate number of factors have been existing specifically for the students to have
a preference of the international universities to be considered as one of the primary stops
related to the persuasion of higher studies. Internationalization related to the higher education
had been on a rapid rise placing apart the challenges that have been constantly faced by the
student going over to international borders for their degrees [19]. The rationality related to
the approach specifically towards more of the existing internationalization showcases the
elevated types of institution or the universities along with that of the country. Specifically,
motivations provided towards the internationalization is directly based upon the education
along with that of the rationale followed by the field of education.
On the other hand, the fluctuations related to the amount of international students
have been directly having a connection to that of the recents years taking into consideration
the differentiated opinion existing within the students who have been opting for the scope of
higher education living in the domestic areas [11].

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Engineers exsiting within the 21st century carry the basic requirement for the need of a
design in relation to the efficient energy along with that of the low emission technology
coming into existence with a slow change.
However, students getting admitted to the abroad institutions for the sole purpose of
pursuing with their higher studies have gone up rapidly according to the recent data provided
by the United States following a considerable rate [8]. Referring to the quantitative interviews
that have been taken from the students have made revelations regarding the facts, which the
students have been facing in certain situations persisting within the international universities.
Students have specifically faced situations persisting to facts such as the likes of isolation
within the college premises [15]. The students have shared a common problem of social
isolation along with that of having problems regarding the adjustment of them to the cultural
environment that exists within the universities persisting within the varied regions of
intenational lands. To be specific, the various types of challenges that have been faced by the
students have been mainly of having a problem with communicating with the professors, the
present staffs within the college premises along with a separate problem of communicating
with their own batchmates or classmates [18]. In relation to a more consequent situation, the
students have been constantly facing various types of challenges while they are staying upon
the international lands having the sole motive of pursuing with their higher education within
the field of engineering. The most primary problem faced by the students coming in for their
higher education is that of being socially left out when they are being placed within a group
activity.

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