As a result, losses in the field of international education in Australia have grown to $ 2 billion last year.

While China has maintained its ranking as the top country of origin (40%), Malaysia is now in second place with a distance of 7.5%. Contributions of Indians under in September, the figures provided by the Australian Education International, plunged again in the two segments of higher education and training.

A year earlier, while China has 27% of international students enrolled at the University of the Australian higher education, India was 15%.

The general decline in the number of foreign students coming to Australia compared with the data just a new year is 9.4%.

Even if the news is often exaggerated attacks on Indian students Down Under have contributed to the decline in numbers, the so-called integrity of the measures against the Australian immigration authorities have also led to students who have been refused visas to study in Australian universities and other higher education institutions.

Australia vocational training institutes have suffered more than most students were from India are part of the "trade" such as cooking, hairdressing, automotive, etc. A year ago, India was the primary source for vocational training students accounting for 32.1% of tuition.

Declining enrollment for courses in Australia were the steepest of all, as 17.5% less registrations were recorded from September 2010.

"The number of students enrolled in Indian cooking and as a hair is huge by any standard, leading to the closure of many schools here in Australia," said a professional based in Melbourne coach Deepak Chopra.

In general, India continues to cling to second place in the country of origin with 12.8% of the total (519 025). China has also maintained the first position by sending 28.9% of the total enrollment of international students in Australian institutions.

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The Australian Government will undertake to verify the reform decreases, which are based on "Knight Review" was approved and will come into force next year in mid-year.

"Our international courses are world class, and the reforms announced today will strengthen Australia as a destination for international students," was Senator Chris Evans, Minister of Higher Education said in a statement earlier .

"These reforms will help ensure that Australia remains a viable alternative to the research and provides practical support for international education providers, which have been under pressure due to the high Australian dollar," Senator Evans said.

Source: ET