August 8, 2008

Australian Universities Fear a Dangerous Dependence

By LUKE SLATTERY

As the foreign-student market slows, higher-education officials grow concerned about revenue and quality

Australia has been stunningly successful in its ability to recruit foreign students. An estimated 250,000 of them study at Australia's 39 universities and their offshore programs. That's an estimated 6 percent of the world market.

But even as Australia has gained admiration overseas for its recruiting successes, university administrators and professors here have become

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