China’s Education Bureau has taken the rare step of cautioning Chinese students about studying in Australia when campuses are set to resume classes in July due to “racist incidents” during the coronavirus pandemic.
Key points:
- China is the number-one source of foreign students for Australian universities
- China’s Education Bureau says its trainees need to be cautious about Australia
- The country’s Tourism Ministry also warned about the risks of bigotry in Australia
In its declaration, the education ministry advised “overseas students to carry out a good risk evaluation and beware about choosing to go to Australia or go back to Australia to study.”
The notification also cautioned trainees that coronavirus still provides a risk if they plan to resume their research studies overseas.
There are more Chinese trainees at Australian universities than from any other overseas country.
Many global students returned house or were not able to enter Australia when the Federal government prohibited travel from several countries, consisting of China, in February.
About 1.5 million university students are anticipated to be back on campus in July to resume in person tutorials.
But the Chinese Education Bureau’s notification, which has been published widely in Chi