15 points Markoff 2 hours ago 3 comments
alephnerd 27 minutes ago | parent
FYI PhD students are exempted from this regulation, though in all honesty Australia should just shut down degree mill and cash cow programs to nip the problem in the bud.
For example, a Masters in Project Management [0] or Information Technology [1] from CQUni that ends up costing AUD 80k-100k in tuition, fees, and living costs isn't opening any doors professionally in the old country nor in Australia.
But they won't.
Same goes for Canada and the UK.
[0] - https://www.cqu.edu.au/courses/cv84/master-of-project-manage...
[1] - https://www.cqu.edu.au/courses/cc54/master-of-information-te...
evolve2k 16 minutes ago | parent
Higher Education was once a top export for Australia. Not with the way this is going, with policies like these.
alephnerd 15 minutes ago | parent
At least abroad, an Australian degree that isn't from a UNSW or Sydney tier uni isn't well regarded anyhow.
Like (eg.) RMIT or CQU doesn't open any doors in Vietnam, India, or Indonesia, and all it does is devalue Australia's education system.
It's the same thing in Canada and the UK.