Australian higher education system is one of the world's most globally intergrated. Austrilia has the world's highest ratio of international students to domestic students. The affects of this has been huge! Many students study in this region to seek opportunities and experiences that are not available in their homeland. Most students find this area very attractive place to study and meet new people. Many people within the education system thinks that the system could have a better educational reputation. They have been successful at increasing their students numbers and staying within the range of the global higher education range. Now, the numbers are decreasing due to international students paying more than the domestic student fees. International students are recruited in order to cross-subside local students, which is known as the "cash cow" problem. Many institutions give high priority to international students rather than the quality.
I think that the Australian higher education system should not charge international students more than the domestic students. This can be fixed by letting every exchange student pay the same price of tution that they would pay at the primary school from their homeland. This way everyone saves some money, and they won't get treated differently. If this were to happen, maybe the numbers of students would increase again.
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