The fires are out – it’s good news the international education market needs to know

By DIRK MULDER

 International education just can’t get a break. The bushfires had the sector jumpy about perceptions of Australia being open for business and what impact the reporting, and false reporting of the tragedy might have on student numbers for semester one.

But as the fires ended the virus formerly known as Corona arrived and the industry’s attention quickly turned to its impact. And what an impact it is, with institutions that receive students from China focused on how to get them studying on-line, or at least still keen to come here, when they can.

I was chuffed to see the Bangkok post story two days confirming the bushfires are now extinguished.

But, it does leave me wondering, what if any thought is going into getting the good news about the fires out.

With the COVID-19 crisis continuing – we need all the good news we can get out there.

Dirk Mulder is CMM’s international education correspondent