CHINA | S05 05 - Chinese students: Commodity or opportunity?
When the COVID-19 pandemic caused the shutdown of travel from China, it shone a harsh light on the way Australia treats Chinese students who come here to study. Some feel isolated and discriminated against, others feel they are being treated as "cash cows" by a university sector desperate for their fees. Can we do better? And can we handle it when problems arise inside the bubble we have created around Chinese students? Guests: Dr Fran Martin, associate Professor & Reader in Cultural Studies, University of Melbourne Catriona Jackson, CEO, Universities Australia Yaqiu Wang, researcher, Human Rights Watch 'Yuki', former University of Adelaide student Jane Poon, Australia-Hong Kong Link
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Show Notes
When the COVID-19 pandemic caused the shutdown of travel from China, it shone a harsh light on the way Australia treats Chinese students who come here to study.
Some feel isolated and discriminated against, others feel they are being treated as "cash cows" by a university sector desperate for their fees.
Can we do better? And can we handle it when problems arise inside the bubble we have created around Chinese students?
Guests:
Dr Fran Martin, associate Professor & Reader in Cultural Studies, University of Melbourne
Catriona Jackson, CEO, Universities Australia
Yaqiu Wang, researcher, Human Rights Watch
'Yuki', former University of Adelaide student
Jane Poon, Australia-Hong Kong Link