专家表示，人数下降正在造成‘巨大问题’，因为国际学生‘基本上是大学运营中唯一盈利的方面’。大学领导警告称，他们正努力填补国际学生名额，原因是签证不确定性和移民问题上的激烈政治辩论，偏远地区受影响最严重，令人担忧的是财政赤字可能影响本地学生。
Expert says declining numbers are causing ‘massive problems’ as international students are ‘basically the only profitable aspect of university operations’ University leaders warn they’re struggling to fill international student places due to visa uncertainty and heated political debate on immigration, with regional areas hit the hardest amid concern that financial deficits could affect domestic students.
教育部门10月份的最新数据显示，平均而言，大学仅填满了其分配名额的三分之二，而只有五所公立大学的入学率超过80%，全部位于首都城市。
The latest numbers from the Department of Education in October show on average universities are filling just two-thirds of their allocated places, and just five public universities have reached more than 80% capacity, all in capital cities.