Melbourne, October 13: In the backdrop of a spate of racial attacks in Australia, Down Under could witness about a 50 per cent drop in Indian students in the next session, according to an international educational recruiter.
“In our India offices we’re expecting our 2010 February intake to be down by about 50 per cent,” IDP Education chief executive Tony Pollock said, according to an ABC report.
IDP which works with 400 institutions across Australia and takes in 35,000 students released a survey today conducted on over 6,000 students from eight countries including 1,100 students from India.
Pollock felt that the fall in numbers might be entirely due to safety and security issues, global slowdown could also play a part in it.
–PTI