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The universities love the new rules because it means they'll get heaps more money for research. Perhaps it will actually lift our institutional standards given now we dont have to result to whoring ourselves out to asian students who didnt get into their highly competitive universities in china singapore and malaysia.
Lol you're a fucking moron. You do realize universities around the world are ranked based on research prestige right? Wow what a great way to veil your racism and lash out at international students. You do realize US, Australia, Canada and the UK are the top spots in the world for international students right? It's not that they didn't get into any good uni's in their country, but they want to GET THE FUCK OUT and immigrate. You realize english competency is based on something called the IELTs test which isn't easy to pass right? Some of them might be alright writers and readers but fucking shy at talking given their education system.

Sif there aren't any domestic students that slack. Shit International students usually OUTPERFORM local students given that they work fucking hard for their degree since mommy and daddy are paying 35k+ a year in tuition alone, added to living expenses you're looking at 60k a year.
 

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Lol you're a fucking moron. You do realize universities around the world are ranked based on research prestige right?
But international students dont come here to do research degrees.
But international students dont come here for postgraduate studies (at most they do non research mba's)
 

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But international students dont come here for postgraduate studies (at most they do non research mba's)
And you know this how? There are MANY international PhD students that even gotten a COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIP. Notice how people bitch and moan about their lecturer's and tutes are fobbers and can't speak english for shit, why do you think they're teaching? BECAUSE THEYRE HERE ON A PHD SCHOLARSHIP. And don't give me some BS about "hurrr it's easier to get in coz international student lawl." No it's fucking not, everyone is judged based on the same merit and potential research value.

You'd be at the bottom rung of academia if you pay for your own PhD.
 

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But international students dont come here for postgraduate studies (at most they do non research mba's)
You do realize MBA's aren't easy to get into in the first place, given the fact that you need 2 years of actual management experience at a large enough corporation.
 

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in my experience international students are hard working and quick to plagiarise
 

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THE tough but responsible measures outlined in last week’s Budget are absolutely necessary to secure Australia’s economic future.

The Budget outlines a clear plan — in fact the only plan — that will address Labor’s debt and deficit disaster.

First, let’s remember the problem we are trying to fix.

When John Howard and Peter Costello left office Australia had a $20 billion surplus and $50 billion in the bank.

Over six years Labor squandered this and ran up five record deficits, a further $123 billion in projected deficits and gross debt headed towards $667 billion.

You pay for that debt. For example, every month Australia is spending one billion dollars — $1000 million — just to cover the interest bill on Labor’s debt.

At the moment we are borrowing to pay that interest, which is like a household paying a mortgage on a credit card. In my view, that is simply unsustainable.

Through the Budget the government delivered an economic action strategy that will put Australia’s finances back on a sustainable footing, strengthen the economy and reduce Labor’s debt by almost $300 billion over the next decade.

If we don’t take action we will effectively be asking our kids to bear an even greater cost in the future.

Over the last week you’ve probably read or heard a lot of things about the Budget that are simply untrue.

The Labor Party desperately want to scare you and that’s why they don’t care about telling you so many blatant untruths.

So let’s get the facts on the table and dispel some of Labor’s myths.

First, on health. The Budget does not cut funding for health. Annual federal assistance to the states for public hospitals will increase by more than 9 per cent every year for the next three years and by more than 6 per cent in the fourth year — that’s a 40 per cent increase over the next four years, or more than a $5 billion a year increase in spending on hospitals.

Annual health spending (not just hospitals) will increase by more than $10 billion over the next four years. Every dollar of estimated savings in health expenditure in the Budget will be reinvested back into the Medical Research Future Fund

The government is putting growth in health spending on a more sustainable trajectory from 2017-18, but every year it will continue to grow.

Second, education. Again, funding for our schools will continue to increase each and every year. Students and schools will benefit from the government’s record funding investment of $64.5 billion over the next four years. And we are putting in place other reforms to improve the quality of teaching — because money isn’t the only answer to better schools.

From 2013-14 to 2017-18 total commonwealth funding to all schools in Australia will have increased by 34 per cent, a $4.6 billion increase. This is more than $1.2 billion more than Labor would have spent over the next four years.

From 2018 there will be a stable and sustainable system for schools funding based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and growth in school enrolments. But, every year, schools funding will continue to go up and up and up.

Third, pensions. As I promised prior to the election, the pension will not change during this term of parliament. In fact, the amount of the pension will continue to increase twice a year, as it always has.

In March this year the base rate of the pension increased $14.30 a fortnight for single pensioners and $10.80 a fortnight for each member of a couple. The pension will increase again in September — and age pensioners will benefit significantly from the carbon tax being scrapped.

Australians are living longer and healthier lives so I am determined to ensure our pension system is sustainable over the long term.

That’s why, from 2017 (after the next election), pensions will be indexed to CPI rather than wages. But the pension will still continue to increase each and every year.

This reform is necessary because, without change, the cost of the age pension is projected to almost double over the next decade, from almost $40 billion a year now to well over $70 billion a year.

While there may be many things in this Budget you don’t like, by working together we can fix Labor’s mess and strengthen our economy for the long term.

Together, we can build a stronger and more prosperous economy that will deliver more jobs and a better future for our children.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ne...n-will-pay-later/story-fni0cwl5-1226927372929
 

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You do realize MBA's aren't easy to get into in the first place, given the fact that you need 2 years of actual management experience at a large enough corporation.
Well my friend who worked at big w, finished his economics and got into an mba program straight away.
 

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Well my friend who worked at big w, finished his economics and got into an mba program straight away.
Minimum of 2 years' managerial/professional experience post degree.

The selection committee assesses the applicant's ability to benefit from and contribute to class room debate based on his or her previous work experience.

A minimum of two years full-time professional or managerial work experience is required after completion of an undergraduate degree.

A successful work history is an important criterion in the selection process.

A detailed CV is a requirement of the application process and should demonstrate a candidate's diverse and professional experience and leadership qualities.
http://www.asb.unsw.edu.au/futurest...smmba/mbaprogram/Pages/entryrequirements.aspx

I don't know what second rate school your friend went to, but at most top of the range uni's require at least 2 years managerial experience (retail or restaurant managers don't fucking count)

Master's of business/commerce does not equal an MBA
 

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thats an average salary, i dont think most of the mba graduates got their jobs as STARTING jobs either.

They were likely all professionals who did it part time and kept their jobs.
 

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Curtin university has a lot of international students.
So does macquarie university. They're not there by choice, they're there because they didn't have the marks to cut it at a Go8 uni and wanted a visa so they can stay in Australia.

And yes 130k is the average starting salary for post-MBA students, which means their salary packages right AFTER they finish their MBA.
 

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