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twitter share: Academics, tutors and students say some international students are struggling to understand instructions in class, complete assignments and communicate with other students, according to The Independent. They say English standards have been set too low and can be bypassed by enrolling in bridging courses. Economy Australian Politics Australian Property Australian Shares Australian Dollar Australian interest rates Australian banks Australian budget Global Macro Carbon Economy China Economy European Economy New Zealand EconomyUS Housing Commodities Iron ore price Australian LNGGold End site-header ; Primary Section Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit -War erupts over international student English standards By Unconventional Economist in Australian Economy, Featured Articleat 12 08 am on June 3, 2019 30 ; Earlier this year, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews called for a review of university English-language standards out of concern that many international students were struggling to keep up with their peers, were placing intense strain on both university lecturers and teaching staff, and were eroding the overall quality of education provided at Australia's students are a vital part of Victoria's education system but it's concerning that some students are enrolled in courses without adequate English language skills to complete them, he said. The Premier's call follows an explosion of international student numbers, which surpassed 600,000 for the first time in March 2019 As well as an extreme concentration of international students at Australia's Group of Eight ; In the wake of last month's explosive Four Corners report, which revealed that Australia's universities were overlooking their own English language requirements in order to lift international student numbers and profits, federal education minister, Dan Tehan, on Friday announced that the Coalition would tighten rules around English standards. My kid's off at university doing a group assignment and, in some instances, they are the only ones that can understand English . Dan Tehan Look, we do have to make sure that we protect what is now a 35 billion industry for Australia. From The Canberra Times The Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency, the independent regulator of universities, recommended to Mr Tehan in March that tougher English language standards be applied to academic foundation courses that provide foreign students with a pathway into enrolment at universities the regulator also advised that monitoring of universities' compliance could be sharpened, including by forcing them to record, in detail, the basis on which a student met the required English language entry standard Mr Tehan is said to be supportive of the changes and the Department of Education is now developing advice for him on how they would operate The below interview with Minister Tehan on Radio 2GB elaborates ; Ben Fordham 2GB I've had mums and dads calling me They say look, it's not fair. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.