I just read about this and it got me thinking about what Covid has done to International Universities, especially the ones that depend solely on international students to generate revenue. University of Canberra and the Australian National University together are set to fly in 350 students in July, more Universities in UK and Europe are considering same move. This is partly due to current flight and travel restrictions, and considering that these international students can't travel on commercial flights presently.
Will the students bear the cost or the Universities will cover it fully or partially? I think this will depend on the specific University and arrangements made.
It does however sound highly incentivising😃
Well, I think that the cost will be on the students and the universities may only assist by cutting a good deal with the airlines to make the tickets affordable for the students.
I hope it's in the favor of the international students
Its nice approach I must
That's interesting. It shows how desperate things are now and how ready they are to get things back to normal
Hmmmm. I stay in Australia and I know how much the Australian government depends on the educational sector especially with international students to generate revenue . I believe this might be a revenue strategy for the Australian government and the likes too. I have a feeling this would be stylishly incorporated into the student fees and be tagged free aircraft charter to entice students into coming to study in those countries🤷🏽♀️. Just be ready to pay a little more for tuition
It's really encouraging....