10,000 Lankan students Australia bound annually, for studies
View(s):About 10,000 Sri Lankan students head to Australia annually, for studies, the Australian High Commission (AHC) in Colombo said.
“There have been more than 9,500 enrollments by Sri Lankan students to study in Australia, with thousands more pursuing Australian-affiliated studies, locally,” the AHC added. that .
The Government of Australia noted that, in 2016-17 international students spent around AUD 24 billion in Australia, as Education continues to grow as a pillar of economic relationship between the countries. “Trade in Education creates longer-term benefits for Australia’s international image and international business/people to people linkages, such as through the New Colombo Plan,” it said.
The AHC said that, with the recent launch of direct flights between Colombo and Melbourne, a continued strong trade growth in 2017-18 is anticipated.