SYDNEY - Australian universities, which have been left reeling due to the loss of international students, now face a controversial fee overhaul that will steer students towards courses like architecture and mathematics, and away from those seen as having less prospects such as the humanities.
Minister for Education Dan Tehan has said the fee changes were designed to steer Australian students towards"where the jobs of the future are going to be". Mr Peter Hurley, an expert on education policy from Victoria University, said the changes were based on"a very simplistic view of the connection between education and the workplace".
Data compiled by Mr Hurley showed 91 per cent of arts graduates in Australia are employed three years after completing their degrees, higher than science and maths graduates, though lower than law graduates and business graduates, about 96 per cent of whom have jobs. "With humanities graduates, perhaps there is a broad based set of skills - such as critical thinking, writing- that they can demonstrate which employers find attractive," he said.
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