Long wait
Recently, many media have noticed that many Australian students who have won china scholarship council scholarships have been delayed in applying for visas to China. Some of these students have been admitted to Australian universities, and some have been waiting for 10 for more than a month.
On June 5438+04, Australia confirmed that 40 China students who intend to study for doctoral degrees in Australia were stuck in the "national security review" of visa application, and the Ministry of Education of China is negotiating with Australia on this. As of press time, there is no latest progress in the relevant negotiations.
In fact, in the past two years, it has been difficult for China students to apply for visas in Australia.
As the National Scholarship Fund Committee published on the website: "Due to the adjustment of Australian visa policy, some overseas students in Australia have encountered difficulties in applying for visas to Australia in the past two years, and the review time is long, so the Australian side has always been unable to explain and explain the visas."
This is a screenshot of the website of the National Scholarship Fund Committee.
Analysts believe that the quality and scientific research ability of China students studying in Australia are relatively high on the whole. If the visa policy affects them, it is something that Australia does not want to face and admit.
Sydney quoted a spokesman for the Australian Interior Ministry as saying that the 40 relevant research scholars applied for short-term visas (408 categories) that allowed them to participate in Australian research activities, not student visas (500 categories). All 408 visa applicants are subject to security screening.
The Australian Ministry of the Interior also said that 90% of researchers applying for 408 visas were processed within 49 days.
However, this is not the case.
According to media reports, most of the above 40 visa applicants applied for a student visa (type 500) to study for a doctoral degree in Australia, and only a few applied for a visiting scholar visa (type 408).
Sydney reported on June 5438+05 that a list of students affected by visas to Australia and admission notices from Australian universities was obtained, including 100 students and 16 universities.
The National Scholarship Fund Committee issued a document in official website, saying that since 20 16, the National Scholarship Fund Committee has been keeping in touch with the Australian Embassy in China, university consortia, scientific research institutions and major universities, and constantly negotiating the visa issues for overseas students sent by the state to Australia. Thanks to many efforts, some international students have successfully obtained visas to Australia. However, there are still some international students who cannot be sent as planned due to visa reasons.
The Scholarship Fund Committee said that students who encounter the above problems can apply to the National Scholarship Fund Committee to extend the validity period of their study abroad qualifications and adjust their learning units and countries.
The Scholarship Fund Committee also reminds those who intend to apply for studying in Australia to plan their study abroad in advance, understand Australia's visa policy, and carefully choose countries and units to study in.
This is a screenshot of the website of the National Scholarship Fund Committee.
China's so-called "security review" is one of the main reasons why the visa for international students is actually delayed.
According to the report, this may be due to the obstruction of the Australian security department. Duncan Lewis, director of the Australian Security Intelligence Agency, warned in June last year (5438+ 10) that the Australian government needed to "pay close attention" to foreign intervention in Australian universities.
Speak with facts
Xu Haijing, a reporter from Xinhua News Agency in Canberra, gave such an example:
201710/8, the highest honor in the Australian scientific community, the annual Australian Prime Minister's Science Award was held in Canberra Parliament Building. Two China scientists won two of the seven prizes.
Among them, Yang Jian, a professor from the University of Queensland who was born in China, won the Frank Finner Life Scientist of the Year Award. Dae-Young Kim, a Chinese professor at the University of Technology, Sydney, won the Malcolm McIntosh Physics Scientist Award.
Xu Haijing said that China scientists are playing an increasingly important role in basic scientific research and applied research in Australia. This just proves that it is not the loss of China that prevents China students from studying in Australia, but the loss of Australian universities and research institutions.
Xu Haijing believes that Australia itself is an immigrant country, and one of the reasons for its rapid development before was the tolerant attitude of the Australian government and academic circles. Only an open mind can attract talents from all over the world. On the contrary, always holding a trembling resistance mentality is not good for Australia's own development.