FYI PhD students are exempted from this regulation, though in all honesty Australia should just shut down degree mill and cash cow programs to nip the problem in the bud.

For example, a Masters in Project Management [0] or Information Technology [1] from CQUni that ends up costing AUD 80k-100k in tuition, fees, and living costs isn't opening any doors professionally in the old country nor in Australia.

But they won't.

Same goes for Canada and the UK.

[0] - https://www.cqu.edu.au/courses/cv84/master-of-project-manage...

[1] - https://www.cqu.edu.au/courses/cc54/master-of-information-te...

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xhkkffbf a day ago | parent [-]

The degree mills are sad. One legit student I know was kind of depressed that a large block of students never showed up for any classes or participated in any way. They were off at jobs or whatnot.

	▲	Khaine 20 hours ago \| parent [-]
		They should get rid of the degree mills, but they won't. Universities should primarily focus on developing the skills. Not to say they shouldn't support international students or exchanges, just that shouldn't be a primary driver.