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Desperate colleges shore up numbers before student caps kick in

Julie Hare
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Private colleges are finding creative ways to get around caps on international students, including converting master’s programs into research-based degrees and filing official forms with incorrect names.

Other strategies include massive fee discounting and huge commissions to agents as colleges try to enrol as many students as they can before caps come into force on January 1 if legislation is passed when parliament next sits in November.

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Julie Hare is the Education editor. She has more than 20 years’ experience as a writer, journalist and editor. Connect with Julie on Twitter. Email Julie at julie.hare@afr.com

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