Universities Australia has adopted a philosophy of seeking a "third wave" approach to international education and did so in early 2008 some time before the Indian student issues arose. (The first wave was aid education, the second was mass commercial education).
This third wave approach emphasises a broader and deeper conception of international education integration extending to faculty and research links, doctoral studies, wider disciplinary representation and Australian student study abroad. The goals here are educational richness and not simple revenue payoff.
International education is an important feature of the Australian higher education system, bringing diversity to the educational sphere.
