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Canadian universities see international students’ enrolment down 45 per cent after rule change. ‘The system is just hanging on’

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/canadian-universities-see-international-students-enrolment-down-45-per-cent-after-rule-change-the-system/article_ab3243bc-6bbb-11ef-a627-374400a10a6a.html

Schools are heading for a more drastic decline than the 35 per cent intended cut in study permit applications for universities and colleges.

Canadian universities see international students’ enrolment down 45 per cent after rule change. ‘The system is just hanging on’

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How to fix it:

Raise the standard of entry to reduce the size of the student population and generally increase the average intelligence level of the student population.
Make it tuition-free for Canadian citizens, and well-funded by our government.
Ban the universities from having online-only classes (except those schools which are specifically distance ed). These classes were put in place mainly as a revenue stream and to reduce costs. Getting rid of them will bring students back on campus to recreate a sense of community. Students and professors will get to know each other again.
Eliminate course-only grad school programs. Those programs are just more undergrad-level work and were developed, again, purely as revenue streams. You shouldn't be awarded a Masters degree or PhD purely for course work. That's practically the definition of undergrad.