Good News From Airlangga, Australia Is Sure To Open The Entrance For Indonesian Students After COVID-19

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JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto ensured that the Australian government would again open the border gate for Indonesian students to study in the country after the COVID-19 delta variant attack some time ago.

According to Airlangga, this achievement was the result of President Joko Widodo's lobbying of Australian leaders at the G20 meeting in Italy this weekend.

"They hope that Indonesian students can return to study in Australia," he said in a virtual press conference, Sunday, October 31.

However, Airlangga said that currently there are only two states that can accept students from Indonesia.

"They are open to Indonesians, especially in two states, namely New South Wales and Victoria," he said.

Airlangga added that the kangaroo country is known to be conducting an in-depth evaluation of the mobility rules for foreign nationals who come to Australia.

"They will revitalize tourists and will allow their country to travel to various countries including Indonesia, especially for citizens who have been vaccinated twice," he said.

He also said that Australia was following in the footsteps of Indonesia, which implemented a quarantine for several days for arrivals from abroad.

"Indonesia applies the rule that from abroad there are rules regarding quarantine, of course, they will join the quarantine implemented by Indonesia," he said.

Citing data released by the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia (KBRI) in Australia, it was recorded that there were 12,645 Indonesian students in Australia as of June 28, 2021. This number puts Indonesia in 6th place with the highest number of foreign students after China, India, Nepal, Vietnam, and Malaysia.