According to the Australian Network, another graduation season is coming, and thousands of Australian college students will throw their bachelor hats high into the air this month. However, among these college students who are about to leave school, many of them are burdened with debts of several thousand dollars (Australian dollars, the same below), mainly school loans. Because of this, some people question whether it is worth getting into debt in order to get a college degree.

Employment rate and starting salary become the standard.

The Australian government is currently considering lowering the threshold for college graduates to repay student loans by more than 1 1,000 yuan, which means that any college graduate with an annual income of more than 45,000 yuan will be forced to repay student loans. According to statistics, the average student loan level of Australian college students is between 20,000 yuan and 30,000 yuan, and special majors such as law or medicine may be higher.

In the face of the increasingly bad student loan environment, is it worthwhile for Australian young people to owe such a high student loan to go to college? In this regard, Ross White, data and analysis director of Good Education Group, an education and job search information service organization, said that the most concerned issues for college graduates are employment rate and starting salary. At present, the employment rate of Australian undergraduate graduates is about 70%, while the starting salary of RMIT is 50,000 yuan, and that of the University of Southern Queensland is 6 1 10,000 yuan, while the national average is 56,000 yuan. From this perspective, a college degree is still beneficial.

However, White also pointed out that in the long run, there is no absolute answer to this question, depending on the actual employment environment.

Going to college is not the only way out.

So, is there a clear answer to the question whether a degree is worth it? White said that the overall answer is yes, but only if you are interested in your career. He said: "I think this is a question about how students measure their careers and interests. If students have a clear understanding of their interests and choose the right courses in a good university on this basis, it is definitely worthwhile to borrow money for this degree. "

However, White also said that if a person goes to college solely because his parents, brothers, sisters or friends went there, rather than out of his own will, then they should reconsider their decision to go to college, because there are many good vocational education courses besides college.

Graduates also have different views.

Michael, a college graduate majoring in business and real estate, said he believed his degree was worth applying for every loan. He explained: "I want to be a licensed real estate appraiser, so I have to get a degree." He added: "Student loan is one of the most cost-effective debts in our life, so it is not a burden at all."

However, Natalie, an accounting graduate, has a different view. She said: "Frankly speaking, I don't think many things we do in college are needed for future work." In addition, she added: "I personally think that a degree is not worth paying so much, but I don't want to be too absolute." We will see what will happen in the future. "

It is also known that the Group of Eight in Australia plans to conduct a follow-up survey of 20,000 doctoral graduates, and has found out more information about the relationship between degrees and occupations, so as to adjust doctoral programs and better meet employment needs.

Related: Hansen once again made controversial remarks that international students should not enjoy the right to work.

Many industries in Australia rely on international students. Tourism is one of them, and countless parents of overseas students come to Australia every year. There is also the hotel industry, which is also very dependent on international students. Foreign students engaged in major-related jobs should be allowed to work longer hours.