Prof. Majumdar is originally from Kolkata and received his bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay in 1985.
India that makes up 21 per cent of international student entries into Australia has emerged as a potentially important source of students in the future.
Universities will provide funding towards the extra quarantine places for student visa holders, with students required to cover the cost of their flight to Melbourne.
“This is not good for the students, of course, directly affected; that is perhaps also not good for the overall image of Australia as a great place for Indian students.”
Preliminary findings suggest it’s having extreme impacts on the mental health of some of the workforces that remain, especially early career academics.
The crash killed 42-year-old mother Nancy Lefrançois and her 11-year-old son Loïc Chevalier, who were travelling in a passenger vehicle struck in the collision.
