International students at the Sydney University, Australia (Photo: AFP/VNA) |
Dang Thuy Chi, first secretary in charge of education at the Vietnam Embassy in Australia, said thousands of Vietnamese students, who have returned to Vietnam in 2020, are still continuing to study online and waiting for opportunities to return to Australia.
Although Australia has successfully contained the COVID-19 pandemic and launched an immunization campaign, the Australian Government has yet to decide when to reopen borders and welcome back international students.