International admission practises at the University of Tasmania will be reviewed after reports of English test requirements being lowered or waived for overseas students.
An ABC Four Corners program alleges some Australian universities are lowering English standards in order to attract more international students.
It cites an email from an UTAS staff member that reads: "As a part of our last-mile efforts to encourage acceptances for July 2018, the university will be waiving the English condition in order to assist the students who are yet to meet their English conditions".
UTAS Vice-Chancellor Professor Rufus Black on Monday denied the university treated students as cash cows.
"We care intrinsically about our international students. They are not cash cows as they have been described by the program; they are people who come to our university to learn.
"They are an important part of our community," he said in a statement.
