Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- The Australian government has approved a plan for international students to return to South Australia (SA).

Under the plan, which was proposed by Adelaide University, the University of South Australia (UniSA), and Flinders University, 300 international students will fly into the state between November and January.

On arrival in SA they will be subjected to a mandatory 14-day quarantine period before joining classes, reports Xinhua.

"The programme will operate as a "proof of concept" demonstrating that we can safely manage the return of international students to study in South Australia, when borders open in future," David Lloyd, UniSA vice-chancellor (VC), told News Corp Australia.

The scheme allows for a maximum of ...