In a letter to staff this week, UTAS vice-chancellor Rufus Black said the university had been given the all-clear to move forward with changes to the enterprise bargaining agreement.

Those changes, which were voted and agreed to by staff, was to forego a planned 2 per cent pay rise in exchange for job security and it also includes expressions of interest for voluntary redundancies.

"An expert advisory panel, a national body made of union and university representatives, has independently assessed the financial impact of COVID-19 on our university, and has confirmed that we qualify as an institution where the financial impact is serious enough to justify significant change," Professor Black said in his email.

Education Minister Jeremy Rockliff said on Saturday the government enjoyed a strong relationship with the university.

He said the government would support the institution in any way it could but would not commit to seeking further support for the sector, whether that came from the state or federal governments.

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Mr Rockliff said it had been a challenging year for all facets of education, and particularly for the current crop of year 11 and 12 students and the government was working to ensure education could continue despite the pandemic, in all its forms.

However, he said students had risen to the challenge and adapted to the learning-from-home environment. Term 3, which resumes on Tuesday, will resume on-campus for all students.

"In terms of the university's challenging situation that's been seen across the country at every single university, but we know the value of our international education exports and it's important of course that we support," he said.

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UTAS revealed that border restrictions impacting international student enrolments would cut deep into its bottom line last month.

It is expected it will lose $30 to $34 million loss of revenue this year followed by a $60 million loss next year and $120 million in 2022. Job losses have been sweeping the sector across the country, with Monash University also announcing it would cut 277 full-time jobs.

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