Students in China eligible for student education plan

We are a design education college and have a couple of students who have enrolled to study in Australia, but due to the coronavirus will probably miss the first few weeks of class. Usually in week 1 all of our students subscribe to the education license and get the 70% discount for students and teachers; but for the students who will be delayed getting to Australia we want them to at least be able to make a start on their studies and to access the software. Can they get a student license whilst in China, and then can they change this when they arrive in Australia?