New Zealand plans to woo more foreign students

New Zealand on Thursday announced a multi-million-dollar marketing push to attract more foreign students — especially from Asia — to its universities.

New Zealand on Thursday announced a multi-million-dollar marketing push to attract more foreign students — especially from Asia — to its universities.

The number of foreign students studying in the country last year increased by 14 percent or more than 47,000, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said yesterday.
MANILA, Philippines—More than 26,000 foreigners are currently studying in various schools throughout the country with South Koreans topping the list, according to the Bureau of Immigration. Immigration Commissioner Ricardo David Jr., in a statement, disclosed that more than 17,000 college enrollees accounted for the bulk of the foreign students while the rest were studying in [...]