New Zealand plans to woo more foreign students from India, China

New Zealand on Thursday announced a multi-million-dollar marketing push to attract more foreign students -- especially from Asia -- to its universities.
Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce said the government had committed NZ$40 million (US$33 million) in its new budget to promoting New Zealand in key markets such as China, India, Southeast Asia and South America.
New Zealand has eight universities. Joyce said almost 100,000 overseas students were enrolled in the institutions last year, supporting about 32,000 jobs and contributing NZ$2.0 billion to the economy. Read more...