New Zealand Finance Minister: Hope that international students will return to school in early 2021 to be optimistic

　　Chinanews, September 29. According to New Zealand's Tianwei.com compilation report, on September 28, the New Zealand Finance Minister said in Hamilton that he hoped that the international students would return to New Zealand in early 2021. He was "optimistic" about this, only the number and the epidemic. Can't compare before.

　　The Minister of Finance of New Zealand said that whether New Zealand can allow international students to return is mainly affected by their wishes and whether the government can provide adequate isolation facilities.

"This will bring challenges to our higher education industry, and we will work with the industry to meet the challenges." He said, "These problems may last for several years."

　　Before the epidemic, 20% of New Zealand university income was contributed by international students.

In 2020, Waikato University was expected to have 2,000 international students, with tuition income exceeding 50 million New Zealand dollars, and in addition to contributing approximately 200 million New Zealand dollars to the New Zealand economy.

But the epidemic has changed everything.

　　The University of Waikato has reminded its faculty and staff that some of its staff may be abolished due to a deficit of millions of New Zealand dollars.

　　The Minister of Finance of New Zealand came to Hamilton on the 28th, where the main campus of the University of Waikato is located, and made the above statement with leaders in the education industry.

The president of the university stated in his speech that the number of international students who can return to school in the future is only a few hundred, not tens of thousands.

　　"At present, we do not expect to attract a large number of international students back to school until the middle of next year, so next year will also be very difficult." He said.

　　Some colleges and universities said they can provide isolation places to help international students return to school.

But the New Zealand Finance Minister said that the government has not considered this proposal.

(Jackie Shan)