Story: Tertiary education

International students

International students

From 1990 international students studying at tertiary institutions in New Zealand were charged full fees – previously, their fees were subsidised by the New Zealand government. They became a source of revenue for tertiary institutions. Yoshiko Morioko (left), aged 19, and Mami Yamashita, aged 20, are attending a welcome for international students at the Auckland Town Hall in 2009.

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Kerryn Pollock, 'Tertiary education - Tertiary sector reform from the 1980s', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/34433/international-students (accessed 3 May 2024)

Story by Kerryn Pollock, published 20 Jun 2012