The University of Canterbury (UC) has reported an increase in enrolments this year, with an especially significant rise of 20% in international students.
“All new-to-UC enrolments are up three per cent when compared to the same time last year, which was itself a 16% rise on the year before, bringing the number of new students at UC in 2017 to 3,562 equivalent full-time students (EFTS), compared to 3,472 new EFTS for the same time last year,” UC officials informed.
“Notably, in December 2016, more than 15,560 students in total, including around 1,500 international students from 115 countries, studied at UC, which was a seven per cent increase in new-to-UC domestic students and 30% increase in new-to-UC international students compared to 2015,” they added.
Pleased with the increase was UC Acting Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Wright, who noted, “As well as a 20% increase in international students, we also have record numbers of international postgraduate students, up 19% from 2016.
In 2010, we had about 750 full-time equivalent students in Masters programmes. In 2016, we had more than 1,020 full-time equivalent students in Masters programmes and record numbers of PhD students.”