225 New Asian, African Students

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30051, 8 February 1963, Page 13

225 New Asian, African Students

(N.Z. Press Association) AUCKLAND, Feb. 7. New Zealand this year will receive 225 new students and trainees from at least 20 countries under the Colombo Plan and the special Commonwealth Aid to Africa Plan.

One hundred at these students will go into universities, 22 into sixth forms to qualify for University Entrance, and 53 will attend non-university courses or do special work. “Nearly all the countries in the Colombo Plan area will be represented in this year's programme,'’ the Prime Minister (Mr Holyoake) said in Auckland today. “There will be 78 students from Malaya. Singapore, Sarawak and North Borneo.” Two young men from Brunei are already training as sur-

Vey The numbers from other countries in the Colombo Plan area were: Thailand 42, Indonesia 36, Vietnam 15, the Philippines 8, India 4. Pakistan, Ceylon and Nepal 3 each. From Africa under the special Commonwealth aid plan, the present numbers of students were Kenya 13, Tanganyika 13, Uganda 5. and one each from Nigeria. Sierra Leone and Southern Rhodesia.

The university students would Include 31 engineers Who would be fairly evenly divided between Auckland and Canterbury universities, 24 who would be going to agricultural colleges, 20 were arte students, destined either for teaching or for careers in administration, and 13 science students, said Mr Holyoake. "The graduate students include one or two qualified doctors going to Otago University medical school.” he said.

Other students were coming for courses in physiotherapy, radiography, nursing. teaching the deaf, trade school instruction, stenography, library work, the operation at a slaughter

house, valuation, the rria-tively-new certificate of engineering, and physical education.

In April 50 students would arrive to train as English teachers at the English language Institute at Victoria University. Twelve would be from North Borneo, where greet importance was attached to a programme to change the primary school system over from Malay to English. Ten would come from Thailand and about 25 from Indonesia. It was possible other countries would nominate teacKwa for this course.

Mr Holyoake said it was intended to ask the people tn Auckland and Christchurch to offer hospitality in their homes for quite a number of students during the academic year. "It to realised that in these cities some New Zealand students are having trouble gettin g satisfactory boa rd he said. “However, in making a special appeal for oversees students, the co-operation is sought of people interested in New Zealand's international relations, and who would not normally consider taking boarders.''