Few Indonesians study in NZ

Few Indonesians study in NZ

MEDAN, North Sumatra: Only 1,500 Indonesians are currently
studying in New Zealand universities, Antara quoted New Zealand
Ambassador Tim Groser as saying.

The number is far smaller than the number of Indonesians in
Malaysia, where there are up to 900 at one university, Groser
said in a meeting with the Rector of the University of North
Sumatra, Chairuddin P. Lubis, and a number of state university
lecturers.

Groser, who is married to a West Sumatran from Bukittinggi,
said the small number of students was the result of a lack of
promotion by New Zealand universities.

Groser said his office regularly held exhibitions in several
cities on New Zealand's higher learning institutions.

Lubis told the lecturers and researchers at the biggest
university in Sumatra to expand research cooperation with their
colleagues from New Zealand through the exchange of lecturers and
students. (swe)