About 250 Masters or PhD students will be allowed into the country from next month. PHOTO: JESSICA WILSONUniversities are being urged to help returning foreign students pay for their two-week stint in isolation hotels. In a first small step towards re-opening the border to the lucrative industry, 250 Masters or PhD students will be allowed into the country from next month. "It is definitely going to be a barrier financially, a lot of international students have had their circumstances change," New Zealand International Students' Association president Sabrina Alhady said. "We've always said that the competition for international students is wasteful of money, and also doesn't deliver good results for all of our community.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 12, 2020 18:00 UTC