Many Chinese Students

Press, Volume CV, Issue 31003, 8 March 1966, Page 1

Many Chinese Students

\.Z. Press Association/ WELLINGTON. March 7. Attempts to consolidate, ine separation of Singapore from Malay sia was the reason for a sudden influx of private Chinese students at Victoria University last week, according to a student concerned. Mr Tan Peck Wah. Mr Wah said today that the University of Singapore was staffed by Malaysians, and students at the private university had been discouraeed from completing their studies there. Instead they had apnlied for admission at Australian and p.ew Zealand universities. I Nang Yang degrees were ■ot recognised by the Uni- 1

versity of Singapore and this i explained students seeking i higher academic achievements! at other centres. Mr Wah said Nang Yang students intend ' ing to attempt a master of : science degree honed to have a thorough grounding in the , English language to help them i in more complicated and ad-; vanced study after complet-I ing their bachelor’s degree, he I said. Mr Wah said he knew of at least 40 students who would be studying at New Zealand universities this year. Most would take mathematics or science degrees. The assistant registrar of! Victoria University, Mr W. D.: Dawson, said today that more' than 100 students from the, private Nang Yang university, in Singapore had applied for; admittance. Auckland University also I reported a big upsurge in private Chinese students from Singapore. The universityclaimed the large number was i

due to an Australian universities quota restriction on them, said the Victoria regis-1 trar, Mr L. O. Desborough.