Federation University is currently expecting more than 380 international students to enrol at the Berwick campus for semester one.
The majority of these students, 244, are existing students who are continuing their studies, while 138 are new students.
The international students come from many different countries including India, China, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, France, Bahrain, Malaysia, Philippines, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan and Zimbabwe.
They are studying a range of programs including Social Work, Nursing, IT, Business, Biomedical Science, Biotechnology, Community and Human Services, Professional Accounting, Education and Engineering; including PhD students.
Federation University president Duncan Bentley said he was excited to welcome back international students and the diversity and culture they bring to the universities campuses.
“While this is a positive step, we don’t expect the number of international students to return to pre-pandemic levels for a number of years,” professor Bentley said.
“It’s vital that we continue to focus on increasing our domestic student numbers and building partnerships with industry, government and the community to ensure we have a strong and sustainable university to serve our communities.”
An international orientation day was held on Monday 21 February to welcome the students.
