 University
celebrates Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year was celebrated
with a difference last month.
The University now has more
than 500 Chinese students - almost double the number of students compared
with last year and an amazing increase from 1999, when it welcomed just
six Chinese students to Bradford.
A celebration was held in the
Small Hall, on the eve of the Chinese Year of the Goat (black sheep).
Head of the International Office
Haydn Bartlett said: "Over the last few years, China has been one of the
University's priority countries in terms of student recruitment and Bradford
has been particularly successful in attracting high-calibre students.
We now have students from around 90 different countries, meaning that
we have a great deal of experience of working and socialising with people
from a variety of different cultures."
New overseas student intakes
(undergraduate and postgraduate) have increased, from 613 students to
877 in 2002, giving the University a total overseas student population
of 1339 students, a 47% increase compared with last year.
18 March
2003
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