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INFORMATION IS IMPORTANT: Students going through brochures at the New Zealand Education Fair in Bangalore on Sunday.

Bangalore: With many students here evincing interest in going abroad for higher studies, institutions from all over the world are making a beeline to India to woo them to their campus.

On Sunday, the New Zealand Trade and Enterprise organised an Education Fair in the city, where educational institutions were offering various courses ranging from engineering and MBA to a degree in forestry science, marine biology and media studies.

This year, however, the number of participating institutions was not so encouraging, even though 20 institutions had registered for the fair only about 10 participated, including Victoria University of Wellington, University of Otago, Unitec and AUT University, Auckland.

As many as 250 students visited the fair, many of them eager to do a particular course in any of the reputed institutions in the country. “I have been working as a software engineer in a private firm in Bangalore for the last two years. But I am keen on pursuing a masters degree in business administration in a foreign university, so I came to the fair. I want to study in New Zealand because the course fees are affordable in comparison to those in other English-speaking countries,” said Anish, a visitor.

Jugnu Roy, Trade Development Manager, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, said of the 1,00,000 foreign students in New Zealand, 3,000 were Indian students studying in various institutions. “But we see a 45 per cent growth in the next few years. There are many takers for popular courses such as engineering and business administration. Also, many are taking up biotechnology, hospitality, animation, media studies and aviation,” she said.

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