More international students are choosing to
study in Canada at universities in the Atlantic region,
according to a new report.
The international cohort has driven a 20 percent increase in
full-time student enrolment in the region, which covers the
provinces of Nova Scotia, Newfoundland & Labrador, New
Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.
Atlantic Canada now has a total of more than 19,000 full-time
international students, according to the figures released by
the Association of Atlantic Universities on Tuesday, October
15.
Cape Breton University in Nova Scotia has seen the largest
increase, from 1,982 to 3,436 international students. Meanwhile,
Dalhousie University, also in Nova Scotia, has the largest
international student population in the region, at 4,417.
