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Universities around the world are planning on chartering planes for international students to bring them onto campuses, as part of a bid to tackle travel disruption caused by Covid-19.
In the UK, the University of Bolton has made plans to fly in students from India, China and before the new semester starts in September. Similar plans have been made or are being considered by universities in Northern Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
At Queen’s University Belfast in Northern Ireland, a flight has been chartered from to bring students from Beijing to Northern Ireland in September.
The University of Canberra and the Australian National University are set to fly in 350 students in July as part of a pilot scheme backed by The federal and Australian Capital Territory governments. The pilot has been seen as a first step in resurrecting Australia’s billion-dollar international education sector.
“The plan will see 350 international students landing in the first flight in Canberra in the middle of July ahead of the second semester,” vice-chancellor of The University of Canberra, Paddy Nixon told the outlet.
“They will be subjected to mandatory quarantine at hotels in Canberra which will be partly paid"
It has also been reported that Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand has been considering the use of chartered flights to bring students safely into the country.
