The Dunedin economy is likely to benefit significantly
from a rise of about 5% in the University of Otago's overall
student roll and an 8.5% rise in full-fee-paying
international students.
The interests of wider New Zealand society and not just those
of the University of Otago have to be taken into account in
considering whether to further limit student enrolment at the
university, vice-chancellor Prof Sir David Skegg says.