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Charles Darwin University welcomes first international students since coronavirus shut borders
Hong Kong resident and international student Poyan Wong knows how lucky she was to secure a spot on a special charter flight to Australia during the pandemic.
Key points:
- Sixty-three international students have finished their quarantine in Darwin
- They were part of a pilot program to bring international students to Australia
- Charles Darwin University wants more international students to be able to travel to Australia next year
She had been working in Singapore but chose to go back home during the pandemic.
“I am super lucky because I chose to go back to Hong Kong and, after four months, then I had a chance to go on this flight [to Darwin],” she said.
“I mean, the timing was just perfect.”
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