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International students receive warm welcome

September 14, 2016

They come from as far away as Kaza­khstan, Chi­na, Zim­bab­we and India to hit the books here and col­leges and uni­ver­si­ties are rolling out the wel­come mat in unique ways — from air­port greet­ings to north­ern get­aways com­plete with camp­fires and s’mores — to ensure inter­na­tion­al stu­dents feel right at home. U of T wel­comes about 5,000 new inter­na­tion­al stu­dents each year, reports Lucy Fro­mowitz, assis­tant vice-pres­i­dent of stu­dent life. Read more.