TRU seeking Homestay accommodations and Daycare for new students
Contact:
- Josh Keller - Director Marketing & Communications,(p)250 828-5008, (c) 250-851-6843
May 12, 2008A record number of international students arriving at TRU for the summer semester is creating new demand for Homestay placements, and for family accommodations and daycare.
Leading the influx of arrivals are sixty-seven new students from Saudi Arabia, bringing the Summer Session total to over 520 students from 41 different countries, an all-time high for summer student numbers in the international program. In addition, some 200 short-term students from Japan, China and Korea are expected on campus in July and August, requiring even more housing in the local community.
TRU continues to see growth in new markets, as evidenced by the arrival of scholarship students from Saudia Arabia, along with the first group of junior flight attendants here for a summer program in tourism and English language training, through a partnership with a Japanese university.
The number of students from around the world continues to grow and the number of countries represented is expected to surpass 70 by the fall semester, as TRU has become a university of choice through developing relationships with several new countries.
“These students are here as scholarship students, supported by their government” says TRU World AVP, Cyndi McLeod. “We are delighted to be recognized by the Saudi government as one of the select international destinations for their students.” “We also must look to the community to assist us in rising to the challenge of providing both housing, and a new demand for daycare. Many of these students are arriving with complete family units, and are creating a new need for family housing and daycare.”
Anyone interested in knowing more about the Homestay program or with available accommodations should contact Yoshie Ozawa at TRU World: 371-5528 during regular office hours, or email her at
yozawa@tru.ca.