International students at Auckland University must pay up to $5,730 for a mandatory Treaty of Waitangi course as part of the new Waipapa Taumata Rau curriculum.

FACTS

  • Critics argue that forcing international students undermines academic freedom and the uni’s international reputation
  • Despite the backlash, the university defends the course as  necessary and globally relevant
International students at Auckland University must pay up to $5,730 for a mandatory Treaty of Waitangi course as part of the new Waipapa Taumata Rau curriculum.
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