Education

In the field of Education, the delegation was greatly impressed by the emphasis placed both in schools and universities on mathematics and science. Today, students who have passed through the ten-year course leading to the university number twice as many as the univerities need to take in accordance with the plans for study which have been based on the count! y's economic plans. Many of those unable to enter university are given correspondence courses and this factor is becoming very important in higher education.

The total result is that there is a very live output of trained minds from the University, particularly in science and technology.

The delegation found that the staff and students of the Universities they visited welcomed the visit of the representatives of Western countries. A number of New Zealand films were shown to staff and students, who were impressed with scenes of New Zealand life including those showing Maori-Pakeha relations, and after the showing asked endless questions. Discussions between staff and students were very free.