Chinese student’s expulsion from New Zealand university over mental health issues sparks outrage
- The 21-year-old woman was allegedly raped at a hospital last year, and tried to take her own life a month later
- After the incident, the University of Auckland took swift action to terminate her enrolment, citing a breach of conditions
During a stay last October at a mental health unit at Auckland Hospital, the fourth-year University of Auckland student was allegedly raped by another patient, and she attempted to end her life a month later, the New Zealand Herald reported on Wednesday.
After the incident, the university took swift action to terminate the enrolment of the 21-year-old woman, citing a breach of conditions for not informing the university about the change in her mental health conditions.
“It is clear that there has been a change to the state of your mental health … and you did not promptly inform the International Office as you were required to do under your Enrolment Conditions,” wrote Adrienne Cleland, the university’s deputy vice-chancellor, in a letter. “The University has cancelled your Student Agreement for your breach of enrolment conditions, thereby terminating your enrolment.”
Two days after receiving the letter, the woman had a deportation order from Immigration New Zealand as she no longer met the requirements to hold a student visa.
