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<br>The first international students have touched down in Australia since the coronavirus pandemic began, with more set to follow.<br> <br>A charter flight carrying 63 students from China, Hong Kong, Japan, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-du-lich-ha-noi-bac-kan-ho-ba-be-cao-bang-hang-pac-bo-thac-ban-gioc.html tour hồ ba bể] Vietnam, and [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-du-lich-ha-noi-bac-kan-ho-ba-be-cao-bang-hang-pac-bo-thac-ban-gioc.html kynghidongduong.vn] Indonesia landed in Darwin on Monday morning.<br> <br>The pilot program is expected to boost the NT economy and help planning for the re-entry of international students to other states.<br> <br>The students, who are all enrolled at Charles Darwin University, were required to undertake pre-departure health screening.<br> <br>They will also quarantine for two weeks at a facility in Howard Springs before they can return to class.<br> <br>Northern Territory Deputy Chief Minister Nicole Manison says they're the first international students allowed back into the country since March 20 and more are expected to follow.<br> <br>"International students are a massive contributor to the Territory economy, with each student contributing an average of $40,693 each year," she said in a statement.<br> <br>The NT government will fund events and activities to help students while they're in the Top End, such as employability skills training, social networking events and wellbeing workshops.<br> <br>Earlier, a spokesman said the government had worked closely with the university to bring the students back.<br> <br>"This is the tip of the iceberg to get the ball rolling. CDU relies quite heavily on their international student cohort as do many universities," he told AAP.<br> <br>CDU Vice-Chancellor Professor Simon Maddocks said the group was made up of a mix of new and previously enrolled students returning to Darwin to [http://www.google.com/search?q=continue&btnI=lucky continue] their education.<br> <br>"They are enrolled in a range of undergraduate, postgraduate and VET programs including Law, Nursing, IT, Teaching, Accounting and Engineering," he said.<br> <br>The NT government is processing 500 people per week at the National Resilience Centre at Howard Springs.<br> <br>About 5000 people are expected to go through the centre before March next year.<br>
