In 2002, the number of foreign students increased to 7,331, with virtually all of the additional students coming from Asia. There was no significant increase in students from the Americas, and an increase of only about 100 students from Europe.
到了二○○二年，外籍學生人數增加為七千三百三十一人，而增加的兩千多人幾乎都來自亞洲，美洲地區沒有大幅增加，來自歐洲的學生則多了一百多人。