Boost for number of Tibetan college students

LHASA - The government is planning to increase enrollment in higher education in the Tibet autonomous region so that 30 percent of Tibetan students will enter college by 2015, local officials said on Monday.

Tibet's current college enrolment rate is 23.4 percent, slightly lower than the national average of 26.5 percent, according to Song Heping, head of the regional government's education department.

The government has earmarked 3 billion yuan ($462 million) for boosting enrollment and development in Tibet's six higher education institutes between 2011 and 2015, Song said.