New Zealand

New Zealand expands work rights for accompanying dependants of foreign students Immigration New Zealand has expanded the eligibility for work visas for partners of some foreign students in the...

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New Zealand will double student visa fees as of October 2024 The New Zealand government has announced increased visa fees “across almost all visa categories” that will come into...

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New Zealand: Foreign enrolments climbed steadily through 2023 but full recovery will take years While all study abroad destinations felt the economic bite of losing international students in the pandemic, New Zealand...

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New Zealand aims to double value of education exports by 2027 Education New Zealand (ENZ) announced this week that the country has set an ambitious goal to grow its...

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New Zealand hosted over 69,000 international students in 2023 New Zealand’s schools, universities, language institutes, and vocational institutions together hosted 69,135 international students in 2023, a 67%...

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International student visa holders up 98% in New Zealand since the border reopening Post-pandemic recovery is underway for New Zealand’s international education sector. The sector was battered for longer than those...

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New Zealand’s international enrolment continued to recover in 2023 New Zealand’s international education sector welcomed significantly more students in 2023 than in 2022, according to data released...

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Education New Zealand shuts down its recognised agency programme Education New Zealand has announced that it is closing down the Education New Zealand Recognised Agency (ENZRA) programme,...

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Report reveals continued recovery for ELT sector in 2023, but also policy headwinds in 2024 The Global ELT Annual Report for 2024 was released this week by industry research specialist firm BONARD. It...

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New Zealand: Foreign enrolment approaching 60% of pre-pandemic volumes Year-to-date figures released 5 July 2023 indicate that the volume of applications for New Zealand study visas is...

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How are international student numbers recovering so far in New Zealand?   New Zealand’s borders opened again on 31 July 2022 after more than two years of pandemic-related closure, allowing...

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The agent question: New data has the answer In international education circles, the use of education agents is simultaneously controversial, and widespread. But, as a new...

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