August 24, 2022

Following Consultation New Zealand to Launch New Final International Education Strategy

F Following consultations earlier this year, New Zealand has released its final International Education Strategy for 2022-30. The new plan, which was released on August 16, made a few changes to the draught strategy that was released earlier this year. The strategy consultations concluded on June 24.

Since the final document was released, ENZ has reported that New Zealand's education providers' fees from international students fell by $250 million in 2020, compared to 2019, when international students contributed $1.2 billion in fees, and by $610 million in 2021.

According to Immigration New Zealand, there were only 14,639 international students with valid study visas in New Zealand when borders were fully opened on July 31; fees in 2022 are expected to be even lower.

…as we work to rebuild international education, immigration will be an important factor…

Following sector consultations, the government clarified in the updated strategy that it "does not expect smaller providers to diversify to the same extent as larger providers, or into areas outside their core purpose."

In order to help providers "give more accurate information to students," Immigration New Zealand will share up-to-date information on visa processing times and what good applications look like.

"As we work to rebuild international education, immigration will be an important factor," the updated strategy stated.

It also recognises that, because international education intersects with a variety of government portfolios, government agencies must collaborate with the sector to implement the strategy.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment, along with Immigration New Zealand, has been assigned more roles in the final strategy than in the previous drought.

In addition, the Ministry of Education has pledged to "understand what it means to honour Te Tiriti in the provision of international education opportunities for domestic students."

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