Aug 13, 2020
Speaking with the New Zealand Herald, Universities New Zealand director Chris Whelan said that one international student generates as much income as two domestic ones for institutions, meaning next year will be “a massive struggle”. “We constantly hear that universities have big balance sheets,” he said. “We have an awful lot of assets…but they’re not […]
Aug 5, 2020
Proposed solutions for coronavirus-associated problems include introducing a global distribution system for language providers and agents similar to that of the wider travel industry, mandatory insurance policies, and reforming flexible payment plans. “”That practice...
Jul 29, 2020
The strategy will seek to accelerate pillars of its 2018 International Education Strategy – to stabilise, strengthen and transform the sector – and aims to “cushion the blow” of coronavirus on the country’s international education providers. “The government is acutely...
Jul 21, 2020
A spokesperson for MEI told The PIE News that the sector’s junior market had been completely wiped out and that it expects an 80% drop in overall numbers. “The big thing is that the junior market is completely wiped out for the year” The Progressive College Network,...
Jul 20, 2020
International students contribute AUD$40 billion annually and support 250,000 jobs. However, as a result of border closures due to the coronavirus crisis, around 87,000 (or 22%) of university students remain outside Australia. “Students want to study here and we want...
