Geoff Bilbrough: Education NZ General Manager of Marketing and Communications on the 43% increase in international students in 2023
The Mike Hosking Breakfast · Newstalk ZB
Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (pdst.fm) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.
Show Notes
International student enrolments topped 59,000 for the first eight months of 2023, a 43% increase compared to the full year in 2022.
English Language Schools have seen the greatest increase, up by 347% to surpass 7000.
Education NZ's Geoff Bilbrough told Mike Hosking that it's good to have the students back after the Covid border closures.
He says the students come to New Zealand looking for a safe place to live, a good quality education, and a unique experience.
New Zealand's border re-opened to international students at the end of July 2022.
LISTEN ABOVE
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.