Podcasts Other The Mike Hosking Breakfast Geoff Bilbrough: Education NZ General Manager of Marketing and Communications on the 43% increase in international students in 2023

Geoff Bilbrough: Education NZ General Manager of Marketing and Communications on the 43% increase in international students in 2023

Published: March 20, 2024, 7:25 p.m.

International student enrolments topped 59,000 for the first eight months of 2023, a 43% increase compared to the full year in 2022.\xa0

English Language Schools have seen the greatest increase, up by 347% to surpass 7000.\xa0

Education NZ's Geoff Bilbrough told Mike Hosking that it's good to have the students back after the Covid border closures.\xa0

He says the students come to New Zealand looking for a safe place to live, a good quality education, and a unique experience. \xa0

New Zealand's border re-opened to international students at the end of July 2022.\xa0

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