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International student numbers in New Zealand look set to grow again following the worst effects of the global financial crisis and the Christchurch earthquakes, Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce and Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse say.

The International Education Snapshot: 2013 full year report, released today, provides a snapshot of the trends in New Zealand’s international education industry for the 2013 academic year.

  • Michael Woodhouse
  • Steven Joyce
  • Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment
  • Immigration

The Government has announced a package of new initiatives to encourage further growth in New Zealand's $2.6 billion international education sector.

  • Michael Woodhouse
  • Steven Joyce
  • Immigration
  • Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment

Acting Immigration Minister Kate Wilkinson and Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce have welcomed today’s operation by Immigration New Zealand to take action with a number of people who are in New Zealand as a result of student visa fraud.

“This fraud was uncovered in a regular audit by Immigration New Zealand. It’s pleasing to see this kind of illegal activity detected and acted on quickly,” Ms Wilkinson says.

  • Kate Wilkinson
  • Steven Joyce
  • Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment
  • Immigration

A Memorandum of Understanding signed by Immigration New Zealand and Education New Zealand will improve visa processing times for international students wanting to study in New Zealand.

International students who use a New Zealand Specialist Agent (NZSA) will have their visa applications processed within 10 working days. There will also be a dedicated point of contact within Immigration New Zealand branches for NZSA members – education agents recognised as New Zealand education specialists.

  • Nathan Guy
  • Steven Joyce
  • Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment
  • Immigration