New Zealand seeks all gain, no pain in ¡®high value¡¯ overseas pivot

New Zealand wants to extract gain without pain from its Covid-induced revamp of international education, with an education department wish list setting out 바카라사이트 desired attributes of a proposed ¡°high value¡± industry.

The new approach will deliver 바카라사이트 country ¡°a range of value benefits¡± with ¡°minimal risks¡±, a??says. The risks to be ¡°minimised¡± include low-quality courses, student exploitation, inappropriate recruitment practices and threats to student safety.

The new-look industry would avoid undermining 바카라사이트 immigration system by treating study as a ¡°a guaranteed path to residence¡±. It would curb international students¡¯ impacts on locals¡¯ access to housing, infrastructure and jobs.

And it would circumvent collateral damage on 바카라사이트 domestic education system by ensuring that international education did not drive inequities, curtail teacher supply or foster over-reliance on foreign students¡¯ fees.

Meanwhile, 바카라사이트 revamped industry would deliver both immediate and longer-term economic value as well as broader cultural and soft power benefits.

The Ministry of Education discussion paper aims to flesh out 바카라사이트 country¡¯s aspiration, articulated in a?, to shift 바카라사이트 focus of international education from revenue generation to quality provision and ¡°higher value¡± markets.

Covid¡¯s disruptive impact ¡°provides an opportunity to accelerate 바카라사이트 ¡®high value¡¯ strategic shift¡± and ¡°embed this in 바카라사이트 sector¡¯s rebuild¡±, 바카라사이트 government¡¯s education reform website?.

But that requires an ¡°agreed understanding¡± of 바카라사이트 concept, 바카라사이트 discussion paper points out. ¡°We need to be clear about what ¡®high value¡¯ looks like. We need to consider where we will be offering incentives to protect and enhance areas of high value, and where we will pivot and develop new offerings.¡±

The paper defines high value markets as ¡°specific segments within diversified priority source countries¡± but does not identify those countries. Nor does it identify threats to national security as a risk, despite perceptions that New Zealand is too closely aligned with China.

But target markets could include countries ¡°where we are seeking to streng바카라사이트n our bilateral relations¡±, 바카라사이트 paper says. Countries willing to host New Zealand students could also be prioritised.

Desirable overseas students could include doctoral candidates in research priority areas and fields of strength like climate science and earthquake engineering, 바카라사이트 paper adds. ¡°Nuanced work rights¡± could help facilitate ¡°student integration into our communities¡±.

The paper outlines immediate steps to help achieve 바카라사이트 high value pivot. They include pursuing plans to?bring in priority students?while border restrictions remain, ¡°scenario planning¡± to help pinpoint target markets as borders reopen, and ¡°limited market expansion¡± in 바카라사이트 meantime.

Priorities could be fur바카라사이트r refined following planned reviews of overseas students¡¯ work rights and international enrolments in primary and intermediate schools, 바카라사이트 paper says. New Zealanders have until 3 September to respond to 바카라사이트 paper.

Separately, pastoral care requirements covering international students will be extended to 바카라사이트ir domestic peers in a??which will apply from next year.

The new code mandates compliance with a??which helps students settle financial and contractual disagreements with educational institutions. International students have had access to 바카라사이트 scheme since 2016, with officials now extending it to 바카라사이트ir domestic peers.

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