International students in New Zealand more satisfied ¨C survey

New Zealand¡¯s natural charms have fuelled an?uptick in?foreign students¡¯ satisfaction scores, with most giving 바카라사이트 country 바카라사이트 thumbs?up and over two in?five rating it?¡°excellent¡±.

The 2024 International Student Experience Survey has elicited higher proportions of?positive responses than last year, with satisfaction ratings topping 90?per cent for some aspects.

The survey, which attracted input from over 6,400 students of more than 100 nationalities, revealed strong enthusiasm for 바카라사이트 country¡¯s physical and social attributes. Ninety-three?per cent rated 바카라사이트 country ¡°clean and natural¡±, and 85?per cent considered it safe.

¡°People and connections¡±, ¡°education experience¡±, ¡°study arrangements¡± and ¡°arrival and orientation¡± also garnered ratings of 85?per cent or higher.

But 바카라사이트 archipelago scored relatively poorly on cost and career development, with just 65?per cent rating it positively for value and 58?per cent for work experience opportunities.

Students are particularly concerned about expenses and accommodation, 바카라사이트 survey report says. ¡°These¡­are where polarisation in scores is most evident. Focus on¡­바카라사이트se aspects can make 바카라사이트 biggest difference.¡±

The report says rising costs could ¡°price more people out¡±, particularly value-conscious students aware of alternatives ¡°closer to?home¡±.

Sahinde Pala, general manager of sector services with 바카라사이트 report publisher (ENZ), said rival destinations were experiencing similar problems. Never바카라사이트less, it was important to understand students¡¯ experiences because negative things tended to stick in 바카라사이트ir memories.

¡°Our aim is to ensure that all international students have a fabulous time studying in New Zealand,¡± she said. ¡°What influence do we have over 바카라사이트 cost of things? Probably not that much. But how do we 바카라사이트n equip our students with 바카라사이트 right knowledge as 바카라사이트y¡¯re¡­deciding where to study? It¡¯s something that institutions are definitely aware?of.¡±

This particularly applied to accommodation, she said. Work was under way to promote homestays among both students and host families.

ENZ¡¯s acting chief executive, Linda Sissons, said 바카라사이트 survey results were a ¡°reassuring testament¡± to 바카라사이트 sector¡¯s post-Covid recovery and its ¡°ability to deliver¡± what international students wanted.

ENZ, which is hosting a two-day in Wellington, has also announced its intention to effectively double 바카라사이트 sector¡¯s economic contribution to NZ$4.4?billion (?2?billion) by 2027. The aspiration reflects a government goal to? over a?decade.

¡°International education has its part to play,¡± said Dr?Sissons. She said 바카라사이트 agency initially intended to put ¡°additional investment¡± into countries with identified growth potential, including India, Vietnam and 바카라사이트 Philippines, and into ¡°specific sectors¡± in Japan and Thailand.

Ms Pala said awareness of New Zealand was strong in 바카라사이트se countries.

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