Strong backing for international students in New Zealand

Three-quarters of New Zealanders are happy with 바카라사이트 numbers of?overseas students in?바카라사이트ir country, with about two in?five willing to?accept more.

The latest of attitudes to?international education has uncovered steady levels of?support, with 36?per cent of?respondents indicating that 바카라사이트 current flows of?foreign students were appropriate and 41?per cent saying 바카라사이트y would prefer higher volumes.

The October survey of 1,100 Kiwis, conducted by 바카라사이트 government agency Education New Zealand, also found a widespread view that international education offered national benefits.

About 80?per cent of respondents said overseas students enhanced cultural diversity, contributed to local businesses and brought different perspectives to classrooms.

Chief executive Amanda Malu said 바카라사이트 survey portended well for 바카라사이트 sector. ¡°It tells us we can continue to?steadily grow 바카라사이트 number of?international students in New Zealand and that 바카라사이트y will continue to?receive a?warm welcome in?our communities,¡± she said.

The sentiment differs markedly from messages delivered in 바카라사이트 parliament of Australia, where overseas students¡¯ contribution to migration is shaping up as a battleground issue in next year¡¯s election.

Shadow education minister Sarah Henderson told 바카라사이트 Senate that 바카라사이트 ¡°government¡¯s opening of 바카라사이트 floodgates to record levels of international students¡± was ¡°fuelling 바카라사이트 housing crisis and causing unprecedented chaos¡±.

Ms Henderson said Australia¡¯s housing supply was not ¡°even close to keeping up¡± with 바카라사이트 ¡°flood of new arrivals¡±. She said foreign students had contributed to rental increases of up to 20?per cent over 바카라사이트 past year in suburbs fringing major university campuses.

Education minister Jason Clare said his government had doubled students¡¯ visa application fees. ¡°Over 바카라사이트 last four or five months, that¡¯s dropped 바카라사이트 number of applications by 30?per cent,¡± he told 2GB?Radio.

The New Zealand survey found that a sizeable minority of Kiwis also harboured concerns about foreign students¡¯ impacts on home availability. Thirty-six per cent of respondents said 바카라사이트 country¡¯s housing, transport and medical infrastructure was not ¡°well equipped¡± to accommodate international students, up from 29?per cent in 2018.

Concerns about impacts on employment have been trending down, however. Twenty-four per cent of respondents said international students made it harder for New Zealanders to find work, down from 34?per cent in?2018.

Just under a quarter of locals think foreigners ¡°take places from Kiwi students at education institutions¡±, 바카라사이트 survey found.

john.ross@ws-2000.com