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Snapshot of international education sector recovery in NZ

<h2>A new quarterly update into the recovery of the international student sector in New Zealand has been launched by Education New Zealand&period;<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>The Insight Story is a new series of quarterly data-based snapshots of the New Zealand international education sector&comma; according to ENZ&period; &&num;8220&semi;To find out how we are shifting our activities and developing innovative new products and services&comma; to help shape a future-proof&comma; high-value&comma; fit for purpose&comma; knowledge-based sector that no longer relies on inbound student mobility&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>An extract of the 20-page report reads&colon; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;COVID-19 has highlighted the importance of international education to New Zealand’s economic and social wellbeing – and that it will play a significant role in the country’s rebuild and recovery&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Before COVID&comma; international education was New Zealand’s fifth largest export sector&comma; earning over &dollar;5 billion in 2019 alone&period; But New Zealand’s international education sector has been devastated by COVID – second only to the tourism industry&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said ENZ <a class&equals;"wpil&lowbar;keyword&lowbar;link" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;schoolnews&period;co&period;nz&sol;2015&sol;10&sol;new-chief-executive-for-education-council&sol;" title&equals;"Chief Executive" data-wpil-keyword-link&equals;"linked" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">Chief Executive<&sol;a> Grant McPherson&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Subscription to The Insight Story is via ENZ&&num;8217&semi;s MaiENZ portal&period; This is a free service but readers must register for a MaiENZ account to access this&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Go to <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;maienz&period;enz&period;govt&period;nz&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">maienz&period;enz&period;govt&period;nz&sol; <&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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Heather has worked as a journalist, writer and editor in England and Aotearoa New Zealand for over 20 years. She fell in love with words when she received a 'Speak & Spell' tech toy for Christmas in 1984.

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