New Zealand continues to follow the national plan International Education Going for Growth, which is meant to expand its presence on the world's education market and increase its appeal to international students. Nearly 2.5 million New Zealand dollars will be allocated as a support measure for schools, so they can more actively attract and enroll international students, guide them, and help them adapt. Support will be available both to schools that already have foreignstudents and to those just launching international admissions.
The initiative will launch in 2007. New Zealand authorities want the country to have at least 105,000 international students enrolled by 2027, with income from academic exports reaching 7,000,000 $NZD.
Already now, 611 schools in New Zealand are open to accepting international students, but they regularly face various difficulties. There is a shortage of specialists and experience in international recruitment, enrollment organization, and student support; it is difficult to build partnerships abroad, and it is difficult to find host families for students to live with… All these problems will be solvable with government support. Schools will be helped with consultations and individual support, provided with useful methodological materials and document templates, and this package of assistance can be adapted to each specific institution.
The company academyEX was chosen as the main implementer of the program. Experts will actively work with the international education market, learn from colleagues' experience, and spread it throughout the country.
