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Learning from experience: how our universities can turn the international student crisis into an opportunity

  • Written by Rahul Sen, Senior Lecturer, School of Economics, Auckland University of Technology
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The impact of COVID-19 on New Zealand’s international education sector can hardly be overstated. Almost overnight, the global travel ban thwarted the plans of thousands of international students. Lecture theatres, halls of residence and private accommodations stood empty.

By the end of April 2020, overseas enrolments stood at...

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