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Visa processing times 'critical' for increasing international student numbers

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 5 Dec 2024, 8:12am
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Visa processing times 'critical' for increasing international student numbers

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 5 Dec 2024, 8:12am

Auckland University's keen to work with Immigration New Zealand in a bid to boost international enrolments. 

Data shows enrolments are up year-on-year but lag around 7% behind pre-Covid levels. 

Auckland University Vice Chancellor Dawn Freshwater told Mike Hosking there's already some work going on in terms of automation and support for international applications. 

She says visa processing times are critical. 

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