New Zealand Partners Workshop Week showcased "education expertise, products and services", ensuring that the country remains "visible" despite its borders being closed.

Comments made by the New Zealand government about China have been labelled "groundless accusations" by Beijing, with fears tensions could impact the country's $5bn international education industry.

Education NZ and international education community platform Enroller have extended their partnership to support schools hosting international students.

Agents are advising prospective international students to prepare alternative back-up study options, and an "overwhelming majority" are urging students to choose online studying until travel is possible, a Navitas survey has suggested.

Agents have "all but written off" travel to Australia and New Zealand for international students for 2021, while Canada and the UK have seen more interest as study destinations in recent months, a Navitas survey of some 900 agents has suggested.

ISANA NZ has announced plans to work with a group of insurance companies to help support schools and tertiary providers in New Zealand.

ENZ is inviting organisations to host international New Zealand Education Centres delivering programs for students planning to study with NZ providers. 

We do have larger student numbers based in China, so this year we’ve launched two learning centres, one of them in Nanjing, the other in Hainan