18 September 2024 at 10:30 am
Sector support needed for the 2024 International Student Expenditure Survey
ENZ will be surveying international students about their spending while studying in New Zealand in the last quarter of 2024. To ensure this data provides the best value for our sector, ENZ is requesting assistance in help spread the word. Catch up on an information session that was held last week about the survey and why we are doing this work.
Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao (ENZ) will soon be collecting data for the next International Student Expenditure Survey and is seeking sector support to ensure it gains an accurate picture of international students' expenditure while they study in New Zealand.
This survey is important to the future of New Zealand’s international education sector as it enables us to tell the story of the value to New Zealand, to each sector and to each region. It gathers information on international student travel (including visiting friends and family) and spending from a national survey of student expenditure.
The last survey was undertaken in 2018 and over 5000 responses were received. Since then, that data has since been put to multiple uses, including informing the quarterly Statistics NZ Education Trade Services number as well as a range of other student and regional valuations.
ENZ’s Director of Insights, Marie Clark, ran an information session on the upcoming survey last week. The session covered:
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Why the survey is important, including other options we have explored
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An overview of what is being collected.
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The quality assurance processes
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Who’s involved with the work
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An overview of the survey
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The outputs that are proposed
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What’s involved for providers and students
If you missed it, you can watch a recording of the session here.
More information will be sent directly to providers soon with details on how the sector can help share the survey amongst students. The more responses we get, the more accurate the results will be and therefore will provide greater insights for education providers, the regions, and the various subsectors.
If you have any questions in the meantime, please reach out to insights@enz.govt.nz.
