Foreign Students
Lack of foreign students in schools creates inequities - Govt
The government is worried children at schools that don't enrol foreign students are missing out.
Indian students arrested in US after enrolling in fake uni
US authorities have set up a fake university before
'More to come' on immigration cuts - Lees-Galloway
The government is moving against the exploitation of the student visa regime. It is bringing in stricter rules for work visas, especially for lower-level qualifications or foreign students who are… Audio
Govt makes changes to student visa regime
The government has announced changes to the student visa regime, making it easier for those studying at degree level to stay and work in New Zealand, but harder for those studying at diploma or a… Audio
NZQA cracks down on crammed courses for foreign students
The Qualifications Authority is cracking down on tertiary institutions that cram a week's teaching of foreign students into two or three days a week. The authority says the practice is inappropriate… Audio
NZQA sets tougher rules for tertiary English tests
A group representing private tertiary institutions is worried tighter rules on English testing for foreign students will not stop some providers from cheating. Audio
Tertiary institution shut down over plagiarism problems
Students at a disgraced tertiary institution were getting away with cheating and being given doubtful pass marks for years before it was shut down.The Qualifications Authority this week deregistered… Audio
Private tertiary institution closed after widespread plagiarism
Widespead plagiarism and overcrowding has forced the closure of a private tertiary institution that once had 1000 foreign students enrolled.
NZQA calls for whistleblowers on grades fudging
Academic staff say they have been told to grade foreign tertiary students to a lower standard, and have seen marks mysteriously awarded to failed students. Audio
Foreign PhD students least likely to stay in New Zealand
Is the hundreds of millions of dollars spent on subsidising foreign students to do PhDs in New Zealand well spent? RNZ's education correspondent John Gerritsen canvasses the differing views. Audio
Indian students victims of injustice - church minister
A group of Indian students ordered to leave New Zealand for visa fraud will not resist if authorities come to deport them, a church minister supporting the group says. Audio
Immigration NZ stands by decision to deport students
Nine Indian students facing deportation have had ample opportunity to leave the country voluntarily, Immigration New Zealand says.
Indian students 'not victims' - Immigration Minister
Michael Woodhouse says the students facing deportation are ultimately responsible for the fraud that got them into NZ - and they need to leave.
Govt agencies at loggerheads over visa application
Two government agencies are in a legal scrap over an Indian student who claims he did not know his visa application was tainted by fraud.
Tertiary institute had dirty classrooms, under-qualified tutors
A recently deregistered Auckland tertiary institution had just four toilets for nearly 200 students and a head business tutor with no business qualifications. Video
Dozens of IANZ students fail English tests
Thirty Indian students from defunct private tertiary institution IANZ have failed English tests so badly they will not be able to continue their studies, NZQA says.
Most IANZ students do badly in re-testing
The vast majority of the business diploma students from the International Academy of New Zealand or IANZ failed some or all of their credits, the Qualifications Authority says. Audio
Foreign student allegedly pays thousands for pass marks
A private tertiary institution has been accused of charging foreign students for pass marks on their exams and improvements in their attendance records.
Foreign student allegedly pays thousands for fake marks
Failing foreign students are allegedly paying thousands of dollars to pass their exams. Audio
Struggling Indian students 'getting into drug addiction, gambling'
Indian community leaders have warned of a backlash because Indian students are increasingly running into problems including prostitution, crime, and exploitation by employers.