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	New Zealand	United Kingdom
Summary	Safe, high-quality, and expanding post-study work rights	One-year master's — fast and prestigious
Major scholarships	Manaaki New Zealand Scholarships — Full (NZ government) University international excellence awards & LPDP — Partial–full, varies	Chevening — Full: tuition + living + airfare (master's, needs 2 yrs work experience) GREAT & beasiswa kampus — Partial £10k+ tuition cuts
Tuition	Indicatively undergrad NZD 22–38k/year; master's from ± NZD 20k, up to NZD 65k+ for Engineering/Health.	Indicatively £16–30k for a one-year master's — totals can rival 2 years elsewhere thanks to the short duration.
Living costs	Visa proof-of-funds ± NZD 20,000/year; Auckland indicatively NZD 1,500–2,000/month.	Indicatively £900–1,400/month (London higher); students may work 20 hrs/week.
Language requirements	English-medium: IELTS/TOEFL/PTE.	IELTS 6.0–7.0 (UKVI for the visa).
Intakes	Main intake February/March; some July	Main intake September; some programs January
Scholarships in the directory	—	10 scholarships — see the directory →
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