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• Korean students study in New Zealand under English scholarship programme

  From mid-July, a group of 150 Korean students will attend intermediate and high schools in the Waikato, Nelson-Marlborough, Manawatu and Canterbury regions over eight weeks as part of a Korea-New Zealand English Scholarship Programme.

  The scholarship programme is an outcome of a three-year education cooperation agreement (2016-2018), which is part of the Korea New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) that was signed in December 2015. Earlier this year, the two governments agreed to extend the programme for one more year to 2019.

  Since the scholarship programme’s launch in 2016, 449 Korean students have visited New Zealand. The programme is operated by the Schools International Education Business Association (SIEBA) on ENZ’s behalf.

  On 29 June, Korean students attended a pre-departure orientation session in Daejeon, where New Zealand Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, Philip Turner, congratulated the students and gave them an overview of school life in New Zealand. 

  ENZ’s Senior Market Development Manager – Korea, Kay Lee, said it was fantastic to think that at its conclusion the programme will have supported 599 Korean students to experience life in regional New Zealand.

  ENZ’s Business Development Manager, Richard Kyle, said: “The scholarship programme is a great opportunity for Korean students to immerse themselves in a new culture, new language, and new experiences in New Zealand, and equally for Kiwi children to learn about the culture and lives of their Korean classmates.” 

  During their stay with Kiwi homestay families, the visiting students will be encouraged to share photos, study experiences and visit impressions through a mobile app as part of a Study in New Zealand competition.

• Opening new doors for Chilean teachers of English

  Two groups of 20 Chilean teachers of English recently spent time at two New Zealand universities, studying diversity and inclusion in the classroom and learning more about the Kiwi style of teaching.

  The first cohort, from Chile’s Araucania region, went to the University of Waikato’s Institute of Professional Learning. They were the third group of teachers funded to travel here by Araucanian local government.

  University of Waikato Associate Director of International Education and Development, Chris Henderson, describes their programme as “genuinely collaborative”.

  “As our relationship with the Chilean Ministry of Education has developed, we progressed from delivering an off-the-shelf programme to co-creating a teacher development intitiative that is bespoke and unique to Chilean teachers’ needs,” he says.

  "Our unique point of difference is our inclusion of Māori language and learning methods in mainstream classrooms. This is something our Chilean teachers aspire to achieve for their Mapuche [indigenous] learners. As such, we can inspire possibilities and introduce methodologies that will support their journey."

  The second cohort spent four weeks at Massey University in Palmerston North. Funded to come here by the Chilean Ministry of Education’s Programa Ingles Abre Puertas (English Open Doors) programme, their members came from all over Chile.

  This course featured classes on pedagogical innovations that promote student-centred instruction, as well as visits to local schools, practical workshops and a two-day stay on a local marae.

  One student commented: “Not only this course taught us content, but also it engaged me with your culture. How am I going to learn about New Zealand education if I didn't know anything about you? I feel your culture, traditions and daily lifestyle are now part of my life; I feel I fully understand your system and how to apply it in my own reality. Thank you for making this experience as unique as I thought it would be.”

  ENZ Senior Market Development Manager, Javiera Visedo, says she is delighted to continue working with the Chilean Government on teaching initiatives like these.

  “Chile and New Zealand are like-minded partners and the education linkages get stronger and deeper every day,” she says. “These groups are perfect examples of the work we have been doing in Chile aligned with our International Education Strategy, and we definitely expect more to come.”

  For enquiries regarding opportunities like these in Chile, contact Javiera via email: javiera.visedo@enz.govt.nz.

• Upcoming events related to international education – E-News May 2022 

   

  Dates	Event	Location
  25 May - 1 July	Digital Student Cultural Exchange  NZ-Korea Digital Student Exchange Programme brings schools, communities and cultures together online. This is a co-funded programme along with government agencies in Seoul and Gangwon.  You can read more in this article from the Education Gazette: Digital exchanges a gift of culture sharing, global awareness – Education Gazette  Contact: Kyungah Lee	Korea
  29 May, 4, 5 June	Code Camps – Future Proof Interactive series  A series of five code camps for Vietnamese school students, in a collaboration between ENZ and Code Avengers.  The aim is to promote New Zealand’s future-proof education.  Contact: Van Banh	Viet Nam
  31 May – 3 June	NAFSA: Association of International Educators annual conference 2022.   This is the largest international education conference in the world, and this year’s theme is 'Building Our Sustainable Future'.  Contact: Lewis Gibson	Denver, Colorado, USA
  14-15 June	Higher Education Consultants Association (HECA) Conference  Conference for college admissions consultants.  Contact: DuBois Jennings	Denver, Colorado, USA
  15-17 June	ICEF Conference  Annual conference for education providers from Australia and New Zealand to meet with student recruitment agents from around the world.  Contact: Agent.help@enz.govt.nz	Adelaide, Australia/ online
  2,3 July	Duc Anh A&T: Global Education Fair  Information for prospective students  Contact: Van Banh	Ho Chi Minh City and Ha Noi, Viet Nam/online
  7,9,10 July	IDP Overseas Study Exhibition  Information for prospective students  Contact: Van Banh	Da Nang, Ha Noi, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  10-11 August	EduTECH expo and Conference  Contact: Alana Pellow	Melbourne, Australia
  15-19 August	New Zealand International Education Conference (NZIEC) 2022  The first conference for New Zealand’s international education sector since 2019  Contact: NZIEC@enz.govt.nz	Online
  13-16 September	European Association for International Education (EAIE)  EAIE is the largest business-to-business conference and international education event in Europe. This year’s theme is ‘The Future in Full Colour’. ENZ will host a pavilion with New Zealand universities and ITPs and run a networking event to engage with existing and new contacts face-to-face.  Contact: Olga Elli	Barcelona, Spain
  14 – 15 September	Asia Pacific Technical Vocational Education and Training (APAC TVET) Forum  A partnership between ENZ, Te Pūkenga and Skills Consulting Group showcasing NZ vocational sector and its expertise. The forum will include academic and business-to-business/government-to-government elements, bringing together stakeholders across Asia and the Pacific to share expertise and capability.  Contact: Richard Kyle	Online –Asia and Pacific wide
  23 September	2022 New Zealand – China Early Childhood Education Symposium   Contact: Rosemary An
  21 – 29 October	China Education Expo (CEE)  Annual exhibition tour hosted by China Education Association for International Exchange (CEAIE) since 2000. This major conference and expo is the leading international education event in China. Contact: Jane Liu	Beijing, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Shanghai

• ENZ launches Korean Student Reporters Programme

  Throughout 2021, this group of student reporters will share everything from their personal experiences to advice for Korean students about to embark on their New Zealand study.

  ENZ Senior Market Development Manager – South Korea, Kay Lee, said that the ENZ Korea blog is an invaluable resource for prospective international students there.

  “All the student reporters are very keen to help future international students avoid mistakes and make better decisions. Their vivid and inspiring stories will help potential international students from Korea to prepare for their study in New Zealand post-COVID.

  “We’re encouraging them to write in an honest and informative way, as their insights as a student are priceless to someone thinking about studying in New Zealand in the future.”

  The student reporters consist of 10 tertiary students (from University of Auckland, University of Otago, University of Canterbury, Unitec, WelTec and Up International College) and 10 secondary school students (from Nelson College for girls, Sacred Heart Girls’ Collage, Bethlehem College, St Peter's Cambridge, Takapuna Grammar School, St Margaret College and Auckland International College).

  The first batch of stories in January included headlines like ‘My first summer break in New Zealand’, ‘Life in New Zealand during COVID-19’, and ‘University entrance preparation in New Zealand’.

  The student reporters programme is the first time ENZ has asked international students from Korea to contribute to our digital content platform in the local language. It is part of ENZ’s Korea team’s efforts to keep the New Zealand education brand alive in-market under the New Zealand Government’s Recovery Plan for International Education. 

• COVID-19: How ENZ is communicating to students, agents and providers

  On our own channels, ENZ’s communications with students are focused on the following streams of work:

  1. Keeping students updated with official government information about the COVID-19 situation in New Zealand, and how this affects them
  2. Supporting international students who are in New Zealand through this difficult time, with content to keep them connected and support their wellbeing.
  3. Keeping New Zealand top of mind for prospective students and providing information about studying here, so we are well positioned to recruit new students when the crisis period is over and borders reopen.

  Agents are a key audience for ENZ, as they are often a student’s first port of call when an issue comes up. Since February 2020, AgentLab has been our primary information channel for communicating with agents updates on COVID-19. The platform has 2,697 users, and has seen a surge in registrations (733 new) in the past three weeks alone.

  We recognise that New Zealand education providers are also communicating with their international students regularly. ENZ hosts a dedicated COVID-19 page for education institutions and stakeholders, and has developed messaging for international students at both a tertiary and secondary school level that providers should feel free to recut for their own channels.

  Finally, ENZ is communicating regularly with institutions and peak bodies through regular meetings and email updates. 

  ​What we’re doing on our student web platforms

  NauMai NZ is our central information for hub for international students in New Zealand. Here, students can find out how to access healthcare, open a bank account, find a rental property, and more.

  Since February, NauMai NZ has hosted a dedicated COVID-19 page that is regularly updated with key information relevant to international students.

  Beyond immediate information updates, our content focus on NauMai NZ for the next few months will be on creating new content to support international students throughout their time in self-isolation and beyond. Wellbeing will be a key theme, as well as helping students stay connected through sharing their stories.

  NauMai NZ COVID-19 information page

  The Study in New Zealand website has a banner at the top and midway down the page that directs to the NauMai NZ COVID-19 info page.

  Tohu the chatbot is available (who lives on the Study in New Zealand website, NauMai NZ and on Facebook Messenger) to answer a number of COVID-19 related queries.

  What we’re doing on student-facing social media

  Our strategy for our student social media pages is first and foremost to ensure COVID-19 information is easy to find for anyone who visits our social pages.  Across our student-facing Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook Group and Weibo pages, we have ‘pinned’ informative posts and links directing to the NauMai NZ COVID-19 page, for up-to-date, relevant information. On WeChat, we have a site tab with regular updated COVID-19 information.

  Over the coming weeks and months, our social media content will also focus primarily on supporting the wellbeing of current international students. We’ll be working with our Kiwi Ambassadors and other students to share their stories, experiences and tips, helping to keep students connected with each other.

  Student emails

  Most of the emails our marketing team sends out to students and prospective students are automated well in advance. It was therefore important for ENZ to review all of our emails to ensure they are relevant in the current national and international environment. 

  • We have paused all of our automated emails except enquiry emails that link prospective students through to institutions they are interested in.
  • We have emailed our current student and prospective student databases to acknowledge the situation and link them through to the NauMai NZ COVID-19 page.
    • Our key message here was that the safety and wellbeing of international students in New Zealand and New Zealand students who are overseas is our top priority at this time, and we look forward to welcoming new international students when borders reopen, and life starts getting back to normal.
  • We will be considering our ongoing automated email stream options over the coming weeks, and re-assessing any necessary content changes.

• Manaaki Scholarships operations transferred to ENZ

  Operational responsibility for the Manaaki New Zealand Scholarships programme was formally transferred to Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao (ENZ) on 1 November 2022, the result of almost two years of sustained effort from both sides. 

  The team transferring from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT), along with other new staff working on the scholarships programme, were welcomed to ENZ with a mihi whakatau by a group that included ENZ Board Chair Steve Maharey and Chief Executive Grant McPherson. 

  Manaaki Scholarships represent the government’s single largest investment in international scholarships and have been awarded for more than 70 years. ENZ is taking over operational management from MFAT, which will remain responsible for setting the strategic direction, alumni relationships and funding the programme.  

  

  On the symbolic handing over of MFAT's ‘living taonga’ to ENZ, Divisional Manager Joanna Kempkers noted, “if our Policy Team are the head, giving strategic direction, and the Alumni Team is the arms, reaching out to embrace scholars on completion, then the Operations Team is the beating heart of the Manaaki Scholarships Programme. We are confident that ENZ will take good care of our team, of the Manaaki Scholarships Programme, and deliver enhanced ‘mana through manaaki’ to our individual scholars.” 

  ENZ and MFAT have worked together on an improvement programme that will get underway early in 2023. This will include a technology upgrade as well as operational policy shifts to strengthen student experience.  

  “This partnership is one of those rare events where logic and virtue combine to provide a stronger and better outcome,” said ENZ Chief Executive Grant McPherson. “It is not just a good idea for our two agencies, but it’s a great idea for NZ Inc and will bring broader benefits beyond our immediate goals.” 

  “We know our own in-country teams already work closely with MFAT on matters concerning the Manaaki Scholars,” says GM Sector Services Sahinde Pala. 

  “This is an exciting opportunity for us to become more closely involved in the scholarships programme and the work on continuous improvements. Our aim is to ensure scholars have an excellent experience and become lifelong ambassadors for Aotearoa New Zealand.” 

  Manaaki Scholarships are a key pillar of Aotearoa New Zealand’s International Development Co-operation, offering more than 1,100 scholarships annually to students from 112 eligible countries to study in Aotearoa New Zealand, in the Pacific, or online.   

  For information on opening dates to apply for Manaaki Scholarships, go to: Application opening and closing dates for your country | MANAAKI | Education New Zealand (nzscholarships.govt.nz)

  Programmes of study can be found here: Types of Manaaki Scholarships | MANAAKI | Education New Zealand (nzscholarships.govt.nz)

  Eligible countries can be found here: 1.Check eligible countries | MANAAKI | Education New Zealand (nzscholarships.govt.nz)

  To contact ENZ’s Manaaki Scholarship team, please email manaaki@enz.govt.nz 

• Haere rā to Brazilian students

  Farewell events for the students have been held around the country, to demonstrate our appreciation of this opportunity, and contribute to the students’ memories of New Zealand. The events also provided an opportunity for diplomats from both countries, and local government representatives to demonstrate the value of international education in building global connections and long-term relationships.

  Events included a sailing trip with Maritime New Zealand, Māori performances, outdoor experiences, and museum tours, organised by Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao (ENZ) alongside regional development agencies. 

  

  Final farewells from students and their supporters in New Zealand and Brazil.

  The final farewell event was online, and included New Zealand Ambassador to Brazil Richard Prendergast, Henrique Choer Moraes, Minister-Counsellor at the Brazilian Embassy in Wellington, and Mr. Roni Miranda Vieira, Director of Education from the Education Secretariat of Paraná state speaking with the students and hearing about their experiences, alongside others involved with the trip. 

  ‘The people were very welcoming – a wonderful experience.’ 

  ‘New Zealand is beautiful, this is the best experience of my life, I’m loving it here!’ 

  ‘We got to know so many places.’ 

  ‘A lovely country and a lovely experience – thank you so much.’ 

  ‘We did a boat cruise in Milford Sound.’ 

  ‘We went with the school to a lot of different places.’ 

  ‘I had a really great time with my host family. They were very kind to me. I’m very sad to leave them.’ 

  ‘I’m getting on very well with my host brother – I think I will miss him when I go back to Brazil.’ 

  ‘It has been an amazing experience – I am learning so many things.’ 

  ‘My host family owns a coffee shop in Rangiora where I go on weekends and have a chance to know different people, they also own a farm and have taught me how to shear a sheep. Another interesting thing I noticed is that depending on the city, I hear a different accent.’ 

  ENZ’s Market Development Manager in Brazil, Bruna de Natale, says this was the first big group of students to come to New Zealand after our borders reopened. 

  “We had all been waiting eagerly for New Zealand’s borders to open again so this programme could get underway after almost two years, and I know the Kiwi schools involved were very excited to welcome these students. It was good to hear about the special memories the students will take home from their trip, including how much they learned. For most students, this was their first international experience and for many of them, being in a multi-cultural class in New Zealand was a very different experience from home. 

  “We hope that the students will stay connected to New Zealand and that this experience will be a good basis and incentive for them to explore further international study options in the future – who knows, we might welcome them back to New Zealand someday, that would be lovely!” 

  The study programme is fully funded by the Paraná Government, through Paraná’s Secretary of Education and Sport, and is expected to continue next year for around 2,000 students. We hope that some of them will be able to come to New Zealand. 

  

  Auckland-based students took part in a sailing trip thanks to Maritime New Zealand and Auckland Unlimited

  

  Students from Freyberg High School saw a presentation on the Iny͂ People of Central Brazil exhibition at Te Manawa Museum in Palmerston North

  

  Visiting Milford Sound was one of the highlights for the Invercargill-based students

  

  Students from Western Heights High School experienced a farewell special day out in Rotorua that included Velocity Valley, ZORB, and the Skyline Rotorua Gondola and Luge, as well as a BBQ lunch.

• MyStudy NZ WeChat mini programme gets a refresh

  MyStudy NZ is our intelligent matching tool which matches prospective students to courses and institutions in New Zealand based on a set of questions and areas of interest. It can be found on www.studyinnewzealand.govt.nz for our western markets.

  However, for our China market who predominantly use WeChat, we developed a mini programme for them in November 2018.

  The new version of the mini programme continues the original smart matching, but is more user-friendly and personalised, making it easy for students to obtain official information about application.

  How is 2.0 better than 1.0? We believe it’s better in eight different ways: 

  1. Social sharing enabled – Prospective students who come across their dream school can now share it to a WeChat friend or group chat immediately. The recipient can open the mini programme and view the details of the school as well.
  2. One-click authorisation – Students won’t have to fill in all the details to become a member anymore. With one click, prospective students can authorise their WeChat accounts to become registered MyStudy NZ members.
  3. Clear living costs displayed – Once prospective students get a match, they can expand and view the annual living costs in a pop-up window.
  4. You can see the latest content with added filter – Without registering, students can view the latest OA articles and filter based on views or posting date.
  5. UX (user experience) optimisation – Users can now choose paths when entering the mini programme.
  6. Complete UI (user interface) update – To remain consistent with the refreshed ‘I am New’ brand.
  7. New notifications – Push notifications will be sent to remind students to register, do course matching, bookmark favourite schools and talk to them.
  8. Speed optimisation and no more errors – We have done some coding optimisations and upgraded our server so the mini programme will load faster and users shouldn’t receive any more error messages.

• From the CE: Accountability and balance

  ENZ has experienced a challenging operating environment in recent years, and it continues to work through changing expectations. In order to best prepare the organisation for the challenges ahead, I recently initiated an organisational restructure, the decisions of which were released to staff this week following a two-week consultation process. 

  I have been very clear as to what I am looking to achieve and have set out the following driving principles of:

  • Clear accountability for the delivery of core services and enabling support.
  • Achieving a balance between New Zealand based and offshore capability.
  • Improving decision making, communication and collaboration by ensuring appropriate spans of control.
  • Optimising spend, where appropriate, to meet government expectations.
  • Identifying and creating opportunities for investment into the future capability needed to deliver our strategy.
  • Positioning ENZ to deliver at speed, with agility and reinforce a culture of high performance.

  Key changes include a realignment and reduction of Senior Leadership roles by more than half, a focus on lifting the capability and resourcing of our international teams, changes for Sector Engagement and Services with a pivot toward a stronger focus on international services, and the creation of a Strategy, Capability and Performance Group. In total 28 roles have been disestablished with 17 new roles created. 

  ENZ now moves into a process to fill these new roles – with leadership roles to be advertised externally shortly. The new organisational structure will come into effect on 3 February 2025. 

  Change is never easy and I understand how difficult this has been for our ENZ team. I am very proud of the professional way everyone has engaged with this process. 

  I appreciate your understanding and patience for our people as we work through the implementation of this new structure. In the meantime, your key contacts and teams will remain the same. I will be able to provide a further update in the New Year.

  He taonga rongonui te aroha ki te tangata

  Kindness to all people is a great treasure.

   

  Ngā mihi nui,  

  Amanda Malu 

  Chief Executive  
  Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao 

• From the CE: Honouring our commitment to international students

  The Government has announced today that a new border exception will allow 250 international PhD and postgraduate students to enter New Zealand and continue their studies.

  Read Minister of Education Chris Hipkins’ official release.

  This is a positive first step on the path to recovery and is consistent with the Recovery Plan for International Education.

  It is recognition that international education is important to New Zealand and will play a vital role in the country’s rebuild and recovery from COVID-19. Prior to COVID, international education was New Zealand’s fifth-largest export earner, earning $5 billion a year and supporting around 45,000 jobs.

  Moreover, the international students included in this group have had their postgraduate study or research disrupted by COVID-19, and cannot complete it due to the practical nature of their course. They have made a commitment to New Zealand, and that’s something we want to honour.

  ENZ’s next step is to work with tertiary providers as they identify and select eligible students, and to continue to work with other government agencies to ensure a safe and considered process is developed for these students to enter the country.

  ENZ is looking forward to further border exceptions that will benefit as many providers and students as possible, when it is safe to do so.

  We will also have work underway to make sure the students entering New Zealand receive a warm welcome and have the information they need to succeed.

  I am very proud of the manaakitanga that New Zealand education providers have been demonstrating throughout the COVID-19 crisis this year.

  Please continue to encourage your students to sign up to NauMai NZ, our digital home for students who have chosen to study in New Zealand. Over the COVID-19 crisis, it has continually been updated and expanded with information international students need to know.

  In the early hours of Saturday, 2 October, ENZ’s NauMai NZ was awarded a Highly Commended in the Student Support category at The PIEoneer Awards. We are delighted to be recognised for this work alongside such a varied list of international organisations.

  You can read more about NauMai NZ in this issue of E-News.

  He waka eke noa (we’re all in this together).

  Grant McPherson

  Chief Executive

  Manapou ki te Ao