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  • Showcasing NZ in cyberspace

    Lisa Futschek, Regional Director – Americas, Japan and Korea, said: “It all stemmed from an industry idea during the Latin American mission in November last year. It was dusk, we were all in a charter coach chugging over the crest of a steep hill and watching the millions of lights of Medellin miraculously materialise below us, when Prof. Al Gillepsie from the University of Waikato, mused about how we should be marketing New Zealand international tertiary education via subject rather than institution. Over a Colombian meal that evening, we sketched out a schematic on what that might look like and the seeds of the virtual fair were sown.”

    International Events Manager Caroline Carruthers said the experience for students was similar to physical fairs. “Students were able to ‘visit’ individual institution’s stands, view videos, pick up brochures and business cards, and ask providers questions.

    “It was interesting to note a change in the way students plan to study overseas. A lot of high school students were planning for their tertiary education overseas. A few years ago, high school students would only ask about high school courses and wouldn’t plan that far ahead.”

    “We are evaluating the feedback we received from the institutes who participated in this pilot and will evaluate if it’s an approach to roll out to other markets and add into our event mix.”

  • OECD education report out

    Education at a Glance provides comparable national statistics measuring the state of education around the world. It provides data on the structure, finances and performance of the education systems in the 34 OECD member countries, as well as a number of G20 and partner countries. Most of the recent data in the report relates to 2012.

    Key findings for international education globally

    • In 2012, more than 4.5 million students were enrolled in tertiary education outside their country of citizenship.

    • The United States has the largest market share of foreign students with 16.4 percent and the United Kingdom is second with 12.6 percent.

    • Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States together receive more than 50 percent of all foreign students worldwide.

    • Students from Asia represent 53 percent of foreign students enrolled worldwide. The largest numbers of foreign students from this continent are from China, India and Korea.

    • Europe is the top destination for tertiary level students enrolled outside their country of origin (48 percent).

    • The number of foreign students in Oceania has tripled since 2000, although this region hosts less than 10 percent of all foreign students.

    Key findings for New Zealand

    • International students make up 16 percent of the New Zealand student population which is double the OECD average and ranks New Zealand fifth in foreign student enrolment as percentage of total tertiary enrolment.

    • New Zealand has the 13th largest market for foreign students in absolute market share terms (at 1.6 percent), about the same as last year but much higher than its share in 2000 (0.4 percent).

    • Three percent of New Zealand tertiary students study abroad.

    • Investment in education has risen to 7.5 percent of GDP which is the fourth highest in the OECD

    • Twenty two percent of all public expenditure is invested in education, the highest percentage in the OECD.

    You can read the full report and examine the data and findings in detail at http://www.oecd.org/edu/eag.htm

  • Record numbers at Viet Nam fairs

    More than 300 students visited the fair in Hanoi and in Ho Chi Minh City attendance was up 86 per cent to more than 700 students, resulting in queues to speak to New Zealand institutions. 

    The fairs showcased 34 New Zealand education institutions from secondary schools, private English language colleges to technical colleges and tertiary institutions, all promoting their courses and campus life to Vietnamese students.

    Students and their parents also had the opportunity to learn about the various scholarships that are available from Viet Nam International Education Development and New Zealand Aid.

    Ziena Jalil, ENZ Regional Director for South and Southeast Asia said: “Viet Nam is an important market for New Zealand education institutions. With nearly 2,000 Vietnamese students already studying in New Zealand, it is the second largest source market within ASEAN for international students.

    “This year’s fairs in Viet Nam helped showcase the true spirit of New Zealand’s innovative education system and the pastoral care commitment that New Zealand institutions have for all students.”

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  • $10 million fund to support teaching of Asian languages

    The first call for registration of interest is open from 13 October to 20 November 2014. All state and state-integrated schools can apply for funding under ALLiS.

    The Government wants to increase second language learning for all students. As well as learning our national and official languages (English, Te Reo Māori, and New Zealand Sign Language), and Pasifika languages, New Zealand needs to increase the number of students learning Asian languages to support our growing trade and international relationships with key Asian countries.

    ALLiS will support schools by setting up new, or strengthening existing, Asian language programmes. ALLiS funding is available for up to 90 schools or clusters of schools, with particular emphasis on those that establish language learning pathways from primary through to secondary schools. The fund will encourage greater collaboration amongst schools in partnership with external Asian Language and Cultural organisations. Once the funding ends, programmes are expected to be self-sustaining.

    China, Japan and Korea are amongst our top five trading partners but the number of students learning these languages in our schools is relatively low compared to other international languages. In 2013, only two secondary schools offered Korean, fewer than 40 schools offered Mandarin Chinese, while Japanese was offered by 160 secondary schools.

    For more information on the ALLiS programme and the funding process visit the Ministry of Education website.

  • China's First Lady receives Honorary Doctorate

    Madame Peng was awarded the Doctor of Literature (honoris causa) in recognition of her international contributions to the performing arts and health and education programmes.

    In the citation in advance of bestowing the honorary doctorate, Sir Richard Taylor noted Madame Peng’s distinguished academic and public service career:

    In the 1980s, she was the first person in China to graduate with a Master’s degree in traditional ethnic music from the prestigious China Conservatory of Music, where she is now both a professor and PhD supervisor. Today she holds a wide array of senior positions in her areas of artistic expertise, including Vice-President of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Vice-Chair of the Chinese Musicians Association, and Dean of the Art Academy of the People's Liberation Army, where she holds the rank of Major-General. Madame Peng is also an Adjunct Professor at Peking University, China’s most highly-regarded university and a close and longstanding partner of Massey University.

    Within China, Madame Peng has worked for many years to promote rural development, girls' and women's education, and public health. She has been an ambassador for tobacco control since 2009, and serves as Voluntary Advocate for HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis control and prevention for the Chinese National Health and Family Planning Commission, which is another Massey University partner in China. In 2011 the World Health Organisation likewise appointed her as a Goodwill Ambassador for Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS, a role that has involved her in a series of high-profile international events to promote concerted action on the two diseases. 

    In March this year, the United Nation Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) named Madame Peng as a Special Envoy for the Advancement of Girls’ and Women’s Education in recognition of her commitment to empowering girls and women through access to quality education, her outstanding contribution to fighting inequalities in education, her devoted service to human development and creativity, and her dedication to UNESCO’s ideals and aims. Addressing Madame Peng, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova said, “To succeed, we need role models, and you are an immense role model for millions of young girls in China and beyond”.

    ENZ’s China Team had suggested a visit by Madame Peng to CoCA, due to its status as the first art and design school outside of North America to be granted “substantial equivalency” by the US National Association of Schools of Art & Design.

    “This visit – the only separate programme for Madame Peng while she was in New Zealand – showcased a niche area where New Zealand institutions are at the forefront globally”, says ENZ's Regional Director Alexandra Grace. 

    “It was clear from the ceremony that Madame Peng was very pleased to receive this honour, and she was visibly impressed by the calibre of students’ work during her post-conferment tour.”

    In her address, Madame Peng expressed her “heartfelt thanks”, describing Massey University as the “leading university in New Zealand” that had produced many outstanding graduates including government ministers, Olympic champions, an All Black coach and many business leaders.

    “All are important contributors to the prosperity of the country and I believe, with this wonderful faculty and its students, Massey University will enjoy an even greater future," she said.

    Find out more about Madame Peng’s visit to Massey University here.

  • Eighth Education Joint Working Group meeting held

    The Chinese delegation was led by Vice Minister of Education Dr Hao Ping. He was accompanied by senior officials from China’s Ministry of Education, the China Scholarship Council (CSC) and the China Education Association for International Exchange (CEAIE). 

    Before the JWG, Vice Minister Hao and his delegation called on Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce, where a range of issues of mutual interest were discussed.

    The JWG is the formal mechanism under which discussions take place between government officials on the bilateral education and training relationship. Established in 2002 – and the first such consultations between China and any foreign country – these meetings provide the opportunity to take stock of what has been achieved and to chart a strategic course for the future.

    “The importance of having such periodic and “formal” consultations can’t really be overstated”, says ENZ's Regional Director – Greater China Alexandra Grace. 

    “Between JWGs there is of course regular interaction, both at ministerial and officials’ level, but the JWG process brings with it its own kind of discipline.  Both sides are acutely aware of the need to evidence progress on both standing agenda items, as well as on newer initiatives.  It is the perfect 'action-forcing' occasion, which also nicely evidences how the bilateral education relationship involves a range of actors on each side”.

    This year’s meeting discussed the promotion of student mobility between New Zealand and China, the teaching of Chinese culture and language in New Zealand, cooperation between education institutions at schooling and tertiary levels, quality assurance projects, New Zealand’s involvement in Chinese training programmes and the implementation of Free Trade Agreement related education initiatives.

    ENZ will follow up on specific opportunities that were discussed during the meeting and liaise with relevant sector peak bodies as appropriate. 

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    Above:Members of the New Zealand and Chinese delegations enjoy a nice Wellington day after the conclusion of the 8th JWG meeting.

    Two arrangements were signed at the meeting, covering qualification recognition and cooperation in higher and vocational education:

    • The Arrangement on Mutual Recognition of Academic Degrees in Higher Education between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of the People’s Republic of China

    • The Arrangement to Operationalise the Vocational Education and Training Model Programme in place between the Ministry of Education of New Zealand and the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China

    An Agreement on Cooperation in Higher Education between Universities’ New Zealand and China Education Association for International Exchange was renewed.

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    Above: Universities New Zealand representative Derek McCormack signs a cooperation agreement with CEAIE Secretary-General Sheng Jianxue, witnessed by Peter Hughes and Dr Hao Ping.

    New Zealand’s delegation was led by Secretary for Education Peter Hughes. ENZ Chief Executive Grant McPherson joined NZQA Chief Executive Dr Karen Poutasi and officials from the Ministry of Education, ENZ, NZQA, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in the meeting. 

    Derek McCormack, Vice Chancellor of AUT University, represented Universities New Zealand to discuss cooperation in higher education and Mark Flowers, Chief Executive of Waikato Institute of Technology, represented New Zealand’s institutes of technology in vocational education discussions.

    The last JWG meeting was held in Beijing in 2010. The next JWG meeting is scheduled for 2016. 

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    Above: ENZ Education Manager An Jiangqun (Rosemary) interprets at the JWG meeting. Rosemary’s skills as a trained interpreter came in handy during technical discussions on education cooperation. 

  • US students win NZ study experience

    The collaboration is part of Education New Zealand’s commitment to the Institute of International Education’s Generation Study Abroad initiative to double the number of students from the United States who study abroad by 2018,

    Participating universities and ITPs funded US$500 tuition or living costs awards, and ENZ funded US$2,000 travel awards to help students pay for their flight to New Zealand.

    Eleven students were offered the US$500 university or ITP excellence awards to study at the University of Auckland, AUT, Unitec, Massey University, the University of Waikato, Victoria University of Wellington, the University of Canterbury, Otago Polytechnic and the University of Otago, and four students (including one who also received an institute award) were offered the US$2,000 travel awards to study at the University of Auckland, the University of Waikato, Massey University Wellington, and the University of Otago.

    As part of the application process, students were required to submit a blog or video explaining why they wanted to study in New Zealand. “The standard of applications received was very high, and their blogs and videos were inventive and entertaining,” said Amy Rutherford, International Market Manager, North America.

    “I can’t wait to see what the students get up to during their time in New Zealand!”

    You can view the application blogs and videos through the links below.

    Phillomena Wong from the University of Southern California, recipient of an AUT University excellence award                 

    Emily Garrett from Park University, recipient of a Massey University excellence award

    Allison Cluett from Brown University, recipient of a University of Otago excellence award

    Nicole Guinn from the University of Mary Washington, recipient of a University of Otago excellence award

    Reese Sun from the University of Texas at Austin, recipient of ENZ travel award, studying at the University of Otago

    Zoa Smalley from the Kansas City Art Institute, recipient of an Otago Polytechnic excellence award

    Leo Valdez from the University of Central Missouri, recipient of a Unitec excellence award

    Sara Lobdell from Franklin and Marshall College, recipient of a University of Auckland excellence award, and an ENZ travel award

    Yasaman Sahba from Southern Methodist University, recipient of University of Canterbury excellence award

    Abe Levitan from Olin College, recipient of a Victoria University of Wellington excellence award

    Logan Coffman from the University of Colorado at Boulder, recipient of a Victoria University of Wellington excellence award

    Annalisa Palmer from the University of Nevada, recipient of an ENZ travel award, studying at Massey University Wellington

    Kora Nixon from Michigan State University, recipient of a University of Waikato excellence award

    Dustin Flores from Utah State University, recipient of ENZ travel award, studying at the University of Waikato. 

  • Sister Schools Fund open

    The fund is open to all New Zealand schools. Grants of approximately $2,000 - $3,000 per school will be awarded to successful schools to establish new sister school relationships, or to strengthen existing relationships, with a focus on sister cities/provinces.

    The fund was announced during the Joint Working Group which took place during the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to New Zealand in November 2014.

    This initiative will support schools to deliver on the Government’s Leadership Statement for International Education, which seeks to increase New Zealanders’ skills and knowledge to operate effectively across cultures. The fund also delivers an outcome from the School Sector International Education Roadmap, in which schools expressed a desire to grow institutional partnership channels with offshore schools.

    A sister school partnership is a planned collaboration designed to offer the partners mutual benefit. Applicants need to explain how their planned activity will contribute to strong sister school relationships which foster learning opportunities, cross-cultural skills development and friendship between our two countries.

    Activities may include (but need not be limited to);

    • staff and/or student exchange

    • curriculum-based collaborative projects

    • enhanced language programmes.

  • New Zealand Cracks Top Five Preferred Overseas Study Destinations for China’s Wealthy

    Rupert Hoogewerf, Founder, Chairman and Chief Researcher of the Hurun Report, noted “New Zealand breaking into the ‘Big 5’ shows how far it has come to building a global education programme, attracting many of China’s most successful families to send their children to study there.  With 80% of these families now looking to send their children to study overseas, New Zealand’s all-round education system is able to compete at the very highest levels in the world”.

    ENZ received a “Best of the Best” award for this achievement.  The awards are based on the annual Chinese Luxury Consumer Survey (CLCS), now in its 11th year.  Between September and November 2014 the Hurun Report surveyed 376 Chinese individuals with at least CNY 10 million (NZD 2 million) personal wealth.  62% surveyed were from the first tier cities of Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen and Guangzhou.

    Those surveyed were asked, “what is your preferred overseas study destination?”.  New Zealand followed the US, UK, Australia, and Canada (out of 12 countries), and edged out Switzerland, a popular education destination with the world’s wealthy.   

    “This recognition hasn’t come about by accident”, said Regional Director Alexandra Grace.  “We have made a deliberate effort to connect with the Hurun Report’s readership, and to showcase that New Zealand education is something to which to aspire.  We have done this in various ways, including through Hurun media interviews with our Prime Minister, Hon Steven Joyce, and with leaders such as Auckland Mayor, Len Brown.  The messaging in all has been consistent: New Zealand offers high quality, personalised education in a world-class environment.  Our education system fosters creativity and innovation; ideas are born in our country.  And future leaders across all sectors are developed in our country”.

    This isn’t the only award won recently by ENZ’s China Team.  “We had a very successful year on the awards and recognition front in China last year”, said Alex.  “We are off to a good start this year by also being awarded an “international partner award” from the China Education Association for International Exchange”.

  • Auckland students welcomed

    Auckland-based students hailing from Korea, Germany, China, Japan, Brazil and Russia were waiting for the doors to open and the powhiri and mayoral welcome to begin.

    Once inside, the students flocked to the 30-plus tourism and service provider stalls and to take part in the games, with the FIFA kick-wall proving most very popular.

    Live entertainment throughout the day greatly added to the atmosphere, as did the awarding of spot prizes.

    Three Blues players and the FIFA Ambassadors (past All Whites Ivan Vicelich, Andy Boyens and Dan Ellensohn) did Q&A sessions on the main stage which were well attended.

    Six of Study Auckland’s top Indian education agents and 10 Indian students who have recently arrived to take up New Zealand India Scholarships for 2015 and were at the event, and one of them, Ketaki Khare, had this to say, “It was as an absolutely wonderful experience to be at the International InAKL Student Event where all of us were greeted so warmly by the Mayor, and by Auckland itself with such a marvellous sunny morning!

    “The school kids who performed the kapa haka were absolutely delightful and put a big smile on all of our faces. The highlight though, for me, was getting to meet the Auckland Blues! It was incredible how modest and friendly they are!”

    Education providers saw value in the event as a great show of manaakitanga (welcome), and as Jennifer Kirkham, Director of International Students, Botany Downs Secondary College put it.

    “Our students had a great time at the Auckland Student Welcome that took place in the Cloud last Thursday.  The Cloud was the perfect venue, with a vibrant and warm Pacific flavour.  It opened our students’ eyes to what the city has to offer and gave them a chance to take selfies with the Mayor, the Blues, the Police and just to wander around and meet other students. 

    “It also gave us a chance to show our students that they are welcome not only in our school, but that the city as a whole values their presence. Our students had a lot of fun and took a walk around the Viaduct afterwards to see the Volvo Ocean Race Yachts - just another beautiful day in fabulous Auckland!  Our students loved it. “

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