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Code Administrator transfer to take place in August
On that date NZQA officially becomes the Code Administrator.
Until 1 August, Code signatories should continue to contact the Code Office at the Ministry of Education for Code related matters. The NZQA will announce future arrangements for Code signatories, ahead of the transfer.
The Ministry of Education received 44 submissions on the proposal to transfer functions, including 37 from signatory providers (20 schools, 12 private training establishments, 1 ITP, and four universities), plus seven submissions from sector bodies.
The majority of submissions supported the proposal, but some questions were raised around potential costs, NZQA’s jurisdiction and ongoing support that would be available to providers, especially schools.
Potential costs associated with the transfer will be covered by the Ministry of Education and NZQA - there will be no cost to the Export Education Levy.
The transfer will improve alignment between Code quality assurance and other wider quality assurance processes which NZQA has responsibility for in the non-university tertiary sector. Combining this work in one agency will improve efficiency and avoid duplication.
As the Code Administrator, NZQA will develop relationships with the Education Review Office, and further its existing relationships with schools. Current arrangements with the Education Review Office and Universities New Zealand on Code-related quality assurance will remain the same, unless changes are discussed and agreed collectively by all parties.
The Ministry of Education and NZQA are working closely to ensure that all Code signatories are well supported and all functions are carried out as usual during the transition period.
Current arrangements through which students lodge complaints with the International Education Appeal Authority (IEAA) with decisions reached by the IEAA and Review Panel will continue for the time being.
A formal notice on this change was published in the New Zealand Gazette on 30 May 2013.
More information can be found at the Ministry of Education’s website here
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Great Air NZ packages for international students
“Fly to Celebrate Graduation” is a special offer open to Chinese students and their families (up to four people including the student) flying back to Auckland for their graduation ceremony. When booking, they’ll need to show their graduation letters.
The offer, which can only be booked in China through the Air New Zealand China Travel Centre (call 0400 101 8080), is for sale from 1 July till 10 September for travel between 25 August and 20 September 2013.
The package’s return economy fare, CNY 5500, is up to 20 percent cheaper than a normal fare.
A second package – “explorerPASS” - gives US and Canadian students travelling to New Zealand on Air New Zealand an easy and cost-effective way to travel within New Zealand and also visit Australia and the Pacific Islands on the same trip.
For more information on how this pass works and terms and conditions please visit the website.
The pass is on sale till 31 December 2013 for travel starting on or before 30 June 2014.
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Kiwi robots breakthrough in China schools
At the 2013 world robotics championship New Zealand high schools won three of the five high school divisions and went on to win the World Championships.
Students from Glenfield College and teachers from Glenfield College, Westlake Girls High School and Massey University, led by Chris Hamling, National Manager of Kiwibots were invited by Tianjin Association for Science and Technology (TAST) to attend last month’s Tianjin Science Week.
They visited five schools in the northern Chinese city. As well as showing off their robots, the teachers also did a number of presentations about New Zealand’s education system on the theme of “How we make winning students”.
Chris says “We wanted to build up from a simple description of how robotics are used in the classroom and then go on to illustrate how New Zealand's education system emphasizes practical work.
“Our ESOL support is important in allowing international students to find their feet quickly and that our universities are an important part of our education pipeline.”
The Kiwi party was followed from school-to-school by CCTV, China’s largest television channel.
Earlier this year TAST approached Chris wanting New Zealand schools to take part because China, like New Zealand, wants to to accelerate scientific progress and develop new technology, popularize scientific knowledge and create an environment for innovation. Chris says discussions between TAST and the Kiwibots led them to conclude that “it is primarily because of our education system that we are so successful”.
Education New Zealand Senior Education Manager in Beijing, Stijn Te Strake, says “stimulating creativity through education is a recurring theme in dialogue with China and other Asian countries looking towards technological innovation to advance rapidly developing economies.
“Kiwibots is a great demonstration of New Zealand’s strengths in these areas, in a fun and engaging manner that all can relate to.
“During the visit we saw New Zealand and Chinese students interacting and learning from each other, with their passion for science and technology as the basis of common understanding.”
Education New Zealand (ENZ) supported the Kiwibots visit to Tianjin. Last December ENZ also supported the Asia-Pacific Robotics Championship held in Auckland to leverage and promote New Zealand as a study destination, particularly for middle and high school students with an interest in technology.
More than 500 students in nearly 150 teams competed in this championship, with 70 percent coming from offshore, mostly China (77 teams) but also Hong Kong and Singapore.
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GCC strategy released tomorrow
Like other NZ Inc strategies, such as the ones for India and China, the GCC strategy will include international education goals.
The GCC countries are: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Watch the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade website to get a copy of the strategy.
There is more information on the NZ Inc strategies here.
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Changes to ENZ in Vietnam
Nga Phuong Tran, who has worked with many in the New Zealand international education industry over the last three years, is again working fulltime for New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE).
ENZ is in the final stages of appointing a new, fulltime Market Development Manager (MDM) in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC). Once appointed, the MDM will be responsible for all support and logistics around the education fairs usually provided by ENZ, other recruitment activities as well as helping New Zealand education providers expand their engagement with Vietnam.
Until the new MDM in HCMC is appointed, please direct all enquiries related to Vietnam to the ENZ Regional Director, Izak Human.
When this latest appointment is made, ENZ will have fulltime representatives in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam. All of these Southeast Asian regional representatives are able to provide information on:
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education opportunities in their respective countries;
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local regulations regarding provision of education services;
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assistance with finding suitable partner institutions; and
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how to connect with national education ministries and officials.
ENZ representatives also maintain regular contact with a network of regional education agents and would welcome information on specific programmes or study options that you may want to promote in South East Asia.
Nga’s farewell message is that over the last three years “I have had the privilege of working with over 90 New Zealand education providers from all over New Zealand. I have met with so many memorable and wonderful people from different institutions. Many of you have taken a proactive and innovative approach to promoting New Zealand education in the Vietnamese market – so keep it up!
Thank you for your support and friendship.”
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Dragons documentary airs in China
Guangzhou TV screened the series on their Young channel from Monday to Thursday, and they’ve also made it available on their digital cable service so it’s downloadable and viewable in Guangzhou via the internet TV channel Tang Guo Shi Guang. Guangzhou TV informed us they also plan to play it on their English channels and Comprehensive Channel (their core channel).
Dragons in a Distant Land is documentary series about studying and living in New Zealand. The series tells the stories of six students currently studying in New Zealand and the experiences of their parents back in China. It also shares the stories of alumni working in both New Zealand and China. The documentary is available in both Mandarin and English and can be screened in two or four parts.
Other channels are confirming their screening times – we don’t expect to hear of them in advance but we’ll inform you if we do. Please keep an eye on our website and International Education News for further updates.
Here is a link to the Dragons in a Distant Land trailer that your agents can embed on their websites:
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ENZ hosts agents and alumni in Japan
There are many New Zealand providers and agents who are working hard in Japan, and we know that there are more who would like to make forays in to this market. In line with these activities and initiatives, ENZ is making a concerted effort to re-enage with Japan – changing its status from a Tier Three to a Tier Two priority market, and ensuring it receives additional marketing support and investment.
New Zealand and Japan have a long history of education cooperation – Japan is New Zealand’s fourth largest source country for international students, with 9,563 Japanese students in 2012.
There is plenty of opportunity to grow from this strong base, and New Zealand is more committed than ever to engage at all levels – including government, as demonstrated by the visit in the same week by the Minster for Tertiary Education Skills and Employment, Hon. Steven Joyce to strengthen our education relationship.
New Zealand is an ideal partner for Japan in its bid to internationalise its education system and its workforce, providing a prime destination for Japanese students to learn English – formally and informally – in a world-class education system within a multicultural environment.
The agent networking events held in Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka and were designed to give New Zealand education providers the opportunity to reconnect with their existing Japanese agents and expand their network of education agent contacts in Japan. It was also an opportnity to promote ENZ’s new online agent e-learning programme which provides agents with current and relevant information on New Zealand and New Zealand education.
The events featured a presentation from ENZ on New Zealand’s unique study benefits and an update from Immigration New Zealand on their new Immigration ONLINE visa processing, scheduled for launch in the first quarter of 2014, plus, of course, an opportunity to network and socialise afterwards.
It is hoped that the agents left these events with a clear sense that they are very much valued as promoters and sellers of New Zealand education to Japanese students and their families.
The purpose of the alumni networking event in Tokyo was to help keep the alumni connected with New Zealand and with one another, and affirm their roles as willing ambassadors for New Zealand education.
The alumni networking reception was held at the New Zealand Embassy in Toyko, and it proved to be the perfect venue for hosting the approximately 40 alumni and the New Zealand education providers who were in town for the agent events.
The networking function included speeches from New Zealand’s Ambassador to Japan, Mark Sinclair, Minister Joyce and invited Japanese alumni, and included a performance from Tomitsuyu (stage name) a geisha in training.
The event also included a classic kiwi BBQ and a yes/no game much loved by the Japanese.
A nice moment recalled by the two ENZ staff who attended was of alumni taking photos of themselves eating pavlova to post on their Facebook pages.
The activities in Japan supported ENZ’s recently launched ‘Study in New Zealand’ school campaign in which showcases to prospective school students and their parents that you get more from a New Zealand education: a better learning experience, greater lifestyle opportunities and the foundations for a promising future and career.
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Japan promotes study abroad
The programme also aims to substantially alleviate the financial burden on students studying abroad by combining public- and private-sector scholarship programmes.
The number of Japanese students studying abroad has been on a downward trend, with a total of 58,060 in 2010 after peaking in 2004 at 82,945. The Japanese Education Ministry’s analysis has found that students are increasingly reluctant to study abroad for reasons such as overseas study experience not necessarily being an advantage when searching for a job; having to repeat the same year after returning to Japan; and the high cost.
Based on these findings, the Ministry has come up with a vision of creating a "global human resource development community," in which the government, companies and universities join hands to promote studying abroad among students. The Ministry has already set aside 15.3 billion yen (NZ$195 million) for a study-abroad scholarship programme for 32,500 university students and 3,600 high school students - three times the figure for the current fiscal year.
Participating companies will be asked to select students and offer them seminars before and after they study abroad, in which company employees discuss topics like "why studying abroad is necessary" and "how to make use of your study-abroad experiences in society." The companies are then expected to implement internships and hold company information sessions to effectively link returnees to employment. The government will also encourage participating companies to share information on students with study-abroad experiences in an effort to give them advantages in receiving informal job offers.
In a separate move, the Ministry has also decided that the teaching of English should start from the third grade at elementary school level, rather than the fifth grade under the current system. It plans to introduce the new system by 2020, with the aim of better preparing students for an international environment in the future. Third and fourth graders will study English once or twice a week, while fifth and sixth graders will do so three times a week. While English is not currently designated an official subject, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology will upgrade it to an official course for fifth and six graders.
Source: Mainichi Newspaper 21 October 2013
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Korea signings mark progress
This is an important step in the Government’s on-going engagement with Korean education authorities to increase the acceptance of New Zealand senior secondary qualifications, and as a result, raise the awareness and desirability of New Zealand education for Korean international students.
The two Korean agencies, the Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation and the National Institute for Lifelong Education , are key organisations responsible for developing Korea’s national secondary curriculum and assessment and promotion of lifelong education.
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PM’s Scholarships for Asia announced
The PMSA is an outbound scholarship programme, with funding of $9 million over five years provided in Budget 2013 as part of the Government's Internationally Focused Growth Package.
This first round sees 89 of New Zealand's outstanding students selected to attend some of the top universities in Asia. Successful scholarship recipients for this first round include a Bachelor of Science student from Victoria University who will study at Osaka University for two trimesters, a Bachelor of Design (Hons) student from Massey University who will study for one semester at NanyangTechnological University in Singapore.
Students will gain an international education experience, helping them to develop skills to prosper in the global economy, operate comfortably in different countries and cultures, and increase our people-to-people links with the world.
Scholarship recipients will bring back new ideas and develop a deeper understanding of other cultures, and while away, will act as ambassadors for New Zealand, helping to promote the quality of our education system.
The scholarships will also help us develop deeper links with some of the top education institutions in Asia, and help build networks with our key Asian trading partners.
Education New Zealand (ENZ), who is managing this outbound scholarship programme, has been working closely with all our universities to ensure the success of this first selection round.
Selections were made by a panel made up of members from the Asia New Zealand Foundation, Universities New Zealand, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and ENZ.
Applications for the 2014/15 rounds of the Prime Minister's Scholarships for Asia will open in January 2014.
