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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.
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Otago strengthens its engagement with China
The agreement with Nanjing Medical University will see increased engagement between the two institutions in research as well as staff and student mobility, starting with a Nanjing Medical University delegation visiting the University of Otago later this year.
University of Otago, Deputy Vice-Chancellor – External Engagement, Professor Helen Nicholson said Nanjing Medical University was a well-respected and internationally recognised institution.
“We are looking forward to building strong academic, research and mobility links with them, with a focus on pharmacy and the wider health sciences.”
Professor Nicholson and Director International, Jason Cushen, travelled as part of the Dunedin City mayoral delegation to mark the 25th anniversary of Dunedin’s sister city relationship with Shanghai, as well as to hold alumni events in Shanghai and Beijing to celebrate the university’s 150th anniversary.
The Shanghai visit involved the University of Otago and Dunedin City in a number of events including a meeting with the Mayor of Shanghai on 15 July, a formal Shanghai City welcome banquet, and meetings with key education institution partners including Fudan University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the University of Shanghai.
“We marked these important milestones and honoured our sister-city relationship with a number of events held in conjunction with the mayoral delegation. The strong relationship between the University of Otago and the City of Dunedin is an important factor in the University’s engagement with Shanghai and greater China,” said Professor Nicholson.
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Insights from China
Session One: It’s all about the relationship: that’s the main message to emerge from a panel discussion between education providers that have partnered with institutions in China.
Professor Alister Jones is Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Waikato, which has a joint institute to fully deliver its degrees at Zhejiang University City College in Hangzhou.
“It can take 15 to 25 years to create those relationships so it’s important to maintain your China team,” says Alister.
Steve Burt, Director of International Education at Kāpiti College, says his school began developing its ties with schools in China by working with a Chinese education bureau eight years ago.
For the Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT), developing relationships with organisations in China’s provinces help it diversify and build on its strengths in viticulture and wine.
Fred Koenders, EIT’s Executive Dean for Commerce and Technology, says China is looking to increase its capabilities in vocational education.
Tips for forming partnerships
The panel’s tips for partnering with institutions in China include:
- Do your research.
- Be prepared to invest time and money into developing the relationship.
- There is no substitute for face-to-face communication.
- It’s critical to have a fluent Chinese speaker on your team.
- Your Chinese partners may become friends for life.
Session Two: Digital marketing in China
China has a unique and challenging digital landscape. So how can New Zealand’s education sector use digital marketing to effectively promote themselves in China?
Euan Howden, ENZ’s Director of Marketing Platforms and Campaigns, and Jordi Du, New Zealand General Manager of digital agency UMS, shared their insights into China’s social media landscape at NZIEC.
Is WeChat enough?
Jordi advises education providers adopt an omni-channel approach to digital marketing in China, rather than relying on WeChat.
He says it’s important to look beyond WeChat because:
- There are barriers to registering a WeChat official account.
- It can be expensive to invest in content, media and campaigns.
- It’s difficult to measure conversion.
- WeChat isn’t the right channel to target Generation Z (born from the mid-1990s to early 2000s) or possibly Generation Y (born from 1980 to 1994).
ENZ’s approach
Western websites and social media platforms have issues with accessibility, performance and loading speed in China, so ENZ has created bespoke digital technology to share the New Zealand education story with Chinese students.
We have multiple touchpoints with our Chinese audience, including an official WeChat account, a China-hosted version of our Study in New Zealand website, email, online media and a WeChat mini program to encourage students to use our My StudyNZ tool to connect with New Zealand education providers.
Creating a content strategy
When it comes to content strategy, Euan says some things are the same in China as they would be anywhere else.
“People want relevant content, in the right place, that resonates with them and makes them want to learn more.”
He advises using your own sources, such as current students, alumni, parents and agents, to create and share content across channels and tools.
Euan also suggests:
- Choosing the right platform by understanding where your target audience is.
- Developing carefully targeted content in the best possible format.
- Aligning with ENZ’s campaigns for better brand recall.
- Exploring and making use of key opinion leaders (KOLs) in China.
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Global initiatives show the benefits of collaboration
New Zealand Ambassador to Thailand, Taha Macpherson, at the opening of the AUT/RMUTT Thai-New Zealand Centre.
Auckland University of Technology (AUT) is celebrating two new transnational educational initiatives.
Designed to share New Zealand’s unique education offering with the world, these new projects are the result of years of relationship-building.
AUT joined with Thailand’s prestigious Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi (RMUTT) to open the AUT/RMUTT Thai-New Zealand Centre earlier this month.
Based at RMUTT’s Bangkok campus, the centre is dedicated to English language learning – for students, entrepreneurs and the general public. Eventually, this will enable more Thai students to study at English-speaking providers overseas.
Secondly, in early August, AUT became the first New Zealand university to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education. This makes AUT the official institutional partner for the board’s new learning platform to promote inquiry-based learning to both students and teachers.
ENZ General Manager International, Lisa Futschek, describes these collaborative efforts as “significant milestones”.
“Transnational education initiatives like these ones not only raise the profile of New Zealand education overseas, but are crucial steps in New Zealand’s internationalisation journey,” she says.
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Refresh of ENZ Recognised Agency programme
The ENZ Recognised Agency is a programme focused on identifying and engaging with proven, committed and ethical education agencies. It was re-launched in late 2018.
ENZ is dedicated to increasing engagement with quality education agencies that have demonstrated a long-term commitment to promoting New Zealand as an international study destination and are successfully placing students at New Zealand education providers.
The Recognised Agency programme intends to allow ENZ to better, and more regularly, interact with high-quality education agents. While it is not a regulatory programme, it is anticipated that education providers and prospective students will have a higher level of confidence in the quality, expertise and commitment of a Recognised Agency.
Recognised Agencies are able to display the above logo.
Go to our StudyinNewZealand website to view the refreshed list. For queries regarding education agents, please email: agenthelp@enz.govt.nz.
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Message from the Secretary of Education
Tēnā koutou
You will have seen that the Prime Minister has made an announcement this afternoon. It includes the following information concerning all foreign nationals travelling from, or transiting through mainland China:
“The Government is placing temporary entry restrictions into New Zealand on all foreign nationals travelling from, or transiting through mainland China to assist with the containment of the novel coronavirus and to protect New Zealand and the Pacific Islands from the disease.
This will take effect from tomorrow and will be in place for up to 14 days. This position will be reviewed every 48 hours.
Any foreign travellers who leave or transit through mainland China after 2 February 2020 (NZ time) will be refused entry to New Zealand.
Any foreign travellers in transit to New Zealand on 2 February 2020 will be subject to enhanced screening on arrival but, pending clearance, will be granted entry to New Zealand.
New Zealand citizens and permanent residents returning to New Zealand will still be able to enter, as will their immediate family members, but will be required to self-isolate for 14 days on arrival back in the country.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has also raised its travel advice to New Zealanders for all of mainland China to “Do not travel”, the highest level."
The Ministry of Education, TEC, and NZQA are working together and we will provide you with information over the next couple of days regarding the Government’s announcement. In the meantime please contact TEC, NZQA or the Ministry of Education with any questions or concerns. We will keep our websites updated.
Please continue to refer to the Ministry of Health website for health advice and the latest information:
Novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) guidance – Ministry of Health
Everyone's health and wellbeing, including international students’, is important to us. While there are no confirmed or suspected cases in New Zealand at the moment, the Ministry of Health continues to encourage a precautionary approach and a focus on good hygiene. Please err on the side of caution and be alert, not alarmed.
Thank you for your recent work and support helping our students, parents, staff and providers on this issue, I appreciate the complexity that the current situation causes. I know you all have the interests of our children and students as your priority.
Nāku noa, nā
Iona Holsted
Secretary for Education
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Update on New Zealand-China Tripartite Fund 2020
As previously advertised, the deadline for applications is 1 March 2020, with a project start date of 1 May 2020, and end date of 30 April 2021.
Education New Zealand will provides updates on this as necessary.
Since its inception in 2005, the Tripartite Fund has supported the development of strategic research relationships between New Zealand and China.
Universities are invited to submit proposals for the latest round, with up to $30,000 available per application to support quality, high-level research and collaboration. The fund seeks to initiate new tripartite partnerships and facilitate the development of existing partnerships between a New Zealand university and two Chinese partner universities.
Eligible Tripartite Fund subjects can be drawn from the arts, humanities, social sciences, sciences and applied sciences including agriculture, food safety, conservation, forestry, advanced materials engineering and environmental science.
Since 2009, Auckland University of Technology (AUT) has worked on tripartite collaborative projects with Shanghai Jiao-Tong University (SJTU) and Xinjiang University in China.
AUT Professor of Computer Science and Director KEDRI, Nikola Kasabov, said that the ‘three brothers’ partners have exchanged multiple visits of both staff members and students.
“The outcomes have been outstanding, including a large number of joint papers published in international journals and conferences, joint methods and software development in computational intelligence and applications in health, environment protection, and predicting hazardous events.”
Professor Kasabov was also appointed as Advisory Professor to SJTU, meeting with PhD students and staff on an annual basis.
“The collaboration helps staff and students to work together on new frontiers of information and computer sciences and technologies along with important applications for both countries.”
To apply, complete this application form and submit it to china@enz.govt.nz. Any queries can also be sent to this address.
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New scholarship programme highlights NZ as global leaders in agricultural climate change
The new scholarship called the New Zealand Global Research Alliance Doctoral Scholarships (NZ-GRADS) programme will see six science students from developing countries complete their PhDs at a New Zealand university.
"New Zealand is a global leader on climate change. As part of that leadership role, we’ve created these scholarships to support global efforts to tackle climate change and foster the next generation of climate scientists. We need to ensure the world’s brightest minds have access to our world-class education,” Mr O’Connor said.
Funding for the new scholarships is being provided by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), in support of the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases (GRA).
The GRA focuses on improving agricultural productivity and production efficiency while addressing agricultural greenhouse gas emissions and food security. It also facilitates a wide range of capability building and research programmes.
“New Zealand is a founding member and key contributor to the GRA. Our role is at the core of our global leadership on climate change”, he said.
“Our leadership is well recognised by other countries and was praised by the United Nations Secretary General during his visit to New Zealand in May 2019.
“Through the GRA we have successfully mobilised action around the world - from governments, international organisations and producers - to better understand the opportunities we have to reduce global agricultural greenhouse gas emissions.
“We are committed to supporting the scientific capability in developing countries, and to broadening the pool of innovation and ideas globally. These scholarships will help us tap into the new research and knowledge these students will bring to New Zealand, while enabling them to expand their knowledge and expertise in agriculture emissions science”.
Applications open today (3 February 2020) and close 1 June 2020. Scholarship details are available on the Global Research Alliance and the Education New Zealand webpages.
Media contact: Nikki Prendergast 021 811 248
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New Zealand-India academic partnerships to be strengthened through proposed IITD New Zealand Centre
It is expected that the centre will host visiting researchers and academics, act as a forum for diplomatic and trade dialogue among different sectors, and support student mobility.
ENZ Regional Director – Asia, John Laxon says that the New Zealand Centre would be a one-of-a-kind research establishment.
“A research-focused New Zealand Centre at IIT Delhi builds on New Zealand’s status as the preferred education destination for students, with a 71 per cent increase in Indian students choosing to study in New Zealand universities in 2019. We are committed to strengthening the research and education ties between New Zealand and India, and are excited to be partnering with a prestigious institution in IIT Delhi.”
Dean of Alumni Affairs and International Programmes, Prof. Sanjeev Sanghi, says IIT Delhi was committed to quality education for students and pleased to be associated with New Zealand.
“The New Zealand Centre embodies our efforts to embrace internationalisation, open up opportunities for new research collaborations and increase global exposure for our students. We look forward to collaborating more with universities from New Zealand.”
