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• CPIT graduates share honours in ENZ’s Virtual Re-Start Fashion Competition

  Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT) fashion graduates Phoebe Ratcliff-Reid and Melissa McIndoe, with their Malaysian counterparts from Raffles College and the Malaysian Institute of Arts, won first and second prize in Education New Zealand’s New Zealand Week fashion competition held in Kuala Lumpur this week.
  
  Fittingly, the fashion collection was based on the theme of ‘rejuvenation’ and inspired by the rebuild of Christchurch city.
  
  Along with CPIT, students from Massey University, Otago Polytechnic, Bay of Plenty Polytechnic, Whitieria Community Polytechnic and WINTEC took part. They worked ‘virtually’ in pairs with their Malaysian counterparts to create four distinct outfits.
  
  Education New Zealand developed the Virtual Re-Start Fashion Competition to showcase the quality of New Zealand fashion institutions and attract the attention of Malaysian students, encouraging them to come and study in New Zealand. More than 2000 Malaysian students studied in New Zealand last year.
  
  The winners were:
  •    1st prize
  Phoebe Radcliff-Reid (CPIT)
  Kathryn Lagrosa Rao (Raffles College of Higher Education)
  
  •    2nd prize
  Melissa McIndoe (CPIT)
  Liew Chee Yeng (Malaysian Institute of Arts)
  
  •    3rd prize
  Hannah Shand (Massey University)
  Moto Keek Wen Han (Raffles College of Higher Education)

• Update on sending promotional materials to Viet Nam

  A Vietnamese Government circular also states that if the declared value of goods for onward sale, and sent by a courier company, is less than 1 million VND, no import duty needs to be paid. Over this amount, import duty must be paid. 

  In addition, all importers of “cultural goods” must obtain a cultural licence from the Department of Information and Communications, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

  “Cultural goods” includes written materials such as education promotion resources. 

  If you are sending materials to education agents, they should be able to obtain the cultural licence. If you planning to send materials elsewhere, and assistance is required, please contact in advance the New Zealand Embassy in Ha Noi or the New Zealand Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City for more information.

  Other tips for institutions sending materials to Viet Nam include:

  • You should send materials well in advance of any planned events

  • If import duty has to be paid, please aarrange with your freight company for the sender (rather than receiver) to cover this cost – this speeds up the process for the Embassy or Consulate if there are any problems

  • If arranging materials to be sent to Viet Nam from third countries, remember to instruct foreign printers accordingly

  • Remember also to include this information when organising shipments through BPO Intelligence (BPO)

• Immigration physician panel update

  The agreement will improve the quality of health examinations visa applicants receive from doctors and radiologists undertaking immigration health examinations. Implementation of the aligned network will take place in three phases and is expected to be fully completed by mid 2014. 

  Removals and additions to INZ’s panel physician list in this phase of alignment will become effective on 30 June 2013. Panel physicians being removed from INZ’s list have been informed not to accept appointments after 29 June 2013.

  Applicants who have had a medical and/or chest X-ray certificate completed by a panel physician being removed from INZ’s panel will still be able to submit these certificates with their visa application if they have been completed prior to 30 June 2013.

  The aligned network will be jointly managed and co-ordinated by INZ and the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC).

  The benefits of alignment include:

  • improved customer service;

  • targeted communication, administration, performance management and training for a single panel physician network, and related cost savings;  

  • enhanced integrity through robust auditing and analysis;

  • expansion of tuberculosis screening and treatment networks; and

  • progression of the immigration Five Country Conference objectives including: the promotion of health protection and efficiency through effective shared management and quality assurance, and promoting best practice, partnership and shared investment.

  A key consideration in developing this agreement is that the panel physician network remains responsive to the needs of INZ and DIAC visa applicants.  INZ and DIAC are working closely together to develop and implement a joint management framework.

  The INZ panel physician list is on the INZ website.  If applicants are unsure whether their medical certificates have been completed by a panel physician they should refer to the INZ website, or contact their nearest INZ office for further advice.

  INZ have also published additional information on the Questions and Answers section of its website.

• Wānanga capture India’s interest

  Yesterday the delegation took part in the second meeting of the India New Zealand Education Council (INZEC) and the first to be held in New Zealand.

  A focus of the visit was to explore New Zealand’s approach to Māori-centred learning in the tertiary sector. On Monday the delegation visited Te Whare Wānanga O Awanuiārangi at the University of Auckland.

  Dr Raju was interested in New Zealand’s approach to integrating Māori culture into modern-day education frameworks and how New Zealand lifts the achievement of Māori learners. The Indian Government sees education as integral for supporting India’s aboriginal tribes’ prosperity and engagement with wider Indian society.

  “It was agreed by the Indian delegation, and the wānanga, that it was important to strike a balance between modernity and tradition, recognising the legitimacy of indigenous knowledge and the wider benefits of education as they relate to future employment but also wider cultural and community values,” says Ziena Jalil, Education New Zealand’s Regional Director South Asia.

  “Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi expressed their desire to progress the relationship with India given the wānanga’s capability and success in running indigenous institutions from governance and curriculum development to connecting with the mainstream education system.”

  The aboriginal tribes of India are its oldest inhabitants, making up 8.6 percent (more than 104 million people) of the country’s population.

  Discussions at the INZEC meeting, held in Wellington, highlighted New Zealand’s approach to vocational pathways and qualification recognition, accreditation and institutional linkages for Indian and New Zealand tertiary institutions.

  Ziena says “Given the short lead-in time for the second INZEC meeting, and that less than one year has passed since the inaugural meeting, the focus of the meeting was around re-committing to the relationship and critically, to agree to processes that would encourage joint activities supported by joint funding.”

  While in New Zealand, Dr Raju had bilateral meetings with Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Steven Joyce and Minister of Education Hekia Parata. Dr Raju also visited the Education Review Office and Teachers Council. 

• Jovem Nerds hitting the right spot in Brazil and New Zealand

  Every semester the Jovem (or 'Young') Nerds travel to a new part of the world giving viewers the inside guide to local 'nerd' culture.

  In this trip the Nerds promoted New Zealand as an English language destination to their large youth audience, and showcased some of the best that our tourism industry has to offer.

  While here, the Nerds published on Twitter and Instagram and have, since returning to Brazil, published two video blogs on YouTube, which have received more than 250,000 views collectively. There have been 550,000 downloads of the Nerdcast and 600,000 views of the videos released to date.

  Traffic from Brazil to ENZ's student website increased by 125% for the month of June, and English language schools featured in the videos have reported an increase in traffic to their websites – one school received their usual monthly traffic in one day.

  Five videos will be posted in total.

  ENZ is looking to identify key opinion leaders in other priority markets to replicate this highly-successful awareness-raising campaign.

  View the New Zealand highlights of the Jovem Nerds' trip on their blog. 

• NZ partners Global Skills Summit

  New Zealand is a country partner for the event which will provide a platform for discussion and information exchange, and help foster the government, industry and business relationships that underpin the India-New Zealand education relationship.

  New Zealand's education relationship with India has grown stronger over the past few years, particularly with the establishment of the India-New Zealand Education Council (INZEC) and with the reciprocal high-level delegations that have taken place.

  These visits have created channels for a dynamic two-way relationship between our countries, and exposed India to New Zealand’s expertise in vocational training and skills development, and allowed first-hand experience of our education facilities.

  There is a wealth of opportunities for New Zealand to collaborate with India and support the country with their ambitious skills development goals, especially in key areas such as agriculture and food processing, tourism and hospitality, media and entertainment, and healthcare.

  The Summit gives yet another opportunity for New Zealand to showcase our expertise in the technical and vocational education space, and forge new ties with India's education industry. Previous Summits have seen over 800 participants, 60 speakers, 10 countries and over 30 exhibitors.

  As a country partner, New Zealand will have a speaking slot where New Zealand will be sole country profiled, and the opportunity to jointly-host three workshop sessions around skills issues and topics. We will also have prominent visibility throughout the Summit, including an exhibit stall, and coverage in press and social media.

  So far, eleven representatives from six New Zealand institutions have registered to attend.

• Education in the spotlight during Governor-General’s visit to Viet Nam

  

  Sir Jerry Mateparae attended two major education events during this visit.  In Hanoi the New Zealand Embassy and ENZ hosted a “New Zealand Education Connections” event, which for the first time ever in Viet Nam, brought together New Zealand alumni from different parts of the Vietnamese economy and society.

  About 250 private students, NZ Aid scholarship recipients and recipients of English Language Teaching for Officials (ELTO) were represented at the event. New Zealand teachers in Viet Nam were also well represented.

  The Governor-General spoke about the value of education as a bridge builder for long term relationships and connections between the two countries.  In all of his meetings with senior Vietnamese leaders and officials stronger education collaboration was emphasised as a key priority for New Zealand’s relationship with Viet Nam.

  

  In Ho Chi Minh City (which accounts for about 60 percent of all Vietnamese students to New Zealand), Sir Jerry Mateparae delivered an address to 170 students, staff and senior Vietnamese officials at the University of Science, which is part of the Vietnamese National University. The University has nine faculties with around 652 professors and more than 16,000 students.  

  Auckland University of Technology has a joint programme with the University of Science, delivering a Bachelor of Computer and Information Sciences (BCIS). There are 130 students enrolled in the programme, in addition to the 250 graduates of this programme.

  At this event, the Governor-General spoke about the importance of partnerships in education, not only between governments, but also between New Zealand and Vietnamese institutions.  Senior officials present expressed the hope that in future there would be more New Zealand and Vietnamese universities engaged in the kind of collaboration demonstrated by AUT and the University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City.Both events attracted plenty of media attention, and helped to raise the profile of New Zealand as an education partner for Viet Nam in advance of the New Zealand education fairs taking place in September.

• New Zealand education in the spotlight in India

  The three-day annual event, held from September 4–6, is the leading platform for discussion and dialogue on India’s skills challenges, and some 600 delegates participated, including more than 20 delegates from 12 New Zealand institutions.

  In addition to maximum brand exposure as the country partner, and several speaking opportunities for New Zealand industry leaders, ENZ participated in a wide range of activities and events to build awareness of New Zealand’s expertise in skills, including launching a knowledge paper entitled: “Opportunities in India-New Zealand Skills Partnership”, that was launched by Indian Minister for Human Resource Development Dr Pallam Raju, pictured below, who visited New Zealand in July.

  A roundtable meeting was also held for New Zealand delegates with Mrs Radha Chauhan (Joint Secretary – Ministry of Human Resource Development) and Mr RCM Reddy (Chairman – FICCI Skills Development Forum and CEO IL&FS Skills) – who jointly led the Indian skills delegation to New Zealand in April this year. Other members of the Indian delegation and significant partners joined the roundtable to do a stocktake of progress since the April visit and follow up on areas for further collaboration.

  Other events at the Summit included a business-to-business session that enabled nine New Zealand institutions to showcase their strengths to more than 70 potential Indian partners for business development opportunities. There was strong interest in what New Zealand had to offer and the institutions have decided to take a collaborative approach to exploring this further, with ENZ support in India.

  In the same week as the Summit, ENZ also hosted a successful series of New Zealand Education Fairs in Bangalore, Chennai, New Delhi and Chandigarh to promote New Zealand as a student destination. All fairs received good turnout from potential students, attracted participation from several New Zealand educational institutions and resulted in comprehensive media coverage.

  In Bangalore, the presence of former Black Cap Chris Cairns as an Auckland University of Technology (AUT) Brand Ambassador attracted a lot of attention!

  

  ENZ also invited NZ Inc partners such as Tourism New Zealand, Immigration New Zealand, New Zealand apple promoters, Zespri and ANZ Bank to participate in the events. Overall feedback from New Zealand institutions was positive with many specifically commenting on the higher quality of students who attended the fairs this year compared to previous years.

• Building links with Colombian scholarship agency

  COLFUTURO is a public/private partnership agency tasked with assisting the brightest young Colombians to pursue postgraduate studies overseas.

  Each university showcased its distinctive strengths during the visit and have all expressed keen interest in working with COLFUTURO to receive top Colombian students.

  Jerónimo was impressed with the quality of our universities, and in particular, the attractiveness of New Zealand’s PhD programmes, which he identified as holding great potential for growth for New Zealand in the Colombian market.

  During the trip, Jerónimo stressed the importance of people-to-people connections in developing links with COLFUTURO – something he regarded as particular success of the visit.

  He also stressed that COLFUTURO is different from most scholarship programmes in that:

  • it carefully matches quality students with quality faculties

  • it supports study in all subject areas

  • an unlimited number of students can apply to any one institution

  Although COLFUTURO does not directly influence where students study, they do have an Academic Advisory Centre where students can research potential study destinations. It is here that institutions can provide targeted information to potential COLFUTURO students.

  COLFUTURO also has a service for self-funded students to look at English study abroad options.  Agreements with English language centres within a number of New Zealand universities are under discussion. 

  COLFUTURO operates a talent recruitment programme whereby it selects high-achieving students from top Colombian universities and supports them to become COLFUTURO scholarship recipients. It also helps them access funding from other sources. ENZ will talk with these students while attending the Latin American and Caribbean Higher Education Conference in Barranquilla, Colombia in mid-November this year.

  If you have queries or would like further information, contact Cecily Lin at Education New Zealand Cecily.Lin@educationnz.govt.nz

• Changes to INZ’s panel physicians

  INZ is continuing to implement changes to its panel physician network as part the agreement with Australia’s Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) to create a jointly managed offshore panel physician network. 

  Implementation of the network, which is occurring in a phased approach, is expected to be fully completed by November 2014.  Changes implemented in April and June 2013 resulted in alignment of panel physicians in over 100 countries.

  INZ is now making some changes to its panel in China, ahead of formal alignment with DIBP in this region in late 2014.  This will result in the addition and removal of some panel physicians, but will not result in a net decrease of INZ panel physician coverage in China.

  Changes will be effective as of 1 November 2013.

  • Panel physicians being removed from INZ’s list have been informed not to accept appointments after 31 October 2013.

  • Applicants who have had a medical and/or chest X-ray certificate completed by a panel physician being removed from INZ’s panel will still be able to submit these with their visa application if they have been completed prior to 1 November 2013.

  • The INZ panel physician list is on the INZ website . If applicants are unsure whether their medical certificates have been completed by a panel physician they should refer to the INZ website, or contact their nearest INZ office for further advice.

  Further information

  Additional information is published on INZ’s website