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• Kiwi innovation shines in the Expo Hall

  To expand US perceptions of New Zealand beyond tourism and adventure, New Zealand’s presence at NAFSA showcased Kiwi innovation and creativity, with the campaign line New Ideas Grow Better Here.

  Thirteen New Zealand institutions, including all eight universities, featured on the New Zealand pavilion. Each chose a creative or innovative student project to highlight, ranging from a fully recyclable electric car to New Zealand’s first virtual reality movie. The projects were shown on the pavilion and printed in ENZ’s NAFSA guide book which was handed out to all conference delegates.

  Kaylee noticed that innovation was a key word for a number of countries. 

  “India, Ireland, Portugal, Europe, Malaysia and Germany all included taglines about innovation on their booths – but their storytelling wasn’t as compelling as our own.

  “By using real student stories, we were able to communicate ‘innovation’ in a more authentic way and really bring the messaging to life – we showed how students in New Zealand ‘Think New’.”

  

  Kaylee said touring the NAFSA Expo Hall was a great opportunity to consider New Zealand’s education offering.

  “Visiting other booths gave us a sense of competitor country education branding and messaging, which is important for understanding how we can uniquely position the New Zealand education story.

  “It’s difficult not to sound biased but the New Zealand pavilion had the most brand personality, and stood out above the other country booths in terms of impact, thanks to our strong and unified presence.

  “A number of conference delegates said New Zealand set the bar high!”

  Other country taglines at NAFSA were:
  Spain: “Education, Our Art”
  Israel: “Jumpstart your Future”
  Germany: “Land of Ideas”
  Poland: “Study and be successful”
  Russia: “Learn from everyone, copy nobody”
  Ireland: “The warmest of welcomes”
  Canada: “A world of possibilities”

  

  Clockwise from top left: Australia’s pavilion, Canada’s pavilion, Spain’s pavilion and Japan's pavilion.

• Kiwis lead NAFSA Film Festival

  The opportunity to showcase Kiwi film expertise in the NAFSA Film Festival came as part of Education New Zealand’s NAFSA sponsorship.

  Pete's Dragon is a mix of live action and CGI, and was filmed in New Zealand with Kiwis making up more than 80 per cent of the production crew. The CGI dragon, Elliot, was entirely animated by Weta Digital.

  Following the screening, ENZ arranged a guest panel with Matt Dravitzki and two Auckland University of Technology (AUT) alumni, Toiroa Williams and Atereano Mateariki – both recent graduates in communications, film and media.

  Matt gave the audience a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Pete’s Dragon, and spoke about the influence his New Zealand education had had on his career. He noted that in New Zealand people are trained to work in lots of areas within the film industry and become a ‘jack of all trades,’ which he felt gave him an advantage in his LA-based role for Weta Digital. By contrast, filmmakers in the US tend to remain very specialised.

  Toiroa and Atereano are now based in LA, having won AUT internships to Sundance and Paramount Recording studios, respectively. They gave an incredible account of how their New Zealand education has opened up doors they could never have imagined.

  Toiroa said that his studies had given him the chance to enter the film world and to tell Māori stories that mattered to him and his whānau. “Education is key,” he said.

  As a trainee within the Sundance Institute’s Native American and Indigenous Film Program, Toiroa said he is involved in everything from administration to script reading and strategic planning.

  He and Atereano also spoke about the New Zealand ‘network’ in the film industry, with Taika Waititi and Cliff Curtis reaching out to help them settle into their new city.

  Kaylee Butters, ENZ’s Director – Student Engagement, said the film festival was another unique and engaging way to show New Zealand’s strengths in creativity and innovation.

  “Having high-calibre New Zealand alumni share their experiences helped to reinforce the positive outcomes of a New Zealand education,” she said. 

• The rise of services in our economy

  Mr Holborow was commenting on a summary report prepared by MFAT of New Zealand’s goods and services trade for the year ended March 2017.

  Over the last two years, New Zealand's total exports were up 5.2 per cent ($3.2 billion) – above the global average. But the real star was the services sector which grew 18 per cent ($3.4 billion), more than off-setting a $221 million (-0.5%) decline in goods exports over that period.

  “The decline in the value of goods exports can be largely attributed to the declining value of dairy exports (down $1.3 billion from 2015),” the report says.

  “Tourism and education travel services have more than compensated for this decline, bringing in an additional $1.8 billion and $916 million respectively over the past two years.

  “Growth in the value of other goods exports, namely fruit and logs, also partially counteracted this decline.”

  The report noted that New Zealand’s dairy exports have also “recovered somewhat” over the past (March ended) year, increasing for the first time since their peak in 2014.

  Mr Holborow said in the face of the soft goods story, the “current glamour kids on the block in the services sector” should be acknowledged.

  “The overall goods and services growth [New Zealand] achieved of 5% growth is driven off an 18% increase in services exports over the last two years (up $3.4 billion). This services growth is beginning to emerge as a trend.

  “In the last 5 years our services exports, as a percentage of total exports, have increased from 26% to 31%. Today tourism accounts for 13% of our total exports, commercials services 7%, education 5%, air transport 3% and 'other' is 3%.”

• Immigration New Zealand closes Hamilton public counter

  This is part of Immigration New Zealand’s (INZ) move to phase out paper applications in favour of online applications.

  The Hamilton office and public counter (level 5 Westpac House, Cnr Victoria and Alma Streets) closed on Friday 11 August 2017. INZ is encouraging students to use its online services.

  However, paper applications can still be sent directly to the addresses provided on the INZ website here.

  For any enquiries or urgent assistance, students should contact the INZ contact centre on 0508 55 88 55. The centre has qualified staff who can help with enquiries, including staff with language skills to help where English is a second language.

  In instances where a face-to-face service is necessary, INZ will arrange an appointment with an Immigration Officer.

  Please note that an INZ counter in Palmerston North is also set to close in early September.

• Indian scholars awarded at Auckland summit

  The awardees are Indian students currently studying at New Zealand universities in the fields of business, design and STEM-related programmes (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).  

  Some 19 of the total 31 recipients were honoured in person by Tertiary Education Minister Paul Goldsmith at the India New Zealand Business Council (INZBC) Edutech Summit 2017 on 4 August. 

  They are recipients of the first round of the NZEA awards, which offers each recipient a scholarship of NZ$5,000 towards their first year tuition fees. 

  Speaking at the summit, ENZ Chief Executive Grant McPherson said the students were important to New Zealand’s broader relationship with India. 

  “These top young scholars will further strengthen ties between our two countries by contributing to a broader exchange of ideas in our universities, building our respective research capabilities, and enriching New Zealand culture.”   

  The summit featured industry heads and policy makers from both countries. Speakers included New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English, Ambarish Datta, Managing Director and CEO of the Bombay Stock Exchange Institute and Mohandas Pai, Chairperson of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry from India. 

  The 2018 round of NZEA will go live on the Study in New Zealand website on 1 September 2017, with applications closing 15 November 2017. 

  NZEA is the first joint scholarship scheme between Education New Zealand and all eight New Zealand universities for a specific country.

• NZIEC 2018 to be held in Wellington

  That’s right, we’re heading to the Coolest Little Capital in the World, Wellington! 

  NZIEC 2018 will be held at our national museum, Te Papa Tongarewa, on Thursday 9 and Friday 10 August next year. We hope to see you there.

  The nature of our venue next year means we’ll be changing our standard programme structure to allow more time for delegate movement around the venue between sessions. This affords us the opportunity to Think New about how we structure our conference.

  If you have any suggestions for what you’d like to see at NZIEC 2018, please email Sam Mackay, ENZ Strategic Projects Manager, at sam.mackay@enz.govt.nz. We warmly welcome suggestions for speakers, topics, session formats – and more!

  We’ll be announcing the theme of next year’s conference in November when we launch our Call for Presenters. If you’re interested in presenting at next year’s conference, please don’t hesitate to drop Sam a line and we’ll add you to the mailing list.

• ENZ and Go Overseas bring scholarship to Europe

  Ute Haug, ENZ Senior Market Development Manager, Europe, said ENZ decided to launch a pilot campaign with Go Overseas in Europe after seeing its success in the US.

  “Each year, the US campaign generates an increased interest in New Zealand from US study abroad students, along with amplified social media activity around New Zealand.

  “Now in the fourth year, this year’s campaign will see us bring the scholarship to Europe too, helping its students to see that New Zealand institutions offer sought-after qualifications that are well recognised in Europe,” said Ute.

  Both the US and Europe scholarship campaigns will run from 8 September to 13 October.

  Last year’s campaign saw 12 percent of applicants were graduate students. To capture the interest of this applicant pool, three New Zealand institutions – University of Auckland, University of Otago and Victoria University of Wellington – are each offering one postgraduate scholarship for qualified US students.

  While only one winner is selected for each scholarship, ENZ Field Director, North America Alanna Dick said participating New Zealand institutions are still able to follow up with applicants interested in their institution.

  “Since the start of the US campaign in 2014, participating New Zealand universities and ITPs have worked closely with ENZ and Go Overseas to follow up these student leads generated from the applications,” said Alanna

  “For example, in the US last year, the scholarship was shared through a digital campaign with more than 1,500 universities and 2,600 industry professionals, resulting in more than 3,000 student applications.

  To find out more about the scholarship, visit www.gooverseas.com or contact ENZ Field Director, North America Alanna Dick, at Alanna.Dick@enz.govt.nz.

  You can watch a video of 2016 Go Overseas scholarship recipient Alicia Cotsoradis here.

  New Zealand Study Abroad Go Overseas Scholarships

  For students in the US:

  • One Undergraduate Semester Scholarship, worth $15,000 plus roundtrip flight
  • Three Master’s Degree or PhD Scholarships, worth $10,000 each for either University of Auckland, University of Otago, or Victoria University of Wellington.

  For students in Europe:

  One €12,500 Study Abroad Semester Scholarship. Applicants can apply for semester 1, semester 2 or northern hemisphere summer 2018.

  Applications for all scholarships close 13 October.

• Immigration proposes visa processing changes

  Immigration New Zealand is proposing changes that will see more visa processing done in fewer, strategic locations, and to specialise visa processing by customer sector, i.e. business, education, tourism.

  Visa Services is currently consulting staff as well as seeking feedback from stakeholders on the proposals.

  INZ General Manager of Visa Services, Steve Stuart, says the investment in INZ’s technology and the popularity of online visa applications provides the opportunity for a new approach to ensure more accurate, timely and consistent visa decision-making. Latest figures show about half of eligible applications are now made online.

  “We are proposing that over the next three years, our offshore presence would reduce from 17 locations to five. There will be processing centres in Beijing and Mumbai, with our three offices in the Pacific also remaining,” Mr Stuart says.

  “We will have a greater presence in New Zealand with more jobs and processing moved out of central and west Auckland into Manukau and the regions – Hamilton, Palmerston North, Porirua and Christchurch.”

  Eight offices would close altogether – Ho Chi Minh, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Bangkok, Moscow, New Delhi, Pretoria and Shanghai. Processing would also cease in four other offices – Manila, Washington DC, London and Dubai. However, a presence would be retained to gather market intelligence, manage risk, carry out verification activities and maintain relationships with key partner countries.  

  ENZ Chief Executive Grant McPherson says INZ is a close partner and will be keeping ENZ informed of its proposed changes and the impact they may have in our key markets. 

  “We will be providing feedback on the proposed changes and working closely with INZ as decisions are made.”

  A decision is expected by the end of the year.

• Queenstown Resort College wins big at ITENZ Awards

  QRC won the ‘Inaugural Supreme Award’ at the Independent Tertiary Education New Zealand (ITENZ) Awards.

  QRC also won ‘Provider of the Year’, and Chief Executive Charlie Phillips was recognised with the ITENZ Leadership Award for his contribution to education and the Queenstown community.

  The judges’ panel cited the college’s outstanding graduate outcomes and strong links to industry as key factors in its success.

  The awards were presented at the World TVET 2017 Conference in Queenstown in mid-September.

  The awards come off the back of another big win at the Tourism Industry Aotearoa’s New Zealand Tourism Awards, in which QRC took out the Industry Enabler Award for its ‘stand out’ Queenstown Ambassador Programme.

  “It is fantastic for Queenstown Resort College to be recognised at a national level by both the tourism and education industries,” Charlie said.

  “This will help further establish Queenstown as a serious study destination.”

  In the past year, QRC has introduced a Graduate Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management, opened its Tai Tokerau Resort College in Paihia, and purchased a culinary school, now QRC Culinary.

• Education Tauranga makes first Japan visit

  The delegation of 20 education providers ranged from primary school to tertiary, and were keen to establish new connections in Japan.

  The three-day programme kicked off with a presentation on the Japan market by ENZ’s Misa Kitaoka. This was followed by visits by most delegates to four primary schools, arranged by the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education and the Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau.

  “The primary school visits provided an excellent opportunity to introduce the Bay of Plenty region including its Maori language and culture as well as the primary school experience available in Tauranga,” says Misa.

  On the last day, ENZ and Education Tauranga co-hosted an agent seminar and networking reception for about 40 travel and education agents looking for new partners in the Bay of Plenty region.

  Misa said the reception coincided with a visit by the director of the Maibara Board of Education in Shiga Prefecture. Maibara is a city set to act as a ‘host town’ for New Zealand while taking part in the Japanese government’s promotion of exchanges between local municipalities and nations participating in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.

  “The event provided a good opportunity for Tauranga and Maibara to explore future collaboration combining education and sports,” Misa said.

  Misa said that, in Japan, destination marketing plays a key role when agents, students and families are choosing an overseas study destination.

  “Visits by regional delegations are a good marketing practice because they combine the promotion of a region and the providers within the region.

  “ENZ can provide in-market assistance by hosting an event at the New Zealand Embassy in Tokyo and in other cities to gather a group of Japanese agents and educators, resulting in a wider outreach to industry partners and stakeholders,” said Misa.

  She added that the City of Atsugi in Kanagawa Prefecture, another host town for New Zealand, will shortly start a programme to send high school students to Otago Polytechnic.

  With the new opportunities lying ahead of Japan's major sporting games in 2020, Anne Young from Education Tauranga reported that "many new agent relationships were established” at the reception.

  ENZ had been an excellent conduit for building and increasing market opportunities between Education Tauranga and Japan, Anne said.