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• Regional partners’ workshop goes to Hawke’s Bay

  The workshop is an initiative of ENZ’s Regional Partnership Programme (RPP), and drew a group of more than 20 regional coordinators from across the country. The RPP is a part of a strategic focus by ENZ to grow the value of international education across the whole of New Zealand as part of the effort to grow the industry’s value to $5 billion by 2025.

  “The aim of the workshop was for participants to share experiences and receive professional development to increase their effectiveness in working with education providers in their regions,” said Greg Scott, ENZ’s Regional Partnership Programme Manager.

  Topics included:

  • Product development

  • Inbound familiarisation planning

  • The upcoming regional digital resource

  • Increasing awareness of the value of international education in regional communities.

  Participants enjoyed a range of presentations including lively show-and-tell sessions from Education Wellington and Education Hawke’s Bay, as well as an update from Karen Chalmers, NZQA’s Director International and Policy.

  The day before the workshop, a smaller group of new regional coordinators came together at an ENZ-facilitated orientation session. They learned more about the RPP, contributed to an interactive business plan workshop, and heard some first-hand insights from Education Taranaki’s Rachael Berndt.

  Greg said feedback about both days was extremely positive.  

  “We've seen a good number of regions join the RPP over the last 12 months, and there is a significant increase in regional growth initiatives as a result of the formation and implementation of their strategies.”

• UK NARIC workshop in Christchurch

  The National Agency for Recognition and Comparison of International qualifications (NARIC) United Kingdom (UK) is a leading provider of training on international qualifications on behalf of the UK government.

  There will be four sessions over the two days:

  Thursday 22 September

  • Evaluating International Qualifications
  • Degrees of Deception: Combating Education Fraud

  Friday 23 September

  • Education in Europe
  • Education in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines 

  There is limited capacity for each session. Non-UK NARIC members can secure their spot at UK NARIC’s website.

• Diverse New Zealand experience on show at the symposium on offshore delivery

  Dr Rob Griffiths, Programme Director of Occupational and Aviation Medicine at the University of Otago summed up the mood of over 70 participants from across the university, Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics (ITP), Private Training Establishments (PTE) and educational services sector that attended a symposium on offshore delivery organised by Education New Zealand (ENZ) in partnership with Victoria University of Wellington on Thursday 9 June. Senior education professionals shared their experiences - both the good and bad – in delivering education services offshore. Sessions covered quality assurance, sustainable models, collaboration and the power of partnerships, critical success factors and explored a variety of markets from Singapore to Russia, the Middle East to Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). 

  The future of digital and online learning technologies to transform and disrupt higher education was discussed with examples ranging from early childhood training, software development, and aviation medicine to training in wildlife rescue after an oil spill.  ENZ’s General Manager Business Development Clive Jones said that the day “created a network bringing together a diverse group at different stages of development who were keen to stay together”.

  One of the keynote speakers on international trends was Boston-based Richard Garrett from The Observatory on Borderless Higher Education, an education think tank with a focus on transnational education (TNE).  Garrett was positive about the huge global opportunity and the TNE potential for New Zealand. In particular, the opportunity to learn from the main TNE providing  countries - UK and Australia – and take a strategic approach in partnership with destination countries.  His view that offshore delivery was like a permanent start up resonated strongly with participants. 

  “With around 3,500 offshore international student enrolments there is quite a way to go to achieve the target of 10,000 by 2025 set by the Government’s Leadership Statement for International Education.  But the diversity of providers, markets and projects showcased at the symposium confirmed that New Zealand has the products, range of capability and interest in moving forward together.  ENZ has been challenged to keep the conversation we started in Wellington going” said Adele Bryant, Business Development Manager at ENZ.

  For more information contact Adele Bryant.

• Registrations now open for 2016 IIE Summit on Generation Study Abroad

  The U.S. welcome mat is out.

  The Institute of International Education (IIE) welcomes participation from New Zealand at the 2016 IIE Summit on Generation Study Abroad.

  The summit will take place from October 23-25, 2016 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC. The summit will bring education, government and business leaders together for discussions on international experience as a key part of a 21st century education and how to make study abroad opportunities available to all.

  It is more important than ever that U.S. students graduate with the international, intercultural, and language skills that they will need to help solve today’s global challenges. 

  The 2016 IIE Summit is part of IIE’s Generation Study Abroad®, a five year initiative to double the number of U.S. students studying abroad by the end of the decade. 

  Generation Study Abroad seeks to increase and diversify participation by bringing higher education institutions, employers, governments, teachers, associations and others to build on current best practices. They are also looking at new ways to extend study abroad opportunities and resources to tens of thousands of college students whose needs are not currently served by existing study abroad programmes.

  More than 600 participants from across the US and from around the world are expected to attend the Summit. 

• Chilean delegation visits New Zealand

  A Chilean delegation visited the Waikato, Otago and Manukau Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics (ITPs) recently.

  The delegation included officials from the Chilean government scholarship scheme ‘Tecnicos para Chile’ (Technicians for Chile) and was hosted by Education New Zealand. The purpose was to enable the Chileans to see first- hand the New Zealand ITPs who are receiving Chilean students under their government’s scheme, to meet staff and view the facilities.  

  The Tecnicos para Chile scholarship programme, was established in 2010 by the Chilean government with the aim of upskilling technicians and providing economic and social benefit back to Chile. The scholarship focus is different in each receiving country with the New Zealand programmes focusing on sports, shipping-logistics, agriculture and sustainability.

  Three hundred scholarships are awarded annually for international study, for up to two years, including   attending English language classes. Since 2011, up to 20 Chilean scholarship students have studied in New Zealand annually. Applicants apply for a vocational training course approved by the Chilean agencies, with the pre-requisite that they must have already completed a degree and have two years’ work experience.

  The Chilean students currently study at Waikato Institute of Technology and Otago Polytechnic both of which have partnership agreements in place with the Chilean Ministry of Education. As a result of the visit, a new partnership agreement has been signed with the Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT) which will receive Tecnicos para Chile students in the future. The delegation were very impressed with what they saw at all three ITPs during their trip. “Highlights included the quality of the technical training and the innovation in New Zealand’s teaching methodology,” said Carmen Luz Farias, Director, Tecnicos para Chile.

  In future, these scholarships will be expanded to include a programme aimed at improving and enhancing the skills of Chilean teachers delivering the agriculture curriculum at secondary school level.  This ‘Train the Trainer’ programme will be run by Otago Polytechnic.

  “Otago Polytechnic has been grateful to have the Tecnicos para Chile delegation visit both our Dunedin and Cromwell campuses. The students who participate in the scholarship programme are of a high standard. We highly value this market and it is a great fit for Otago Polytechnic,” says Alex Huffadine, International Director, Otago Polytechnic. “We are looking forward to the increased number of programmes in the future with Tecnicos para Chile, and in particular ‘Train the Trainer.”

  If you would like to know more about Tecnicos para Chile contact Javiera Visedo Javiera.Visedo@enz.govt.nz

  

  AT OTAGO POLYTECHNIC CROMWELL CAMPUS. LEFT TO RIGHT - ALEX HUFFADINE DIRECTOR OTAGO POLYTECHNIC, WILLIAM PEREIRA CHILEAN SCHOLARSHIP STUDENT, SIU YIN ANDREANI INTERNATIONAL COORDINATOR AND CARMEN LUZ FARIAS DIRECTOR

   

• Otago Chemistry lecturer attracts a crowd at Kuching fair

  Jane Goh, ENZ’s Marketing and Strategic Relations Manager, Malaysia, said that around 150 students, parents and teachers in Kuching met with representatives from higher learning institutions, high schools and polytechnics from New Zealand at the fair.

  These included Riccarton High School, UC International College (UCIC), University of Canterbury, Lincoln University, The Ara Institute of Canterbury, University of Otago, The University of Auckland, University of Waikato, New Zealand Tertiary College (NZTC) and Academic Colleges Group (ACG).

  During the fair, Dr David Warren from the University of Otago gave a lecture on the relevance of chemistry today to teach students how best to study and excel in the subject.

  

  Dr David Warren delivers a lecture on ‘Chemistry and its relevance in today’s life’ during the New Zealand Education Fair 2016 held at Kuching Hilton Hotel.

  After the lecture, all participants were given a chemistry quiz contest. Rebecca Chen from Lodge International School won the main prize.

  

  Rebecca Chen from Lodge International School – the top winner of Chemistry Lecture and Quiz.

• Proposed changes to Export Education Levy

  Currently, international education providers pay a flat fee of $185 per provider and 0.45 per cent of international tuition fee revenues.

  The Ministry of Education proposes to reduce the percentage rate and remove the flat fee component, so providers pay less. The Ministry also proposes to allocate some funds from the EEL on a variety of additional activities over the next few years – with an initial focus on initiatives to improve the wellbeing and safety of international students in New Zealand.

  You can find more information as well as the full version of the EEL consultation discussion document on the Ministry’s website.

  The Ministry welcomes any input on the proposed changes by 8 September by email, post or via its EEL online survey. 

• NZIEC 2016: Celebrating 25 years of coming together

  With a record 650 delegates marking the occasion, including 90 speakers, six plenary and keynote sessions, and 44 breakout sessions, there was a lot going on.

  Dr Adam Fraser kicked things off with an inspiring keynote address on The Third Space. It’s an ideal technique to better manage your time in the fast moving international education industry. If you didn’t manage to purchase one of Dr Adam Fraser’s books before they sold out, you can do so here.

  In her Q&A with conference MC Miriama Kamo, Professor Stephanie Fahey, Lead Partner for Oceania at Ernst & Young, provided a range of insights on the future of the international education industry

  Our conference dinner hit a high point as we celebrated 25 years of networking and collaboration. Cultural icon Elena wowed delegates with her personal story, which spoke to the importance of developing international connections firmly grounded in one’s culture.

  

  On Day two, Jim Moser, Chief Executive of Clemenger BBDO New Zealand, provided insights into the future of marketing. Dopamine and oxytocin have never been mentioned more at a NZIEC than after his entertaining and insightful address!

  Friday rounded off with David Bell from ASB Bank outlining how their organisation has used technology to continue innovating to stay one step ahead – including the development of the new Clever Kash cashless money box.

  Feedback for the conference has been positive, with 94 per cent of attendees rating the conference good to excellent. Furthermore, some 83 per cent of delegates agreed or strongly agreed that NZIEC added value to their organisation.

  

  You can also read some great coverage of the conference from PIE News here.

  Conference presentations are available for download here. 

  Towards NZIEC 2017

  NZIEC 2017 will be held on Tuesday 22 and Wednesday 23 August 2017 at the Sky City Convention Centre in Auckland.  We’re already getting to work on designing the experience for NZIEC 2017, so please contact Sam Mackay if you have any suggestions. We’ll also be releasing a global Call for Papers in the coming months, so keep an eye out to secure your presenting slot at NZIEC 2017.

  We look forward to seeing you back in the City of Sails next year. 

• Winners announced for the NZIDRS scholarships

  Eight international research students have been awarded New Zealand International Doctoral Research Scholarships (NZIDRS), worth about NZD$100,000 each. The scholarships aim to attract and retain the best international researchers to New Zealand, and provide full tuition fees and a living stipend for up to 3 years.

  Keep an eye out in the coming weeks for more in-depth profiles on select winners.

  The 2016 awardees are:

  Family Name	First Name	Citizenship Country	Title of Research	NZ University
  Pham	Thuy Trang	Viet Nam	Chemical synthesis using substrates available from biomass	University of Auckland
  Tan	Marion Lara	Philippines	Capturing citizens' perspectives on usability: mobile apps for disaster preparedness and response	Massey University
  Chen	Ting-Hsuan	Taiwan	Investigation of the regulatory mechanism of endogenous transposon (TE)activity in grapevines	Lincoln University
  Prakash	Khadka	Nepal	Interaction of drugs with lung surfactant monolayer and the influence of alveolar liquid crystalline nanostructures on dissolution of drugs	University of Otago
  Amirpour Najafabadi	Hamed	Iran	Investigation of polymorphic variation in the growth differentiation factor-9 gene (GDF9) in New Zealand Sheep breeds	Lincoln University
  Jabbari	Milad	Iran	Development of cold-formed steel portal frame system using the HRC connection	University of Auckland
  Etemadi	Hossein	Iran	Processing, Surface Engineering and Characterisation of Magnetic Hydrogels for Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Applications	Massey University
  Lischka	Alexandra	Germany, Canada	Metal contamination in the ecologically and commercially important New Zealand squids (Nototodarus sloanii), N. gouldi and Onykia ingens	AUT University

• Victoria joins US-led international student network

  GSA was launched in 2015 to provide an opportunity for more Americans to gain international experience through study abroad programmes. As of April this year, GSA has partnered with more than 400 colleges and universities around the world. 

  In late September, Victoria University’s Assistant Vice-Chancellor (International Engagement), Dr Matthew O’Meagher, flew to New York to sign a Letter of Commitment on behalf of Victoria University. 

  As part of the agreement, Victoria University has committed to: 

  • Increasing opportunities for US students to study at Victoria on non-degree programmes, including options for gap year and community college students. 
  • Offering scholarships for US students to study at Victoria. Two of these scholarships have been set aside for US students from diverse backgrounds, including indigenous, low income and first generation university students, and students with disabilities. 
  • Exploring new exchange partnerships with US tertiary institutions.
  

  Matthew O’Meagher signing the agreement.

  Victoria University hosted more than 300 American students in 2015, and hopes to double that number by 2025.  

  Dr O’Meagher said joining GSA was an exciting move for Victoria University, and a key way to further internationalise its campus and community.