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  • Understanding Indonesia’s education market

    Every year, more and more Indonesian students look to further their studies overseas. There is an awareness of the need for a better quality of education and the current circumstance in Indonesia is that facilities and quality education are somewhat still below expectations, especially when compared to abroad. International schools based in Indonesia also take a part of the increasing number of Indonesian students looking for an international education. After finishing at these high schools with an “overseas” qualification, these students usually opt to pursue their tertiary study abroad.

    With the number of Indonesian students choosing to go abroad increasing each year, why has New Zealand not truly benefited? It is simply because of the lack of information about New Zealand and the perception that New Zealand is a very quiet country with more sheep than people. We in Indonesia seldom see advertisements about New Zealand or the institutions while other countries have put lots of effort in branding their country and their institutions consistently. People are all the same. We tend to remember products that have a strong branding.  So, if you want people to always remember your product, you need to keep reminding people by persistently branding your product to the market.

    At first, I had the same perception of New Zealand being quiet too. Joining the May 2013 trip was my very first time to see New Zealand. I was so excited.

    I got a chance to visit representative institutions in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin. In the South Island, my first destination was Christchurch where I found lots of major work to rebuild and renovate its buildings.

    The first day touching down in Auckland, and seeing the city itself, changed my perception. Auckland is not as crowded as in my country, Indonesia, of course. But it is not as quiet as what I thought! The city has everything that a student needs - shops, cafes, restaurants, flats, shopping centres and even the education institutions are all within walking distance.

    New Zealand is such a perfect place to study. You have everything in town, people are so nice and friendly, and it’s very safe. I don’t need to worry about pick-pockets or drunken people when walking with my female friends back to hotel at night.

    After seeing these cities, and visiting various institutions, I also found that New Zealand has a great education system. Students are taught in a very practical way, both, in high schools and tertiary institutions. And this is what New Zealand needs to show. You need to educate the Indonesian market about this and change the perception of New Zealand.

    Indonesian families are unique. They have a strong family relationship. Their children’s study destination is also influenced by their relatives and friends. Parents feel more comfortable about letting their children study in a country where they have relatives or friends staying. Most of the time, the experience and opinions from their relatives play a great part in their decision. Apart from that, Indonesian parents will usually send their children overseas after they graduate from high school. They believe at this stage their children are mature enough and can take a good care of themselves overseas. Therefore, tertiary education is more attractive to the Indonesian market.

    Recently, the postgraduate market for Indonesian students has also been growing significantly. For postgraduate students, study duration, value for money and the opportunity for job placement are the key areas they are usually looking at. Little do they know that New Zealand offers a postgraduate job search visa and the opportunity to work and stay in New Zealand after they graduate.

    So, by understanding Indonesian market better, I believe institutions can plan a better strategy for their marketing activities. Together we can promote New Zealand as one of the top destinations for Indonesian students to consider as a study destination.

    Key points:

    • New Zealand has a low profile in Indonesia

    • To change this we need persistent and consistent marketing in Indonesia

    • The Indonesian market is primarily a tertiary education market, but there are opportunities for other sectors

    • The postgraduate market is growing significantly.

    SUN Education describes itself as the “most complete” International Educational Consultancy firm in Indonesia, providing the largest selection of quality education and country destination under one roof with its main focus being Australia, Singapore, UK, USA, Malaysia, New Zealand, Switzerland and Canada. Suwarni has more than eight years of student recruitment activity and currently works with 10 countries including New Zealand.

    Suwarni Puspita, Branch Manager, Mal Ciputra, with Indonesia’s SUN Education Group recently took part in a visit to New Zealand with other education agents from Indonesia. She offers some impressions of the opportunities and challenges for New Zealand institution, and in particular tertiary institutions, in Indonesia.

  • Expert advice for schools

    The case studies provide expert advice for schools from leading international education practitioners within the school sector.

    The case studies highlight key lessons from a primary, an intermediate and five secondary schools, from Auckland to Invercargill. The case studies explore a range of themes, including marketing, staffing models and capability, economics and financing, planning and processes, student experience, homestay and academic support, and overarching principles.

    A summary of the key lessons from all the case studies has been compiled into the Top tips for international student programmes. 

    The case studies are part of the growing range of ENZ products and services for schools. Other support includes the Strategic Roadmap programme, the International Education Growth Fund, school website review service, school reference group and Business Development Managers who can provide advice and support to help you grow your international business. More tools to support schools will be released in the coming months. To keep up with developments, subscribe to our E-news and keep an eye on our web site.

  • 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.

  • University launches global brand

    The focused work to create Massey University Worldwide was supported by $150,000 funding through Education New Zealand, as part of the government’s strategic initiatives to increase the volume of offshore education delivery by New Zealand providers.

    The new brand was launched in Wellington on 25 February, at a function including the representatives of 11 embassies.

    Massey University Worldwide aims to connect and expand the institution’s existing distance learning and transnational activities, which have included partnering with the Singapore government on food technology training, delivering postgraduate programmes for the Royal Brunei Armed Forces, and a blended programme for South Asian veterinarians and public health professionals.

    Vice-Chancellor Steve Maharey says Massey University Worldwide is a natural extension for Massey.  As one of the first universities in the world to launch distance and online learning, Massey has developed strong relationships around the world over many years.

    He says the work to create a strong brand for transnational education came in response to “rapidly growing demand for high quality programmes delivered by internationally focused universities in the student’s own country”.

    “Massey University Worldwide expands our teaching and research activity internationally helping to secure tertiary education as a major export earner for New Zealand.”

    Programmes the university aims to grow under the brand’s umbrella include high quality niche offerings in Massey’s key areas of expertise such as agriculture, business studies, emergency management and design. The university will further develop online programmes to align with international student’s current requirements, making use of emerging technology and delivery platforms such as Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), as well as working with New Zealand businesses based offshore to build capability, and to bid for more internationally funded research.

    Mr Maharey says it’s exciting to be working at the heart of transformational change in New Zealand’s education industry.

    www.massey.ac.nz/worldwide

  • Full house fairs

    The fairs in Santiago, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Beijing, as well as New Zealand fairs in Surabaya and Jakarta in Indonesia, were all characterised by big crowds, with lots of keen interest shown by prospective students. 

    The prize in the round went to Beijing, where the New Zealand exhibition was awarded ‘best pavilion’ by the organisers of the China International Education Exhibition Tour (CIEET).  CIEET is acknowledged as China’s most influential international education fair ¬– the October 2013 tour attracted 443 education institutions from 32 countries, and over 40,000 visitors. Numbers were high again this year: on day one of the Beijing event, Education New Zealand staff handed out 1200 brochures. 

    We applied a bit of ‘Think New’ to our fair programme in Latin America this year. Innovations introduced in Chile included partnering with a reputable local education media/expo company to run a New Zealand only fair, which produced real improvements in the number and quality of student attendees. This bodes well for the coming fair in Bogota, Colombia. In Brazil we attended the FPP Edu-Expo commercial fairs in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro and the New Zealand pavilion at both fairs was really popular.

    Another innovation was to host a live feed from two Brazilian bloggers currently studying in Dunedin (between them this pair have an online following of several million). The sessions with Caio Komatsu and Luana Mazotti at the New Zealand stand ¬in Sao Paulo attracted a lot of attention, with the second sitting extended from 30 minutes to an hour to accommodate all the questions from students at the booth.  

    In Indonesia, the New Zealand Education Fair in Jakarta was opened by the Minister of Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Steven Joyce. The official launch, accompanied by a cultural performance by Te Puia, was well attended by over 20 media organisations, including national and cable television.

    A new aspect of the Jakarta fair was an alumnus presentation, by a graduate of Takapuna Grammar School and Auckland University. Vikra Ijas held a large audience in thrall with a humorous presentation on ‘The seven hardest things about living in New Zealand for Indonesian students’. With a closing endorsement “Life is about choices, I made the right one” it was a high value addition to the fair programme, the organisers believe.  

    Student numbers were high in Jakarta and in the fair in Surabaya the day before, with lots of the attending institutions commenting on the increased numbers of high quality prospective students, and greater awareness of New Zealand as a preferred study destination. 

    Next up: 

    March closes with events in Kuching, Malaysia (where New Zealand Week festivities are keeping Kiwis in the spotlight in lots of ways), and Shanghai and Guangzhou, China. In April, the fair round kicks off in India and in the Gulf states.

    Hyderabad fair advisory

    If you’re interested in The Hindu Education Plus fair in Hyderabad on 27 April, please get in touch with the organisers directly. Due to space restrictions we will run only a standalone ENZ booth. If you want to participate please contact event organisers directly: www.thehindu.com/features/education/article5339215.ece.
     

  • China hears our creative story

    Well-known author Emily Perkins addressed student audiences at Fudan University and Shanghai International Studies University in Shanghai; and Sun Yat-sen University and Guangdong University of Foreign Studies in Guangzhou.  

    Emily is the author of four novels, including The Forrests, and Novel About My Wife, and a collection of short stories, Not Her Real Name. She is also currently Senior Lecturer at the International Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University of Wellington.

    She spoke from her own experience as a student, artist and creative writing tutor. This included talking about the support within New Zealand education for innovation and creative thinking, and the ways students are encouraged to discover their full potential and equipped with the knowledge and skills to achieve it.

    Emily proved a popular speaker, with ready audience participation in question and answer sessions around creative writing and the New Zealand education style.  Questions were sophisticated, and showed keen interest in writing technique and story construction, as well as the creative process. 

    Education New Zealand regional director Alexandra Grace says Emily’s tour was hugely successful. 

    “We need to be doing a lot more showcasing of excellence to tell our education story, and to think creatively about how we do this,” says Alex.  

    “Emily is a great ambassador not only for New Zealand literature, but also for New Zealand education, and certainly the students responded warmly to Emily’s exemplification of New Zealand’s teaching style.”

  • Positive trends signal growth

    "While the effects of increasing competition linger, hard work by many across the industry is turning the tide," says ENZ Chief Executive Grant McPherson.

    Overall, there were 97,283 international students enrolled at a New Zealand education provider in 2013 – 1.8 per cent less than in 2012.

    "This figure is the result of a really hard start to 2013, where from January to April numbers were 5 per cent down on 2012.  Growth since then helped offset some of the decline; from May to December student numbers increased by 4 per cent on the same period in 2012."

    "There’s no doubt numbers do vary sector by sector and market by market, but I’m confident we’re at a point where they’re heading in the right direction. As an indicator for this year, total student visas approved from January to March 2014 are up 22 per cent on 2013," says Grant. 

    Highlights from the report include growth in students from China and India, with both countries increasing by 3 per cent on 2012.

    "These are countries where ENZ has made a significant investment. This investment is reflected in increasing awareness of New Zealand education – our brand awareness is trending up in China and India and preference for New Zealand as a study destination is level with Australia. We’re starting to get noticed, although we’re still well behind UK and USA.

    "In Japan, where enrolments grew 7 per cent between 2012 and 2013, we have also seen our consideration levels increase from 33 to 39 per cent."

    In conjunction with the snapshot report, the Government released another report – the Business Growth Agenda Leadership Statement for International Education Progress Update. 

    The report sets out progress, since 2011, in achieving the goals of the Leadership Statement for International Education. It outlines key actions by government, and ongoing work to support the growth of international education.

    "International education is New Zealand’s fifth largest export industry, contributing $2.6 billion to the New Zealand economy annually, and building links of lasting benefit to our communities."

    "As an industry, we are working together in many ways to increase that contribution. For example, with more than 1,200 people now subscribed to The Brand Lab we’re telling a unified education story internationally. This can only strengthen our brand as a country, paving the way for providers to promote the distinctive strengths of your region and institution."

  • What’s new in The Brand Lab?

    We received an overwhelmingly helpful response when we asked for ideas for locations and talent for the recent photo shoot – thanks to everyone who made us feel so welcome.

    “It was lovely to get out around the country to get a wide range of new photos, including shots of primary and co-ed schools, unique ITP and PTE courses, Saudi students, technology and education and general life in New Zealand,” says Kaylee Donald, International Brand Manager.

    “We’ve now got over 800 photos for you to choose from when you are putting together your marketing material, or looking for pictures that show what it is like to be a student in this country.”

    “At the moment we are working on a set of exciting ‘Day in the Life of’ videos, following current students as they go through their day including home and study life.”

    “To keep the videos relevant for all sectors, the specific institution the student is at will not be shown and each video will focus briefly on their studies and then capture what they do outside of study.”

    “We will be including things that might seem ordinary, like catching a bus to school, but we know that prospective students want to be able to get a feel for what actual life in New Zealand will be like.”

    “I can’t think of anyone better to tell our stories than the students that are here experiencing everything this country has to offer,” says Kaylee.

    The new photos are available now in The Brand Lab and the videos are expected to be available in November.

  • OECD education report out

    Education at a Glance provides comparable national statistics measuring the state of education around the world. It provides data on the structure, finances and performance of the education systems in the 34 OECD member countries, as well as a number of G20 and partner countries. Most of the recent data in the report relates to 2012.

    Key findings for international education globally

    • In 2012, more than 4.5 million students were enrolled in tertiary education outside their country of citizenship.

    • The United States has the largest market share of foreign students with 16.4 percent and the United Kingdom is second with 12.6 percent.

    • Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States together receive more than 50 percent of all foreign students worldwide.

    • Students from Asia represent 53 percent of foreign students enrolled worldwide. The largest numbers of foreign students from this continent are from China, India and Korea.

    • Europe is the top destination for tertiary level students enrolled outside their country of origin (48 percent).

    • The number of foreign students in Oceania has tripled since 2000, although this region hosts less than 10 percent of all foreign students.

    Key findings for New Zealand

    • International students make up 16 percent of the New Zealand student population which is double the OECD average and ranks New Zealand fifth in foreign student enrolment as percentage of total tertiary enrolment.

    • New Zealand has the 13th largest market for foreign students in absolute market share terms (at 1.6 percent), about the same as last year but much higher than its share in 2000 (0.4 percent).

    • Three percent of New Zealand tertiary students study abroad.

    • Investment in education has risen to 7.5 percent of GDP which is the fourth highest in the OECD

    • Twenty two percent of all public expenditure is invested in education, the highest percentage in the OECD.

    You can read the full report and examine the data and findings in detail at http://www.oecd.org/edu/eag.htm

  • Alumni invaluable at fairs

    A first-time participant at an international education fair, Alexandra was keen to present Wanganui High School from both a student and staff perspective. She was very pleased with the results.

    “Sujin has an insider’s knowledge of our school and the New Zealand education system. Students and parents felt as if they were getting a genuine opinion from Sujin, not just from a marketer selling a product,” said Alexandra.

    For her part, Sujin was delighted to give something back. She studied over years 9 to 13 at Wanganui High School, finishing in 2008, and was keen to share her experience with others considering doing similar.

    “It’s been really special. I never thought I could do this and help people by explaining my thoughts and experiences,” said Sujin.

    Sujin says she finds New Zealanders “incredibly friendly, welcoming and open”. The best part of school for her was the opportunity to choose from a wide range of subjects such as drama, photography and psychology.

    On returning to Korea Sujin completed a BA in English literature and business at Dankook University. Now seeking the right professional path for her, she currently teaches English to high school students part-time.

    “I felt very sad that they were memorising the vocabulary but couldn’t actually use the words in a sentence. I do lots of speaking and listening with them – once they get used to it, they find it really fun.”

    Regional Director Lisa Futschek said: “It was great to see Alexandra and Sujin working so well together. In addition to the essential Korean language skills Sujin brought to the discussions, it was clear the families valued the opportunity to speak directly with a Korean student who had studied recently in New Zealand.” 

    Alexandra was in no doubt about the benefits of having a member of the Wanganui High alumni on her stand: “If Sujin hadn’t been there with me, we wouldn’t have achieved what we did. The conversations were fruitful and authentic. For me it was like having family with me on our booth.”

    And it truly is a family affair at the high school - Sujin’s brother is currently finishing his year 13 studies at Wanganui High School.  

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