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• New Zealand in Norway

  The ENZ Europe team recently attended student recruitment fairs in Norway’s capital city of Oslo and its second most populous city, Bergen.

  The New Zealand booth attracted a high number of students, mostly school leavers on the verge of deciding where to study, and all keen to hear about the possibilities for study in one of the lesser known education destinations.

  ENZ’s Senior Market Development Manager in Europe, Ute Haug, says, “New Zealand is an attractive country for Norwegian students, offering a relaxing lifestyle and exciting outdoor experiences, along with a high-value education that is recognised by Norwegian institutions and even funded, in some cases, by the Norwegian government.”

  As is the case in most markets, the first step in the Nordic region is still to raise awareness of New Zealand – and New Zealand education – in general.

  “New Zealand’s location and relatively low profile does not make it an obvious choice for students, especially given the rich array of study destinations available in their neighbourhood.

  “It’s important to be present in a market if we are to be on the radar of these students as they scan the options for overseas education, and participating in education fairs is one way of doing that”, says Ute.

  In Oslo, ENZ was privileged to secure a presentation slot as part of the official fair programme, with ENZ and Immigration New Zealand also jointly hosting an agent workshop for Norwegian and Swedish education agents in the Norwegian capital.

  To find out more about the opportunities in Norway, and other European countries, please email our Europe team.

• Sister Schools Fund open

  The fund is open to all New Zealand schools. Grants of approximately $2,000 - $3,000 per school will be awarded to successful schools to establish new sister school relationships, or to strengthen existing relationships, with a focus on sister cities/provinces.

  The fund was announced during the Joint Working Group which took place during the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to New Zealand in November 2014.

  This initiative will support schools to deliver on the Government’s Leadership Statement for International Education, which seeks to increase New Zealanders’ skills and knowledge to operate effectively across cultures. The fund also delivers an outcome from the School Sector International Education Roadmap, in which schools expressed a desire to grow institutional partnership channels with offshore schools.

  A sister school partnership is a planned collaboration designed to offer the partners mutual benefit. Applicants need to explain how their planned activity will contribute to strong sister school relationships which foster learning opportunities, cross-cultural skills development and friendship between our two countries.

  Activities may include (but need not be limited to);

  • staff and/or student exchange

  • curriculum-based collaborative projects

  • enhanced language programmes.

• Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Books

  New Zealand’s Guest of Honour presence at the Taipei International Book Exhibition (TIBE) had a strong education flavour as Education New Zealand staff and six education publishers participated alongside a cast of leading New Zealand authors and other New Zealand publishers.

  Education New Zealand contributed $100,000 to New Zealand organiser Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ) to support the participation of the Wendy Pye Group, ESA Publications; MJA Publishing; Lanky Hippo Publishing; the New Zealand Council for Educational Research; and Clean Slate Press at TIBE held over 11 – 16 February 2015.

  TIBE is the largest book fair in Asia and acts as a gateway to the region. In 2014, TIBE had more than 500,000 visitors, over 1,000 events for visitors or publishers, more than 700 domestic and international reporters and 423 international publishing houses in attendance. 

  This year TIBE brought in free entry for school-aged children, which was expected to boost visitor numbers as well as providing an expanded audience for Education New Zealand’s “Study in New Zealand” messaging.

  New Zealand’s Guest of Honour status ensured that we received prime positioning within the fair venue as well as enhanced interest and attention from media; Taiwan authorities; and industry representatives seeking to buy rights. 

  A wide-ranging programme included strong publisher presence, public presentations, kapa haka performances, carving by the New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Council/Ngā Kete Tuku Iho, a visiting author programme, and offsite events including an art exhibition. The eye-catching New Zealand Pavilion – in a design of three Māori tokotoko (orator’s sticks) – exemplified New Zealand’s “Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Books” theme.

  “Education New Zealand has previously supported our education publishers’ attendance at such key international trade events, as it gives them the opportunity to explore new markets and opportunities in a dedicated business setting”, said ENZ’s Business Development Manager, Adele Bryant.

  “Dame Wendy Pye was busy at her stand following up leads she attributed to attendance at Frankfurt 2012 where New Zealand was also Guest of Honour and ENZ supported education publishers.”

  

  Above: Dame Wendy Pye and a young Taiwanese student demonstrating one of Wendy’s education tools.

  While the delegation of education publishers represented a mix of experienced and new exporters, all were united in having high-quality products that represented New Zealand's reputation for innovation and quality education. 

  “ENZ support for TIBE and earlier scoping visits to Hong Kong and Seoul has helped profile our strengths in education publishing to Asian publishers. The New Zealand delegation has been able to understand how their product can better fit the market as well as meet new business leads”, said Adele.

  ENZ’s Regional Director – Greater China, Alexandra Grace, also delivered presentations profiling New Zealand as a high-quality education destination that fosters innovation and creativity in its students.

  “It was inspiring to deliver these presentations as part of New Zealand’s Guest of Honour programme”, said Alex.

  “Being part of a programme that included such creative and talented New Zealanders as Eleanor Catton, Witi Ihimaera, and Joy Cowley – not to mention our education publishers, who are seeking to inspire, delight, and educate children around the world with their innovative learning tools – was a real buzz. Their presence complemented perfectly the message I was seeking to make about New Zealand as a place where ideas and talent are nurtured and developed.”

  “I was also able to point to Eleanor Catton and Witi Ihimaera – both of whom teach at Manukau Institute of Technology – as being event-appropriate examples of how New Zealand delivers applied education in a way that is closely linked to industry.”

  Education New Zealand will continue to work with TIBE participants and other education publishers to assist them in finding opportunities to promote their products, skills and expertise offshore; as well as working to promote New Zealand as an education destination of choice to students from Taiwan.

  For further information on New Zealand’s participation at this year’s Taiwan International Book Exhibition, visit: www.publishers.org.nz

  To find out about other connections our education publishers made on their way to Taipei, read here. 

  Below: Inside the NZ pavilion ENZ Regional Director – Greater China, Alex Grace, presents on the strengths of NZ education publishing.

  

• Pakistan providers visit New Zealand

  The visit’s primary purpose is to increase the number of New Zealand Universities on Pakistan’s approved PhD scholarship list.

  This visit follows an ENZ-led inaugural education delegation trip to Pakistan from 26-30 October 2014. The trip was to scope out opportunities in the Postgraduate and Degree-level student markets. The delegation included representatives from universities, Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics and Private Training Establishments, and was also supported by Immigration New Zealand and the Honorary Consul General for Pakistan, Mr Moin Fudda.

  Feedback from the providers on this market development approach was positive, with delegation members signalling they’ll be heading back into the market in 2015 as part of a sustained promotional effort.

  “We’re really happy with the lessons and outcomes from the trip. We’re progressing a market-development plan with Immigration New Zealand, which can provide a staged market development approach focussing on high-value students” says Middle East Director John Laxon.

  The visit attracted some media coverage in Pakistan, including these pieces in Pakistan Today and the Daily Times.

• Shared role expected to bring benefits in Southland

  Southland Girls’ High School and Southland Boys’ High School have decided to maximise their international opportunities by appointing Carolyn Davies as Director of International Students for both schools.

  “We have been in the International student market for over 23 years. What we find works well for us is having a full time International Director – that one port of call helps agents, students and parents,” says Yvonne Browning, Principal of Southland Girls’ High School.

  “SGHS and SBHS are not in competition with each other and we see major benefits in sharing an International Director. There may be economies of scale to be achieved through joint promotions and marketing material, and by sharing systems and processes we will create better practice for both schools.”

  Ian Baldwin, Rector of Southland Boys’ High School says their more than 20 years of experience in international education has taught them that it is important to develop mutually beneficial relationships with students and parents.

  “We’ve had to become much more professional in our approach and commit real resource to building these relationships. I realised that we needed a person dedicated to the necessary 24/7 pastoral care of students along with agent-school and parent-school relationships,” says Ian.

  Carolyn Davies is that person and she agrees with Ian about the dedication required to be a successful international director.

  “International education is more than a job; it is part of your life – a passion. Many of the agents and school staff are like family and my parents now have many international children and grandchildren. I often have agents asking, ‘can I stay at mum and dads?’ If they don’t stay there, the first thing they do when they arrive is ring up and book in for a roast lamb dinner.

  “When the opportunity arose for me to take up the DIS role at SBHS it was a natural fit. If you are going to talk to an agent about an opportunity you know the agent represent girls as well as boys – so it makes sense,” says Carolyn.

  Carolyn says feedback from agents supports the decision by Ian and Yvonne to follow this path.

  “The role will include agent liaison, coordination of accommodation placements for the students, marketing, holiday and weekend programmes and some new things like setting up an International Facebook page for SBHS,” says Carolyn.

  SGHS currently has over 25 international students from Japan, China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Germany and Yvonne is excited to soon see some students coming from Chile and Korea.

  SBHS has fewer students but is looking for growth.

  “While our numbers are relatively low at 12 students, Carolyn and I fully expect a 50 percent increase within a year just through the obvious synergies,” says Ian.

  Carolyn will continue to be based at Southland Girls’ but will now be the first point of contact for both schools.

• Reconnecting New Zealand and India through sport and business

  The recipients, who were formally awarded their scholarships in India by Minister Nathan Guy and New Zealand Education Brand Ambassador and former Black Cap Captain Stephen Fleming, were able to reconnect with the Minister at the New Zealand India Business Council Summit in Auckland recently which was part of the welcome programme. The scholarship winners also had the opportunity to chat with Prime Minister John Key at the Summit which is one of the biggest events on the New Zealand-India calendar.

  

  Above: Tashi Malik shakes Prime Minister Key’s hand while Kritika Bhasin and Harpreet Kaur looks on.

  “I had been looking for a sports scholarship in New Zealand since I found a video of Prime Minister of New Zealand, John Key, on Youtube talking about sports collaboration between the two countries. It was wonderful to actually meet the Prime Minister today and talk to him. I feel like my dream has come full circle” said 23 year old Surabhi Date, who is now studying a postgraduate diploma in sport and exercise science at AUT University in Auckland.

  As the youngest Captain of the Asian Rugby Team at just 19 years old, Surabhi, wants to change the face of rugby. She is just one of ten the high profile students awarded sports scholarships funded by ENZ and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

  The scholarship students have just started their sports-related courses at universities and institutes of technology and polytechnics around the country.  Tashi and Nungshi Malik are the first twins in the world to scale the tallest peaks in the seven continents and to ski to the South Pole. The 23 year old twins are studying a graduate diploma in sport and exercise science at the Southern Institute of Technology in Invercargill.

  The welcome programme was not only an opportunity for the students to sample Kiwi hospitality, it also exposed them to the many possibilities for careers in the sporting industry.

  In their applications, many of the students expressed a desire to open a sport-related business including high performance academies. To stimulate this thinking, the students also spent time with Ritika Bhargava, a former international student from India who last year won ‘Best Young Entrepreneur of the Year’ at the Indian Newslink Indian Business Awards for building up a successful chain of physiotherapy clinics in New Zealand and working with a variety of clients including cricket teams.

  As well as putting the students through their paces physically, Ritika offered many words of wisdom to motivate them to make the most out of their time in New Zealand.

  “I am glad that I made the decision to step out of my comfort zone and study in New Zealand when I was young as I still have years ahead to experiment and explore my options in life.”  

  

  Centre: Ketaki Khare and Ritika Bhargava while sports scholarship students Mehareen Nishander, Tashi Malik, Surabhi Date, Shashank Ghai and Yogesh Sharma look on. 

• PMSA and beyond

  Diana Tam is one such student, and below is an account of her PMSA-aided  journey  from New Zealand to Hong Kong, and to landing a plum job in her chosen law firm. One of the goals of the PMSA is to strengthen New Zealand’s ability to engage with key Asian trading partners.

  Back in college, I’d always dreamed of going on exchange. I loved the feeling of being in a foreign country and slowly absorbing its culture. Years later, after saving up and finishing my compulsory uni papers, I was finally heading to City University of Hong Kong, as a recipient of the inaugural Prime Minister’s Scholarship for Asia.

  To be truthful, I didn’t give much consideration to the PMSA at the time. I was grateful, but I’d made up my mind to study abroad long ago. Without further thought, I packed my bags and started my new life.

  It’s impossible to describe Hong Kong without relying on the same phrases: frenetic, international, fast-paced. It reminds me of both London and Guangzhou, and yet has this spirit that I don’t imagine any other city can replicate.

  While I was exploring, I was also thinking about my career. After spending time in Hong Kong, I knew I wanted to enter the commercial realm. I applied to Kensington Swan, a law firm I admired for its strategic focus and commitment to gender equity. One Skype interview and several questions about the PMSA later, I was sitting in the Wan Chai Grand Hyatt with Charlotte, a partner in the IP team. It was a pretty novel way to have an employment offer pack delivered.

  I’ve been fortunate: my interests and passions dovetailed with New Zealand’s pivot to the Asia-Pacific, and I’ve met brilliant and inspirational people on the way — many of them in Southeast Asia, a region I visited on my second PMSA! Now I’m settled in at Kensington Swan, in our Financial Services team and aiming to end up working in Asia-NZ trade. It’s a supportive atmosphere, and I’m excited about the future.

• Education in ASEAN 40 celebrations

  Let them be part of an exciting project that's taking place this year to mark the 40th anniversary of New Zealand’s Dialogue Partnership with the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN).

  A cross-government leverage and legacy team, led by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, is looking for stories and photos that will bring the ASEAN : New Zealand relationship to life, and perhaps be included in a timeline that will tell this story in a compelling and high impact way.

  We all know what an important role education has played in this relationship, and some of you may have your own experiences of this to draw on. If so, we encourage you to share them with the team, as they may be suitable for inclusion in the timeline project.

  Stories and pictures that demonstrate the significant impact education exchange has had on all involved - on both a personal and national level - are most sought after.

  If you have memories or stories, and accompanying photos or other visual material that tell:

  • of events/activities involving students from SEA countries in New Zealand

  • a ‘where are they now?’ story showing the path a New Zealand-educated student from the SEA region has taken

  • of personal experiences of studying with students from ASEAN countries, particularly those where enduring friendships or research partnerships were formed.

  In the first instance, please write a brief description of the story or “moment” using the three questions below as a guide, and email it to Mandi.vanWeede@mfat.govt.nz. Please note that not all stories will be able to be included in the timeline, and someone will be in touch if there is any follow up required.

  What took place? Include a brief description of the event/activity/experience.

  1. When did the activity/event/experience take place?

  2. Are there any images or other visual material that will help illustrate your story?

  3. How can you be contacted should someone from the team wish to follow up on your story?

  Please include your name and contact details. 

• University of Waikato recognised for offshore delivery activities in China

  The award was presented to Dr Ed Weymes, Pro Vice-Chancellor International at Waikato, while in Beijing.

  "The award recognises the successful 20 year relationship between the University of Waikato and the Shanghai International Studies University (SISU) and the commitment which the University has made since then to support the first New Zealand academic partnership in China," said Dr Weymes.

  Currently the partnership sees students completing two years of study at SISU and transferring to UW to complete an undergraduate degree in the Faculty of Arts and Social Science and Faculty of Management. Each year SISU recruits 120 – 160 students and these students are taught by staff from SISU and by UW staff based at SISU.

  "This gives the students experience in a “Western” classroom environment prior to transferring to New Zealand," said Dr Weymes.

  The first cohort of 28 Chinese students arrived in 2001 and since then Waikato has graduated over 1,000 students in this programme. Graduates from have gone on to complete doctoral study and enter employment with high-profile companies such as Fonterra, Air New Zealand, and Visa International, and with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

  Education New Zealand’s General Manager Business Development, Clive Jones, congratulated the University of Waikato on receiving this award.  “ENZ has a focus on growing the offshore delivery of education. Waikato’s experience is a great example of how a commitment to developing strong relationships with Chinese partners can bring about growth in both offshore delivery and student recruitment”.      

• 80 more ‘Penguins’ to visit

  Education New Zealand will contact all eligible schools in the coming weeks to seek and confirm interest to participate in the programme. The scheme’s criteria stipulates candidate schools must be co-educational, non-religious and located within a close radius of the city centres in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington.

  The group will be the fourth to study in New Zealand through the scholarship programme, which aims to expand the international outlook of young Chilean students and improve their English language skills.

  Known as ‘Penguins’ because of their distinctive black and white uniforms, 237 Chilean students have studied in New Zealand since the programme began in 2013.

  When announcing the programme from Chile last week Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce said the visit will enable more Chilean students to experience Kiwi life, and that more New Zealanders will learn about Chile by hosting a student or studying alongside the Penguins.

  “International students make a significant social, cultural and economic contribution to New Zealand while they’re here and remain connected as ambassadors for New Zealand when they return home.”

  Mr Joyce has been visiting Chile, Brazil and Colombia for the past eight days, leading a delegation of university representatives to the region to deepen education and trade links.