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• Joint India New Zealand Research Grants Awarded

  Last month Minister Steven Joyce announced the seven successful recipients of the inaugural New Zealand Higher Education Research Grants, with seven winning proposals selected from over sixty applications.

  From considering the impacts of climate change on ocean acidification to exploring new chemotherapy treatments, all projects will strengthen academic ties with a country that is New Zealand’s second largest source of international students.

  All research proposals have at least one Principal Investigator based in New Zealand and one in India, and the projects clearly indicate the potential for further collaborative research in the future.

  Full list of joint India New Zealand Higher Education Research Grant awardees: 

  • The University of Waikato collaborating with Jamia Millia Islamia university in New Delhi. Joint research project: India at Leisure: Media, culture, and consumption in the new economy.  

  • The University of Auckland collaborating with Anna University in Chennai. Joint research project: Ploy-ethylenedioxythipphene/nitrogen doped grapheme composites for high performance supercapacitor applications.

  • The University of Auckland collaborating with Madurai Kamaraj University in Tamil Nadu. Joint research project: The impacts of climate change induced ocean acidification process of the physiology and calcifying rate of sea urchins between temperate (New Zealand) and tropical (India) species.

  • The University of Otago collaborating with the University of Delhi. Joint research project: Vitamin D and calcium intakes of young Indian children living in the slums of South Delhi.

  • The University of Auckland collaborating with the University of Calcutta. Joint research project: Organmetallic 2- pyridinecarbothioamide complexes as potential inhibitors of cyclooxygenases in anticancer chemotherapy.

  • University of Canterbury collaborating with the University of Delhi. Joint research project: Health, labour, migration and the formation of Indian diasporas in the South Pacific, 19-20th centuries.

  • Victoria University of Wellington collaborating with Guru Nanak Dev University in Amritsar. Joint research project: Managing India New Zealand institutional challenges for success.

• Flying Kiwis in Chile

  The students have been living with host families and attending school in Santiago, giving them a great opportunity to immerse themselves in the Chilean culture as well as practice their language skills.

  Last Friday the Flying Kiwis visited Escuela Nueva Zelandia, a school named after New Zealand and located in Independicia commune, an underprivileged area in Santiago. They talked to the students about New Zealand, and in return the Chileans taught the group the traditional Chilean dance cueca.

  The Flying Kiwis have also visited La Moneda, the presidential palace in Santiago where they had a short meeting with the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Edgardo Riveros, who was very pleased to meet them.

  The Flying Kiwis programme was developed in response to the successful Chilean government-sponsored Penguins without Borders programme, which sees Chilean students coming to New Zealand to study.

  The objectives of the scholarship scheme are to broaden New Zealand students’ cultural awareness, encourage New Zealand schools to build relationships with Chilean schools and to promote our school education to the Chilean market.

  New Zealand is the first country to develop such an exchange with Chile, creating bonds between our two countries and lifelong connections for all the students taking part.

  The Flying Kiwis farewelled Santiago on 24 June and are winging their way back to their families and friends in New Zealand.

  

• India – Budget update

  India’s economy is struggling under high inflation and the worst slowdown since free-market reforms in early 1990s. The new government is trying to restore the confidence of domestic and foreign investors by bringing more clarity and structure to the taxation system.

  Significant government funding has been allocated to the education sector. The BJP’s manifesto included areas such as girls’ education, e-learning, re-structuring of the University Grants Commission (UGC) into a Higher Education Commission and setting up National Multi-Skill Missions, with more detail about these still to be announced. The Union Government will also create a separate Ministry for promoting entrepreneurship and skills development.

  The budget announced an increased investment in school, vocational and higher education. The government also identified new areas in the higher education sector for further development, such as research in agriculture, life sciences and biotechnology, film and television institutes and sports.

  Some of the key initiatives which might offer opportunities for New Zealand institutions and training providers:

  School education

  • Allocation of NZ$97 million for a teacher training programme to introduce new training tools and motivate teachers under the Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya New Teachers training programme.

  Vocational education

  • Launch of Skill India, a programme focused on training Indian youth, with an emphasis on employability and entrepreneurship skills.

  • Allocation of NZ$20 million for the Young Leader programme to promote leadership amongst Indian youth.

  Higher education

  • Five new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and five new Indian Institute of Management (IIMs) to be established with an initial allocation of NZ$97 million in the current fiscal year.

  • Five technical research centres will be identified and strengthened.

  • Two new Agricultural Research Institutes of Excellence to be established with an allocation of NZ$20 million.

  • NZ$39 million has been allocated to start two agriculture and two horticulture focused universities.

  • Two new agri-biotechnology clusters to be developed.

  • Two biotechnology clusters planned in Bangalore and Faridabad.

  • Five technical research centres to be strengthened through private public partnerships for nanotechnology.

  • Global partnerships will be developed to transform the Delhi chapter of the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) into a world-leader in life sciences and biotechnology.

  • Two film and television institutes will be established.

  • A National Centre for Excellence in Animation, Gaming and Special Effects has been proposed.

  • NZ$20 million has been allocated for the establishment of a sports university in Manipur. An additional investment NZ$20 million is included for training sportsmen and women for upcoming Commonwealth and Asian games.

  Policy/Education loans

  • The government has proposed simplifying procedures to facilitate education loans for higher studies in order to promote higher education amongst youth.

  • The budget announcements present a range of opportunities for New Zealand institutions across different areas.

  • The policy on easing education loans will help boost demand for foreign education.

  • A focus on teacher training presents a range of opportunities for New Zealand institutions in the areas of capability development and delivery.

  • The focus on research in agriculture and biotechnology could attract collaboration with New Zealand institutions that have a high level of expertise in these areas.

  • New Zealand has global expertise in animation, gaming and special effects and the establishment of a National Centre for Excellence could offer opportunities for stronger engagement and collaboration in this field.

  • New Zealand enjoys high level of sporting ties with India at various levels therefore the proposal of new sports university and sports training offers opportunities for New Zealand providers.

  The Education New Zealand team in India has a strong level of engagement at various levels with the Ministry of Human Resource Development and various government stakeholders in India.

  For more information please contact Ziena Jalil, Regional Director – South and South East Asia, india@enz.govt.nz

• Investment in international education provides boost

  Over $600,000 of co-funding was awarded in the third round of International Education Growth Fund grants to a mix of projects across the international education sector aimed at growing New Zealand’s international education industry.

  The University of Waikato received co-funding to partner with law schools in China to enable Chinese students to complete their Chinese LLB and undertake a LLM at Waikato, as well as to enable Waikato students to obtain LLM qualifications that are recognised in China.

  Study Applied Sciences – a marketing alliance of Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT), Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT), Universal College of Learning (UCOL) and Otago Polytechnic (OP) – received co-funding to create print and digital material to raise awareness in Germany of applied science at New Zealand institutes of technology and polytechnics.

  Other successful initiatives include a collaboration of four high schools from Auckland and Tauranga to attract more students from Mexico and a project by Hamilton-based Online Education Ltd to translate its ‘Code Avengers’ online computer programming and web development courses for new markets.

  “A common theme across this round’s participants is collaboration, an imperative for the industry if we are to achieve our goal of increasing the value of international education to New Zealand to $5 billion by 2025,” says Grant McPherson, Chief Executive of Education New Zealand.

  The IEGF offers co-funding to new and innovative projects targeted at international markets. Education New Zealand invests between $10,000 and $50,000 per project to match successful applicants' funding.

  “Over three funding rounds we have invested just over $2 million in 59 growth projects that have helped develop new education products, opened the door to new markets, and facilitated contacts that will lead to new business or investment.

  “International education brings social and cultural benefits to New Zealand, as well as contributing to economic growth, and we welcome opportunities to develop the market offshore for our world-class education programmes, products and services,” says Mr McPherson.

  Applications for round four of the International Growth Fund open on 1 September 2014.

• Think New Kicks Off in Thailand

  Running from 5 August to 31 October, the campaign’s objectives are to generate enquires from prospective students which will then be followed up on by ENZ Recognised Agencies.

  The campaign will promote New Zealand education generally, but advertising will primarily target prospective school and tertiary students in line with current demand.

  The campaign follows recent campaign activity in China, India, Brazil and Japan.

  Thailand is a priority market for Education New Zealand with significant potential for growth.

  The number of Thai students studying in New Zealand increased by 6 per cent in 2013 and along with ENZ’s new structure within the region, the campaign is the start of increased focus on New Zealand’s largest source country of international students in ASEAN.

  Download the campaign overview

  Visit the campaign website.

• Showcasing NZ in cyberspace

  Lisa Futschek, Regional Director – Americas, Japan and Korea, said: “It all stemmed from an industry idea during the Latin American mission in November last year. It was dusk, we were all in a charter coach chugging over the crest of a steep hill and watching the millions of lights of Medellin miraculously materialise below us, when Prof. Al Gillepsie from the University of Waikato, mused about how we should be marketing New Zealand international tertiary education via subject rather than institution. Over a Colombian meal that evening, we sketched out a schematic on what that might look like and the seeds of the virtual fair were sown.”

  International Events Manager Caroline Carruthers said the experience for students was similar to physical fairs. “Students were able to ‘visit’ individual institution’s stands, view videos, pick up brochures and business cards, and ask providers questions.

  “It was interesting to note a change in the way students plan to study overseas. A lot of high school students were planning for their tertiary education overseas. A few years ago, high school students would only ask about high school courses and wouldn’t plan that far ahead.”

  “We are evaluating the feedback we received from the institutes who participated in this pilot and will evaluate if it’s an approach to roll out to other markets and add into our event mix.”

• Brazilian university professors visit

  Last month Education New Zealand and MFAT joined forces with Latino New Zealand to host representatives from top Brazilian universities on a visit to New Zealand. The visit aimed to establish institution to institution links between universities of the two countries, to increase the Brazilian institutions’ understanding of our universities and to raise our profile in the Science Without Borders programme.

  Eight Brazilian universities participated in the visit, including State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) and Paulista State University (UNESP), all ranked in the top 500 in world.

  The visiting professors met with representatives from all eight of our universities as well as with ENZ, UNZ and the Brazilian Ambassador in New Zealand. 

  This is the first significant contact between the universities of the two countries and all of the participating universities were very keen to establish long-term research linkages with New Zealand institutions. Most of the Brazilian universities represented are well resourced in various areas of research, particularly in areas such as agriculture and plant and animal sciences.

  As a result of the visit, ENZ has received invitations to present to some of the universities and one of the professors also offered to join the New Zealand SWB presentation at his university to share his positive experience in New Zealand. Most of the visiting professors have also uploaded photos of their trip on Facebook and their university pages where they will be widely viewed by their contacts and university communities.

  Brazil is New Zealand’s largest source country for international students in Latin America. Traditionally Brazilian students come to New Zealand for short-term language courses, but in recent years we have seen an increase in the number of students from the school sector, mainly due to the Pernambuco state’s Win the World scholarship programme.

  Since New Zealand joined the Science without Borders (SWB) scheme in 2013, more than 170 Brazilian students have studied in New Zealand under the undergraduate sandwich programme.

  Although the undergraduate sandwich (study abroad) awards take up the majority of the SWB funding, the programme also funds full PhD and sandwich PhD studies. A new Masters programme has also been established and ENZ and UNZ are currently working on New Zealand’s inclusion in this programme.

  SWB also provides the following awards:

  • Inbound Fellowships which aim to bring early-career researchers and senior scholars to Brazilian universities and research centres.

  • Young Talent awards fully fund one to three year research stays in Brazil with an attractive package including round-trip tickets, relocation expenses, a tax-free highly competitive lecturer-level monthly allowance, a contribution toward research costs and funding for research assistantship.

  • Special Visiting Researcher Programme for joint projects with research groups in Brazil and work in the country for up to three months every year over two to three years. A generous grant is available to researchers including round-trip tickets for every annual visit, a tax-free highly competitive senior-level monthly allowance, a contribution toward research costs and funding for a sandwich PhD at home and a Post-doctoral Fellowship in Brazil.

  • Offshore Technological and Innovation Development awards that support the participation of Brazilian researchers, specialists and technicians in development and training activities overseas.

• NZ universities feature on Chinese TV

  Through Education New Zealand’s (ENZ) strong relationship with the International Channel Shanghai (ICS) the documentary All About Going Abroad was filmed at the University of Auckland, AUT, Massey University and Victoria University of Wellington.

  The first season of the programme focused on the United States and we were excited to be chosen as the destination country for the second season.

  Five episodes were produced on New Zealand university study options and include our own Regional Director Alexandra Grace and Guangzhou-based Education Manager Felix Ye.

  ICS is available in nine million cable TV households in Shanghai, and reaches an even wider audience through its website www.ICShanghai.com, which makes programmes available online and on apps for mobile devices.

  The show premiered on 20 September and will be broadcast every Saturday at 6pm until 18 October. You can watch online at www.icshanghai.com or www.iqiyi.com after it is aired on TV.

• Record numbers at Viet Nam fairs

  More than 300 students visited the fair in Hanoi and in Ho Chi Minh City attendance was up 86 per cent to more than 700 students, resulting in queues to speak to New Zealand institutions. 

  The fairs showcased 34 New Zealand education institutions from secondary schools, private English language colleges to technical colleges and tertiary institutions, all promoting their courses and campus life to Vietnamese students.

  Students and their parents also had the opportunity to learn about the various scholarships that are available from Viet Nam International Education Development and New Zealand Aid.

  Ziena Jalil, ENZ Regional Director for South and Southeast Asia said: “Viet Nam is an important market for New Zealand education institutions. With nearly 2,000 Vietnamese students already studying in New Zealand, it is the second largest source market within ASEAN for international students.

  “This year’s fairs in Viet Nam helped showcase the true spirit of New Zealand’s innovative education system and the pastoral care commitment that New Zealand institutions have for all students.”

  

• New Zealand shines at China Education Expo

  As the photos show, New Zealand’s presence at the fair had a big impact, with the Kiwiana finger puppets proving a popular and distinctive crowd pleaser as students assessed a sea of study options. 

  Initial feedback from industry participants also noted an increase in interest from agents; they report New Zealand is more and more in demand by their customers. The Beijing agent seminar had 120 participants, the majority of which were agents, who had come along to meet New Zealand institutions. 

  Alex Grace, Regional Director – Greater China, says collective hard work by government and industry to build awareness and raise perceptions of quality is clearly having an impact.

  “ENZ, as the government’s lead agency for international education, has paid particular attention to raising the bar in terms of how we package and present the New Zealand education experience. That was noticed and commented on with envy by other countries.”

  “It is gratifying to work in partnership with such a committed and professional group as that which signed up for CEE and our agent seminars. It is only by working together that we’ll increase the impact of our activities and a make a difference.”

  New Zealand: Country of Honour for CEE 2015

  And there is more good news: New Zealand will be the Country of Honour for CEE 2015. Alex says: “Ambassador Carl Worker and I attended the Gala Dinner event at which New Zealand was named as next year’s CEE Country of Honour. This is a major achievement, representing not only the relationships developed by ENZ, but also the commitment over the years by our industry. Please start planning now to participate in October/November next year!”

  Fairs and agent seminars continue in Guangzhou, Chengdu and Shanghai through 3 November.