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Register now for ENZ’s East Asia/Japan/Korea market sentiment webinar series
For the past few months, Education New Zealand’s East Asia team has been conducting research to develop ‘Market Sentiment’ findings for each of the region’s seven focus markets.
The research has been developed through interviews and surveys with key in-market stakeholders such as agents, students/parents, local institutions and local government partners. We’ve also conducted desktop research and leveraged reports from external research agencies.
Based on the findings, ENZ has developed activities and identified opportunities in which we can now work collaboratively with industry and other government agencies to realise.
Some of the key insights have been distilled into individual one-page market updates which can be found on ENZ’s IntelliLab platform:
To deliver the full research insights, we will be hosting a series of webinars for our New Zealand industry colleagues (including Q&A sessions) on the following dates:
Tuesday, 28 July (3pm NZ time)
Vietnam/Philippines
Wednesday, 29 July (3pm NZ time)
Japan/Thailand/South Korea
Thursday, 30 July (3pm NZ time)
Indonesia/Malaysia
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Techweek 2020: a festival of innovation
Techweek is the premier event of the NZ Tech Alliance, attracting 49,000 people across New Zealand last year.
This year’s festival comes at a critical time for the international education sector as institutions look to diversify their international education with the help of technology and the internet.
Anyone can join up to the virtual events taking place from 27 July-2 August.
ENZ is participating in the following events:
Techweek TV
ENZ has secured a slot on TechweekTV on a panel entitled Physically distant, virtually connected; recreating the New Zealand education experience online, streaming online at 2:30pm on 30 July (NZT).
It will feature ENZ director of platforms and campaigns, Euan Howden, and senior market manager Misa Kitaoka; Jason Mangan, chief technology officer and co-founder of University of Auckland’s lean start up – Connected Experiences; and CRO of Education Perfect, Tim Vaughan.
They’ll explore how to recreate the New Zealand education experience in a COVID-19 environment. The panel will be chaired by director of ATEED, MIT and Unitec Ziena Jalil. Ziena sits on the Boards of Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development (ATEED), Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT), Unitec, and the Cancer Society Auckland Northland.
EdTechNZ Showcase
EdTechNZ will present a showcase of 24 New Zealand companies. In a series of four Zoom webinars, each company take 10 minutes to show how their products and services are changing the world and take questions from the webinar audience.
The variety of NZ companies innovating to improve educational outcomes is impressive, ranging from primary through post-tertiary, with games, infrastructure, AI, and bringing people closer together all playing a role.
ENZ business development manager Annabel Robertson will be chairing the sessions along with other EdtechNZ Board members.
Panel discussion
ENZ director of partnerships and channels Dan Smidt will be chairing a panel discussion on the role of technology in delivering enhanced customer experiences, cross-sector connections, and seamless pathways for international students, education agents and education providers.
The panel will feature representatives from Enroller, Up Education and JJL Education Consulting.
Why now? Connecting the International Education industry to survive and revive at 1pm on 31 July (NZT).
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Summer holiday fun for Vietnamese students at the 2023 New Zealand Future Skills Camp
At this year’s camp, in addition to NZ EdTech Code Avengers which specialises in digital skills training, Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao (ENZ) also worked with another NZ Ed Tech company Chasing Time English, a digital platform that enhances English language learning through exclusive short films. Three local partners were involved to help promote and deliver training sessions for the students.
20 teams were shortlisted for the camps which ran from Saturday 24 June to Sunday 2 July 2023. The teams could participate in a variety of online and in-person group work and interactive activities, learning coding skills together with English skills for an intercultural environment. After the camps, the teams were required to work on a coding project themed “Making a creative and impressive 'Our Future Profile' Webpage introducing your team 15-20 years from now”.
The top eight teams with the most impressive webpages were then invited to present their products, in English, to a panel of judges on Sunday 16 July. The other teams from the 20 who were shortlisted were also invited to the Awards Ceremony held on Friday 7 July to receive certificates and announcement of the final results either in person or virtually.
His Excellency Mr. Scott James, New Zealand Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City, attended the Awards Ceremony. In his remarks, he said “All of the students here are already winners because you have not only surpassed many contestants to come this far, but you have also taken the courage to step out of your comfort zone and embark on this adventure to learn new skills.”
Assoc. Prof. Minh Nguyen, Head of Department Computer Science and Software Engineering at Auckland University of Technology, was one of the judges who evaluated the teams’ webpages and then the short-listed presentations. He commented: “It was an absolute pleasure to be a part of such an inspiring event. The creativity and innovation displayed by the teams was truly impressive.”
Ms. Karen Kemsley, Production Manager at Chasing Time English who taught students at online sessions, said: “I had a wonderful time with the NZ Future Skills Camp students. Everyone participated enthusiastically which made the classes both fun and engaging. They took every opportunity they could to share creative opinions and ideas while demonstrating excellent English language skills. They were an absolute delight!”
The 1st prize winning team, together with two 2nd prize winning teams went on to represent Viet Nam at the New Zealand – Asia Code Camp Day on 5 August with other students from Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea and Thailand.
NZFSC not only provided an exciting and meaningful summer event for the participating students, but also left both students and their parents with a very positive impression of Aotearoa New Zealand as an innovative, welcoming and beautiful destination for their potential international education plans.
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EdTech conference a great success
Education New Zealand (ENZ) supported the conference, alongside Learning Media and Grow Wellington, as part of ENZ’s wider strategy to build the capacity, capability and scaleability of the international education export industry.
ENZ sees a vibrant and successful EdTech sector as critical to the success of New Zealand’s educational offerings, domestically and offshore.
ENZ Education Business Development Manager Melonie Pitkin says “One of our key goals for the conference was providing an opportunity for a sector to begin to self identify and find opportunities to make business connections that might not ordinarily occur as part of business as usual.
“On that front we would certainly view this inaugural conference as successful. We're pleased that it was so well attended and well received. We're looking forward to feedback from participants that will help inform and shape how Education New Zealand can work with the EdTech sector.”
The EdTech for Export website will become a hub for EdTech news and information. Videos and slides for some keynote speakers and breakout sessions have been posted on the site. -
Poised for Growth: NZ’s Edtech Industry can capitalise on a world-class education system
“Talking with people who have been marketing English Language Learning products in the same target country was invaluable and enabled me to reconsider my start-up’s business model before its launch next month.
“A five minute demonstration of our product was enough to generate feedback that was both enlightening and encouraging,” says Tony.
Sponsored by Education New Zealand and organised by Grow Wellington the conference brought together over 180 people from edtech companies, education organisations and business development agencies.
The conference was opened by Steven Joyce, Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment who emphasised the goal to grow the value of export education services from $104m in 2012 to $500m by 2025.
The Minister urged the industry to collaborate and seek export growth - a message which was reinforced by international keynote speaker, Lee Wilson, CEO of Filament Games from the US. He argued that globalisation is a strategic imperative for the edtech industry, given that the prices for digital and online products were falling but the cost of doing business is not. In his view this left two options – building an expensive branded product or scaling up for export.
It was encouraging to hear other speakers such as Dr Errki Sutinen of the University of Eastern Finland, Dr Sue Watson of Summit Education Asia Pacific and Jennifer Carolan of NewSchools Venture Fund noting that the New Zealand industry was well-placed to build on its unique advantage – a world-class education system.
The conference provided an opportunity for edtech exporters to share their export stories and showcase their products. Jan Zawadzki of Hapara shared his company’s story from the development of its Teacher Dashboard product with Auckland teachers, through participation and graduation from the US-based Imagine K12 education incubator, to exporting to 30 countries around the world.
A diverse range of companies such as Vital English, LearnKo, Metia Interactive and Pixelhouse shared their product development or market stories with an appreciative audience. The business capability conference stream explored the worlds of planning, design and investment to underpin a sustainable edtech business.
You can learn more about New Zealand’s edtech companies by visiting the et4e website and business directory at http://www.edtechforexport.co.nz/.
Video coverage and copies of presentations will be downloaded to the site over the coming week.
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NZIEC trends in New Zealand
This was no easy feat, especially during a time of increased political activity both here and abroad, a solar eclipse and some intense Game of Thrones chat!
This year’s conference attracted a record number of delegates, so Education New Zealand’s Social Media team embraced the opportunity to build awareness of and join conversation about NZIEC 2017.
During the Conference, 10 ENZ staff members worked on a roster to share news, insights and information from the Twitter handle #NZIEC during each of the plenary and breakout sessions. Our Twitter crew also engaged with delegates who were tweeting about the event.
A Twitter wall was set up during plenary sessions to share tweets in real time during the sessions. This allowed for delegates at the conference to read and also engage on our Twitter platform with tweets currently circulating at that moment.Over the two days, tweets shared about NZIEC gained:
- 31,700 impressions (the number of people who saw tweets about NZIEC)
- 2.1 percent engagement (double the 1 percent benchmark cited for success)
- 2,742 visits to the NZIEC Twitter profile
- 80 new followers on the NZIEC Twitter page
A massive thanks to everyone who helped to make NZIEC such a social success – we look forward to 2018’s conference in the Capital!
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Taste of New Zealand in the heart of Seville
The European Association for International Education (EAIE) 2017 Conference and Exhibition in Seville attracted 6000 delegates from 95 countries, and is Europe’s largest annual event for the international education sector.
Seven New Zealand universities and four ITPs represented the sector this year.
ENZ’s Regional Director, Americas and Europe, Lisa Futschek, said EAIE was a valuable platform for New Zealand education providers to meet longstanding and new European and other partners.
“It was great to have many conference visitors comment that the New Zealand pavilion – yet again – was the most spectacular and creative stand.
“Our strong ongoing involvement in EAIE 2017 emphasised New Zealand’s importance as a global player in the international education sector.
“The interest in establishing academic collaborations with New Zealand, and our numerous engagements with international business partners demonstrate a huge growth potential for the Europe market.”
“As well as networking opportunities, the conference provided insights into key market developments in Europe and future trends in education.”
ENZ organised a special Kiwi networking function that offered about 100 guests a taste of New Zealand in the heart of Seville, Lisa said.
Among the evening’s highlights was a musical performance by Tamar, a New Zealand-born musician with Maori (Ngāi Tahu), Polynesian and European roots, who lives in Spain.
“She performed a personal, jazz-style interpretation of a collection of Māori songs composed by Māori artists from various iwi around New Zealand, which was beautiful.”
The 30th annual EAIE 2018 conference will take place 11–14 September 2018 in Geneva, Switzerland, with a theme of ‘facing outward’.
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Upcoming offshore events related to international education
Dates
Event
Location
21-25 March
Forum on Education Abroad Conference 2022
Annual conference of the Forum, a non-profit membership association that provides training and resources to support high quality education abroad experiences.
Contact: Lewis Gibson
Chicago, Illinois, USA
24, 31 March, 7, 14,21,28 April
Agents Workshop Series: The NEW Choices
A series of 8 webinars aims to provide Vietnamese agents with updates on new programme offerings across sectors, and new perspectives when looking at NZ offerings.
Contact: Van Banh
Viet Nam
26 March
New Future, New You, New Zealand
A co-funded virtual session between ENZ and one of our ENZRAs in Indonesia, SUN Education. The objective is to maintain a pipeline of interested students ready to pathway to New Zealand universities when the border reopens. The event will feature reps and gradvocates from UC, Otago, Waikato, and Massey University.
Contact: Naluri Bella
Indonesia
27-31 March
Asia-Pacific Association for International Education Conference and Exhibition 2022
APAIE brings together professionals who are passionate about international education from across the globe to network, improve professional skills and learn about new developments in international education.
Contact: events@enz.govt.nz
Online
27-29 March
Global Higher Education Exhibition (GHEDEX)
Organised by the Omani Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, GHEDEX brings together education providers, secondary and tertiary students, parents, and young professionals from across the Gulf region.
Contact: Bronwyn Shanks
Muscat, Oman
27 March, 3,10,17 April
NZ Scholarship Boot Camp for students
Part of ENZRA Co-funding Activities, this initiative offers a series of workshops for Vietnamese students to obtain updated scholarship info, enhance necessary skills and meet up with NZ institutions to plan their study abroad journey.
Contact: Van Banh
Viet Nam
31 March
Kōrerorero: Conversations That Matter – UN Sustainable Development Goal 4
Join an exclusive conversation about access to quality education with university vice-chancellors from Brazil, Colombia, and New Zealand.
Contact: Bruna de Natale
Latin America
2, 3, 9, 16-17, 24 April
Youth Runway Campaign – NZ and Viet Nam school students
Part of ENZRA Co-funding Activities, this initiative offers a series of workshops for Vietnamese students to obtain skills and knowledge about Global Citizens towards SDG – Marine Health, as well as make friends and interact with NZ students.
Contact: Van Banh
Viet Nam
25-27 April
FAUBAI Conference 2022: Known Concepts, New Meanings - What has changed in the internationalization of higher education? How can the future of the internationalization of higher education be projected?
ENZ is a silver sponsor for this year’s virtual event and will have a virtual booth.
Contact: Bruna de Natale
Latin America
28 April
FPP Latin America virtual postgraduate fair
An easy and convenient way to meet with over 90 international universities to find the right postgraduate program. ENZ will host the "Study With New Zealand Pavilion”, having 14 institutions representing a variety of NZ institutions (English New Zealand, PTEs, Te Pūkenga and universities).
Contact: Bruna de Natale
Latin America
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Education Minister addresses first World Vocational and Technical Education Development Conference
The conference was jointly organised by Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China, the Chinese National Commission for UNESCO and the Tianjin Municipal People’s Government.
An audience comprising representatives from government departments, international organisations, trade associations, businesses, research groups and vocational education providers joined the hybrid event to discuss moving forward in the post pandemic era. Topics covered included digital empowerment, green technology, industry/education integration, skill development and poverty reduction, promotion of equity and lifelong learning.
The Minister outlined New Zealand’s recent experience of vocational education reform, highlighting the importance of integrated provider and work-based training, with learners and employers at the centre of the reform process. COVID-19 had continued to cause disruption around the world, but this also provided opportunities for change as countries plan for recovery, he said.
The Minister’s involvement in the conference highlighted the 50th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations between the two countries this year, as well as the long standing and deep collaboration between New Zealand and China in vocational education.
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From the CE: A celebration of energy, optimism and human spirit
Kia ora tātou,
NZIEC TI KUA – the pathway forward, was a celebration of the energy, optimism, and the human spirit of the international education sector in New Zealand.
It was great to see, and be among, more than 590 delegates reconnecting in person, sharing experiences, discussing the future, and listening to a remarkable range of quality speakers. All the presenters were inspiring and all clearly outlined some the challenges and the opportunities as we move forward.
First among these was the visiting Minister for Education in China, His Excellency Huai Jinpeng whose warm outgoing personality was clear to all who met him. It was enormously positive that Minister Huai emphasised China’s was willing to work together with New Zealand to “promote win-win cooperation” and “to unite for mutual benefit”. I hope many of us accept his open invitation to visit China. As he said “Better to see for oneself than to hear from others”.
From the New Zealand side it was a great to have Minister for Education, Hon Jan Tinetti, attend the Gala dinner, and reinforce that “education is one of the key pillars of the New Zealand-China relationship and a foundation for enduring links between our countries”. China was the Country of Honour for this year’s conference and is an important long-term partner.
After a break of four years since the last NZIEC was held in-person, the friendship and happiness amongst conference delegates was tangible.
Certainly, there are challenges ahead as we continue to rebuild the sector. Several of the conference presenters highlighted the changes in global demographics, workplace demand for skills and technological developments as key drivers for a different future in the next 30 years. But the progress achieved in the year since the borders reopened was also cause for celebration and highlighted the adaptability and resilience of education providers throughout the sector.
I’d like to thank officials from the Ministry of Education, New Zealand Qualifications Authority and Immigration New Zealand who attended the conference and gave insights and answering queries relating to the impact of policies and practice. International education is a team sport and it was great to see their commitment to the future of the sector. And a very special thanks must also go to the ENZ organising team and supporting cast who delivered a remarkable and uplifting event.
As the curtain came down at the outstanding Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre, and delegates said final farewells before returning to their homes and communities, my lasting impression was that of an industry re-enlivened by the human contact we have all missed so much.
As our Chair, Tracey Bridges commented in her opening welcome, we have good cause to be optimistic about the future of the sector and the contribution it can make to all the people of Aotearoa and beyond.
It is now our responsibility to act on this optimism and to move forward. As Peter Drucker once said, “The best way to predict the future is to create it”.
Ngā mihi,
Grant
