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  • ENZ hosts Kiwi orientation for Tokyo students

    ENZ hosted an orientation for 33 high school students about to embark on a year of study in New Zealand at the New Zealand Embassy in Tokyo last Friday. 

    From education to lifestyle, representatives from ENZ and MFAT spoke to the students about everything New Zealand has to offer.

    The students are part of the “Next Generation Leadership” programme organised by the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education. Under this programme, some 200 high school students in Tokyo are selected annually to receive scholarships for one year of study in the US, Canada, Australia – and as of this year, New Zealand, which will receive 40 students starting February.

    The New Zealand study orientation included an interactive Q&A session discussing pathways to New Zealand universities (including ITP and PTE options), outdoor activities available in New Zealand and how computers and technology are incorporated in the classroom. One student made a speech in English during the day, expressing her excitement for her adventures in New Zealand.

    Ahead of Japan’s hosting of the 2019 Rugby World Cup and 2020 Olympics, the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education has been busy working with the city’s school sector to promote international education and student exchange.

    To further strengthen its relationship with the Board, ENZ will be securing a new partnership under the Arrangement on Education Cooperation. The partnership is set to be signed by ENZ and the Board next month with a reception to be held at the New Zealand Embassy in Tokyo.

    Misa welcoming students to the orientation

    Misa welcoming students to the orientation

    Misa Pitt, ENZ’s Senior Market Development Manager – Japan, said the partnership with the Board of Education in the nation’s capital is a significant milestone for ENZ Japan.

    “This partnership will provide a fantastic opportunity for us to promote future expansion of the existing student/teacher training programme in New Zealand as well as to support the Board’s new initiative on inbound student recruitment to Japan.

    “We look forward to working with SIEBA, English New Zealand and other groups to introduce the exciting new programmes available in New Zealand.”

  • Make the most of international student success stories

    Richard Kyle, ENZ’s Industry Development Manager, said these stories are valuable assets for schools and should not be overlooked for marketing campaigns.

    “Proof points are truly valuable assets for schools, and personalised ones such as student success stories are gold when working with agents and families who are considering study destinations,” he said.

    “These success stories promote your school as well as the quality of New Zealand’s education in general, including the qualifications on offer such as NCEA.”

    Here are just a few examples of international students succeeding in New Zealand:

    Craighead Diocesan School, Timaru: Thirada (Yaya) Channawichote from Thailand is a talented artist and graphic designer and was awarded a New Zealand Scholarship in Design and Visual Communication. She received endorsements all through her NCEA studies, and was recently awarded scholarships to study Painting in the US at MICA University.

    Pukekohe Christian School: Ren Monn Lee from Malaysia achieved a Top Achievement Award at the recent International Cambridge Awards Ceremony. Ren Monn received the top mark of any student in New Zealand in the June AS Geography exam, having completed the year-long course in just six months.

    Marlborough Girls’ College: Minji Kim from South Korea gained Excellence at NCEA Level 2 and has been selected as the International Prefect for the school for 2017. Minji is now focussed on gaining excellence again in Year 13.

    James Hargest College: Kawinwit Kittpalawattanapol was awarded a Scholarship in English and Tadsapon Wiwitawan was awarded a Scholarship in Photography (both students hail from Thailand).

    Cambridge High School: International student Charles Zha was awarded in Mathematics with Calculus and received the highest number of NCEA Level 2 excellence credits in Year 12 at the school.

    Congratulations to all students for their achievements, and we look forward to hearing many more success stories in 2017.

  • GP practice for international students

    Caring Clinic is focused on meeting the needs of international students and migrants from Asia, providing services in Cantonese and Mandarin as well as English, and offers innovative services including Skype consultations after hours and e-prescriptions.

    The new clinic has been welcomed by the Auckland Agency Group (AAG), a cross-agency collaboration of central and local government agencies formed to lead communication with international student groups, ethnic communities and providers in Auckland. 

    Hayley Shields, ENZ’s Director of Student Experience and Chair of AAG, said the new clinic reflects the shift to make support services more attuned to students’ cultural needs.

    “More than 60 per cent of international student enrolments are in Auckland, and it’s important for students to be able to access culturally appropriate healthcare services.

    “This is one of the key objectives in the New Zealand International Student Wellbeing Strategy.”

    Dr Jessie Liu and Dr Ruoh Sim, the two principal doctors at Caring Clinic, came to New Zealand as teenagers and both studied medicine at Otago University.  

  • Student wellbeing strategy launch

    The new strategy aims to protect and enhance New Zealand’s reputation as a safe and welcoming study destination. It was officially launched at Ara on 13 June by Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Paul Goldsmith.

    Hayley Shields, ENZ’s Director of Student Experience says the new strategy was the outcome of extensive consultation with the sector as well as with international students about what would make the most difference to them.

    “Students that I spoke to at the launch were really pleased to see the new strategy, and to know that their wellbeing is considered so important for their student experience,” she said.

    Ara Chief Executive Kay Giles together with Ara staff and international students, representatives of government agencies, Christchurch Educated, and the local community took part in the launch.

    Development of the new strategy was led by the Ministry of Education.

    Read the International Student Wellbeing Strategy.

    Read Minister Goldsmith's announcement.

  • Giving students the right immigration advice

    Many international students say they have been promised a pathway to work or residence in New Zealand. However, education provider staff or agents need to be licensed to give advice on pathways to work visas or residence visas in New Zealand.

    A person is exempt from the licensing requirement if they are outside New Zealand and advise on student visas only.

    This means that when education providers and agents are offshore (such as at education fairs) they can advise on and assist with student visa applications. However, they cannot advise on any other visa type including guardian visas, visitor visas, working holiday visas, work visas or residence visas.

    However, there are other ways that education providers or agents can help international students with immigration matters.

    As an education provider or agent, you can:

    Provide publicly available information

    • Send a link or refer to information on Immigration New Zealand’s (INZ) webpage
    • Point out the requirements listed on a visa application form
    • Print out INZ’s checklists and refer to those

     Assist with completing a visa form

    • You can assist a student to complete a visa form, but only if the student directs you by providing the answers
    • You can’t advise them on the best answer if they ask you for help
    • If they ask a question, you can refer them to the answer if it is on the form or on the INZ website.

     Translate or interpret

    • You can translate or interpret INZ information or the client’s from one language to another
    • You can’t add your own views to this translation or interpretation.

     Work with a licensed immigration adviser

    • You can have a licensed immigration adviser on staff or a local licensed adviser you call on from time to time.

    Direct students to

    The IAA can provide copies of its Guide to Licensed Immigration Advisers in English, Chinese, Korean, Samoan, Tongan, Hindi and Punjabi.

    For more information email info@iaa.govt.nz or visit www.iaa.govt.nz.

  • 2017 ISB results: Universities and ITPs

    The ISB is a global study that investigates the decision making, expectations and experiences of international students including their arrival experience, the support they receive from their education provider, the quality of education provided, and their living experience in country.

    Universities sector

    Among the 5,487 international students surveyed from six New Zealand universities, 90 percent were satisfied with their institution experience overall. This is the same percentage as the last wave of the study in 2015 and in line with the global benchmark.

    International students in New Zealand placed higher importance on several work- and visa-related factors than the global average: 77% considered ease of getting a visa to study as important (8% above the global average), 65% considered opportunities for permanent residence as important (6% above the global average) and 73% considered opportunities to work while studying as important (5% above the global average).

    Of the four major components of the survey, universities outperformed the global benchmark on three dimensions:

     

    New Zealand Universities

    Global Benchmark

    Learning overall

    88%

    87%

    Living overall

    86%

    87%

    Support overall

    90%

    89%

    Arrival overall

    91%

    89%

    And 81% international students in New Zealand would recommend their university to others, which is slightly lower (-2%) than international students globally.

    ITP sector

    Some 3,470 international students from 13 New Zealand ITPs were surveyed, and overall satisfaction remains high at 89%, similar to the proportion in 2015 (+1%) and in line with the global benchmark.

    International students who come to New Zealand ITPs place relatively high importance on employment and employability factors both during and after study: opportunities for permanent residence were rated 12% above the global benchmark, ease of getting a visa and opportunities to work while studying were both 11% above the global benchmark and opportunities for full-time work following their studies was 10% above the global benchmark.

    Of the four major components of the survey, ITPs outperformed the global benchmark on three dimensions:

     

    New Zealand ITPs

    Global Benchmark

    Learning overall

    87%

    87%

    Living overall

    90%

    87%

    Support overall

    89%

    88%

    Arrival overall

    92%

    90%

    Despite high satisfaction, students’ likelihood to recommend their institution to others has fallen to 76%. This is 5% below the global benchmark and a 3% fall since 2015, continuing the downward trend from 82% in 2013.

    Each participating education provider in the ISB survey receives a customised report based on their own international student survey results, which they can use to make informed decisions to enhance the student experience and drive successful recruitment and marketing strategies.

    ENZ, who funds the survey, receives overall aggregate results for each education sector but does not have access to individual provider results.

    Click here for the summary Universities report.

    Click here for the summary ITP report.

  • Tauranga family brings students to the farm

    Before moving to Tauranga four years ago, Janelle and Brendan Mark operated a busy resort in the Coromandel where, for 12 years, they were surrounded by tourists from all corners of the globe.

    On moving their young family to Tauranga they found they missed the daily interaction with people from different backgrounds, and in 2014 approached Aquinas College with an offer to host an international student. This offer would be the first of many.

    Janelle says the excitement begins at the Tauranga Airport on ‘pick-up day’ as the couple wait alongside other families, who are also eagerly anticipating meeting their student for the first time.

    “The experience of hosting is a privilege – it is a huge responsibility taking care of someone else’s child, but it’s a wonderful and rewarding experience,” said Janelle.

    “Some people say we’re brave for taking on a student for a year, but the students and their families are the brave ones!”

    “Aki has already taught our children some Japanese and how to make origami."

    The Marks are currently hosting Aki, a 16-year-old student from Japan who will be with them for a year. Janelle and Brendan’s children, aged 8 and 12, particularly enjoy having internationals in the home.

    Aki in Tauranga 2“Hosting students has been hugely enriching to the lives of our children. Aki has already taught them some Japanese and how to make origami," said Janelle.

    “Our friends and family take an interest too, and enjoy hearing about the comparisons between our two countries.”

    For Aki, life on a Tauranga farm is a far cry from her apartment block in Osaka City. At her new home, Aki enjoys feeding the chickens, collecting eggs, and brushing the family’s pet steer. The Marks have also shown Aki the wider region and have been blueberry picking, paddle boarding, visited McLaren Falls and Lake Tarawera, and enjoyed quintessential Kiwi experiences such as campervan road-trips and eating ‘fish and chips’ on the beach.

    “It’s been a pleasure showing Aki what the Bay of Plenty has to offer, as it helps us appreciate how much we have on our doorstep. Aki must have spoken highly of the area as her family are already planning a winter skiing holiday here,” said Janelle.

    “Aki is already a big part of our family and is going to be a hard one to let go of at the airport in December. Though I have no doubt we’ll do it all again next year!”

  • International students welcomed to the capital

    More than 300 students from over 20 countries attended the official welcome to New Zealand’s coolest little capital last week.

    The event was held at the Michael Fowler Centre and organised by WREDA (Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency).

    Wellington City Mayor Justin Lester was on hand to give the students a warm welcome alongside current international student Khang (Kyle) Phan from Massey University.

    The students learned about Kiwi culture through a series of interactive and fun activities. Students were introduced to Māori culture with a Kapa Haka performance from local Wellington group, Te Kapa Haka o Pukehuia. They also had a chance to cuddle puppies and bunnies with SPCA staff, learn juggling and tricks from the Circus Hub, try on police vests and hats and have a go at rugby alongside a few Hurricanes players.

    As well as celebrating Kiwi culture, the event was a chance to celebrate students’ own cultural backgrounds. Many prizes were given out on the day including a free helicopter tour to the student who was judged best dressed in the traditional clothes of their home country.

    Chloe Kincaid, WREDA Project Coordinator for the event said that international students are an important part of the Wellington community.

    “Each year, thousands of international students find a second home in Wellington, bringing a rich cultural diversity to our schools and community,” said Chloe.

    “This event is another way for Wellington to welcome and celebrate all of our wonderful international students.”

    Wellington student welcome

  • INZ student visa processing update

    Immigration New Zealand’s (INZ) Palmerston North Area Office (PNAO) is coming out of the peak processing period for onshore student visa applications, with the last of the March visa applications still to be processed.

    The standard processing timeframe for a student visa application is 20 working days for an online application, and 25 working days for a paper-based application.

    Kimberley Polata, PNAO Head of Operations, said her team is working on applications received within the last 20 days and is committed to clearing these applications by the end of April.

    Progress has already been made towards this, with PNAO sending out nearly 1,800 visa decisions in the last week alone, she said

    “There are approximately 1,100 visa applications where further documentation or information has been requested from the student, and this is required in order to compete the application.”

    Ms Polata asks that education providers check in with their students who are still waiting for their visa decision and ask them to check their email and online applications for communication from INZ.

  • Around the world in five

    CHINA

    International students from China need extra support, say experts

    US student agency WholeRen says Chinese students need extra support to succeed at universities, due to ‘only-child’ syndrome – Chinese students are typically a single child and come from a different education system, language and culture.

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    INDIA

    Demand for education technology in India is huge – the challenge is language

    There has recently been a sharp rise in India in the use of technology in education. Nick Cain, Project Manager (Education) at Google.org, talks about technology’s potential in providing quality education.

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    JAPAN

    Most international students opt to stay in Japan after graduation

    A survey conducted by the Japan Student Services Organization found that nearly three-quarters of international students in Japan at universities and other educational institutions remained in Japan to pursue employment or a higher degree.

    Read more

     

    MALAYSIA

    Malaysia’s education is outdated says new education minister Mahathir

    Malaysia’s new Prime Minister says the country’s teaching is “outdated” and wants to introduce online teaching so that Malaysians will be more computer-savvy.

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    UK

    Slow uptake in study abroad, but student profile increasingly diverse

    In 2017, UUKi launched a campaign to double the number of outbound international students by 2020. While the number in the latest report was near identical to the previous cohort, the findings revealed a more diverse range of undergraduates are choosing to study abroad.

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