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• You’re invited: Minister’s Latin America insights

  There will be an opportunity for asking questions and networking.

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• Introducing ENZ’s new Board member, Victoria Spackman

  Victoria is Chief Executive, Director and co-owner of the screen and visitor experience company, the Gibson Group. You can read Victoria’s bio here but E-News put a few questions her way when she was in the office last week.

  How did you come to know about the world of international education?

  I worked with Education New Zealand on a Mandarin language TV series called Dragons in a Distant Land, which was all about Chinese students studying in New Zealand.  The series was launched by the Prime Minister in Beijing in April 2013 during the celebrations of the 40-year relationship between China and New Zealand, and screened on several TV channels around China. 

  What interests you about the sector?

  I am particularly interested in the fact that there are so many advantages to be had from a well-functioning international education system – advantages to the students visiting NZ, to the NZ students they learn with, to the schools and other providers, and to the wider economies in both NZ and, potentially, in the country that the student is from.  The strong personal and professional connections that are made through international education can help fuel lifelong relationships and opportunities. 

  What excites you most about your appointment to the Board?

  I’m looking forward to the opportunity to help the sector grow and help New Zealand take full advantage of its strong international educational reputation. 

  What challenges do you expect to face? 

  New Zealand is not the only country competing for international students and we are not the best resourced or the most famous.  So we have to differentiate ourselves and help what New Zealand has to offer stand out.  My personal challenges will include understanding the complex ecology of the sector as quickly as I can so I can make a full contribution. 

  What parts of your study/work/life experience do you think is most relevant to your role on the Board?

  I started my school life in the UK and, although I don’t think about it much, I expect that it has impacted on the person I am very much.  The company I own has pushed into several new export markets in recent years, including China, the US and Denmark.  The experience of persisting to reach those goals has taught me a lot about exporting and doing so in challenging markets.  I hope that that experience, as well as my broader experience, can help me be of the most assistance to the organisation and the sector. 

  As well as announcing Victoria’s appointment on 9 July, Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce also announced the reappointment of Board Chair Charles Finny for an eighteen-month term, and Board members Philip Broughton, Richard Leggat and John Morris for three-year terms.

• Facebook Global Pages

  Each Global Pages structure has an overarching global page, or ‘default’ page, that acts as the main Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for the market-specific pages which sit under it. The market pages can be set up for a single country or set of countries, and can be customised so that Facebook users are redirected to the relevant market page, according to where they live and which language they speak.

  This means users will be served content that is most relevant to them, and create more interest as a result.

  Japan Market Page pilot

  In February 2016, ENZ launched a ‘Japan Market Page’ pilot, where users based in Japan and/or who have Japanese set as their language will be served content posted on the Japan Market Page, in both Japanese and English.

  The content will contain a mix of material from ENZ’s global social media conversation calendar and local New Zealand education news and events.

  A Japan-based intern (remember Ayumi the student blogger who visited New Zealand last year at the invitation of English New Zealand?) will manage content posting and will respond to questions and comments posted on the page.

  Read more about Facebook Global Pages. 

• NZ education features in Malaysia newspaper

  “New Zealand offers one of the top-ranked education systems in the world,” said Jane Goh, Education New Zealand (ENZ) Marketing and Strategic Relations Manager in Kuala Lumpur.

  “Unfortunately, the strengths of the New Zealand education system go relatively unrecognised or have low awareness in Malaysia, especially compared with its growing popularity in China and India.”

  Jane said this represents a significant opportunity in Malaysia for institutions prepared to invest time and effort into student recruitment and partnership development. She called Malaysia “a promising but largely untapped” market.

  “Malaysia is not only a vibrant market for recruiting international students but it is a popular international studying destination for Asian students and students from Islamic countries.”

  Jane said there needed to be a consistent, industry-wide strategic approach taken to the Malaysia market to highlight New Zealand education quality.

  “We decided to invest in a promotional project that included a series of key messages about New Zealand education, current students and alumni stories, as well as an overall picture of studying and living experience in New Zealand.”

  ENZ played a major role in this project and worked closely with The Star, the largest local English newspaper in circulation.

  “We wrote the content and edited several interviews into stories. The key intent was to position New Zealand as a world-class education destination.

  “We wanted the market to know about our internationally renowned universities, our learning experience and to hear from Malaysian students who have studied in New Zealand.”

  Jane said she was pleased to get support from the University of Auckland, Canterbury University, Lincoln University, University of Otago and Southern Institute of Technology. These universities contributed their angle of story and paid for advertising.

  The feature was published in late July, just before the series of NZ Education Fair and roadshows in Malaysia.

  “We then continued this effort with a media roundtable on the 2 August, to discuss the importance of holistic education in today’s employment market.”

  You can read the whole feature here. 

• NZIEC 2016: Celebrating 25 years of coming together

  With a record 650 delegates marking the occasion, including 90 speakers, six plenary and keynote sessions, and 44 breakout sessions, there was a lot going on.

  Dr Adam Fraser kicked things off with an inspiring keynote address on The Third Space. It’s an ideal technique to better manage your time in the fast moving international education industry. If you didn’t manage to purchase one of Dr Adam Fraser’s books before they sold out, you can do so here.

  In her Q&A with conference MC Miriama Kamo, Professor Stephanie Fahey, Lead Partner for Oceania at Ernst & Young, provided a range of insights on the future of the international education industry

  Our conference dinner hit a high point as we celebrated 25 years of networking and collaboration. Cultural icon Elena wowed delegates with her personal story, which spoke to the importance of developing international connections firmly grounded in one’s culture.

  

  On Day two, Jim Moser, Chief Executive of Clemenger BBDO New Zealand, provided insights into the future of marketing. Dopamine and oxytocin have never been mentioned more at a NZIEC than after his entertaining and insightful address!

  Friday rounded off with David Bell from ASB Bank outlining how their organisation has used technology to continue innovating to stay one step ahead – including the development of the new Clever Kash cashless money box.

  Feedback for the conference has been positive, with 94 per cent of attendees rating the conference good to excellent. Furthermore, some 83 per cent of delegates agreed or strongly agreed that NZIEC added value to their organisation.

  

  You can also read some great coverage of the conference from PIE News here.

  Conference presentations are available for download here. 

  Towards NZIEC 2017

  NZIEC 2017 will be held on Tuesday 22 and Wednesday 23 August 2017 at the Sky City Convention Centre in Auckland.  We’re already getting to work on designing the experience for NZIEC 2017, so please contact Sam Mackay if you have any suggestions. We’ll also be releasing a global Call for Papers in the coming months, so keep an eye out to secure your presenting slot at NZIEC 2017.

  We look forward to seeing you back in the City of Sails next year. 

• From Chile to Christchurch: Mauricio’s life at Lincoln University

  Mauricio is an international student from Chile, now in the last few months of a PhD project with the Bio-Protection Research Centre at Lincoln University.

  With a keen interest in biodiversity, conservation biological control and scientific research in farmlands, New Zealand seems like an obvious choice for his studies. However, it wasn’t until Mauricio discovered the work of Lincoln Professor Steve Wratten that he began to consider New Zealand as a study option.

  Steve would become Mauricio’s PhD supervisor at Lincoln, a relationship that Mauricio has found invaluable during his studies. His Kiwi approach to learning has had a huge impact on Mauricio, and is one of the main reasons he has enjoyed being at Lincoln.

  “In Chile, when I would ask my professor questions, like ‘why do we apply pesticide? What would happen if we did something naturally?’ I was laughed at. That kind of thinking wasn’t considered scientific, whereas in New Zealand when I ask my supervisor those same questions, he’ll say ‘yes, why do we do this? What would happen if?’ I think the curiosity behind science is better understood in New Zealand.”

  If his time in New Zealand allows, he hopes to explore the South Island, having already explored the North Island on a road trip with friends.

  Looking back, Mauricio says the success of his time in New Zealand comes down to a few things,  mainly that his studies were such a good fit for him.

  “New Zealand was ideal because I found a research topic that suited my area of expertise. I also love how safe it is here. That, combined with the friendliness and openness of the people has made it an amazing experience.”

  That said, Mauricio admits there are a few cultural differences that can’t be helped.

  “Being from Chile, I love to go out and dance to Latin music with friends, and use proper coal on my barbecues – little things like that are different, but nothing too serious!”

  Click the link below to read more about Mauricio’s research, Beetle pest deterred by mussel shell mulch: http://www.lincoln.ac.nz/News-and-Events/Beetle-pest-deterred-by-mussel-shell-mulch-/

• Kiwi academics wow Indian students and faculty

  The ALS showcased the quality of education and research excellence at New Zealand’s universities, and provided a unique engagement platform for Indian students and faculty.

  Jugnu Roy, ENZ’s Country Manager for India, says events like these are important to building relationships between Indian and New Zealand education institutions.

  “The lecture series offered real-life examples of New Zealand’s academic and specialist research strengths. One-on-one engagement with experts inspires students to follow in their footsteps – and creates avenues to seek higher education in New Zealand,” she said.

  The academics were Professor David Wareham from University of Canterbury, who presented ‘Effects of the Canterbury Earthquakes on the Wastewater Treatment Plant and Sewage Disposal System’; Dr Gourab Sen Gupta from Massey University, who presented ‘Importance of sensing and measurement in the world of robotics’; Professor Ravi Gooneratne from Lincoln University, who presented ‘Impact of Climate Change on Food Safety & Security’; Professor Elizabeth Rose from University of Otago, who discussed international business in “International new ventures: where do we go from here?”; and Professor David Hutchinson from University of Otago, whose lecture centered on the work of the Dodd-Wall Centre for Photonic & Quantum Technologies.

  The ALS visited institutions in five cities, including the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, and the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.

  The ALS generated significant media coverage in The Hindu, The Statesman, the Deccan Chronicle and other leading media outlets.

  Click here to read the Academic Lecture Series programme.

• Educational publishing showcases New Zealand strengths

  Over the last three years, ENZ has supported the offshore activities of educational publishers under the Educational Publishing Export Programme, managed by the Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ).  

  ENZ’s Business Development Manager, Adele Bryant, said New Zealand has a proud history of educational publishing, from Dame Marie Clay’s development of reading recovery to Dame Wendy Pye’s mission to teach the world to read.

  “New Zealand educational publishing builds on the quality of New Zealand teachers, the progressive nature of our education system and our innovative and responsive publishing sector,” said Bryant.

  “Our industry’s digital publishing capability is also capturing the attention of new markets in Asia.”

  Earlier this month, a senior delegation from China’s Higher Education Press (HEP) visited New Zealand to meet four New Zealand publishers in Wellington. HEP is the largest publisher in China of university and college-level textbooks, and also publishes Chinese language learning resources. China’s publishing market is the second largest in the world. 

  The New Zealand publishers took the opportunity to showcase their capability: Lift Education’s multi-media CSI Literacy resources for 8-13 year olds, Cognition Education’s range of customised resources and New Zealand Council for Educational Research’s academic, testing and assessment services.

  The President of PANZ, Melanie Laville-Moore, provided an overview of educational publishing in New Zealand while ENZ’s Adele Bryant set the scene with an introduction to the New Zealand educational system.

  New Zealand publishers are making inroads into China led by companies like Wendy Pye Publishing. Wendy Pye’s Key Words, written by one of New Zealand’s favourite children’s writers, Joy Cowley, is now being used in Chinese schools to teach English. 

• 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!

• Government starts its business

  Today marked the official opening of the new Parliament, when the Government laid out its priorities in the Speech from the Throne (available in full here).

  The speech noted that in order to help ease pressure on infrastructure, the Government would make sure the immigration settings are right. 

  Specifically, it said it would “cut down on low quality international education courses and will ensure work visas issued reflect genuine skill shortages”.

  These areas were flagged in the run-up to the election and in the subsequent coalition agreement.

  ENZ Acting Chief Executive John Goulter noted that in a media interview on Monday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern described the possible reduction in overall immigration numbers as an estimate of 30,000 rather than a target.

  “Ms Ardern said the Minister of Immigration would be working through various proposals but she did not expect an announcement soon. Instead, the priorities for the Government’s first 100-day plan would be on areas such as housing and health.”

  Meanwhile, ENZ has worked with fellow agencies including Immigration New Zealand and Ministry of Education on a response to queries. This message is now posted on INZ’s website here, and we encourage you to read and share this widely. It is reproduced below:

  As we work with our ministers in the new Government, agencies will continue to provide information and services to the international education sector.

  We will advise students, education providers and agents of any developments in the sector that may impact them as soon as any decisions are made.

  In the meantime, there have been no changes made to immigration settings. Immigration NZ continues to process student visas and post-study work visas as usual.