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• New student support portal launched by India Government

  “With the big increase in our students making New Zealand their education destination choice, we felt the time was right to extend our outreach to them for the best international experience for them and their families,” said Mr Sanjiv Kohli, High Commissioner of India to New Zealand.

  The new portal has been welcomed by Education New Zealand and its NZ Inc partner agencies, Immigration New Zealand, Ministry of Education, New Zealand Qualifications Authority, and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

  “We are committed to supporting these kinds of initiatives, and we encourage providers to share this information with their relevant student cohorts,” said John Goulter, Education New Zealand General Manager, Stakeholders, Communication and Intelligence.

  “We all want our young people to take advantage of the opportunities available to them, and an international education experience broadens horizons and possibilities.

  “Safety and well-being is a critical part of New Zealand’s international education journey and we are always looking for ways to support our international students.”

  More information on the Government of India student portal can be found here. Indian students are encouraged to register.

  Last month, the New Zealand Government strengthened the education code for pastoral care and established a dispute resolution scheme. New Zealand was a world leader when it first introduced the pastoral care code in 2002, and well-being initiatives for international students continue to be a significant part New Zealand’s education environment.

• Media roundtable highlights employers’ need for well-rounded talent

  Guest speakers included Dr John Subritzky, New Zealand High Commissioner to Malaysia; Ryan Carroll, Director of Randstad Malaysia; Richard Tan, co-founder and Managing Director of lelong.com.my; and Jane Goh, ENZ Marketing and Strategic Relations Manager.

  The roundtable was well-received by the 11 editors and journalists who attended.

  Ryan Carroll said employers in Malaysia want talented individuals who possess various skills and competencies.

  “Employers today are looking for someone who can help the organisation produce productivity gains. They want candidates who have good skills in project management, are competent in the digital and social media space, and are confident communicators. All these can be acquired through internships, part-time work or even working on charity projects.

  “While it is still important that potential employees have the relevant skills and workplace experiences, they must also be able to articulate effectively about how they can contribute to the company. For example, if they have worked on a particular case study or project in university, they need to be confident talking about their experiences and what they learnt during that process,” Mr Carroll said.

  Dr Subritzky spoke about the New Zealand education system and institutions are committed to developing holistic educational experiences that are relevant to the workplace.

  “New Zealand recognises the importance of a well-rounded education to employability, which is why our education system focuses on helping students transition from academic life into the working world,” he said. 

  Richard Tan, a Victoria University of Wellington alumnus, shared his experiences studying in New Zealand.

  “What I liked about the New Zealand education system is that it encourages students to pursue and develop their interests. It doesn’t force a student into a particular stream but focuses on teaching him or her how to acquire information and meaningfully apply that knowledge across various situations. This means that even as a pure science student, I was given the flexibility to explore other areas of interest to me such as accountancy.

  “I was also able to work part-time at various places and this helped me pick up softer skills such as communicating effectively with peers and dealing with different types of personalities, which then eventually helped me in my career,” Mr Tan shared.

  Over the last year, New Zealand has seen an increase in Malaysian student numbers.

  “There was a 23 per cent increase in the number of first-time student visas approved year to-date in June 2016. In particular, we saw an increase in the number of student visas approved for the universities and Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics (ITPs) sectors,” said Jane Goh. 

  

  The media roundtable was well-received by media. A total of 11 editors and journalists attended.

• Gambier Islands students ‘snowstruck’

  The 33 students and their guardians spent three days travelling from their home in Mangareva Island, the largest island in the remote Gambier archipelago, which is more than four hours’ flying time south of Tahiti, to reach Taupo.

  This remoteness means the Gambiers are known as 'the islands at the end of the world'. With a tropical climate, coral white sands, coconut palms, mountainous peaks and expansive fishing lagoons, the French-administered Gambiers are most famous for their black pearl industry. The 14 islands are also a popular sailing destination.

  Unaccustomed to Taupo temperatures, the group – a sizeable proportion of the entire 1530 Gambier population – had to borrow warm clothing from their homestay families when they arrived. There are no clothing shops and very few stores on their remote island. The teenagers quickly discovered Taupo's shops and got busy buying clothing and gifts to give to their families.

  As part of their two-week English immersion course, the students took part in activities in and around Taupo, including indoor climbing, meeting pupils from Taupo-Nui-a-Tia College and visiting a marae. The visitors could understand the Māori language, as their local Marquesan language is similar.

  However, the highlight of the trip was two days spent learning to ski at Happy Valley, the “magic carpet” learner slope of Whakapapa Ski Area on Mt Ruapehu near Taupo.

  Parents and teachers accompanying the group said Taupo Language School was recommended by Air Tahiti nui because it could offer the skiing and adventure activities, and the town is an easy and safe place to shop. They spent nine months planning and fundraising, although some expenses were subsidised by local government.

  One of the parents, Denis Salmon, said they were pleased with how much the students' English had progressed.

  "Not only have they become more independent and confident, but they now realise the importance of learning this language."

  Taupo Language School director Rose Blackley said attending multi-cultural classes meant the students made friends with Saudi, Chinese, Japanese, Thai and South American nationals.

• Helen Clark highlights Kiwi strengths

  Talking with NAFSA CEO, Dr Esther Brimmer, Ms Clark shared her experiences as recent Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and memories of her time as New Zealand Prime Minister.

  Kaylee Butters, ENZ’s Director, Student Engagement, said the event was a commanding display of New Zealand’s progressive and positive approach to social change, development and education.

  “Diversity and inclusion were passionately discussed throughout the entire conference, and were brought to the fore again by Helen Clark at the luncheon.

  “By highlighting New Zealand’s stability, democracy, multicultural heritage and our open, welcoming people, we can position New Zealand as a great place for international students, especially in the current climate of populist politics and global unease.”

  At the end of the luncheon, the New Zealand delegation gathered to thank Ms Clark with a mihi and waiata, powerfully led by AUT alumni, Toiroa Williams and Atereano Mateariki.

  Toiroa is interning at the Sundance Institute in Los Angeles as part of an AUT internship programme, and was thrilled to be a part of the New Zealand delegation.

  “The entire conference was an amazing opportunity to be around people who are creating opportunities for students to study abroad and experience a new culture," said Toiroa.

  “It makes me reflect on my own experience of being a young Māori from a rural community, and accessing Aotearoa’s education opportunities to end up in Los Angeles working in indigenous film.

  “So the opportunity to share my experience with 'Aunty Helen' and the other attendees at NAFSA was amazing.”

  Click here to watch a video of the delegation performing a waiata.

  

  L-R: Atereano Mateariki, Helen Clark and Toiroa Williams

  

  Prior to the luncheon, Helen Clark (centre right) stopped by the New Zealand pavilion in the Expo hall for a quick photo with representatives from ENZ, Immigration New Zealand, Auckland University of Technology, Wintec and the University of Canterbury.

  

• Industry leaders gather for NZTech

  The NZTech Advance Education Technology Summit, sponsored in part by ENZ, is an annual event designed to build New Zealand’s credentials as a hub of education technology. Last week at Massey University, it did just that.

  Annabel Robertson, ENZ’s Business Development Manager, said common themes of creativity, collaboration, customer design and innovation emerged during the conference.

  “The keynote speakers radiated optimism, and shared ideas on how to engage and prepare learners for the future,” said Annabel.

  “The whole atmosphere was buoyant.”

  Over two days, companies such as Banqer, Cognition Education, Code Avengers, DAQRI, Google, GlobalEd, Hapara, LearnCoach, Linewize and Wendy Pye Publishing shared their experiences, and explained how they are turning their ideas into viable global products and services.

  Start-ups such as Accounting Pod, Savvy and ImmerseMe pitched to the diverse audience made up of e-learning facilitators, STEM leaders, policy makers, principals and teachers, exporters, investors and the interested public.

  Annabel said Sue Suckling, Chair of NZQA, concluded the summit with a powerful challenge to New Zealanders to prepare now for the future education system.

  “She encouraged educators and technologists to instigate change and not constrain their thinking to the existing regulatory framework,” said Annabel.

  New Zealand's highly regarded education services and products offshore contributed $242 million to GDP in 2015 – with huge potential for growth in the education technology sector.

  As part of the Leadership Statement for International Education, the Government set the goal of increasing its value to at least $500 million by 2025.  

  This was ENZ’s fifth year sponsoring the Ed Tech for Export stream of the conference. 

• International students affected by bank changes

  As a result of the Global Tax Information Reporting and Anti Money Laundering campaign, all banks in New Zealand, as well as other financial institutions, are required by law to collect additional information from a foreign tax resident before they can open an account in New Zealand. As part of these changes, banks also require a certified copy of (or, in some cases, the original) the student’s passport (bio-page) and proof of current residential address. Those who apply to open a bank account while outside New Zealand will be required to provide proof of their current overseas residential address, and to present themselves at the bank to activate the account when they arrive in New Zealand.

  The same changes are being implemented in other countries that are part of this global initiative.

  These changes also apply to international students who intend to use INZ’s Funds Transfer Scheme (FTS) to transfer their funds to New Zealand. Note the FTS is only available to international students from certain countries.

  FTS information

  If applying for an account under the FTS in the near future, ANZ, the New Zealand bank that operates the FTS, may contact the student to complete additional forms to ensure they capture the additional information they require. These forms include questions around the student's tax information, and the student themselves will need to complete and sign these forms (not their agent).

  For FTS accounts only, acceptable proof of residential address includes:

  • utility bill (e.g. landline telephone and power only)
  • rates bill (e.g. property tax document)
  • tax certificate
  • insurance policy document

  The document(s) listed above must be less than three months old and must state the student's name and their residential address. Where the student is living with their parents and the document states their parents' name(s), a parent whose name appears on the document must provide a letter stating that the student lives with them.

  Note there may be some delays visa application processing while Immigration New Zealand and ANZ work through these changes. 

• New Zealand and China internationalise higher education

  Held at the University of Auckland, the seminar was organised by Universities New Zealand (UNZ) in partnership with the Chinese Education Association for International Exchange (CEAIE) and sponsored by ENZ.

  It comprised panel discussions and presentations focused on promoting student mobility between New Zealand and China.  

  Representatives from all eight New Zealand universities, 35 Chinese universities, the Chinese Embassy, Confucius Institute, the New Zealand and Chinese Ministries of Education, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment and ENZ attended the seminar.

  Ross Fisher, ENZ’s International Market Manager for China, said the HES gave delegates an opportunity to gain new insights and contacts for building a strategic education partnership between New Zealand and China.

  “New Zealand universities shared their strategies on encouraging more New Zealand students to study abroad, particularly in countries whose long-term futures aligned with New Zealand’s trade and economic interests,” said Ross.

  “Chinese universities provided some very interesting updates on their efforts to increase their attractiveness to international students, focused on the theme of creating multi-national learning environments through such things as the development of courses taught in English. 

  “It was also interesting to hear the perspectives of the Chinese delegates on the role of education in developing deeper person-to-person linkages as part of China’s One Belt-One Road initiative.”

  Prime Minister’s Scholarship for Asia (PMSA) recipients took part in a panel discussion of the opportunities, barriers and challenges of studying in China.    

  To conclude the seminar, delegates participated in a business matching and networking session.

  Adele Bryant, ENZ Regional Director – Greater China and North Asia, said the seminar held a lot of potential for further internationalisation. 

  “China is a major education destination, and hosted more than 440,000 international students in 2016,” said Adele. 

  “We hope this visit by some of China’s best universities will encourage New Zealand students to look at a wider range of study abroad partners in China, and will open doors for New Zealand universities seeking exchange and joint programme partners.”

• Indian and Kiwi students explore water issues

  The Untouched World Foundation’s (UWF) Waterwise Leadership and Global Citizenship Programme gave students the opportunity to learn about the entirety of the water resource chain - from primary energy players, through to farming, recreation, cultural and conservation interests.

  Taking part were students and teachers from Otago secondary schools, tertiary institutions and the Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP). Representatives from YESPeace Youth Network in Asia also attended.

  The programme involved a week of activities which included visits to lakes, rivers, vineyards and orchards, discussions with water and land use and tourism and irrigation experts, and interviews with locals.

  “Youth leadership is firstly about agency – understanding the many facets of the issue, developing the transferable skills to collaborate with others, acting responsibly and then finding a clear path to actively and positively model their own views and behaviour. It is vital we all listen and engage with an international perspective on these issues,” says Mark Prain, Executive Director of UWF. 

  Key partners included Otago Regional Council, Otago Community Trust and Contact Energy. Further support was also provided by ENZ, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Ngai Tahu.

  “Otago Polytechnic believes educating youth on key issues facing society, unlocking their unique leadership potential and inspiring them to become active change-makers is vital,” said Marc Doesburg, Otago Polytechnic Director Globalisation.

  Last week’s activities are just part of a range of ongoing initiatives.  An “Acts of Kindness’” Campaign is also being developed and will involve MGIEP and UWF mobilising youth in partner institutions to foster meaningful exchange of ideas, knowledge and action towards the achievement of UNESCO’s Sustainable Development Goals.

  Organisers are aiming to establish a New Zealand-India youth leadership exchange programme with a focus on fostering youth leadership, which is a key aspect of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Global Action Programme.

  For further information visit the Untouched World Foundation website

• Kiwi publisher partners with US

  The partnership will see the development of a new Global Ed series, JillE Literacy, a reading package containing more than 320 books, written by international education consultant and author, Jill Eggleton.

  The series will support HMH’s new reading programme, Into Reading, and will be available for classroom use from June 2019.

  Jill Eggleton, and Global Ed Director Tracy Strudley, have been working with HMH for 12 months and are delighted with the new partnership.

  “Their access into classrooms in the US is second-to-none. Our goal is to teach reading and HMH can sell these books across US, Canada, South America and the Middle East,” said Tracy.

  “The partnership was made possible thanks in part to ENZ’s funding to the Publishers Association New Zealand, which allowed us to travel into the market twice. Without that support, this deal would have taken significantly longer to conclude.”

  As part of the partnership, Jill will travel to the US twice a year to train teachers on how to teach reading. Global Ed has worked with New Zealand-based company Essential Resources to build supporting teacher material for JillE Literacy.

  “We need more engaged students. Therefore, we need books that excite them – books that spark emotion, imagination, critical thinking, curiosity and creativity,” said Jill.

  ENZ Industry Development Manager Annabel Robertson says the partnership shows that education technology (EdTech) has great potential to internationalise New Zealand.

  “Global Ed’s new partnership is sharing New Zealand teaching styles and providing teachers around the world with literacy tools to help students. This is great international publicity for our education system.”

• New Zealand commended for inclusivity and humanity at APAIE

  A New Zealand delegation featuring all eight universities attended APAIE 2019 as part of a planned strategy to build New Zealand’s presence ahead of the 2021 conference which will be hosted in Auckland.

  The 2019 conference, themed “Diversity and inclusivity in higher education”, attracted more than 2,500 delegates between 25-29 March.

  Discussions centred around the role that international education could play to enable disparate cultures and communities to embrace diversity and difference.

  This theme had particular resonance in the wake of the Christchurch terrorist attack, and New Zealand’s response earned high praise from University of Oxford-educated Her Majesty The Permaisuri (Queen Consort) of Johor, Raja Zarith Sofiah Binti Almarhum Sultan Idris. (Johor is a state in the south of the Malay Peninsula and shares maritime borders with Singapore and Indonesia.)

  In her opening address of the conference, Raja Zarith Sofiah said: “While we at this conference speak about diversity and inclusivity as part of academic discussions and presentations, the New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, and all New Zealanders, from students to biker groups, have shown what inclusivity truly means when it is more than just words and promises, but are acts of great kindness, acceptance and humanity.
  
  “Indeed, the way that the schools and universities there showed their respect and empathy prove – beyond mere words – that the breadth and depth of diversity and inclusivity transcends all levels, giving everyone equal opportunities at being heard and being understood,” said Her Majesty.

  New Zealand’s 2021 conference theme is “Innovation for sustainable futures” and will focus on building links between APAIE and universities in the South Pacific region.

  With 2,500 – 3,000 delegates and at least 300 exhibition booths, it is expected to be the largest international education event to be held in New Zealand to date. It will be held in Auckland at the New Zealand International Conference Centre (NZICC), which is currently under construction.

  “Over the next couple of years, ENZ will work with the New Zealand sector to build our presence at the APAIE conference British Columbia in 2020, so that the 2021 conference delivers for our education providers and showcases the best of our international education sector to the world” said Grant McPherson, ENZ Chief Executive.