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  • Around the world in five

    Here’s a round-up of news from key international education markets.

     

    Around the world in 41

     

    GLOBAL 

    Times Higher Education release world university rankings for 2020 

    New entrants have shaken up the latest rankings, with universities in cosmopolitan hubs such as Switzerland and Hong Kong coming out on top. 

    Read more 

     

    CHINA 

    Wendy Pye Publishing awarded Best New Partner of China’s leading foreign language publisher 

    The educational books publisher received the prize in recognition of their work with China’s Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press for its Sunshine English series for school students in China, a first for a New Zealand publisher. 

     

    NEW ZEALAND 

    Applications open for International Student Wellbeing funding 

    The Ministry of Education is calling for applications for its latest International Student Wellbeing funding round. The theme for this year’s applications is inclusion and diversity. 

    Read more 

     

    CHILE 

    Chilean Minister for Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation inspired by NZ policy 

    In early August, New Zealand dignitaries (including the New Zealand Ambassador to Chile, Linda Te Puni) met with Chile’s Andrés Couve to discuss New Zealand’s public policy on science. Minister Couve considers the Curious Minds initiative a role model for other nations.

     

    CANADA 

    Canadian Government announces CA$150 million international education strategy 

    The five-year strategy will seek to diversify where international students in Canada come from. 

    Read more  

  • Ask New Anything: The campaign in China

    Ask New Anything, ENZ’s latest global, digital campaign, was launched worldwide in early October and a week later in China – after national holiday Golden Week. In China, the campaign leveraged ENZ’s strategic platforms with the help of our digital partner UMS. 

    So far, nearly 37 million Chinese have engaged with the campaign and ENZ’s following on WeChat has almost doubled as a result.

    To celebrate the success of Ask New Anything in China, we’ve broken down four of our key platforms and explained why they are important when it comes to having a presence in this part of the world.

    1. Zhihu

    ENZ is the first international education agency in the world to have an official account on Zhihu. This puts ENZ in the company of other well-known international brands such as Audi and Airbnb.

    Zhihu is the latest platform to be added to ENZ’s Chinese social portfolio. Like Quora and Reddit, Zhihu is known in China as a space for Q&As, making it a great fit for the Ask New Anything campaign.

    Visit our Zhihu account to watch a campaign video developed especially for this platform.

    2.WeChat

    It was a natural choice to promote Ask New Anything on WeChat.

    ENZ is one of the first education agencies in the world to utilise a premium format of WeChat Interactive Ads, and has engaged with 24 million users in our target groups since Ask New Anything began.

    WeChat is a mobile app that does almost everything in China. It currently has over one billion active monthly users worldwide and is growing. In China, our audiences use WeChat to connect with brands, with each other, to shop, to order taxis, the list goes on.

    ENZ has had an account on WeChat since 2014, and currently has more than 58,500 followers – including prospective Chinese students and their parents. Almost half of these began following the channel in 2019 as a result of a more targeted approach to our campaigns. Through this channel, users can explore what interests them most about studying in New Zealand.

    3. WeChat mini-programme: My StudyNZ

    ENZ added My StudyNZ to our WeChat portfolio in October 2018. This is a bespoke application developed for the platform.

    The mini-programme delivers the same course-matching experience as our global My StudyNZ platform to Chinese audiences, via WeChat.

    WeChat mini programme QR code new logo

    4. .cn website

    Earlier this year, ENZ launched a China version of the student-facing Study in New Zealand website with a China domain (.cn).

    This new website overcame issues with accessibility, performance and loading speed in China, and is optimised for Baidu (China’s largest search engine).

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    5. Weibo and YouKu

    The Ask New Anything campaign also has a presence on Weibo, which remains one of China’s largest social media platforms, and on YouKu, the China equivalent of YouTube.

  • Applications now open for the New Zealand-China Tripartite Fund

    University researchers are invited to submit proposals for the latest round, with up to $30,000 available per application to support quality, high-level research and collaboration. The fund seeks to initiate new tripartite partnerships and enable the further development of existing partnerships between a New Zealand university and two Chinese partner universities. 

    Eligible Tripartite Fund subjects can be drawn from the arts; humanities; social sciences; sciences and applied sciences; including agriculture; food safety; conservation; forestry; advanced materials engineering and environmental science.

    The fund was established in 2005 when the New Zealand and Chinese Ministries of Education agreed to formally support and promote tripartite relationships between Kiwi and Chinese institutions, in which a New Zealand university became the ‘third brother’ to an existing ‘two brothers’ agreement.

    This agreement was a first for the education relationship between New Zealand and China, and since then many other countries have followed New Zealand’s lead.

    Previous research linkages and projects have benefited both nations and highlight the growing academic and research engagement between China and New Zealand. There have been positive outcomes across a variety of research areas, including environmental protection and climate change, health and medicine, animal science, educational development, media literacy, renewable energy and the conservation of national parks. 

    “The Tripartite programme highlights our commitment to the strategic education partnership between China and New Zealand,” ENZ Director – Greater China, Miranda Herbert, says. “The projects and research under the programme to date showcase and support the reputation of New Zealand universities in China through our quality of research and people-to-people ties.”

    The deadline for applications is 1 March 2020, with a project start date of 1 May 2020, and end 30 April 2021.

    Below is the criteria for successful applicants:

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    Download the application form and submit it to china@enz.govt.nz. Any queries can also be sent to this address.

  • MyStudy NZ WeChat mini programme gets a refresh

    MyStudy NZ is our intelligent matching tool which matches prospective students to courses and institutions in New Zealand based on a set of questions and areas of interest. It can be found on www.studyinnewzealand.govt.nz for our western markets.

    However, for our China market who predominantly use WeChat, we developed a mini programme for them in November 2018.

    The new version of the mini programme continues the original smart matching, but is more user-friendly and personalised, making it easy for students to obtain official information about application.

    How is 2.0 better than 1.0? We believe it’s better in eight different ways: 

    1. Social sharing enabled – Prospective students who come across their dream school can now share it to a WeChat friend or group chat immediately. The recipient can open the mini programme and view the details of the school as well.
    2. One-click authorisation – Students won’t have to fill in all the details to become a member anymore. With one click, prospective students can authorise their WeChat accounts to become registered MyStudy NZ members.
    3. Clear living costs displayed – Once prospective students get a match, they can expand and view the annual living costs in a pop-up window.
    4. You can see the latest content with added filter – Without registering, students can view the latest OA articles and filter based on views or posting date.
    5. UX (user experience) optimisation – Users can now choose paths when entering the mini programme.
    6. Complete UI (user interface) update – To remain consistent with the refreshed ‘I am New’ brand.
    7. New notifications – Push notifications will be sent to remind students to register, do course matching, bookmark favourite schools and talk to them.
    8. Speed optimisation and no more errors – We have done some coding optimisations and upgraded our server so the mini programme will load faster and users shouldn’t receive any more error messages.

  • Applications open for the NZ-China Tripartite Fund

    Revised as at 2 March 2021

    ENZ is committed to supporting New Zealand institutions to progress and grow their research opportunities in China. In view of the current global situation and based on interim reports from the 2020/21 Tripartite Funding recipients, ENZ has made the following changes:

    • The application deadline has been extended to Monday 8 March 2021 COP.
    • The following section in the application has been revised:
      • Funding is available for costs associated with mobility, meetings and small scale operational costs. Due to the current global situation, applications that include costs relating to research or overhead costs will  be considered for this round.

    Any questions please contact china@enz.govt.nz.

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    University researchers are invited to submit proposals for the latest round, with up to $20,000 available per application to support quality, high-level research and collaboration. The fund seeks to initiate new tripartite partnerships and enable the further development of existing partnerships between a New Zealand university and two Chinese partner universities. 

    Eligible Tripartite Fund subjects can be drawn from the arts; humanities; social sciences; sciences and applied sciences; including agriculture; food safety; conservation; forestry; advanced materials engineering and environmental science.

    The fund was established in 2005 when the New Zealand and Chinese Ministries of Education agreed to formally support and promote tripartite relationships between Kiwi and Chinese institutions, in which a New Zealand university became the ‘third brother’ to an existing ‘two brothers’ agreement.

    This agreement was a first for the education relationship between New Zealand and China, and since then many other countries have followed New Zealand’s lead.

    To account for the impact of COVID-19 on mobility of research partners, the 2020/21 Tripartite Partnership Funding Round awarded five successful recipients of up to $20,000NZD in comparison to previous years where there were three recipients of $30,000NZD each. The selection panel will take into consideration the current context when deciding on the funding structure for the 2021/22 award round.

    “The Tripartite programme highlights our commitment to the strategic education partnership between China and New Zealand,” ENZ Director – Greater China, Miranda Herbert, says. “We are pleased to see university representatives innovating and adapting their research and communication methods to the virtual environment in order to maintain strong links with Chinese partner institutions and progress research projects despite the challenging environment.”

    The deadline for applications is 1 March 2021, with a project start date of 1 May 2021 through until 30 April 2022.

    Below is the criteria for successful applicants:

    Download the application form and submit it to china@enz.govt.nz. Any queries can also be sent to this address.

     

  • COVID-19 update for education providers

    Thank you for your ongoing support and care for international students at your institutions.

    Please read below for the latest advice from the Ministry of Education for Alert Level 4. For information especially for international students, visit the COVID-19 page on NauMai NZ.

    Advice for COVID-19 cases in tertiary education providers or accommodation

    Read the latest guidance in the Ministry of Education 23 August Tertiary Provider and International Bulletin

    Guidance for school hostels for all alert levels - Ministry of Education

    International students are eligible for COVID-19 vaccination

    As a reminder, international students, as temporary visa holders, are eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine as part of New Zealand's national vaccine programme.

    The Government has expanded the list of essential workers eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccination to include people who work in accommodation services (including tertiary accommodation providers). Children aged 12-15 are also now eligible for the vaccine.

    Full details are available on the Unite against COVID-19 website: COVID-19 vaccines | Unite against COVID-19 (covid19.govt.nz)

    Stress counselling and support

    During this time, it's natural to feel emotionally and physically drained.

    You’re not alone in this and you don’t need to cope on your own. Friends and family members can help you to cope.

    You can also get help and information from:

    • your education provider
    • your GP or local community health centre
    • Youthline at 0800 376 633 or youthline.co.nz
    • Need to Talk by calling or texting 1737

    In an emergency always call 111.

    Information in different languages and the Golden rules for Alert Level 4

    Information is available in a variety of languages on the Unite against COVID-19 website, including Chinese, Hindi, and Japanese.

    The Ministry for Ethnic Communities | Te Tari Mātāwaka have released videos in different languages about the ‘Golden rules for Level 4’. Please  share this link to the videos with your networks to support our community.

    Financial support for businesses

    The Government has activated a range of supports for businesses. Find out what financial support you can get for your business on the Unite against COVID-19 webpage.

    https://covid19.govt.nz/business-and-money/financial-support/financial-support-for-businesses

    Student Hardship for International Learners

    There is also support available for international students which is available below:

     

  • Latest insights on international education

    The Insight Story March 2022 is the latest snapshot of international education from Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao. 

    This fourth issue includes research, insights and trends on: 
    • our top source markets 
    • other English-speaking international student destinations  
    • student visa numbers 
    • international student experiences  
    • transitions from secondary to tertiary study in four priority Asian markets. 
     

    Do you know, for example, which countries are most interested in our Study with New Zealand website?

    Or how students from Japan rate the value for money and cost of living in New Zealand, and their overall experience here?

    Or which nationalities have the highest number of student visas granted in other English-speaking international education markets?

    Or how positively international students rate their experience in New Zealand, and how international student experience at New Zealand universities compares with the global benchmark?

    To find the answers to these questions and more, read The Insight Story and sign up for future issues, on the IntelliLab website.

  • Palmerston North’s education connections with Viet Nam

    The MoA signing is the latest development in the education relationship between Palmerston North and Ho Chi Minh City – an earlier agreement signed in 2014 had expired in 2019. Unlike the 2014 agreement, which only included a few education providers in Palmerston North, the renewed MoA captures a much broader range of institutions, from schools to tertiary providers.  

    Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao had helped to sustain this relationship in 2020, through the NZ Global Competence Certificate initiative. The Central Economic Development Agency and the Palmerston North City Council (PNCC) teamed up with ENZ to offer scholarships for 50 secondary school students in Manawatū and Ho Chi Minh City to increase their global competency – read more here. 

    The new MoA was signed by Palmerston North Mayor Grant Smith on behalf of PNCC and Deputy Director from Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Education and Training, Duong Tri Dung. It was witnessed by Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Van Trung, New Zealand Ambassador Tredene Dobson, and representatives of ENZ. 

    “Education arrangements like this help to further strengthen these ties. Building on sustained and increasing interest from New Zealand education providers to engage with institutional counterparts in Ho Chi Minh City, this will open a new chapter for collaboration and success for the respective cities,” Ms Dobson said.  

  • Latest recipient of innovation funding will strengthen indigenous links

    Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi (TWWOA) is the most recent recipient of support from the International Education Product Innovation Fund, administered by Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao (ENZ). 

    TWWOA’s pilot project ‘Iwi taketake: an Indigenous postgraduate curriculum’ will see the co-construction of an international Indigenous curriculum from post-graduate certificates through to doctoral studies.   

    The new curriculum will be developed and delivered with Indigenous college graduates based at Hawai’i, Washington State, Canada and Australia, and will strengthen relationships with and between Indigenous communities and education providers in the United States. The pilot project will demonstrate how applied Indigenous postgraduate education can deliver value for Indigenous communities who are more used to being the subjects of research, rather than the beneficiaries of it.   

    The first ‘co-badged’ qualifications, awarded jointly by TWWOA and partners offshore, will be offered to learners from 2024 onwards. 

    The International Education Product Innovation Fund is a New Zealand Government-funded initiative, managed by ENZ, to reimagine how an education from New Zealand can be delivered and create impact for global learners. Learnings from this stream of work will be shared for wider benefit to the sector in late 2023. 

    Visit the Product Innovation Fund page to learn more and discover all the pilot projects the Fund is supporting.

  • All Covid-19 requirements removed

    Changes that take effect from Tuesday 15 August 2023

    • Confirmed Covid-19 cases will no longer be legally required to self-isolate
    • Masks will no longer be mandatory in any locations

    This means that tertiary education providers can operate as normal, and set their own policies and procedures to ensure they meet their obligations to staff and learners, including under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, and the Education (Pastoral Care of Tertiary and International Learners) Code of Practice 2021.

    Advice for tertiary providers and students

    The Ministry of Education recommends that tertiary education providers follow COVID-19 health advice, and support staff and learners to do so.

    Full COVID-19 health advice can be found at: Unite against COVID-19.

    The Ministry of Education will also be updating advice for tertiary providers and students on the Te Mahau COVID-19 website following this announcement.

    The latest health advice on COVID-19 includes:

    • Stay at home if you are feeling unwell - if you, or someone in your household develops one or more of the following symptoms, you should take a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) for COVID-19: a runny nose, sore throat, cough, fever, vomiting, diarrhoea, headache, loss of smell or taste, shortness of breath.
    • If you have tested positive for COVID-19, it is recommended you isolate for 5 days, even if you only have mild symptoms, starting at Day 0, which is the day your symptoms started or when you tested positive, whichever came first.
    • If you do need to leave your home during your 5-day isolation period, it is very important you take precautions to prevent spreading COVID-19 to others. You should wear a mask whenever you leave the house. You should not visit a healthcare facility (except to access medical care), an aged residential care facility, or have contact with anyone at risk of getting seriously unwell with COVID-19.
    • If you are in isolation at the time of the setting change announcement, we recommend you continue isolating until you have completed 5 days. If you have already been isolating for 6 or 7 days, and are well, you can return to your normal activities.
    • After completing 5 days isolation –
      • If your symptoms have resolved and you feel well, you can return to your normal activities.
      • If you still feel unwell, we recommend you stay home until you have recovered.
      • We recommend you wear a mask if you need to visit a healthcare facility or an aged residential care facility, or you have contact with anyone at risk of getting seriously unwell with COVID-19 up until 10 days after your symptoms started or you tested positive. This is because some people are infectious for up to 10 days.

    Mask wearing remains an important way we can prevent the spread of respiratory illnesses

    Free masks are available for pick up with free rapid antigen tests (RATs) from participating collection sites. 

    RATs will remain free for everyone throughout 2023

    You can find out participating pick-up points for RATs and masks at COVID-19 Testing • Healthpoint or by calling 0800 222 478 and choosing option 1.

     The Government's media release can be found here. 

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