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• NZQA brochures now in Spanish and Japanese

  The New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) has developed a suite of language translations to promote NCEA study in New Zealand. Alongside the English language version, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Thai and German translations are available. The translations feature NCEA student success stories and the future study plans of these students.

  The brochure can also be downloaded from the NZQA website at the following links:

  http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/studying-in-new-zealand/secondary-school-and-ncea/

  http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/about-us/publications/nzqa-brochures/

  Free copies can be requested by contacting the NZQA Communications Team at coms@nzqa.govt.nz

• Expert advice for schools

  The case studies provide expert advice for schools from leading international education practitioners within the school sector.

  The case studies highlight key lessons from a primary, an intermediate and five secondary schools, from Auckland to Invercargill. The case studies explore a range of themes, including marketing, staffing models and capability, economics and financing, planning and processes, student experience, homestay and academic support, and overarching principles.

  A summary of the key lessons from all the case studies has been compiled into the Top tips for international student programmes. 

  The case studies are part of the growing range of ENZ products and services for schools. Other support includes the Strategic Roadmap programme, the International Education Growth Fund, school website review service, school reference group and Business Development Managers who can provide advice and support to help you grow your international business. More tools to support schools will be released in the coming months. To keep up with developments, subscribe to our E-news and keep an eye on our web site.

• Govt announcements welcomed

  The new initiatives included allowing more English language students studying at high-quality providers to work part-time, providing full-time work rights during all scheduled holidays to international students who take a course of one academic year or more, and giving unlimited work rights to international PhD and Masters by research students. Immigration New Zealand (INZ) will also no longer grant visas to students seeking to enrol at the few providers in Category 4, the lowest status granted by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA).

  Detailed questions and answers about the announcements are available on the INZ website.

  Education New Zealand (ENZ) has shared this news with agents and overseas media, with the announcements receiving good coverage via Facebook page postings, media coverage and via informing and engaging agents.

  Grant McPherson, ENZ Chief Executive, said last week: “Changes to government policy settings and regulations are incredibly important in supporting your efforts to grow international student numbers – we’ve heard that through the industry survey, the roadshow meetings and the feedback ENZ staff have taken on board at many meetings around the country.

  “These announcements are great news for our international competitiveness, but they’re not the end of the story. We will continue to work closely with agencies on initiatives to help grow our industry and we encourage you to stay in touch with us about the opportunities you see to further remove barriers to growth.”

• New China Team Members

  Felix Ye, formerly Director of International Students at Auckland Grammar School, has just begun work as our Education Manager based at the New Zealand Consulate-General in Guangzhou.  “Felix is perfect for this role”, says Alex.  “Having spent the past 11 years in a variety of international education positions in both public and private institutions, Felix comes to us with strong and proven credentials and networks.”  Additionally, “Felix originally came to New Zealand as an international student, and has a valuable innate understanding of the kinds of drivers and factors that go into the decision to go overseas to study,” says Alex.  “Felix understands ‘Why New Zealand?’ – and can clearly articulate this to prospective students”. 

  “I am very excited, both personally and professionally, to have this opportunity to work for ENZ in China and to grow our links with the South”, says Felix.  “Guangzhou is my hometown, and there is a lot of potential for New Zealand here.  Guangdong is already the number 1 source province for Chinese students in New Zealand, and with an ENZ presence now here – we are well-placed to develop the education relationship even further”.

  Felix is a fluent English, Mandarin, and Cantonese speaker, and will have responsibility for growing education business in Southern China, (Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Hainan, Hunan), Hong Kong and Macau.  To connect with Felix, drop him a line at felix.ye@enz.govt.nz.

  

  Sam Mackay, another familiar face to many, will soon be joining the China Team, based with Alex, Li Zhi, and Rosemary An at the New Zealand Embassy in Beijing.

  “Sam will be joining us as Senior Education Manager from the end of November, with responsibility for the government-to-government/policy side of the bilateral education relationship; as well as on growing education business”, says Alex. 

  Sam has a long history in international education, both at the government and institution level.  Sam has previously worked on the China relationship at our Ministry of Education; and has studied Mandarin in Beijing, where he also worked at the New Zealand Centre at Peking University.  “Sam comes to us with a robust international education and policy skillset and a solid understanding of both New Zealand and China”.

  Sam will be kick-starting his China work at the ENZ Conference in November, where he will represent the China Team in giving overview of China opportunities.  Sam can be reached at sam.mackay@enz.govt.nz.

• Japan promotes study abroad

  The programme also aims to substantially alleviate the financial burden on students studying abroad by combining public- and private-sector scholarship programmes.

  The number of Japanese students studying abroad has been on a downward trend, with a total of 58,060 in 2010 after peaking in 2004 at 82,945. The Japanese Education Ministry’s analysis has found that students are increasingly reluctant to study abroad for reasons such as overseas study experience not necessarily being an advantage when searching for a job; having to repeat the same year after returning to Japan; and the high cost.

  Based on these findings, the Ministry has come up with a vision of creating a "global human resource development community," in which the government, companies and universities join hands to promote studying abroad among students. The Ministry has already set aside 15.3 billion yen (NZ$195 million) for a study-abroad scholarship programme for 32,500 university students and 3,600 high school students - three times the figure for the current fiscal year. 

  Participating companies will be asked to select students and offer them seminars before and after they study abroad, in which company employees discuss topics like "why studying abroad is necessary" and "how to make use of your study-abroad experiences in society." The companies are then expected to implement internships and hold company information sessions to effectively link returnees to employment. The government will also encourage participating companies to share information on students with study-abroad experiences in an effort to give them advantages in receiving informal job offers.

  In a separate move, the Ministry has also decided that the teaching of English should start from the third grade at elementary school level, rather than the fifth grade under the current system.  It plans to introduce the new system by 2020, with the aim of better preparing students for an international environment in the future.  Third and fourth graders will study English once or twice a week, while fifth and sixth graders will do so three times a week.  While English is not currently designated an official subject, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology will upgrade it to an official course for fifth and six graders.

  Source: Mainichi Newspaper 21 October 2013

• Student Voice 2013 a ‘great opportunity’

  Twenty five current and former international students gathered to share their education experiences and to network with other international students.

  Activities kicked off with a scavenger hunt where the teams were given a list of clues and tasks to complete at different locations around the city. The scavenger hunt included a creative photo competition to create content for our social media channels. Photos from the scavenger hunt can be found on our Facebook page.

  During day two of Student Voice, workshops were held to learn more about the pathways students took to study in New Zealand, their education experiences, and their views on what can be done to improve the student experience.

  Participants also fed back on the new, New Zealand Education Story brand, creating their own execution of the brand posters.

  ENZ selected three current international students and one alumnus from the Student Voice group to make up the panel members for the Student Voice 2013 session at the New Zealand International Education Conference. The panel members will share their education pathway experiences and the findings from Student Voice 2013. 

  We are very excited to have such outstanding representatives of New Zealand education joining us.  

• SIT to welcome Indian cricketers

  The MOU, signed at the Global Sports Summit in India last month provides the framework for the delivery of a 14-week Level 3 certificate course in Sports Training and Development. The course will provide 16 under-privileged Indian students with a John Wright-SIT scholarship to experience life in New Zealand while developing their passion and skills in cricket, a game much loved in India and New Zealand. The students will travel to New Zealand for three weeks of training once they have successfully completed the online course which starts in December.

  Sport is a growing industry in India, and sporting passion is key part of the fabric of the New Zealand-India relationship. Cricket is a highly influential element of this relationship and SIT is to be congratulated on their successful pursuit of this arrangement. FICCI is an integral education partner for New Zealand with a strong business and industry membership in India. We look forward to hearing more when the students arrive in New Zealand.

  SIT Chief Executive Penny Simmonds and Dr. Manju Kalra Prakash, Assistant Secretary General, FICCI signed the agreement at the Global Sports Summit in New Delhi. The summit was hosted by the Indian Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs and FICCI. 

• Education story

  What are the experiences of New Zealand education you wish others could immediately see and understand?

  To help share the story of what makes New Zealand unique, Education New Zealand has developed the New Zealand Education Brand Story.

  Launched tonight at the New Zealand International Education Conference 2013 in Christchurch by the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment, Steven Joyce, the New Zealand Education Brand Story is a suite of resources you can use to share the distinctive benefits of New Zealand education in an emotionally engaging and inspiring way.

  The central messages – all focused around the concept of ‘new’ and being open to the new – are articulated in a captivating two-minute video and associated marketing resources including photographs, logos, branded templates and presentations that you can use when marketing your institution, business, region or the country as a whole.

  The idea behind developing these marketing resources is that by first building awareness of New Zealand education internationally – who we are, what we stand for and what we offer as a country – it will pave the way for you to introduce your school, university, business or institution and its distinctive strengths in more detail.

  You can access these resources through a new marketing toolkit – The Brand Lab.

   Register online now, at no cost, to have access to these resources which include:

  • A photo library – including hundreds of images specific to education in New Zealand

  • The New Zealand Education Brand Story video – helping you tell the New Zealand Education Brand Story in an expressive and engaging way

  • Web banners, online ads and social media posts – content you can readily use on the many digital platforms available across the world

  • Event signage, brochures and publications – branded resources and content to boost your marketing efforts

  • Branded templates – put your information in to our branded templates, clearly identifying them as part of the wider ‘ThinkNew’ brand family

  We encourage you to sign up to our International Education Newsletter to receive updates about new materials as they are added to The Brand Lab over time. 

• South Korea & Japan label-less visas

  The visa is recorded electronically in INZ’s system, and the visa holder will not have a visa label in their passport.

  Visa holders will be notified about their visa approval by email from INZ. This notification will contain details about their visa, including the travel and other conditions of the visa.

  The change comes into effect in Japan for applications submitted on and after 11 November and in South Korea from 25 November 2013.

  Label-less visa holders will be advised to carry their notification when they travel and when they enrol with an educational institute.

  More information is available online – for Japan visit here  and for Korea visit here.

• Student works on display

  Titled ‘Creative & Technical: Thai students & New Zealand’, the exhibition was curated by ENZ and showcases New Zealand’s study options in creative and technical disciplines through 18 pieces of student work.

  The exhibition, which was opened by the Rt Hon Prime Minister John Key as part of a programme of activities to further strengthen New Zealand’s relationship with Thailand, runs at the Thai Creative Design Centre (TCDC) on the sixth floor of Emporium mall until 25 November.

  Mr Izak Human, Regional Director Southeast Asia, says:  “Many of the works display aspects of both Thai and New Zealand culture and, reading the exhibition testimonials, it is clear that coming to New Zealand has had a significant impact on these students.”

  Each year, around 3,000 Thai students study in New Zealand in primary, secondary and tertiary education. The exhibition includes works from students studying at a range of levels in New Zealand from universities to institutes of technology and polytechnics, and private training establishments.

  Its opening was attended by distinguished guests, New Zealand educated alumni, representatives of New Zealand institutions and Thai media.

  Download the exhibition catalogue of student works.