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Message from the Secretary of Education
Tēnā koutou
You will have seen that the Prime Minister has made an announcement this afternoon. It includes the following information concerning all foreign nationals travelling from, or transiting through mainland China:
“The Government is placing temporary entry restrictions into New Zealand on all foreign nationals travelling from, or transiting through mainland China to assist with the containment of the novel coronavirus and to protect New Zealand and the Pacific Islands from the disease.
This will take effect from tomorrow and will be in place for up to 14 days. This position will be reviewed every 48 hours.
Any foreign travellers who leave or transit through mainland China after 2 February 2020 (NZ time) will be refused entry to New Zealand.
Any foreign travellers in transit to New Zealand on 2 February 2020 will be subject to enhanced screening on arrival but, pending clearance, will be granted entry to New Zealand.
New Zealand citizens and permanent residents returning to New Zealand will still be able to enter, as will their immediate family members, but will be required to self-isolate for 14 days on arrival back in the country.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has also raised its travel advice to New Zealanders for all of mainland China to “Do not travel”, the highest level."
The Ministry of Education, TEC, and NZQA are working together and we will provide you with information over the next couple of days regarding the Government’s announcement. In the meantime please contact TEC, NZQA or the Ministry of Education with any questions or concerns. We will keep our websites updated.
Please continue to refer to the Ministry of Health website for health advice and the latest information:
Novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) guidance – Ministry of Health
Everyone's health and wellbeing, including international students’, is important to us. While there are no confirmed or suspected cases in New Zealand at the moment, the Ministry of Health continues to encourage a precautionary approach and a focus on good hygiene. Please err on the side of caution and be alert, not alarmed.
Thank you for your recent work and support helping our students, parents, staff and providers on this issue, I appreciate the complexity that the current situation causes. I know you all have the interests of our children and students as your priority.
Nāku noa, nā
Iona Holsted
Secretary for Education
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Register now for the Climate Action Network for International Educators (CANIE) Summit 2020
It will take place entirely online on 21 May, with two separate sessions to suit attendees in different time zones. There will also be a discussion forum open for people to share their ideas.
The programme’s sessions will feature presentations by international education practitioners from across the globe on topics like digital recruitment, flight guilt, and building sustainability into your institution’s business strategy.
Co-founders of CANIE and summit organisers, Pii-Tuulia Nikula and Ailsa Lamont, say they were pleased to receive many high-quality presentation proposals on many of the sector’s hot sustainability issues.
“A topic like digital recruitment is really big,” Nikula says. “It’s something a lot of people have been exploring, but now with all the restrictions due to COVID-19, it’s become a lot more important.”
Read the full list of speakers.
Nikula and Lamont say the CANIE organisation came together organically. Their membership is made up of practitioners who work in different areas of international education, but who all see the need for the sector to reduce its impact on the planet.
“We hope this event sparks a larger conversation around sustainability,” Lamont says.
CANIE was first launched at the 2019 New Zealand International Education Conference. Membership of CANIE is free of charge, as is registration for this year’s summit.
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BELTA Seal Survey open now
The online survey, run by the Brazilian Educational Language and Travel Association (BELTA) and co-sponsored by Education New Zealand, is a major review of Brazilian students that have chosen to pursue international education.
This year’s survey is expected to be conducted with over 600 education agents and close to 5000 students.
This large sample offers a deep dive into the Brazilian international education market, indicating new trends, important decision factors for students, and highly rated education destinations.
The survey is open now and will close on 29 February. You can share it with students and alumni by sharing this link.
The results will be announced and shared with providers on 23 April.
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Around the world in five
GLOBAL
Instagram’s profound effect on travel destination choice
One of the biggest subject niches on Instagram is travel, and new research is showing that travel posts are dramatically affecting millennials’ decision-making about the experiences they choose to have.
UNITED KINGDOM
UK government launches fast-track visa route in research shake-up
The UK government has announced a new fast-track visa scheme for researchers, with no cap on the maximum that can apply, which will launch next month.
GLOBAL
From 9/11 to Christchurch earthquakes: how unis have supported students after a crisis
Tragedies and disasters can have an emotional and cognitive impact on learning. So, how can universities support students and staff during times of collective crisis?
NORTH AMERICA
US overtakes UK as “best in world” for education
The US is perceived as the top country in the world for education, having overtaken last year’s top spot holder the UK, according to a survey by U.S. News & World Report.
GLOBAL
Slower growth in new MOOC degrees but online learning is alive and well
Roughly 10 million more learners were enrolled in MOOCs in 2019 than in 2018, leading to an estimated global enrolment of 110 million and 10% year-over-growth in student numbers.
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Advertising opportunity in Japan
The publication is the only of its kind supported by the New Zealand Embassy in Tokyo and Education New Zealand. It distributes 20,000 copies to Japanese schools, universities and education organisations as well as education fairs and seminars.
“After the Rugby World Cup in 2019, New Zealand has had an increased presence and visibility in Japan. This is a great opportunity to leverage off the New Zealand country profile to promote your institution and region,” says ENZ Senior Market Development Manager – Japan, Misa Kitaoka.
“This guidebook is a great opportunity for regional bodies and individual providers to promote their offering. Furthermore, because destination marketing is a key part of education promotion in Japan, Kbunsha is offering a separate advertising rate for regional groups.”
To advertise, bookings must be made by 13 March 2020.
For further details on the guidebook and pricing for regional groups, download the proposal here.
Individual providers can download the proposal here.
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Update on New Zealand-China Tripartite Fund 2020
As previously advertised, the deadline for applications is 1 March 2020, with a project start date of 1 May 2020, and end date of 30 April 2021.
Education New Zealand will provides updates on this as necessary.
Since its inception in 2005, the Tripartite Fund has supported the development of strategic research relationships between New Zealand and China.
Universities 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 facilitate the 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.
Since 2009, Auckland University of Technology (AUT) has worked on tripartite collaborative projects with Shanghai Jiao-Tong University (SJTU) and Xinjiang University in China.
AUT Professor of Computer Science and Director KEDRI, Nikola Kasabov, said that the ‘three brothers’ partners have exchanged multiple visits of both staff members and students.
“The outcomes have been outstanding, including a large number of joint papers published in international journals and conferences, joint methods and software development in computational intelligence and applications in health, environment protection, and predicting hazardous events.”
Professor Kasabov was also appointed as Advisory Professor to SJTU, meeting with PhD students and staff on an annual basis.
“The collaboration helps staff and students to work together on new frontiers of information and computer sciences and technologies along with important applications for both countries.”
To apply, complete this application form and submit it to china@enz.govt.nz. Any queries can also be sent to this address.
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Education New Zealand welcomes new Board member
Daniel was appointed to the Board on 13 December 2019 by Minister of Education Chris Hipkins.
ENZ Board Chair Steve Maharey says the Board is delighted to welcome him to Education New Zealand.
“Daniel comes to us from the school sector with a wide knowledge of education, experience in governance and a passion for international education. We are looking forward to his contribution at what is a challenging and exciting time,” Steve says.
Daniel began his career as a music teacher in Auckland. He has been the principal at Nayland College since 2015, where he has overseen a transformational shift in the school’s pedagogy and learning environment. His work was recognised at the 2019 Prime Minister’s Education Excellence Awards, when the school was selected as one of four national finalists in the ‘Excellence in Leading’ category. The awards panel credited the school for initiating a “values-based learning revolution”.
Under Daniel’s leadership at Nayland College, international student enrolment has increased by 40 percent. In 2020, the school will host 80 students from around the globe.
Alongside his role at Nayland College, Daniel is also the lead principal and governance chairperson for the Top of the South Trades Academy. In his spare time, he is an accomplished brass musician, playing trombone in a variety of musical groups around Nelson and serving as president of Nelson City Brass.
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Towards a low-carbon future – together
The week-long programme was organised and funded to a large extent by DAAD (the German Academic Exchange Service), with the overall objective of deepening existing academic links and encouraging the development of new ones, under the theme of transitioning to a low-carbon economy.
Led by ENZ Chief Executive Grant McPherson, delegates from New Zealand’s Centres of Research Excellence (CoREs) met with German academics, researchers, government officials and students in Bonn, Cologne, Aachen, Hamburg and Berlin.
As an outcome of the trip, DAAD and the Kiwi delegates are working on an action plan that includes opportunities for cooperation between New Zealand researchers and their German counterparts, particularly on sustainability issues in line with the visit’s theme; a potential government-level arrangement to facilitate academic exchange; and possible funding for post-graduate student mobility.
It was the first time that ENZ had brought such a senior research delegation to Germany.
“Germany is one of New Zealand’s key education partners in Europe, with nearly 3000 German students travelling to New Zealand in 2018,” McPherson says. “However, alongside student recruitment, we’re renewing our focus on encouraging academic mobility between our two nations.”
“This delegation was all about showcasing the excellence of New Zealand’s research institutions. Our academics produce world-class work, and teaming up with partners like Germany will only create more opportunity for researchers to solve some of the world’s biggest problems.”
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New Zealand tops English-speaking countries in Educating for the Future ranking again
New Zealand retained its ranking from 2018, with an overall score of 79.9, close behind Sweden (84.3) and Finland (84.8), which topped the rankings.
New Zealand achieved a top score in the index’s socio-economic environment category, which measures how education systems expose their students to global values such as gender equality, civic freedom, and diversity and tolerance.
The index’s socio-economic environment category compares freedom of religion and the press, gender equality, attitudes toward immigrants, and protecting the environment.
“High-income economies have the most open societies and are therefore conducive to learning future-oriented skills,” the EIU 2019 report said.
New Zealand also ranked among the top five countries in the education policy environment category, which tracked economies focusing on critical thinking, digital skills and soft skills as part of the secondary school curriculum.
“It’s a fantastic result for New Zealand to have retained our top global ranking in the English-speaking world as well as the Asia-Pacific region,” ENZ Chief Executive Grant McPherson said.
“It’s great to see New Zealand do so well in the index’s socio-economic environment category that measures exposure to global values such as diversity and tolerance.
“Future skills are vital to advancing these global values.”
The index assesses the effectiveness of education systems in preparing students for the demands of work and life in a rapidly changing landscape.
It focuses on young people aged 15-24 in 50 economies, and measures three pillars of education systems – policy approaches, teaching conditions and broader gauges of societal freedom and openness – as a means of readying young people to meet the challenges of work and society in future.
Read the full report at this link.
The top 10 country rankings (2019 Educating for the Future Index) were:
Rank
Economy
Score
1
Finland
84.8
2
Sweden
84.3
3
New Zealand
79.9
4
Singapore
79.7
5
Netherlands
79.2
6
Canada
79.1
7
Switzerland
78.5
8
Australia
77.8
9
Germany
74.9
10
Japan
74.2
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New scholarship programme highlights NZ as global leaders in agricultural climate change
The new scholarship called the New Zealand Global Research Alliance Doctoral Scholarships (NZ-GRADS) programme will see six science students from developing countries complete their PhDs at a New Zealand university.
"New Zealand is a global leader on climate change. As part of that leadership role, we’ve created these scholarships to support global efforts to tackle climate change and foster the next generation of climate scientists. We need to ensure the world’s brightest minds have access to our world-class education,” Mr O’Connor said.
Funding for the new scholarships is being provided by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), in support of the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases (GRA).
The GRA focuses on improving agricultural productivity and production efficiency while addressing agricultural greenhouse gas emissions and food security. It also facilitates a wide range of capability building and research programmes.
“New Zealand is a founding member and key contributor to the GRA. Our role is at the core of our global leadership on climate change”, he said.
“Our leadership is well recognised by other countries and was praised by the United Nations Secretary General during his visit to New Zealand in May 2019.
“Through the GRA we have successfully mobilised action around the world - from governments, international organisations and producers - to better understand the opportunities we have to reduce global agricultural greenhouse gas emissions.
“We are committed to supporting the scientific capability in developing countries, and to broadening the pool of innovation and ideas globally. These scholarships will help us tap into the new research and knowledge these students will bring to New Zealand, while enabling them to expand their knowledge and expertise in agriculture emissions science”.
Applications open today (3 February 2020) and close 1 June 2020. Scholarship details are available on the Global Research Alliance and the Education New Zealand webpages.
Media contact: Nikki Prendergast 021 811 248
