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  • ENZ re-connecting at ICEF ANZA Conference Perth 2023

    More than 230 international student recruitment agents and over 150 providers from around 50 countries attended the first in-person ANZA conference since the Covid-19 pandemic. The conference was held from 12 to 14 April.

    Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao (ENZ) is one of ANZA’s key supporters. It is an excellent opportunity for education providers and agents to connect, exchange and explore ideas that will grow the international education sector around the world.

    ENZ’s Manager, Global Events and Agents, Janine Huxford, alongside Immigration New Zealand’s Manager of International Education, Celia Coombes, were invited to deliver a presentation on New Zealand’s road to recovery as a top study destination.

    Janine said “Celia and I took this opportunity to begin our presentation by showcasing the unique cultural experience that international students have when they come to Aotearoa New Zealand. Our presentation began in a pitch-black room with the sound of the pūtātara, conch shell or sea trumpet ringing out.

    “This was followed by a karakia acknowledging the Māori creation story that begins with a description of darkness and nothingness and continues to move between different states until light flows into the world that establishes a fundamental relationship between humans and the natural world. It was quite a spine-tingling experience, and no one will forget our introduction in a hurry,” she added.

    Janine and Celia then went on to talk about the incredible mahi that our sector is doing across our various agencies and institutions to rebuild the international education market within Aotearoa New Zealand. “We shared with our audience that students considering international education are always going to choose the country first. For a niche market like Aotearoa New Zealand, it is important that our messaging is focused on what students will experience when they come to study with you”, said Janine.

    Representative from Gulf Harbour School on the Whangaparaoa peninsula meeting with an education agent at ICEF ANZA 2023 in Perth, Western Australia.

    Janine’s comments were also included in ICEF’s podcast that was awarded to ENZ and broadcast during the April 2023 event. The podcast was entitled ‘Study destination promotion: the vital role of education agencies – Sponsored by ENZ’. The podcast can be listened to here.  

    The event was hosted in Perth, Western Australia and is part of a series of global ICEF events that provide excellent opportunities for the sector to come together and network with like-minded professionals.

    Click here for the exciting announcement regarding the naming of the host city for ICEF ANZA 2024!  

     

  • Smart waste management idea sees students take out top spot in KIWI Challenge Indonesia finals

    The theme was “Reforming Indonesia’s mobility and smart cities using AI technology”. This year’s initiative hosted 59 teams from across 37 schools for a total of 269 student participants, the highest ever at the KIWI Challenge.  

    The groups were required to submit video entries to a judging panel made up of AUT academics and ENZ representatives, who reviewed the submissions and selected finalists. Participants received mentoring from a New Zealand university academic through the process and took part in workshops to refine their business plans. They were given a taste of New Zealand’s learning environment along the way and built an understanding of our tertiary education offering for future planning.  

    The participating academic was Dr Taghreed Hikmet from AUT, a Senior Lecturer in International Business, Strategy, and Entrepreneurship who has expertise in smart cities and is passionate about mentoring and inspiring young future leaders. 

    The finals were held on Saturday 25th November, where six shortlisted teams from across Indonesia presented their ideas to a panel of judges made up of Dr Hikmet (AUT), Ben Burrowes (ENZ’s Regional Director, Asia), and Indonesia Embassy staff (representing Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade), Hira Trisnoputri.  

    UniSadhuGuna International College took first place with their ‘Greenlight’ business idea, a smart waste management enterprise which aims to create a sustainable waste management system that actively involves households, businesses, and the government. UniSadhuGuna International College received a voucher worth 10,000,000 Indonesian Rupiah for winning the competition.  

    Winners! The team from UniSadhuGuna international College took out first place with their ‘Greenlight’ business idea.

    Dr Hikmet reflected on the KIWI Challenge warmly. “It has been truly rewarding, observing the outstanding progress and growth in the finalists' projects, presentations, and overall confidence.  

    "It was a privilege to engage with high school students across Indonesia, contributing to the vibrant entrepreneurial spirit fostered by the competition. Excitement brews within me for the potential of future collaborations and initiatives,” Dr Hikmet concluded.  

    Following the finals, Ben Burrowes and Dr Taghreed Hikmet participated in an Instagram Live session with KOMPAS TV, the leading media network in Indonesia. This Instagram Live generated a total of 3.4k views and the highest number of people watching online was 348. You can watch the Instagram Live here: Part 1 and Part 2.  

  • ENZ engages with Vietnamese media

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    • Alumni are the strongest way to promote a study destination in an authentic and believable way.

    The event was hosted by ENZ Viet Nam and included a 90-minute Q&A with New Zealand Ambassador to Viet Nam, Wendy Matthews, and two New Zealand alumni.

    The panellists answered questions from the media who sought to understand the New Zealand education system and its advantages over other popular markets such as the US, Singapore and Japan.

    Tam Le, ENZ Marketing & Strategic Relations Manager, said the many questions reflected Viet Nam’s growing interest in New Zealand as a study destination.

    “There’s typically been low awareness of New Zealand and its educational offering in Viet Nam, but with an increasing demand for international education, more and more people are looking beyond the traditional markets such as the US, UK, Australia and Singapore.

    “Workshops are an engaging way to create awareness of the quality of New Zealand education, especially the world rankings of its ‘public’ institutions – because in Viet Nam, ‘public’ schools are associated with low quality.”

    The event generated strong interest from media in Viet Nam’s capital, resulting in coverage in VietNamNet, VNExpress, Dantri and Zing, a top online magazine for Vietnamese teenagers and young adults, which created a “10 reasons to study in New Zealand” video.

    The New Zealand Embassy also livestreamed the event on its Facebook page, with more than 15,000 views. 

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    Alumni Phuong Anh (middle) and Hang Trinh (right) shared their experience studying in New Zealand at the media workshop

    ENZ’s Viet Nam team is already busy building on relationships from the workshop. Two days after the event, Tam partnered with a local academic influencer to host a livestream interview. The video has had more than 11,000 views, and explored New Zealand’s teaching and research methodology, friendly and open-minded learning environment and support systems for international students.

     

    L-R: Tam Le, ENZ Marketing & Strategic Relations Manager, and Wendy Matthews

    L-R: Tam Le, ENZ Marketing & Strategic Relations Manager, and Wendy Matthews, New Zealand Ambassador to Viet Nam

  • Keynote speakers pose challenges

    Unconscious bias, new models of collaboration and poetry readings in fish and chip shops are just some of the subjects examined by NZIEC’s three dynamic keynote speakers.

    Guy Ryan

    Imagine if every New Zealander unleashed their potential to change the world.

    That’s the bold vision of Guy Ryan, founder and CEO of the charity Inspiring Stories.

    Guy called on the audience to reimagine education by:

    • Discovering new models of learning and collaboration.
    • Creating powerful experiences and building degrees and qualifications around them.
    • Harnessing technology and having content delivered by world-class people here and overseas.
    • Fostering connectivity and partnerships, and thinking more about global opportunities.

    New Zealand is capable of meeting challenges, says Guy, because we are “the tiny nation that can”.

    Dr Lisa Coleman

    Dr Coleman is Senior Vice President for Global Inclusion and Strategic Innovation and Chief Diversity Officer of New York University.

    She challenged the audience’s thinking with questions such as: 

    • How are Millennials and Generation Z students asking us to think differently about inclusion, diversity and belonging?
    • How might unconscious bias manifest itself the same or differently in individuals and organisations? (Take a test to determine your individual unconscious bias at Project Implicit)
    • When trying to change an organisation on an issue such as diversity, people at the top and the bottom are often supportive but messages may get lost in the middle. How do we engage the “messy middle”?
    • How we do ensure both partners in global partnerships are on an equal footing, rather than having one leading the other?

     

    Professor Chris Gallavin

    Soon to embark on a poetry tour of the nation’s fish and chip shops, Professor Chris Gallavin is both a poet and Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Massey University.

    He told the audience that education should not be about passing on information, but about “learning how to do things with the stuff we know”.

    Professor Gallavin called for a more collaborative future, with education providers engaging with industry, politics and broader society to help solve the world’s problems.

    “The revolution is coming, whether we like it or not, and it will be driven by young people,” he says.

    “Universities need to change our view of how we see ourselves in the world, from bastions of knowledge to centres of collaboration.”

  • New Zealand continues to protect and care for international students during lockdown

    Providers, host families and supporting networks have been setting up additional support for international students to ensure they feel connected and safe.

    Education New Zealand is pulling together some of the great things that have been taking place across the sector. Here are just a small number that we have heard about so far.

    • Otago University has a dedicated information page for students, with students registering with Ask Otago. They can then request daily phone calls to check in and see how they are doing. University recreation centre staff are also offering virtual fitness classes.

     

    • University of Auckland has been supporting the COVID-19 response by undertaking modelling work that informs the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor and working directly with the Auckland District Health Board to help with testing capacity by using their facilities and people.

     

    • Rotorua English Language Academy (RELA) is teaching online classes to 30 students from nine different countries. Many students are worried about their families back home so in addition to support during class time, staff make individual phone calls and arrange fun activities such as the recent Easter video competition on WhatsApp. Friday full-school assemblies and farewell speeches continue to lift students’ spirits with the RELA tradition of singing ‘Now is the Hour’ – managed by the school’s director playing on the piano at home while students sing over Zoom.

     

    • Several Northland schools have been working closely with Study Northland to support the 150 international students in their care. The international students are being well supported by their schools and homestay families by keeping them busy and making them feel like an integral part of the family.

     

    • SIEBA is doing an amazing job supporting the school sector. The small SIEBA team has been working around the clock to provide advice and guidance to schools, including publishing residential care emergency guidance to help schools navigate these tricky areas. On top of all that, SIEBA is raising key issues with the Ministry of Education and alerting government agencies to emerging challenges.

     

    • Massey University’s international support staff are running virtual one-on-one support sessions which can be arranged by the students themselves. The university, like other universities, is making personal phone calls to all students to ensure they feel supported. Massey also has a range of wellbeing resources available and the recreation centres have taken their services online.

     

    • Aspire2 International has launched a number of online learning solutions that have all gained NZQA accreditation. This means English, hospitality, IT and business students can transition from face-to-face to remote learning quickly in order to complete their qualifications.

     

    We want to hear more about the great work the sector is doing to support international students within New Zealand both in enabling their learning but also supporting their wellbeing.

    Please let us know what your organisation has been doing and we will look to share this wider. Send your stories to industryteam@enz.govt.nz.

  • Reconnecting at ICEF ANZA 2022

    Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao attended the conference, alongside Immigration New Zealand and Kiwi education providers.

    This was the largest ICEF ANZA event in its 15-year history. Among the conference's close to 500 in-person participants were 183 education agents representing 61 countries. The top five countries represented at the conference were Colombia, India, Viet Nam, Nepal, and Brazil.

    Agents at the event demonstrated a particular interest in New Zealand and Australia, and they were keen to reconnect with New Zealand education providers and promote New Zealand to prospective students.

    (l to r) Geneviève Rousseau Cung, ENZ's Partnerships Manager, Brett Blacker, CEO, English Australia and Martijn van de Veen, VP Business Development, ICEF during their panel discussion.

    Geneviève Rousseau Cung, ENZ's Partnerships Manager, was a guest panellist during the opening plenary session 'Study Destinations: Australia and New Zealand back in the game'. ICEF have released a podcast based on this panel discussion, which you can listen to here: https://lnkd.in/d5cMpwfm

  • Around the world in five

    BRAZIL

    Brazil’s study travel market bounces back

    A recent survey shows Brazil’s outbound study surged by 14% in 2016, with students’ priorities shifting in terms of preferred programs of study, driven largely by employability factors. As such, language programs remained the most popular option, as speaking an international business language is seen as “essential” for students in the country.

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    US

    Internationalisation and student recruitment increasing among US colleges

    A new study of US colleges found nearly 30% of respondents reported high levels of international activity within their institutions, compared to 21% in 2011. When asked why, US colleges cited “improving student preparedness for a global era” as their main motivator, listing key activities such as “increasing study abroad for US students”, “recruiting international students” and “partnerships with institutions.”

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    CHINA

    Hong Kong’s education system needs more heart and ‘soulware’

    How can China best equip its next generation with the skills needed for a rapidly changing world? City University (CU) might have the answer. Despite being a young university with many students from lower-income families, it has made its way into the top 50 in the QS World University Rankings. CU President Way Kuo said the key is “soulware”, and has established regular exchange programmes with overseas universities to allow students to study abroad and “open their minds”.

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    UK

    ‘Widening gap’ between London and rest of country in language GCSEs

    A widening gap is emerging in the take-up of language GCSEs between pupils in London and the rest of the country, a new report has warned. London is the only region in the country where the percentage of pupils taking language GCSES has risen over the past three years, possibly a result of the many multi-lingual pupils there normalising the ability to learn other languages.

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    INDIA and BRAZIL

    Still a long way to go on internationalisation

    India and Brazil are the largest higher education systems in the world in terms of numbers of students (alongside China and the United States) and the largest developing economies after China. While both nations have a long way to go, some important developments should be noted, including growth in scientific outputs and funding for public institutions.

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  • Building connnections with career counsellors in India

    Seven of New Zealand’s universities took part in the conference, which attracted more than 1,400 delegates, representing 56 nationalities.  The university delegates engaged in panel discussions on a range of topics, including ethical counselling and preparing for education abroad, which were well attended. Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao (ENZ) led the New Zealand delegation as a gold sponsor of the event.  

    Launched in 2016, IC3 is the largest platform for connecting high school career counsellors in India with tertiary education institutions. The conference brings together school leaders, teachers, counsellors, universities, education organisations, government bodies, industry leaders and others with an interest in sustainable and inclusive counselling, focused on student success. 

    Jugnu Roy, ENZ’s Director of Engagement based in India, says participation in the annual conference is valuable for ENZ as well as for the universities involved.  

    “High school careers and college counsellors are key influencers for students in India when it comes to making choices about tertiary study and future careers. This event has been a great help with building our connections with schools across southern India, so we can develop a pipeline of international students interested in undergraduate study in New Zealand.  

    “The timing of the conference worked well as an opportunity for branding, visibility, and reconnecting with Indian schools soon after the opening of New Zealand’s borders. This was the first time we had been able to attend in person for two years.   

    New Zealand universities interacting with schools at the networking session.

    “Our participation in the event has already led to increased interest in a New Zealand education among high school counsellors, who are keen to invite New Zealand institutions to their schools for university fairs and to meet with students.  

    “In a country like India, where many countries are trying hard to attract international students, New Zealand’s presence sends a strong signal that we are committed and here to stay.”    

    The 2022 IC3 Institute Student Quest Survey Report was published during the conference. More than 10,000 students responded, naming the top three factors affecting their choice of university: programme details, financial aid/scholarship information, and potential job opportunities.  

    For more information about the conference, see the IC3 Conference website here. 

    For more information about the recent student survey, see the IC3 Institute website here  

  • Prime Minister’s Scholarships to study in Asia and Latin America announced

    Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao (ENZ) Chief Executive Grant McPherson, today announced the names of 111 New Zealanders who will travel to destinations in Latin America and Asia for an international education experience on a Prime Minister’s Scholarship for Asia (PMSA) or Latin America (PMSLA).  

    Funds awarded for individuals in this scholarship round total $1.5 million.  
    The individual recipients are the second round of scholarships to be announced this year. The earlier round of scholarships was awarded to groups.

    The recipients will undertake study, research and internship programmes in fields such as business, language, indigenous rights, sustainable development and architecture for a minimum period of four weeks (Latin America) and six weeks (Asia) up to two years. The top Latin America study destinations for this round are Chile and Colombia, with Japan and the Republic of Korea most popular destinations in Asia among scholars.

    “The merit of our scholarship applicants continues to be impressive – we are proud to offer this opportunity for people to develop their inter-cultural skills, build networks and enjoy experiences abroad,” said McPherson. “We know they will make us proud to have them representing New Zealand in this important time of rebuilding and reconnecting with overseas partners.”

    “Interest for this programme continues to grow, building collective skills and understanding of different cultures helps our country show leadership in matters of significance for Asia and Latin America regions.”

    Māori Participation lifts significantly

    A group of Māori Prime Minister’s Scholarship alumni, Te Kāhui Kaupapa, have been working to raise access and participation for Māori. Participation in this round increased to 22% for PMSA and 17% of PMSLA recipients, compared to an average of 5% for PMSA and 8% for PMSLA rounds in 2016 to 2019. This is part of a wider programme of work to ensure the scholarship programme is more accessible to all New Zealanders over the age of 18, and that it delivers on our Te Tiriti obligations.

    The Prime Minister’s Scholarship programme aims to strengthen New Zealand’s ability to engage with key Asian and Latin American trading partners, improving the internationalisation of indigenous communities, New Zealand tertiary institutions, showcasing the strength and quality of New Zealand's education system and enhancing inter-cultural awareness and connections between New Zealand and other countries.  The scholarship offers flexible funding to support both short and long-term programmes including study abroad / exchange, internships, postgraduate study, and language programmes. 

    The scholarships programme is funded by the New Zealand Government and administered by ENZ.

    The PMSA was launched in 2013 and extended to Latin America in 2016. To date, there have been 2,879 PMSA and PMSLA scholarships awarded.

    There are two scholarship rounds each year, and applications for the next individual round will be held in August 2023. Many of the awardees are enrolled in universities across New Zealand, but this is not a requirement for the scholarship. Any New Zealand citizen or permanent resident over 18 can apply for a PMSA or PMSLA.

    More information on the application process can be found here.

    A full list of this round of scholars can be found here.

  • Indian students look to Kiwi universities

    The third round of the New Zealand Excellence Awards (NZEA) was announced earlier this month at a student and media event, with John Laxon, ENZ Regional Director for SSEA and actress Kriti Sanon, ENZ’s Brand Ambassador for India, on hand to present.

    This round of NZEA is the biggest yet, with 34 scholarships together valued at $215,000 NZD. The scholarships are jointly funded by ENZ and all eight New Zealand universities, offering deserving Indian students partial scholarships to study at New Zealand universities.

    On the back of the awards, ENZ also partnered with Universities New Zealand to launch the New Zealand Master’s campaign in India, promoting industry-linked 18-month taught Master’s qualifications for Indian students, with flexible options to suit a student’s career trajectory.

    A dedicated microsite to help students explore options is now live.

    ENZ’s Country Manager for India, Jugnu Roy, says both initiatives show there’s a growing interest among Indian students for tertiary qualifications in New Zealand universities.

    “In particular, they are drawn to the flexible nature of the way New Zealand courses are structured and the fact that all our universities rank in top 3% of the world globally (QS world rankings).

    “That they can access these ‘Future-proof’ programmes that help prepare students to enter the global marketplace is what makes us stand out as a study destination compared to other countries.

    “Both of our announcements were well received by students and media – ENZ’s scholarship team saw a surge of high quality applications coming in for the 2018/19 round of NZEA.”

    To amplify both announcements, ENZ and some New Zealand universities are organising a Counsellor Training Webinar later in the month to equip agents to help promote these initiatives to prospective students.

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