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• Your chance to "Connect" with ENZ 2017

  ENZ Chief Executive Grant McPherson and General Manager Industry Development, Greg Scott will lead each session, visiting seven New Zealand cities next month to bring the international education conversation to industry professionals.

  Greg says Connect is a great opportunity for providers to hear about current developments in international education and to learn about ENZ’s strategic direction, developments and how to utilise these in their own organisations.

  “Most importantly, it’s a chance for providers to tell us what’s important to them and how we can better support their future growth.

  “We’re aiming to have the seminars be as interactive as possible, using the collective insights and experience of everyone in the room to address challenges and consider how best to make the most of developments and opportunities.”

  Greg encourages all institutions to register for their local Connect seminar, and recommends coming prepared with top-of-mind questions to discuss in order to get the most out of the day.

  DATE	CITY	VENUE	TIME
  Monday 19 June 2017	Wellington	Te Wharewaka o Poneke	0900 – 1130
  Tuesday 20 June 2017	Hamilton	Claudelands Arena	0900 – 1130
  Tuesday 20 June 2017	Tauranga	Trinity Wharf	1400 – 1630
  Friday 23 June 2017	Takapuna	Bruce Mason Centre	0930 – 1200
  Monday 26 June 2017	Dunedin	Dunedin Public Art Gallery	1100 – 1330
  Tuesday 27 June 2017	Christchurch	TAIT	0930 – 1200
  Wednesday 28 June 2017	Auckland	Cliftons	0900 – 1130
  Wednesday 28 June 2017	Auckland	Cliftons	1300 – 1530

   
  UPDATE: The Christchurch event was previously advertised as 22 June, but has been rescheduled to 27 June

  Click here to register.

  Light refreshments will be served.

  Please note: This event is for representatives from New Zealand education institutions only.

• Kiwi innovation shines in the Expo Hall

  To expand US perceptions of New Zealand beyond tourism and adventure, New Zealand’s presence at NAFSA showcased Kiwi innovation and creativity, with the campaign line New Ideas Grow Better Here.

  Thirteen New Zealand institutions, including all eight universities, featured on the New Zealand pavilion. Each chose a creative or innovative student project to highlight, ranging from a fully recyclable electric car to New Zealand’s first virtual reality movie. The projects were shown on the pavilion and printed in ENZ’s NAFSA guide book which was handed out to all conference delegates.

  Kaylee noticed that innovation was a key word for a number of countries. 

  “India, Ireland, Portugal, Europe, Malaysia and Germany all included taglines about innovation on their booths – but their storytelling wasn’t as compelling as our own.

  “By using real student stories, we were able to communicate ‘innovation’ in a more authentic way and really bring the messaging to life – we showed how students in New Zealand ‘Think New’.”

  

  Kaylee said touring the NAFSA Expo Hall was a great opportunity to consider New Zealand’s education offering.

  “Visiting other booths gave us a sense of competitor country education branding and messaging, which is important for understanding how we can uniquely position the New Zealand education story.

  “It’s difficult not to sound biased but the New Zealand pavilion had the most brand personality, and stood out above the other country booths in terms of impact, thanks to our strong and unified presence.

  “A number of conference delegates said New Zealand set the bar high!”

  Other country taglines at NAFSA were:
  Spain: “Education, Our Art”
  Israel: “Jumpstart your Future”
  Germany: “Land of Ideas”
  Poland: “Study and be successful”
  Russia: “Learn from everyone, copy nobody”
  Ireland: “The warmest of welcomes”
  Canada: “A world of possibilities”

  

  Clockwise from top left: Australia’s pavilion, Canada’s pavilion, Spain’s pavilion and Japan's pavilion.

• ENZ Viet Nam introduces agent-led fairs

  Tam Le, ENZ’s Marketing & Strategic Relations Manager for Viet Nam, said the decision is part of her team’s efforts to capitalise on the growing awareness of New Zealand’s education system in the market.

  “Viet Nam’s academic year starts in late August and ends in late May, creating two key recruitment windows for international education: one in March/ April and one in September/ October. 

  “It is important to promote New Zealand in these months, and while ENZ previously led the fairs in the March recruiting season, we would like to leverage the resources from one of our top local education agents for the September season.”

  Together with Immigration New Zealand, ENZ’s Viet Nam team identified a number of potential education agents and conducted a “pitching process” to select the most competitive proposal.

  The chosen education agent, L&V Education Consultancy, will work directly with the education providers for the events in September, in consultation with ENZ where required.

  To register for these events, please visit ENZ’s events page. 

  New Zealand’s education on Vietnamese national television

  

  A documentary called New Zealand: The road to knowledge, recently played on VTV4, one of Viet Nam’s national TV stations.

  Tam said it is great to see New Zealand’s education offering introduced to Vietnamese audiences – especially on a national channel.

  The documentary highlights the requirements needed to apply for New Zealand institutions and provides key information about life in New Zealand such as accommodation options, public transport and extra-curricular activities.

  It also includes interviews with the New Zealand Ambassador to Viet Nam, university representatives, alumni and current students.

• Chinese students gather for Youth summit

  The summit was arranged by Global Engagement Institute and hosted at the University of Auckland Business School. The three-day summit was followed by a week of special topic days on leadership. 

  Fifteen New Zealand students from Auckland, Tauranga and Christchurch joined the 34 Chinese students to learn about leadership opportunities in a global context, based on cultural understanding, respect, trust and diplomacy. 

  Representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Asia New Zealand Foundation, the University of Auckland and Fonterra, amongst others, gave presentations providing insights and advice to guide the students in the future. Students also participated in a speech competition, with the top three Chinese students winning scholarships to study English at Languages International in Auckland.

  Greg Scott, ENZ General Manager, Industry Development said the summit was a great initiative to support future leaders from both New Zealand and China.

  “It provided a valuable platform for students from China and New Zealand to share their perspectives and culture.

  “From day one, these young people demonstrated what is required to be future global citizens.” 

  The students were joined by Lin Lin Zhai, a representative from the Qingdao Education Bureau, who announced that the 2018 summit would be held in Qingdao, providing Kiwi students the opportunity to travel to China.

  The summit is then expected to return to New Zealand in 2019.

  ENZ was the premier sponsor of the event, alongside additional sponsors including the Asia New Zealand Foundation and New Zealand China Council.

  

• Students experience a New Zealand classroom in Thailand

  Approximately 600 fair visitors, including students and their parents, were given a glimpse into what life is like for New Zealand students.

  The fair was also attended by the New Zealand Ambassador to Thailand, His Excellency Ben King, who presided over the opening ceremony and welcomed all the participants.

  A popular exhibit was the New Zealand simulated classroom experience, which showcased New Zealand’s interactive and hands-on learning and teaching methods.

  ENZ Marketing and Strategic Relations Manager – Thailand Chortip Pramoolpol, said the simulated classroom experience drew a great response from fair participants and was fully booked for each of the four sessions on offer.

  “The simulated classroom experience targeted students aged 11 to 18 years old".

  “With Facebook Live in one of the classroom sessions, we were able to reach 43,282 people!"

  “The top five locations for people to engage with the Facebook Live stream were Bangkok, Auckland, Wellington, Metro Manila and Ho Chi Minh City.

  “We also launched a new registration and lead management system at the fair, which will enable us and education institutions to continue to engage with potential international students,” Chortip said.

• ENZ hosts first agent-led fairs in Viet Nam

  The fairs, held in in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, attracted more than 500 prospective students and parents and featured 35 New Zealand providers.

  Tam Le, ENZ’s Marketing & Strategic Relations Manager for Viet Nam, said the new agent-led fairs were part of ENZ’s wider efforts to work in close collaboration with one of our top education agents in Viet Nam during key recruitment seasons.

   “Agent-led events such as these play a key role in raising the awareness of New Zealand education in during September/October, one of Viet Nam’s key recruitment seasons for international education.

   “We are very happy with the quality of students who visited the fairs as well as their genuine enquiries about New Zealand and its education system.”

   The fairs were a great opportunity for New Zealand education providers to showcase their internationally-recognised qualifications and to highlight the strong education links between Viet Nam and New Zealand, said Tam.

   “It’s fantastic to see New Zealand emerging as a popular education destination for international students from Viet Nam.

   “There has been a 62 percent increase in the number of Vietnamese students choosing to study in New Zealand in the first eight months of 2017, compared to the same period last year.”

  A growing number of students are also choosing to study at New Zealand’s universities, with an 88 percent increase in the number of Vietnamese students in the first eight months of this year compared to 2016.

• Celebrating 60-year friendship with Malaysia

  The celebration, which involved ENZ, Tourism New Zealand and New Zealand Trade & Enterprise as well as the High Commission, was held over five days at the Pavilion Shopping Mall in Kuala Lumpur.

  The aim of the event was to bring New Zealand’s rich and varied culture, art, tourism, education, and food and beverage to Malaysia in a creative and engaging way.

  ENZ had a prominent spot at the event, attracting a number of visitors. ENZ delivered four presentations and held three Skype sessions with Malaysian undergraduate students currently studying at University of Canterbury and Victoria University of Wellington. A PhD researcher from the University of Canterbury also spoke online to prospective Malaysian students and parents in attendance.

  Margaret Low, ENZ Education Advisor based in Kuala Lumpur, said it was fantastic to be part of DANZ to celebrate bilateral relations with Malaysia as well as promote New Zealand’s education offering to local students.

  “The event provided us with an amazing platform to share the New Zealand education story to a huge audience,” said Margaret.

  “Our current Malaysian students also provided outstanding testimonials about their experiences in New Zealand and spoke glowingly about their unique study experience.”

  

  Visitors at the event enjoyed a virtual reality experience featuring beautiful New Zealand landscapes and the New Zealand education system as well as samples of top New Zealand food and beverage products.

• New Zealand shares vocational expertise with China

  Representatives from five New Zealand ITPs provided insights on vocational education and training at the fifth Sino-New Zealand Modern Vocational Education Development Forum in Tianjin, a major port city of 15.5 million people south-east of Beijing.

  Under the theme of “Innovation and Entrepreneurship,” the forum aimed to grow the discussion on research and policy between New Zealand and Chinese officials and institutions in vocational education and training.

  It also sought to support the delivery of New Zealand vocational training qualifications in China.

  The forum was supported by ENZ and the Tianjin Education Commission. It was organised by Tianjin Light Industry Vocational Technical College of China and Waikato Institute of Technology of New Zealand. 

  Adele Bryant, ENZ Regional Director North Asia, said Tianjin is leading China in vocational education and training, and is an important region for New Zealand providers to connect with. 

  “Tianjin has a large number of top vocational education colleges, and receives strong policy support from both national and local government,” said Adele. 

  “It will also be taking China’s vocational training to the world through the Luban workshops, with plans for 10 to be sited offshore by 2020. Institutions from this region are keen to learn from New Zealand’s vocational providers.”    

  Representatives from Waikato Institute of Technology, Universal College of Learning, Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology, Wellington Institute of Technology and Otago Polytechnic participated in the forum. They offered their insights on instilling students with innovation and an entrepreneurial mindset, and discussed micro-credentials and models of delivering New Zealand qualifications offshore.

  Tony O’Brien, Director of the Sino-NZ Model Programme, said a highlight was the involvement of three Otago Polytechnic students who travelled to Tianjin, having won Student Entrepreneurship Scholarships.

  The students participated in a start-up business model workshop held alongside the forum, working with Chinese students to develop a business model in less than two days, which they then presented to the forum.

  He said another highlight was the participation of several Chinese teachers who completed the Train the Trainer Programme in New Zealand.

  “The teachers presented on how they have learned to use the Model Programme quality framework to develop their courses in China to enhance the entrepreneurial mind-set of their students,” said Tony. 

  The New Zealand-China Vocational Education and Training Model Programme was launched almost five years ago when the Strategic Education Partnership between China and New Zealand was signed during then Prime Minister John Key’s visit to China in April 2013.

• New Zealand students join Sustainability Challenge

  Each team had two participants from India and one New Zealand student who, under the guidance of an Indian expert, worked together to identify and solve a sustainability challenge found on Indian campuses.

  The winning team from Manipal Institute of Technology won for their project on “Sustainable Lifestyle,” with each student receiving an all-expenses paid internship for three weeks at the University of Canterbury, University of Otago and University of Waikato. 

  The NZISC was hosted by ENZ in association with New Zealand universities, and with sustainability peak body The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) as knowledge partner.

  ENZ’s Country Manager for India, Jugnu Roy, said the NZISC was designed to showcase independent thinking and encourage cross-cultural teamwork and mentorship.

  “Having Kiwis involved in the project was a great way for Indian students to see first-hand the practical and inquiry-based style of learning that New Zealand instils in students, which is particularly important in science and technology disciplines.

  “The top six teams beat out 90 others in the earlier rounds of the competition and in the finale showcased their work. Projects included an innovative health platform to store vaccination data of children; using biomass as an alternative to firewood; and using garbage to create electricity.

  “These students represent the kind of talent we want to attract to New Zealand.”

• Letter from the Acting CE: the power of being good hosts

  Sophie Iwakiri, a Japanese student in Katikati, arrived in New Zealand with limited English skills and low confidence. With the support and encouragement of her host family and her teachers at Katikati College, Sophie graduated in the top five percent of her class.

  “The teachers are so great here, they build relationships with you, they motivate you,” she said. 

  “If it weren’t for them, I wouldn’t be who I am today. I feel like I have everything I need here. My host Mum and my host Dad support me completely.”

  Sophie’s story reflects the great work happening in schools and tertiary institutions around New Zealand. We all want to ensure Sophie’s experience is the case for every student. Government agencies have come together in this mission, and the work is gaining momentum.

  Welcoming students is really putting into practice Manaakitanga – the Māori value of hospitality, kindness, support, respect and care for others. At the end of the day, people are what make or break a student’s experience studying in our country.

  Every day, international education opens us up to the rest of the world and makes our country a better place. In return for the wonderful social, cultural and economic benefits international students bring us, we have a responsibility to work together to ensure their experience here is positive – that they feel a sense of inclusion, that they find it easy to make friends and have access to a wide range of support services.

  It is a privilege to host students here in New Zealand. In the spirit of Manaakitanga, let’s start off their experience with a warm welcome.   

  

   

  John Goulter

  Acting Chief Executive