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Victoria offering New Zealand’s first bicultural MOOC
Developed as a series, New Zealand Landscape as Culture will explore how people express their culture through perspectives on the landscapes they live in. The course will incorporate mātauranga Māori and te reo Māori, and introduce ideas from both Māori and Pākehā cultures, exploring the geology, popular culture, politics, art and literature of landscape.
Steven Warburton, Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Digital Futures) and director of VictoriaX, the university’s MOOC platform, said the new series shows the variety of courses that the university is able to share with students online.
“Our MOOC programme is an important addition to the broad range of Victoria courses offered, as it gives domestic and international learners a high quality educational experience with our world-class academics,” he said.
“This MOOC showcases Victoria’s role in enriching national culture, and is the latest in an exciting line-up of VictoriaX courses to be delivered.”
The New Zealand Landscape as Culture series will begin with the four-week course, Islands (Ngā Motu), starting November 10, 2017.
Victoria launched its debut MOOC in April this year, Antarctica: From Geology to Human History, which attracted more than 5000 enrolments.
Victoria is the only New Zealand university to offer courses through the edX platform, founded by prestigious US universities Harvard and MIT in 2012.
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Register for the China Mayoral Forum education session
The forum theme is sustainable economies, and is an opportunity to strengthen relationships with regions of both countries. Fifteen mayors and vice-mayors from across China will attend alongside 33 mayors from across New Zealand, including smaller regional centres.
Following introductory presentations by Sir Richard Taylor (WETA Group) and Maggie Zhou (Alibaba), the forum will discuss opportunities for trade, investment, education and developing mutually beneficial partnerships.
The forum is being organised by Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) and Wellington City Council, with support from ENZ.
LGNZ President Dave Cull says the forum is an excellent opportunity to grow relationships with New Zealand’s largest trading partner.
“There is much to be gained for our communities in developing a greater understanding and appreciation of how China operates,” said Mr Cull.
“Face-to-face meetings provide the opportunity for the representatives of our cities, districts and regions to engage directly and look for mutually-beneficial economic development opportunities.”
Sarah Gauthier, ENZ Regional Project Manager, said the education break-out session would be particularly relevant.
“This will be an engaging panel discussion touching on key ideas and interactions with China on education, followed by a chance to engage with some of the Chinese representatives,” said Sarah.
“We encourage education institutions, regional education organisations and other service providers to attend.”
Registration is free but spaces are limited. To register click here.
For more information, contact Sarah Gauthier: sarah.gauthier@enz.govt.nz
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Go Overseas scholarship brings student leads
Lisa Futschek, ENZ Regional Director – Americas and Europe, said this is the fourth year that ENZ and Go Overseas have run the US campaign, and decided to launch a pilot scholarship for the European market after seeing the success in the US.
“In the US, the campaign has been particularly valuable to the providers working in-market the last four years – seeing the states where most students apply from, and what areas of study they are interested in, can be a big help to recruitment efforts.”
“We committed to a trial campaign in Europe this year in order to get similar insights for industry working in this region.”
The US campaign had nearly 3,000 students apply, with most coming from California, New York, Florida, Pennsylvania and Illinois. The EU campaign also saw a good response for its first year, receiving some 1,500 applications, with the most students applying from the UK, Spain, Netherlands, Italy, France, Germany and Denmark.
“We’re particularly pleased to see that engagement was really high from the UK and the Netherlands – two countries that we have included in our Europe CAP countries of focus for 2018, and where we will be more actively promoting New Zealand education next year”
Lisa said other great things about the scholarship are its paperless application, the recognisable brand it is building, along with the significant reach achieved by Go Overseas through its extensive study abroad networks.
Six New Zealand institutions have already offered additional scholarships to US students that applied for the Go Overseas scholarship.
“The goal of this scholarship is to get students engaged and excited about New Zealand from the get-go, so even if they don’t win, they will still be invested in studying abroad,” said Lisa.
“While only one winner is selected, participating New Zealand institutions are delivered qualified leads with whom they can actively engage to encourage and incentivise them to enrol anyway.”
The US winner, Joshua Golden, is a marine science major at North Carolina State University and, supported by the $15,000 (USD) scholarship, will spend a semester at the University of Canterbury in 2018.
The EU winner, Thomas Harich from Germany, is currently studying towards a Bachelor of Sport and Recreation at the German Sport University Cologne. With the EUR 12,500 scholarship, he will spend a semester abroad at Auckland University of Technology in 2018.
ENZ and Go Overseas went incognito to surprise the winners in person. Olga Elli, ENZ’s Education Marketing Manager Europe, and Julian Ashby, International Market Manager Americas and Europe, teamed up with Thomas’ family and girlfriend to share the exciting news, surprising him in a café as he was ordering a coffee.
Over in the US, Alanna Dick, ENZ Field Director for North America travelled to North Carolina to surprise Joshua with the news on campus, alongside his friends and parents. Watch the video of his reaction here.
If you have any feedback for ENZ on the Go Overseas New Zealand scholarship campaigns, please contact northamerica@enz.govt.nz and europe@enz.govt.nz.
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Market reports moving to IntelliLab
ENZ has previously published information about its priority markets on enz.govt.nz.
However, ENZ has since removed these and replaced them with the in-depth Economist Intelligence Unit country forecasting reports, available on IntelliLab.
Andrew McPhee, ENZ’s Intelligence Manager, said the market reports provide useful insights for industry players.
“The forecasting reports are an independent, specialist and unbiased perspective on our key markets, and cover everything from a country’s demography, business environment, political outlook, economic outlook and market opportunities,” said Andrew.
“The main reports are updated annually, with six monthly updates also provided – making them a current and reliable source of market information.”
Reports are available for Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Europe, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Vietnam and the US.
ENZ market factsheets are also being completed, with India and China already uploaded, and more to come in the near future.
The reports on IntelliLab are only available to registered users, who must be New Zealand education providers or officials.
“Registration also provides access to other great reports too, with new research continually uploaded,” said Andrew.
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English New Zealand 2017 Conference success
Held in Auckland, “The Future Face of ELT in New Zealand” featured presentations on all aspects of best practice in the ELT environment: the academic and teaching context, assessment, marketing, management and pastoral care.
Sahinde Pala, ENZ’s Business Development Manager, said the event had something insightful for everyone across the sector.
“The programme was well designed to cater to the various English language professionals who attended, and the line-up of presenters was impressive,” said Sahinde.
“It was particularly motivational to hear ACG’s Marnie Watson endorse collaborative marketing to ensure the profile of New Zealand’s quality reputation is raised even further.”
Also joining the conference was an English New Zealand famil group of study abroad agency representatives from Spain, Italy and France.
Kim Renner, English New Zealand’s Executive Director said as well as visiting member schools around New Zealand, the representatives appreciated the chance to network and give a market presentation to conference delegates.
“Visiting New Zealand in person to see what we offer is invaluable to them,” said Kim.
“They provided insights around the use of social media and not underestimating the important role study abroad agencies play in assisting students with their study abroad choices and planning.”
The conference was organised by English New Zealand, with the support of ENZ, Cambridge Assessment English and the Auckland Institute of Studies.
Before the conference, English New Zealand hosted the QALEN Symposium, a forum for representatives of ELT global quality assurance bodies, some of whom stayed on to participate in the conference.
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Kiwi teachers connect with Indonesia
Sean O’Connor, Educators Network Manager for the Foundation said cultural connection trips give teachers invaluable first-hand experience and knowledge of Asia, which they can in turn share with their students.
“By actually visiting a country, teachers get a much deeper understanding. We also find students are far more engaged when hearing about their teacher’s personal experiences,” he said.
During the trip, the teachers visited schools and historical sites throughout Jakarta and Yogyakarta.
Teacher Ella Hollows from Onerahi School, Whangarei, said the highlight was visiting Al Azhar Islamic schools in Jakarta where she and the other Kiwi teachers home-stayed with local Indonesian families.
“Not only did we experience the culture and history of Indonesia, we got to meet people from different walks of life and developed our understanding of the importance of Asian languages and culture from an education perspective.
“As a teacher, it was a great opportunity to be part of a school in another culture and experience the similarities and the differences,” she said.
Since returning to New Zealand, Ella has been in regular contact with a teacher she met during the visit, and recently held the first of what she hopes will be regular Skype conversations between her class and an Al Azhar class. Students discussed their hobbies and what they like about school, and are beginning to learn about traditional Indonesian and Māori culture.
Ngaire Gow, a teacher at Brookfield School, Tauranga, said before she left for Indonesia, her students created a slideshow about New Zealand which she shared with teachers in Indonesia. On her return, Ngaire created an Indonesia display for the classroom using her photos and souvenirs, prompting discussion and questions from her students.
“Trips like this lead us towards being culturally competent and to respect different ways of understanding and knowing, which is extremely important for teachers in New Zealand as a multi-cultural country with students of various cultures in our classrooms,” she said.
Click here for a short video of what the teachers experienced in Indonesia.
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Around the world in five
EUROPE
32% of CEOs study abroad, according to research
A study has found that a third of the most prominent executives in the business world benefited from international education, spending at least one semester of their university-level education overseas.
INDIA
What India’s student exodus means
A report has found that 55 percent of the 8,500 Indian parents surveyed were considering overseas universities for their children, citing international work experience and learning foreign languages as the reason.
INDONESIA
Young Indonesians are highly motivated to study abroad
An AFS survey found that 81% of 13 to 18-year-old Indonesians have considered study abroad, with personal safety and affordability being important factors. Indonesia is the fourth most-populous country in the world, and half its citizens are under the age of 30.
CHINA
More international students return home for economic confidence
More than 70 percent of Chinese international students choose to return home for work after studying abroad. Confidence in the country's economy was cited as the main reason for their return.
SINGAPORE
The story of how Singapore became a research nation
Singapore has made great strides in higher education with the quality of its research, which has also seen the rise of its research universities in global rankings.
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Letter from the CE: We look forward to a busy 2018
The Government is determined to take careful, well-informed steps that will underpin the long-term sustainability of the international education sector and the highly valuable contribution it makes to New Zealand.
It is important to note that existing settings apply. As in this statement on Immigration New Zealand’s website, there have been no changes to immigration rules to date, and INZ continues to process student visas and post-study work visas as usual. Under changes introduced over the last 18 months, there is already a big correction underway in international education, with a focus on quality at all levels.
Education New Zealand looks forward to another busy year in 2018, working with students, providers and fellow government agencies on a strong future for international education in New Zealand.
In the meantime, enjoy the holiday season.
Grant McPherson
Chief Executive, Education New Zealand
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Innovative new search tool on SiNZ
Following feedback from New Zealand institutions, ENZ sought to offer better tools to institutions to tell their story on the site, with better search capabilities to help students find study options faster and more intuitively.
More than one million potential students visited SiNZ in 2017, with the website referring nearly 200,000 of them to New Zealand institutions.
Lucia Alarcon, ENZ’s International Digital Programme Manager, said by giving students a faster, more intuitive way to find study options, the innovative new search tool makes it easier for institutions to recruit high-quality international students.
“As well as providing better search listings for students, the new functionality offers institutions more advanced ways of telling their story such as improved photo galleries and separate profiles for their departments,” said Lucia.
“We now offer a powerful and comprehensive search tool to help students find the course or institutions they’re looking for, as well as offering industry more advanced features to promote their education institutions.”
The key new features include:
- A one-stop-shop profile for institutions to showcase their proposition, courses, scholarships and other key information
- More visual content, with a better display of features and photos
- Showcasing each campus separately, with words and photos
- Separate profiles for each institution department
- More contact details for each campus and department
- Better search listings – listed alphabetically with filters to refine searches.
Check out the search tool here.
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Norwegian health students head to Ara
Norwegian student Jorun Tømte
Ara formed the partnership for staff and students from New Zealand and Norway to study abroad as part of an internationalisation programme using International Education Growth Fund (IEGF) funding provided by ENZ.
Jorun Tømte was one of the first Norwegian nursing students to take up a semester-long study abroad experience at Ara during the second semester of 2017.
“I didn’t really know too much about New Zealand, but I knew that the sociocultural norms and the health sectors were somewhat similar,” she said.
“My teachers were amazing. The lectures were diverse, which gave us the opportunity to acquire information in multiple ways.”
Ara has developed relationships with more than 20 institutes in Asia and 14 institutes in Europe, including Molde University College and the Norwegian University of Science & Technology in Norway. Ara also has institutional relationships in North America, India and Australia.
In mid-2018, Ara’s nursing, midwifery and medical imaging students will move into the city’s new Te Papa Hauora/Health Precinct. The world-class hub contains the Health Research Education Facility, a $70 million building that will be home to more than 1,000 Ara students as well as Canterbury District Health Board staff and University of Canterbury researchers.
The quality of Ara’s graduates is impressive. Ara’s medical imaging students were the first in the world to train on virtual reality platforms, and its nursing students have one of the highest pass rates and employment rates in New Zealand.
Each year, Ara welcomes some 1,800 international students from 90 countries.
Click here to watch a video of Jorun discussing her time at Ara.
