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• International students affected by bank changes

  As a result of the Global Tax Information Reporting and Anti Money Laundering campaign, all banks in New Zealand, as well as other financial institutions, are required by law to collect additional information from a foreign tax resident before they can open an account in New Zealand. As part of these changes, banks also require a certified copy of (or, in some cases, the original) the student’s passport (bio-page) and proof of current residential address. Those who apply to open a bank account while outside New Zealand will be required to provide proof of their current overseas residential address, and to present themselves at the bank to activate the account when they arrive in New Zealand.

  The same changes are being implemented in other countries that are part of this global initiative.

  These changes also apply to international students who intend to use INZ’s Funds Transfer Scheme (FTS) to transfer their funds to New Zealand. Note the FTS is only available to international students from certain countries.

  FTS information

  If applying for an account under the FTS in the near future, ANZ, the New Zealand bank that operates the FTS, may contact the student to complete additional forms to ensure they capture the additional information they require. These forms include questions around the student's tax information, and the student themselves will need to complete and sign these forms (not their agent).

  For FTS accounts only, acceptable proof of residential address includes:

  • utility bill (e.g. landline telephone and power only)
  • rates bill (e.g. property tax document)
  • tax certificate
  • insurance policy document

  The document(s) listed above must be less than three months old and must state the student's name and their residential address. Where the student is living with their parents and the document states their parents' name(s), a parent whose name appears on the document must provide a letter stating that the student lives with them.

  Note there may be some delays visa application processing while Immigration New Zealand and ANZ work through these changes. 

• Consultation to further strengthen the Code of Practice

  The consultation is part of efforts to continue supporting education providers to deliver quality education to international students.

  The Code requires all schools and tertiary providers enrolling international students to take all reasonable steps to protect international students and provide a positive experience that supports their educational achievement.

  Since the new Code of Practice took effect on 1 July 2016, some Code signatories and sector bodies have provided feedback on certain matters.

  The Ministry wants to hear from schools, tertiary organisations, sector peak bodies and international students and their families on these issues and possible ways to address them.

  Consultation will end on 29 August. All submissions will be reviewed and recommendations made to improve the Code.

  Click here for further information about the consultation process and to make a submission, or email international.division@education.govt.nz with questions.

• The regional network – bright partners

  The full-day workshop was a great way to share regional international education developments and aspirations with the network. The programme included speakers from central government agencies such as the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and Tertiary Education Commission (TEC), alongside SIEBA, ICEF as well as presentations from regional representatives.

  Simon Anderson, ChristchurchNZ’s Job Ready Project Manager said the day was highly valuable.

  “I was impressed at the positive and collaborative atmosphere from all participants, leading to meaningful conversation and debate throughout.”

  ENZ Regional Project Manager Sarah Gauthier said the workshop was an effective way to better understand how integral our regions are to supporting better profiling of international education across New Zealand.

  The RPP is a strong promoter and enabler of New Zealand’s variety of regional study locations, “while being the platform from where we engage with real New Zealanders about why and how international education is important to all of our futures,” Sarah said.

  “Our Regional Network works hard to develop and promote their points of difference and service provision to international students – so that students can better understand and choose the location that best suits their identity and ambitions.

   “Our regional partners work closely with their local media and stakeholders to tell compelling student stories and other announcements that help their community to really connect with international education and the benefits it could have for them,” Sarah said.

  Regional initiatives like the ‘work ready’ programmes for international students are key points of difference that can attract the students that can become a region’s future talent force.

  If you haven’t connected with the Regional Network – now’s your chance!

  Head here for more information and details.

• Marketing tips for schools

  These topics and more were discussed during The Crowdsource Café session, led by ENZ Business Development Managers Mary Camp and Richard Kyle. The session tapped in on the wealth of experience in the audience by pooling together practical ideas for improved marketing of schools.

  Working in groups, participants shared key tactics they use to nurture meaningful relationships with students, school staff, agents, the local community and alumni.

  “Participants all agreed that our industry is built on relationships. They left the session with the challenge of taking away one thing they could action in the next week. No better time than now to get that action going!” Richard said

  “It’s also great to remember that the ENZ Skills Lab is a rich resource that schools can use, with many tools that take you step-by-step through marketing projects (including digital marketing and PR),” he said. 

• IntelliLab launched at NZIEC

  Further developments to the portal will provide a more interactive experience, with customised dashboards and searches.

  Providers will be able to use IntelliLab via a single log-in that will also give them access to ENZ’s SkillsLab and BrandLab.

  ENZ’s Intelligence Manager Andrew McPhee described the response from industry users as overwhelmingly positive.  

  “The recently released New Zealand International Education Snapshot (2016 full-year report) is available on IntelliLab and is proving very popular with users,” he said. 

  Interactive tools on the portal include TED (The Enrolments Data), which enables users to access and analyse student numbers over the past five years by market, sector, and region. 

  Shortly, TED will be joined by ELF, a tool that will enable users to sort student numbers by level and field of study.

  All previously available student number resources (visa dashboards and student visa trends) will continue to be offered on IntelliLab under the ‘Student Numbers’ tab without users needing to register.

  You can access Intellilab on this link and either register through the Registration link on the homepage header or be prompted to register when first trying to download a document via the site.

• e-learning requirments

  ENZ Online Agent Training is closing

  In order to facilitate the re-build of the training programme, the current Agent Training in no longer accepting registrations for new learners.
  

  The current Agent Training will become fully unavailable to those currently registered after Saturday 30 June 2018.

  (Please see our e-new article on 23 May for details.)

  To continue, click on the below link to advise you understand that the current Agent Training is closing and the time frames advised.

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• ENZ and Go Overseas bring scholarship to Europe

  Ute Haug, ENZ Senior Market Development Manager, Europe, said ENZ decided to launch a pilot campaign with Go Overseas in Europe after seeing its success in the US.

  “Each year, the US campaign generates an increased interest in New Zealand from US study abroad students, along with amplified social media activity around New Zealand.

  “Now in the fourth year, this year’s campaign will see us bring the scholarship to Europe too, helping its students to see that New Zealand institutions offer sought-after qualifications that are well recognised in Europe,” said Ute.

  Both the US and Europe scholarship campaigns will run from 8 September to 13 October.

  Last year’s campaign saw 12 percent of applicants were graduate students. To capture the interest of this applicant pool, three New Zealand institutions – University of Auckland, University of Otago and Victoria University of Wellington – are each offering one postgraduate scholarship for qualified US students.

  While only one winner is selected for each scholarship, ENZ Field Director, North America Alanna Dick said participating New Zealand institutions are still able to follow up with applicants interested in their institution.

  “Since the start of the US campaign in 2014, participating New Zealand universities and ITPs have worked closely with ENZ and Go Overseas to follow up these student leads generated from the applications,” said Alanna

  “For example, in the US last year, the scholarship was shared through a digital campaign with more than 1,500 universities and 2,600 industry professionals, resulting in more than 3,000 student applications.

  To find out more about the scholarship, visit www.gooverseas.com or contact ENZ Field Director, North America Alanna Dick, at Alanna.Dick@enz.govt.nz.

  You can watch a video of 2016 Go Overseas scholarship recipient Alicia Cotsoradis here.

  New Zealand Study Abroad Go Overseas Scholarships

  For students in the US:

  • One Undergraduate Semester Scholarship, worth $15,000 plus roundtrip flight
  • Three Master’s Degree or PhD Scholarships, worth $10,000 each for either University of Auckland, University of Otago, or Victoria University of Wellington.

  For students in Europe:

  One €12,500 Study Abroad Semester Scholarship. Applicants can apply for semester 1, semester 2 or northern hemisphere summer 2018.

  Applications for all scholarships close 13 October.

• Thai study abroad expo a great opportunity

  For the past 15 years, the Thai International Educational Consultants Association (TIECA) has organised the annual fair. TIECA is Thailand’s peak body of educational consultants, with more than 70 members actively working in the education area.

  The 2017 expo will largely focus on the school sector, but will also include language schools, high schools and universities, with participants from educational institutions from around the world.

  Jaruwan Pongjaruwat, ENZ Programme Manager – Thailand, said last year’s fair was very impressive, with more than 900 visitors attending. 

  “Last year, 12 New Zealand providers joined the fair, and it would be great to have even more this year. It’s a great opportunity for providers to interact with Thai students and agents face-to-face.”

  At the fair, institutions have the chance to meet TIECA agent members during a networking event and discuss possibilities of collaborating together in future. There will also be education system seminars throughout the expo to raise awareness of institutions and increase student enrolment.

  New Zealand institutions interested in joining in the event must download and complete an application form from Booth Booking Form and submit to manager@tieca.com

• International students help Kiwi kids become ‘Asia-ready’

  The Foundation’s recent report, Losing Momentum – School Leavers’ Asia Engagement, shows that fewer than 10 percent of senior secondary school students are ‘Asia-ready,’ and more than half said they are not confident to engage with Asians, even in New Zealand.

  Mr Draper says one solution may be to put in place a system where international students from Asia can engage with Kiwi students in a planned and structured way. 

  In the International Student Experience report by Study Auckland and ENZ, one of the challenges highlighted was international students’ lack of engagement with New Zealand students. International students said cross-cultural connection would make their experience more satisfying and enjoyable, particularly through structured events and organised socialising.

  “They want opportunities to engage with New Zealanders and we want that as well for our young people – so let’s engage them in ways that would benefit both them and their Kiwi peers,” says Mr Draper.

  “I can’t think of a better way to improve New Zealand students’ confidence to engage with Asian cultures than to have their Asian mates share their cultures with them.”  

  The Foundation holds ‘Experience Asia’ events in schools across the country where international students teach local students about their culture, such as how to make dumplings, how to play a traditional Asian musical instrument, or teaching martial arts.

  Mr Draper says New Zealand school leavers’ lack of confidence in engaging with Asian peoples and cultures is concerning given that New Zealand’s present and future – economically, culturally and socially – are tied to Asia.

  “All indicators show that Asia will play a critical role in young New Zealanders’ careers, their personal relationships, and their life experiences. Developing Asia-related competencies will be a necessity for their future,” he says.

• Help shape Auckland’s future

  Henry Matthews, International Education Manager at Study Auckland, which is part of Auckland Tourism, Events & Economic Development (ATEED), said it was an exciting time for Auckland.

   Auckland is experiencing record numbers of international and domestic visitors choosing it as a destination to study, play, work and invest.

  “When the Auckland Visitor Plan 2021 was first released in 2011, the 10-year aspiration was to grow the annual value of the visitor economy from $5.3 billion in 2011 to over $8 billion by 2021.

  “If current trends continue, we will achieve this target much sooner than expected, given visitor spending is already reaching $7.8 billion a year.”

  At the same time there has been a great deal of change in the international education sector since the original Auckland Visitor Plan was developed, Henry said.

  “With this in mind, the timing is right to work closely with the international education industry to develop a fresh strategic framework for the key components of Auckland’s visitor economy: international education, tourism, major events and business events.

  “We have planned further engagement with partners across Auckland’s destination economy and to develop this growth strategy.

  “The survey is a key step to start this process, so we welcome the international education sector’s ideas and perspectives regarding opportunities to create long-term, sustainable growth.”

  Have your say by taking part in ATEED’s online survey on this link by close of business Friday, 13 October.