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• United States to headline NZIEC as Country of Honour

  ENZ has joined with the US Embassy in Wellington and US Consulate General in Auckland to bring about the partnership. It will see the US featured in a number of conference sessions as well as in the conference environs.

  “The Country of Honour designation is another way in which we can bring the world to NZIEC,” says ENZ Chief Executive Grant McPherson.

  “We’re delighted to be delivering this inaugural Country of Honour partnership. Conference delegates will benefit from the range of insights, experiences and connections that this collaboration will deliver.”

  We are very excited about this partnership,” says US Chargé d'Affaires Candy Green. “Shared educational experience allows for the collaboration of bright, inquisitive minds from both sides of the Pacific. It ensures that the relationship between our two countries will continue to go from strength to strength.

  “Bilateral student mobility between New Zealand and the United States continues to grow, and we’re proud to be able to highlight the many opportunities available with the support of Education New Zealand.”

  

  Weta Workshop's Sir Richard Taylor took to the stage at NAFSA to talk New Zealand education.

  America’s presence at NZIEC follows New Zealand’s star turn at this year’s NAFSA conference in Los Angeles. ENZ and the US Department of State announced a partnership to support more US students studying in New Zealand through the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program.

  Last year, almost 3,000 American students studied in New Zealand. Increasing numbers of Kiwis are also heading to the US for secondary and tertiary education – around 1,600 per year at last count.

  The Country of Honour collaboration will see the US featured in a number of conference sessions, including a keynote address by Dr Esther Brimmer, a session on digital marketing by Mitch Gordon from Go Overseas, and a roundtable with nine US study abroad professionals. A number of other Americans will also be presenting in conference sessions during conference.

  NZIEC delegates can also look forward to engaging with the team from the US Embassy and Consulate General at the US Lounge in the expo hall. Stay tuned for a few surprises along the way!

  With well over half of the available places already sold, make sure you book your ticket for NZIEC soon. Register at www.nziec.co.nz/register

• Visa advice for international graduates

  Catherine Albiston, Registrar of the IAA, says that any students seeking immigration advice about their options to stay in New Zealand following their studies must use an Immigration Adviser licensed by the IAA, or an exempt person such as a New Zealand lawyer.

  “If students need personalised immigration help, it is important they only seek it from people who can legally give it,” says Catherine.

  “Holding an immigration adviser licence means the individual has met competency standards and must be professional.” 

  The IAA’s register of licensed immigration advisers can be found here.

  “Visa applicants need to be honest with Immigration New Zealand and declare any help received when completing a visa application form,” says Catherine.

  “If applicants are not honest, the visa application may be declined and Immigration New Zealand may refuse future visa applications.”

  For more information, visit the IAA’s website or email info@iaa.govt.nz. 

  Further visa information is available on the Immigration New Zealand website. 

• 1 Million Cents Scholarship

  The scholarship is open to all qualifying international students, in celebration of ENZ reaching one million followers across all of its Study in New Zealand (SiNZ) social media platforms.

  Students have until 5pm 20 July 2017 to enter. All they have to do is visit the SiNZ Facebook page and post a comment on the scholarship post saying what, where and why they want to study in New Zealand.

  Entries in all languages are accepted, so if a student feels more confident submitting an entry in local language, please encourage them to do so.

  Olivia Silverwood, ENZ’s International Social Communities Manager, is pleased that the majority of entries are of very high quality.

  “The students tend to be most interested in postgraduate and Masters-level study, with good representation across all of our markets.

  “It’s been great to see that students are focussing less on the touristy side of New Zealand and more on its education rankings – this shows our organisation’s collective marketing and PR efforts are working!”

  Here are some of the entries so far: 

  

• 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.

• 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