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  • Education sector delegation for Dubai Expo

    The delegates from ENZ, the University of Otago, the University of Waikato, Victoria University of Wellington, Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology and private sector education technology companies ByteEd and ARA Journeys will be in Dubai between 22 and 25 January 2022.

    Expo 2020 Dubai is a global trade fair currently being hosted by Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. It was scheduled to get underway in 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.    

    ENZ Chief Executive Grant McPherson said the New Zealand Government’s recent announcement that it will relax border requirements for fully vaccinated New Zealanders and foreign nationals in stages next year was a clear signal of the country returning to more normal times.

    “The prospect of more open borders in the coming year is a timely reminder of the opportunities that exist to build awareness of New Zealand’s unique education offering,” said Mr McPherson.

    “The Expo is a great platform for New Zealand’s education sector to kick start this process at a global event.”

    Mr McPherson said the involvement of two leading education technology companies was particularly pleasing as both were introducing leading-edge augmented reality (AR) products to the Expo audience.

    ByteEd will be drawing on its web-based platform for teachers and students and introducing AR software to kits for STEM subjects – science, technology engineering and mathematics.

    ARA Journeys will profile its award-winning games, which will stream into the New Zealand Pavilion from the company’s Auckland headquarters to offer the full interactive experience to visitors.

    “Technology is a core building block for future education initiatives and a key element of the country’s international education strategy,” Mr McPherson said.

    “The participation of ByteEd and ARA Journeys at this major international event is a reflection of the forward-looking strategies of both these companies.”  

    While in Dubai, the delegation aims to foster government and institutional connections and build relationships with agents and students. 

    The four-day programme, facilitated by ENZ, will centre on Expo 2020 Dubai’s International Day of Education on 24 January 2022. It will include a networking function, seminars and face-to-face meetings with key stakeholders hosted at the New Zealand Pavilion.

    Find out more about Expo 2020 Dubai.

  • ENZ highlights international students' contributions to New Zealand in comments to immigration settings inquiry

    International students coming to New Zealand support the achievement of the Government's broader goals and objectives while contributing to an important export industry. This is one of the key messages from Education New Zealand's submission to the Productivity Commission's inquiry into immigration settings.

    In the submission, ENZ says that international students should not be characterised as coming to New Zealand to seek employment, invest or run a business. Rather, international students are motivated by different drivers in deciding whether to come to New Zealand, and are different to other temporary migrants included in the scope of the inquiry.

    International students bring foreign exchange to New Zealand to fund their studies and living costs, which contributes to New Zealand's economic development. The submission also discusses the broad benefits international students deliver for New Zealand, including regional development, research output, and strengthened bilateral relationships with other countries.

    You can read ENZ's submission to the inquiry here (links to the Productivity Commission's website).

  • STEM and higher education in Thailand

    More than 600 visitors, along with our eight universities, Te Pūkenga and English New Zealand, attended ENZ’s online New Zealand Higher Education Showcase in early November. Instead of only showcasing institutions, we decided this year to have a Gradvocate live session as the main feature of the event.   

    Graduate students discussed their experience of higher education in New Zealand, and enabled Thai students and parents to see how successful our alumni are.  Asia’s 2019 Breakout Musician and NZ alumni Phum Viphurit performed a mini-concert, and ENZ’s Lisa Futschek granted the 2021 Alumni Hall of Fame Award to three outstanding alumni: Dr. Chakrit Tiebtienrat, Mr. Narun Wiwattanakrai, and Ms. Wipapat Somumchan.  

    The increase in registrations and visitors for this year’s event demonstrates growing interest in New Zealand’s higher education.  There were 620 unique visitors from 1,260 registrations, an increase of 59% in visitors and 3.6% in registration numbers since last year.   

    Later in November, the Thailand team successfully launched a NZ STEM Webinar series for teachers and students from Princess Chulabhorn Science High School (PCSHS) network, which comprises 12 schools for gifted students in four regions of Thailand.  

    The five webinars were offered in partnership with the University of Otago.  Presentations on topics such as augmented reality gave gifted young students the opportunity to see some of the pathways into STEM tertiary education in New Zealand.  Dr. Khunying Kalaya Sophonpanich, Deputy Minister of Education Thailand, also spoke at one of the webinars.   

    See Otago Daily Times article: Uni webinar series showcases offerings to Thai pupils 

  • New Zealand Global Competence Certificate

    The cultural exchange programme started as a pilot partnership between Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao, AFS Intercultural Programs Inc. and Massey University in 2020.  Initially set up to support international students remaining in New Zealand due to COVID-19, the programme has expanded rapidly, enabling us to maintain and grow relationships with key international partners. With limited travel opportunities, we can still build global citizenship by connecting students and teachers with peers across the world.   

    The NZGCC, delivered by Massey University, develops cultural self-awareness, emotional resilience, and builds bridges across cultures. It also piques people’s interest in visiting each other in better times. Participants in the programme have described it as ‘life-changing’.   

    The programme delivers animated videos, quizzes, assignments, and weekly live sessions for learners to talk with each other online in a virtual classroom in real time and learn about life from perspectives other than their own.   

    Watch a short video clip about the GCC in 2021.

  • From the Chief Executive: International students now able to leave New Zealand and return

    International students who are currently in New Zealand, and have a valid visa with multiple entry conditions, can go home at any time from now to visit their friends and family, and return here after 11:59pm on Tuesday 12 April 2022.  

    To re-enter New Zealand, they will need to meet the requirements of their current visa.  

    They will also need to meet all relevant vaccination and other health requirements. For example, they will need to be fully vaccinated, and they will need to self-isolate on their return to New Zealand. They will not need to go through a Managed Isolation and Quarantine facility. The self-isolation period is currently 10 days, but this may be shortened in the future. 

    We know how hard it has been for so many students who have been caught by the border closure and how much they have missed their friends and families. This is great news for them and the sector.   

    Today’s clarification is part of Step 3 of the Reconnecting New Zealand plan, and is summarised on the Immigration New Zealand website.  

  • Fourth cohort of 5,000 international students as a border exception

    The students will be able to enter New Zealand from mid-2022 as a border exception, through a centrally managed process.

    Student places will be allocated across the sector, based on the proportion of international students who were attending each type of education provider pre-COVID in 2019:

    • University 1,450 
    • Te Pūkenga 700
    • School (year 9 and above) 1,000
    • PTE (including pilot training) 850
    • English Language School 1,000 

    ENZ and the Ministry of Education are currently consulting with the peak bodies for universities, Te Pūkenga, PTEs, ELS and schools, on a draft implementation framework. The framework will include information on the allocation of places to providers, criteria for nomination of students to these places and all related processes. If you are an education provider who is not aligned to a peak body, you can request a copy of the draft framework by emailing c4@enz.govt.nz.

    The implementation framework is expected to be finalised by 14 March 2022, and more information will then be made available for prospective students and the wider education sector. 

    Education providers will be responsible for determining eligible students to fill their allocation of places, and submitting information on these students to education agencies. Education agencies will confirm with providers that the students meet the criteria, and nominate these students to Immigration New Zealand. 

    As with previous border exceptions, students who are interested should talk to their prospective education providers and indicate their interest.

    Expected timings are as follows:

    • Mid-March 2022 – decisions begin to be communicated about the allocation of places to individual education providers
    • Mid-late March 2022 – education providers begin nominating students 
    • 13 April 2022 – the border exception visa application process opens for cohort 4 students
    • From mid-2022 – students are in New Zealand ready to begin their study.

    We appreciate that the timings are tight, and everyone involved will need to work closely together so we can make the most of this opportunity.

    Students will need to meet the same living cost requirements as the previous cohort, namely funds of $15,000pa for school students and $20,000pa for other students. 

    Students will also need to comply with the vaccination and other health requirements that apply at their time of travel. Read more about travel to New Zealand on the Unite against COVID-19 website: Travel to New Zealand

  • Publishing Association NZ launch international education website

    Supported by funding from Education New Zealand Manpou ki te Ao (ENZ) under the Future Focus Programme (FFP), the new website profiles New Zealand education publishers for key export markets and customers. Earlier FFP research highlighted that being visible online was one of the key challenges facing New Zealand education publishers seeking to grow their exports.

    The website enables education publishers to showcase New Zealand’s pioneering work in Reading Recovery, Big Book shared reading, and resources for the revitalisation of New Zealand’s indigenous Māori language and culture. 

    It aims to support marketing efforts in the key markets of Australia, China, the United States, and the United Kingdom. It will also be used to support New Zealand’s presence at major education publishing events, such as Bologna Children’s Book Fair and the Frankfurt Book Fair, in 2022 and beyond. 

    The website allows for a quick and easy search including by publisher, category, and publishing rights and demonstrates the quality of education products and services developed in New Zealand.  

    Alana Pellow, Business Development Manager at ENZ, says Catriona Ferguson, Association Director of PANZ and her team worked hard to bring this website to life, with the help of education publishers who provided great content. 

    “The outcome is a user-friendly, appealing and comprehensive website that will showcase the unique products and services of our education publishers to the world,” says Alana. 

  • Expanded collaboration agreement between UC and UGM Indonesia

    The MoU between the two universities was originally signed in 2012, and renewed in 2021.

    The renewed MoU aims to facilitate broader collaboration, including the development of short courses, student mobility, dual degree programmes, and study abroad exchanges, as UC looks to increase engagement in the Asia-Pacific region.

    In comparison, the initial MoU was largely built around cooperation with the UC Geography Department under the Community Resilience and Economic Development programme (CaRED), a partnership between the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) and UGM, designed to contribute to sustainable development in Indonesia.

    UGM and New Zealand speakers at the ceremony emphasised the importance of maintaining friendships and partnerships in the international education space, especially while we cannot connect in person. UGM referenced the impact of projects developed under the CaRED Programme, supported by MFAT.  

    UC’s Assistant Vice Chancellor of Engagement, Brett Berquist, reflected on his time spent in Yogyakarta, and on the work achieved through CaRED which included three NZ universities at the time – Massey University, University of Auckland, and UC, working with UGM on economic development research projects “particularly focusing on the Eastern parts of your country [Indonesia]. It was a really wonderful story of research collaboration coming together.” 

    “I’m particularly thrilled to continue a bilateral relationship between Canterbury and UGM which is well known to be the most prestigious institution in Indonesia. 

    “The challenges you face are significant, but at the same time, the thought leadership and the research you undertake for economic development and serving your region is also inspiring.” 

    Ben Burrowes, Regional Director – Asia at Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao, says the agreement aligns well with ENZ’s goal of building a more sustainable international education sector, with an increased focus on diversified products and services offered to learners both in New Zealand and across the globe.

  • From the Chief Executive: Positive steps for international education

    Initially focused on Asia, the Prime Minister’s scholarships started in 2013. Since then, more than 2,400 Kiwis have benefited from the experience of living in an Asian or Latin American country, developing personal connections, cultural understanding and global citizenship skills as well as gaining new perspectives in their chosen field of study. These scholarships are a great example of the two-way nature of international education – it’s about the opportunity for us as New Zealanders to learn, as well as for us to contribute.   

    Over the years the scholarships have evolved and this is set to continue in the future, following two recent wānanga with Māori partners. The first wānanga explored what ‘global citizenship’ means from a Māori world view. The second wānanga discussed the Prime Minister’s Scholarship programme, how to grow Māori participation in it, and how to support rangatahi through creating programme connections with iwi and the Māori economy, so the programme provides greater value for Māori. Alongside participants from a range of iwi and sector interests, representatives from the newly formed Kāhui Kaupapa also attended – Māori alumni of the Prime Minister’s Scholarships for Asia and Latin America. This work is part of ENZ’s long-term programme to build partnerships with iwi, Māori and Māori providers of education services, to transform the understanding of international education and ensure the education system delivers with, and for, Māori in the international context. 

    We have also made good progress with plans for inbound travel for international education this month. Universities are currently using our new portal system to nominate international students for their 1,450 places as part of the fourth cohort of 5,000 students. Working with the Ministry of Education, we are now assessing applications for places received from schools, PTEs and English language schools and will let them know their individual place allocations next week, so that they can start sending in their nominations, along with Te Pūkenga. Immigration New Zealand is due to begin processing the first formal requests for travel under this border exception by mid-April, in time for a mid-year study start. 

    In related news, travel from visa waiver countries such as Japan and South Korea has been brought forward two months and will now reopen from 2 May 2022. Students from these countries will be able to come to New Zealand for short courses of up to three months, which is good news for the sector, including English language schools.   

    While the borders were closed, online education offerings assumed a greater role. This sets us up well to continue to provide a more varied and resilient international education offering in the future.  Phase two of a pilot programme to promote New Zealand-branded online education to the world starts in June and interested education providers are invited to a webinar on 31 March 2022 to find out more. This phase of the pilot will continue our partnership with FutureLearn, a well-established online platform with a significant global audience. 

    COVID-19 has affected our daily lives in many ways, including making virtual meetings the norm. When we held our regular peak body and regional gatherings last week, it was noticeable that a greater degree of formality tends to prevail online, and it’s much harder to get lively discussions underway.  We really value and need to hear from our industry partners, and so I would welcome any suggestions for how we can make sure that these meetings enable robust discussion and exchange of ideas.   

    This month we welcomed Ziena Jalil to her first meeting as an ENZ Board member. Ziena was once an international student and is now an award-winning business and public sector leader, with 20 years’ experience working in New Zealand and Asia. Ziena brings enormous expertise in education, international relations and marketing, which will greatly benefit ENZ and the wider international education sector as we work to rebuild post-COVID.  

    This month we also published our 2020/21 Annual Report, which had been delayed by a shortage of auditors, related to COVID-19. The report is available on our website here and highlights the impacts of COVID-19 on the sector and our joint efforts to maintain an ongoing commitment to international education during this challenging period. 

    Okea Ururoatia! – Keep striving forward!  

    Grant McPherson

  • Kōrerorero on quality education

    Panellists included 

    • Dr Dawn Freshwater, Vice-Chancellor at the University of Auckland, who is also the first woman to hold this role 
    • Dr Sandra Regina Goulart Almeida, Vice-Chancellor at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) in Brazil 
    • Dr Alejandro Ceballos, Vice-Chancellor at the Universidad de Caldas in Colombia. 

    With simultaneous interpretation in Spanish and Portuguese, the session attracted more than 100 attendees and 350 registrations from across Latin America and Aotearoa New Zealand. Panellists shared their thoughts on gender equality, integration, and inclusion, and how to achieve more equitable access to quality education. They also discussed the main priorities and focus of their institution in relation to SDG 4, and how they overcome challenges to achieve the SDG’s objectives.  

    Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao’s Kōrerorero webinar series is intended for academics, education agents and media in Latin America and New Zealand. It has been particularly effective in maintaining awareness of a New Zealand education while our borders are closed, while also contributing to discussions on important matters related to international education. Across the six episodes since its launch in 2020, more than 1,000 people have attended, with many subsequent views on YouTube.  

    If you would like to watch this episode, please click here

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