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  • APAC TVET Forum: Bringing us together 

    The inaugural Asia Pacific Technical and Vocational Education and Training Forum will be held online on the first two Fridays in November 2021. The event – themed “Bringing us together” – will allow people in the sector to share best practice and foster new connections despite COVID-19 travel restrictions.

    The APAC TVET Forum will be opened by New Zealand’s Minister of Education, Chris Hipkins, and will feature an address by the Chief Executive of Te Pūkenga New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology, Stephen Town.

    The forum is driven by partners Te Pūkenga, Education New Zealand and Skills Consulting Group.

    ENZ Chief Executive Grant McPherson says with an increasing emphasis on applied learning and work-ready graduates, the applied vocational sector in Aotearoa New Zealand has much to offer.

    “A New Zealand education produces in-demand graduates with the skills and knowledge they need to join the workforce with confidence,” Mr McPherson says.

    The APAC TVET Forum will bring together experts from the three sectors vital to effective technical and vocational education – government, industry and education. It will offer government-to-government, business-to-business and system-to-system content streams – bringing people together for a cross-system conversation.

    There is no cost to register for forum sessions on 5 and 12 November, and there are networking opportunities and sessions on the days in between.

    The international heft will come from speakers including Professor Christina Hong, President of the Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong and Marc Gomes, Group Senior Vice President and Head of Training for ADECCO Global.

    The Pacific representatives include Dr Isimeli Tagicakiverata, Director of the National Training and Productivity Centre at the Fiji National University, who is presenting on upskilling, reskilling and lifelong learning as part of the system-to-system content stream.

    The APAC TVET Forum builds on the strong foundations of the Sino-NZ Vocational Education and Training Model Programme, a forum for sharing best practice that is widely acknowledged as beneficial to both countries. Under this programme, Chinese and New Zealand institutions have taken turns to host the annual New Zealand-China Higher Vocational Education Conference.

    China’s Central Institute of Vocational and Technical Education – a China Ministry of Education thinktank – has supported and presented at the previous conferences and will deliver a keynote presentation at the APAC TVET Forum.

    Wherever we live in the world, a thriving future is what we all want. Governments, industries and educators are all working together to upskill and reskill workforces disrupted by the pandemic. The APAC TVET Forum is a chance to be part of the solution. To register or find out more, go to www.apactvetforum.com.

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  • Otago strengthens its engagement with China

    The agreement with Nanjing Medical University will see increased engagement between the two institutions in research as well as staff and student mobility, starting with a Nanjing Medical University delegation visiting the University of Otago later this year.

    University of Otago, Deputy Vice-Chancellor – External Engagement, Professor Helen Nicholson said Nanjing Medical University was a well-respected and internationally recognised institution.

    “We are looking forward to building strong academic, research and mobility links with them, with a focus on pharmacy and the wider health sciences.” 

    Professor Nicholson and Director International, Jason Cushen, travelled as part of the Dunedin City mayoral delegation to mark the 25th anniversary of Dunedin’s sister city relationship with Shanghai, as well as to hold alumni events in Shanghai and Beijing to celebrate the university’s 150th anniversary.

    The Shanghai visit involved the University of Otago and Dunedin City in a number of events including a meeting with the Mayor of Shanghai on 15 July, a formal Shanghai City welcome banquet, and meetings with key education institution partners including Fudan University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the University of Shanghai.  

    “We marked these important milestones and honoured our sister-city relationship with a number of events held in conjunction with the mayoral delegation. The strong relationship between the University of Otago and the City of Dunedin is an important factor in the University’s engagement with Shanghai and greater China,” said Professor Nicholson.   

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