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2026 International Student Experience Survey fieldwork is now live
Fieldwork for the 2026 International Student Experience Survey (ISES) is now underway, having launched on Monday 20 April. International students across all New Zealand education subsectors are being invited to share their views on key aspects of the student journey – from choosing where to study and preparing for arrival, through to orientation, education quality, living experiences, connections, work opportunities and value for money.
Last year, more than 5,000 international students shared their experiences of studying in New Zealand.
Key highlights included:
• 87% rated their overall experience positively, with 43% rating it ‘excellent’
• 92% rated their experience of people and connections positivelyThese results reflect the strength of New Zealand’s international education offering and the collective effort across the sector to enhance the international student experience.
The ISES plays a vital role in building a robust, sector-wide picture of the international student experience.
We would like to sincerely thank the international education sector peak bodies and education providers who are supporting the survey and helping to maximise student participation.
Survey fieldwork will run until late May, and we look forward to sharing the insights from this year’s survey with the sector later in 2026.
If you have any questions about the survey, please get in touch with ENZ’s Senior Insights Analyst, Kyla Steenhart at kyla.steenhart@enz.govt.nz.
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More than 1,000 delegates attend NZIEC KI TUA 2022
NZIEC at a glance
- 1,065: Registered delegates, making this the biggest NZIEC ever
- 105: Sessions delivered across the week
- 101: Speakers
- 11: MCs and facilitators
- 8: Time zones that ENZ’s international team members joined sessions from
- 3: Studios in operation, in Pōneke Wellington, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland and Ōtautahi Christchurch
- 88%: Delegate satisfaction for keynote and plenary sessions (rated good or very good).
“This was the largest NZIEC ever held, which shows the high level of interest in rebuilding the international education sector within Aotearoa New Zealand,” says Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao (ENZ) Chief Executive Grant McPherson.
“I’d like to thank our line-up of keynote, plenary and breakout speakers, as well as everyone who took the time to attend. I hope all of our delegates were encouraged and inspired and gained a gem or two for the rebuild journey ahead.”
Prime Minister and Minister address conference delegates
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern recorded a special message for our sector. If you missed it during the conference closing session, take a moment to view it now.
YouTubeEducation Minister Chris Hipkins also addressed conference delegates and answered questions. Conference delegates can view this session on the event portal.
New ingoa Māori
This year, to celebrate its 29th birthday, NZIEC was gifted a new ingoa Māori (te reo Māori name): NZIEC KI TUA. The name was inspired by the following whakataukī:
He rā ki tua.
Look positively toward the future, Better times are coming.
Ki Tua is not about returning to the ‘status quo’. It’s about reconnecting to the world, finding a fresh perspective, and taking a new approach.
“The adoption of NZIEC KI TUA reflects our commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the Maihi Karauna, the Crown’s Strategy for Māori Language Revitalisation,” Mr McPherson says.
“NZIEC’s new name also reflects Aotearoa New Zealand’s distinct cultural identity and the importance of continuing to develop our sector’s annual conference.”
Sessions are still available
Registered delegates can watch or re-watch conference sessions from the event portal until Friday 16 September.
Conference highlights
Recognising the challenge facing the international education sector, the conference explored the theme of Towards Recovery: Reflect, Reconnect and Renew.
The programme started by reflecting on the sector’s pandemic experience, including moving reflections from international students and international education practitioners. Delegates explored student experience through the pandemic.
The programme then shifted to reconnecting with the world. Delegates heard from Minister of Education, Hon Chris Hipkins, and New Zealand’s leading trade negotiator, Vangelis Vitalis.
Mid-week we turned our attention to renewal, and how our industry can seize the big opportunities and overcome the big challenges it faces. We explored the intersection of te ao Māori and international education, how we can develop global citizenship, approaches to innovation and diversification, and tackling the climate challenge.
Quotes that struck a chord
- “I learned a lot about love, I think. Love and care during this pandemic”
- Veena TK, Masters student from Malaysia, reflects on an unexpected aspect of her pandemic experience in Aotearoa.
- “I love my school canteen. You know especially butter chicken pie, they’re $4 each. Pretty good.”
– Year 13 student Chad (Min-Hyeok) Kang’s favourite go-to food spot in New Zealand is close to home.
- "I do want to thank everybody for their ongoing feedback and support and for the huge amount of resilience and persistence that we have seen across the international education sector. I do think there are some very, very exciting things ahead for us."
– Hon Chris Hipkins, Minister of Education, in his remarks to the international education sector.
- “Let me start first with the international context… we have war, we have plague, we have the famine and of course we have climate change as well”
– Vangelis Vitalis discusses contemporary challenges in the international arena.
- “Knowledge wasn’t retained for status, it wasn’t a choice. Often it was associated to the wellbeing and betterment of our people”
– Sharlene Maoate-Davis talks about how education is conceived and valued from a te ao Māori perspective.
- “Six months in a leaky boat has a whole new meaning to me”
– Abbas Nazari on his experience prior to being rescued by the MV Tampa. More seriously, he offered these remarks: “The essence of my talk is very simple… in life there are obstacles and challenges that fall across your path. Despite all these challenges, there is always light at the end of the tunnel.”
- “The weight of the past is constantly fighting with the pull of the future and the push of the present to try and kill innovation”
– Melissa Clarke-Reynolds on organisational immune systems’ reactions to innovation.
- “Changing your world is your critical contribution to changing the world”
– Dr Kennedy Graham on how you can contribute to the climate challenge.
Stay tuned to next month’s E-News for more details on NZIEC KI TUA 2023.
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From the Chief Executive: Importance of international students to New Zealand
Just before Christmas, Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao filed its submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into immigration policy settings.
ENZ has taken a strong stand in the detailed 15-page submission, refuting some statements made about international students in the Commission’s preliminary report, and pointing out that international students are different to other temporary migrants included in the inquiry.
In the submission we say international students should not be characterised as coming to New Zealand to seek employment, invest or run a business. Rather, international students coming to New Zealand support the achievement of the Government’s broader goals and objectives, as well as contributing to NZ’s economic development. More than two thirds of international students fund their studies through their families and their own savings and most international tertiary students have left New Zealand within five years of completing their studies.
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.
The Productivity Commission aims to present its final report to the Government in April 2022.
In other recent news, our international teams have recently completed several partnership agreements that will continue to sustain international education while our borders are closed. These include a research exchange agreement with DAAD (a major German academic exchange organisation), a science research agreement with the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, and digital classroom cultural exchanges with South Korea. We also highlight the growing success of the NZ Global Competence Certificate during 2021. These items are covered in more detail in this issue of E-News.
He rā ki tua – Better days are coming!
Grant McPherson
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Replacement for China’s discontinued JSJ List announced
JSJ is the abbreviation in Chinese for ‘Website of Information on International Education Affairs Supervision and Management’ (Chinese Pinyin: Jiaoyu Shewai Jianguan Xinxiwang; Chinese Characters: 教育涉外监管信息网). Since 2003, this had been a key portal used by Chinese students and families to find information on overseas institutions. To be added to the JSJ list, providers had to apply to China’s MoE for approval but in late 2022, the JSJ List for all countries was removed from the JSJ Website. Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao (ENZ) has been informed that this list will not be returning.
A new list of international institutions was released in late 2023 on the Smart Education of China website (Chinese Pinyin: Guojia Zhihui Jiaoyu Gonggong Fuwu Pingtai; Chinese characters: 国家智慧教育公共服务平台). This is an official government website supplying standardised information and services on education to the public.
New Zealand institutions will appear on the new list if a student had a qualification from that institution successfully verified by the Chinese Service Centre for Scholarly Exchange (CSCSE), within the past five years. The CSCSE is the agency under China MoE mandated to provide verification of foreign qualifications. It should be noted that the CSCSE’s scope of services extends only to qualifications at the equivalent of Level 5 and above on the New Zealand Qualifications and Credentials Framework. This process is automatic, and institutions cannot apply to China MoE or CSCSE to be listed. A summary of the New Zealand Higher Education Institutions included on this CSCSE list (as of January 2024) can be found here.
Notably CSCSE has an existing list of overseas institutions which have issued qualifications that students have successfully verified through the agency. The information on the Smart Education of China website replicates this list. Any updates to the listed institutions will be made to both lists simultaneously. The CSCSE List is available (in Chinese) here - https://yxcx.cscse.edu.cn/rzyxmd?aisiteOutPageId=515a44d6f5774554a701ff1b20802c0b
If you have any questions in relation to the above that relate to qualification recognition, please contact the NZQA team at: internationalunit@nzqa.govt.nz
If you have any questions in relation to the above that relate to the China market, please contact ENZ’s China team – China@enz.govt.nz
