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  • International students welcomed across New Zealand

    In February, hundreds of international students gathered at a University of Auckland orientation event. ENZ’s Student Experience Manager, Ross Crosson, says, “The wait, for many, has been long but there was a very positive vibe in the air.”

     

    In Hamilton, the Wintec | Te Pūkenga International student services team held an interactive event to welcome students on campus. They used a range of activities to create connections amongst the students and to familiarise them with student support services available.

     

    Over in Wellington, Victoria University of Wellington Vice Chancellor Nic Smith took the opportunity to connect with students face-to-face as they were settling into halls of residence.

     

    More than 150 international students from 11 local secondary schools were welcomed into Dunedin at Puketeraki Marae on 8 March. In the event organised by Enterprise Dunedin and Kāti Huirapa Rūnaka ki Puketeraki, the guests spent the morning at the pōwhiri, which was accompanied by pupils from Waitati School kapa haka group, and then enjoyed a kōrero and some kai.

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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  

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  • English New Zealand’s new Accredited Pathway Assessment opens up cross-sector collaboration

    Bridge International College, Kaplan International Languages and Languages International are now able to offer the Accredited Pathway Assessment (APA).

    Although there are already agreements between individual English New Zealand schools and universities, the APA puts in place a structure for acceptance of proficiency across all of the universities, English New Zealand executive director Kim Renner says.

    “This will enable greater collaboration between English Language schools and the universities,” Renner says. “With inevitable changes coming for the export education industry due to COVID-19, seamless pathways into further study and close collaboration will become more important than ever before.”

    In Australia, the rate of students who transitioned to further study is significant – according to a report released by the Australian government in January, 54 percent of English language students go on to attend an Australian university or vocational training provider. Anecdotally, we know the rate in New Zealand is much lower. There is room for New Zealand to encourage more of the 20,000 plus students who study at unfunded English language schools in New Zealand to make much more of pathway opportunities.

    Accredited schools will use the APA to attract those students who are interested in studying at a New Zealand university, but may not meet the current English Language standards.

    The APA is also a way that English Language schools can prepare students for New Zealand’s academic teaching style.

    “The assessment is built into a school’s teaching – it’s not a one-off test,” Renner says. “Key goals are to increase cross-sector collaboration and provide a great student experience.”

    This announcement is a result of a Memorandum of Understanding signed by English New Zealand and Universities New Zealand in June last year. The APA is only available to English New Zealand member schools.

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  • What Kiwi employers value in New Zealand-educated international graduates

    A new research report published by ENZ looks into Kiwi employers from small to medium-sized (SME) businesses to show what they most value in New Zealand-educated international graduates.

    The report, Employer Perceptions of Hiring International Graduates, was launched today at the Global Internship Conference, hosted by the University of Auckland.

    The research looked into the hiring practices, pressures and opportunities for employers from SME businesses, which make up 97 percent of enterprise in New Zealand.

    ENZ Chief Executive Grant McPherson said the research identified two key areas of New Zealand-educated international graduates’ value to Kiwi SMEs.

    “One was the keen attitude of international graduates, which is defined as positively contributing to work outputs; and the graduates’ multicultural energy, which is seen as positively contributing to workplace morale,” McPherson said.

    Characteristics associated with a keen attitude include perseverance, earned success, drive and willingness to take on tasks, while those associated with multi-cultural energy include an energising effect and the fostering of creativity and innovation.

    “Research we have commissioned previously highlighted the importance that international students place on post-study work and career opportunities and outcomes, and how central this is to a successful overall student experience.

    “This research showed that some students find New Zealand poses some challenges in this area,” McPherson said. 

    The research involved in-depth interviews with SME employers from a range of industries across New Zealand from Whangarei to Dunedin, and a further half-day workshop. The focus was on international graduates who have a post-study work rights visa within current immigration settings.

    “There are clearly opportunities to improve employment outcomes for New Zealand-educated international graduates,” he said.

    “ENZ is planning to re-define the perceived value of New Zealand-educated international graduates in the eyes of New Zealand employers, based on the research findings.”

    Employability is a theme that sits across all three of the goals in the New Zealand International Education Strategy 2018-2030, launched in August last year.

    For a full version of the report – see here: Employer Perceptions of Hiring International Graduates.

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