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  • Sino-New Zealand vocational teacher training in China

    As part of its Model Programme work plan for 2018-2019, a Sino-New Zealand Vocational Education Model Programme Teacher Training Base was established last week in Qingdao Technical College (QTC), one of the key Chinese institution partners for New Zealand ITPs.

    Attendees at the launch included programme partners David Christiansen, Acting CEO of Wintec, and Liu Yufeng, Director from CIVTE, and Liu Baoming, Deputy Director General of CIVTE (Central Institute of Vocational and Technical Education).

    Adele Bryant, ENZ’s Regional Director – China & North Asia said while Chinese TVET teachers have previously travelled to New Zealand to learn from ITPs about curriculum development, teaching and learning approaches, the base offers another avenue – bringing learning to Chinese teachers who cannot travel to New Zealand.

    “The training has been well-received by Chinese teachers who have taken what they learned in New Zealand and put it into effect in classrooms in China. New Zealand institutions have also benefited from the development of new relationships that have formed over the years as more Chinese colleges have entered the programme,” said Adele.

    New Zealand and China have collaborated on vocational education since 2013 when the two countries signed the Strategic Education Partnership Arrangement to encourage joint projects and enhance policy and research dialogue in the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) sector.  

    The Chinese government is due to release its National Implementation Plan for Vocational Education Reform soon and is expected to continue to give high priority and significant investment to the upgrading of its vocational workforce. 

    According to the Chinese Ministry of Education, in 2017 there were 1,388 higher vocational education institutions and 8,181 secondary vocational colleges in China.

  • Recipients of the 2026 New Zealand – China Tripartite Partnership Fund

    The recipients are:

    • Lincoln University, with Beijing Forestry University and Yunnan Agricultural University, on national park landscape management
    • Lincoln University, with China Agricultural University and Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, on research in carbon emissions
    • University of Canterbury, with Shanghai Normal University and Qufu Normal University, on digital leadership in early childhood education.

    For over 20 years, the New Zealand – China Tripartite Partnership Fund has supported researcher-led collaboration through a distinctive three-way structure, connecting New Zealand universities with multiple Chinese partners to build academic linkages and enable knowledge exchange.

    The Tripartite Partnership Programme has delivered tangible education outcomes, including contributing to recently approved joint institutes and programmes involving the University of Canterbury and Lincoln University, and their Chinese university partners.

    Lincoln University’s joint education programme on National Parks management with Beijing Forestry University was recently approved by China Ministry of Education. 

    Announcing new joint education programme focusing on national parks management | Lincoln University

    University of Canterbury’s cooperation in the early childhood education field with Shanghai Normal University has evolved from a tripartite research collaboration into a joint education institute.  

    UC advances NZ-China education opportunities | UC

    Outcomes from the 2025 Fund recipients

    The 2025 Tripartite Partnership Fund recipients completed their projects in May 2026, reporting strong progress in academic collaboration and student mobility, along with joint publication submissions.

    One project, led by Associate Professor Fiona Ell from the University of Auckland, focused on preparing future teachers in mathematics and science through comparative study and exchange between New Zealand and China. 

    The project delivered three key outcomes:

    • completion of comparative policy analysis on mathematics and science teacher education policies in both countries
    • examining the signature teacher education pedagogies in both countries to learn about new ways to prepare teachers
    • delivery of reciprocal exchange visits, enabling in-person observation of school and university practice in both countries. 

    Left: Associate Professor Fiona Ell and Jingjing Liang from the University of Auckland visited research partners at Hangzhou Normal University and Capital Normal University in October to November 2025 as the first reciprocal exchange.
    Right: During Associate Professor Yiling Yao and Dr Sisi Han’s visit to Auckland in February 2026, the group visited Matipo Primary School to observe a Year 3 mathematics class.

  • Around the world in five

    GLOBAL

    Becoming a global citizen – The power of an arts and social sciences degree

    Computers may have speed, precision and data on their side, but how about creativity?

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    US

    Bill aims to keep international student STEM talent in the US

    Four senators have introduced a bill to remove “unfair barriers” for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) educated international students who want to work in the United States after completing their advanced degrees.

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    CHINA

    Safety as crucial as rankings for study abroad

    Students from China are as concerned about the safety of a study destination as they are about its education quality, according to the latest Beijing Overseas Study Service Association report.

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    JAPAN

    New policy allows international students to launch businesses

    International students in Japan can now apply for a special visa that will let them launch a business, a government measure that will be part of a new growth strategy for the country.

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    INDIA

    Why the number of Indian students going to Britain is rising again

    Post-Brexit, a number of UK government-led policies are making it easier for international students from India to choose postgraduate study in the UK.

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  • Event registrations are open – and with a new whizz bang system!

    There’s something for everyone among the agent seminars, alumni networking events, New Zealand education fairs and commercial fairs in China, Thailand, Malaysia, Japan, Korea and Viet Nam.

    Exciting news is that, in line with our new categorisation of Japan as a ‘promote’ market, we are holding our first New Zealand education fair in Japan in October. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to showcase your education offering to this important market. As well, following on from the success of the agent seminars held in Osaka and Tokyo last year we will again be holding seminars in these cities leading up to the fair. 

    More exciting news on the event front is that our new event registration platform makes the whole process smoother, and does away with some of the paperwork. All the information you need regarding venues, locations and hotels, as well as some facts and figures about the market are available on the registration page for that event, all making for easier trip planning.

    Each event will have an app, so that all the event information will be at your fingertips as you travel. 

    Registrations for all events close on Wednesday 15 July so check out the event calendar, select your country or countries, and away you go!

    Phase two of the event registration improvements will include a meeting planner and appointment scheduler that will enable you to make appointments with agents well ahead of time and ensure you don’t miss out on valuable one-to-one meeting opportunities.

  • You’re invited: Minister’s Latin America insights

    There will be an opportunity for asking questions and networking.

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  • Workshops on supporting international students’ mental health

    Monday 30 May 2022 at Helen Kitson Centre, Rangi Ruru Girls’ School, Christchurch

    Register here by 26 May.

     

    Monday 20 June 2022 at Lower Hutt Events Centre, Wellington

    Register here by 13 June. 

     

    About the workshop: 

    Culture shock, language barriers, isolation, loneliness, homesickness, separation from support groups, the loss of confidence — these are just a few of the challenges faced by many international students in New Zealand. Add to these differences in how different societies view, talk about and seek solutions for challenges relating to mental health, and we can see why it is difficult for schools to support their students effectively when they are struggling. 

    This workshop will be jointly facilitated by Ivan Yeo, Deputy Director of Asian Family Services and Jennifer Kirkham, PLD Operations Manager of SIEBA. The goal is to explore what might be going on for students struggling with their mental health, and how providers might best support them.  The workshop will be highly interactive with a focus on sharing and discussion of the topics provided, guided by the facilitators. 

  • Tune in to hear about the FY 2023 student enrolment data

    The full year 2013 – 2023 international student enrolment data provided by the Ministry of Education is now available on ENZ’s Tableau Public site. Anyone can access this data and filters which is presented in interactive downloadable dashboards and data tables. ENZ’s media release on the data can be found on our website here. 

    Marie Clark, ENZ’s Director Insights will be running two sessions for anyone interested in learning more about these numbers. You will hear insights including how subsectors have grown, how recovery has been distributed and our top source countries for total international student enrolments and variation by subsector. 

    You can register for the webinar which best works for your time zone via the links below. Recordings will also be made available on Intellilab after the sessions. 

    If you have anything that you would like covered, please get in touch via insights@enz.govt.nz    

  • Student visas moving to enhanced Immigration Online

    From 18 August 2025, all international student visa applications will move to Immigration New Zealand’s enhanced Immigration Online system. For education agents submitting applications on behalf of international students around this timeframe, here are important updates on how applications will be managed during this transition –  

    • All applications submitted on or before 17 August will be processed under the old system 

    • Draft applications that have not been submitted by 17 August have until 17 September to be completed and submitted. 

    • International students should still aim to apply 3 months ahead of their intended travel date regardless of the change in Immigration New Zealand’s application forms. This will help to avoid delays that may impact students’ ability to begin study.   

    To help you prepare, Immigration New Zealand has developed this video explaining the new process: Guidance on the new Student Visa application form. 

    If you have questions, please submit using this form: https://forms.office.com/r/DkHAk36fiw by 1 August, Friday 6pm NZDT. 

    Responses will be uploaded onto https://agentlab.enz.govt.nz/inz-faq-topics/ on 18 August. 

    Important to note: Immigration New Zealand will do its best to answer submitted questions but may not be able to respond to all of them. Questions that will be resolved by viewing/using the new Student Visa application form on 18 August will not be answered. 

  • Revised code of practice for international education providers

    The code outlines ten outcomes sought from education providers for the care and support of international students.

    1. marketing and promotion
    2. managing and monitoring agents
    3. offers enrolment and contract
    4. immigration criteria
    5. adequate orientation
    6. safety and well-being
    7. student support, advice and services
    8. managing withdrawal and closure
    9. dealing with grievances
    10. compliance with International Student Contract Dispute Resolution Scheme

    The New Zealand Qualifications Authority will administer the code and impose sanctions against education providers who breach it.

    New Zealand was one of the first countries in the world to adopt a code of practice in 2002. This new code will ensure New Zealand remains a world leader in the pastoral care of international students.

    The international education sector has been growing strongly. To sustain this growth, it is imperative that we ensure international students receive a high quality education and have a positive, well-supported experience whilst studying in New Zealand.

    A new International Student Contract Dispute Resolution Scheme (DRS) has also been established to resolve contractual and financial disputes between international students and education providers.

    The new dispute resolution scheme will provide a faster and more effective forum for resolving contract and financial disagreements between students and providers. More information on this can be found here.

    Both the code and the disputes resolution scheme come into force on 1 July 2016.

    The revised code and the dispute resolution scheme are part of the Education Amendment Act 2015 and follow extensive consultation across the sector.

    Further information about the revised code can be found here.

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