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• From the Chief Executive: Momentum building for a strong 2026

  Kia ora koutou,

  It’s a pleasure to be back as Acting Chief Executive at Education New Zealand to build on the leadership of Amanda Malu. 

  Delivering on the Government’s International Education Going for Growth Plan is our key focus in 2026. Internally, our annual market planning process is underway. This work helps us decide where to focus our efforts – ensuring we are doing the right thing in the right places at the right time. 

  An essential part of the market planning is to incorporate insights from the sector and Government agencies. Our sincere appreciation for the insights we have received so far.

  The team is getting ready to lead the first ever Sri Lanka Roadshow featuring 19 New Zealand education institutions from 5 to 8 March that aims to strengthen the awareness of the New Zealand education brand and promote our undergraduate offering in the country. You can read more about our integrated promotional campaign in Sri Lanka in this edition of E-News. 

  Applications remain open for the 2026 funding round of the New Zealand-China Tripartite Partnership Fund, ENZ’s long-standing initiative supporting partnerships between New Zealand and Chinese universities. This year’s round encourages proposals that highlight pathways for student mobility and transnational education alongside research collaboration. 

  This month, as many of our partners and communities usher in the Lunar New Year, I want to extend warm wishes for a prosperous and energising Year of the Horse. This is an important time across several of our key markets, and a reminder of the strong cultural and people-to-people connections that underpin international education.

  Thank you for your continued support and collaboration as we continue to deliver on our shared ambitions for international education in 2026.

  Okea ururoatia 

  Keep striving forward.

  Ngā mihi nui,
  Linda Sissons 
  Acting Chief Executive

• Korean agents tour New Zealand

  From 7-14 May, the agents (three of whom were winners of ENZ’s “I want to Study in NZ” video competition) met with schools, ITPs, universities, export education stakeholders and key industry players.

  Sunah Kim, ENZ’s Market Development Manager – Korea, said the agents also got a taste of the Kiwi lifestyle that students enjoy outside the classroom.

  “We wanted to showcase New Zealand as a high quality, safe and creative destination for Korean students,” said Sunah.

  “This was a nice balance to their meetings with industry professionals, which were aimed more at expanding the agents’ partnership networks in New Zealand.”

  In Auckland, the agents met with local schools and providers, while their visit to Wellington focused on the creative sector, and pathways from high schools to Yoobee School of Design, Massey University College of Creative Arts and Park Road Post Production, which ran its first film production training programme last year.

  The final stop was Christchurch, where some of the agents had sent their very first students. Ara Institute of Canterbury thanked them for continuing to build strong education ties with the city, and also thanked ENZ for increased engagement with the Korean market through the video competition, scholarship offers and agent famil.

  

  Networking event at Ara with Christchurch education providers.

  Sunah said the numbers suggest Korean agents have taken note of these activities. Visa data shows a 14% increase for the first quarter of 2017 – the first time in a decade. The growth is consistent across all visa types and has been sustained since November 2016.

  “Agents are important players in the Korean market, and their reinvigorated energy has helped raise New Zealand’s education profile in Korea,” said Sunah.

  “Many thanks to everyone who made this trip successful by showing such warm hospitality and providing useful insights to the agents – particularly Misook Kim from Study Auckland, Christine Pugh from Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency, and Karen Haigh from Christchurch Educated.” 

  

  Left: At the Yoobee School of Design. Right: At the ENZ head office in Wellington.

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• ENZ Board Chair resigns

  Tracey has made a significant contribution to the governance of ENZ, leading a programme of change, culminating towards the end of last year in the appointment of Chief Executive Amanda Malu, and also the organisational restructure completed earlier this year.

  “With the changes complete, I’ve decided that now is a good time to step down and allow a new Chair the opportunity to lead ENZ into the future,” Tracey said.

  Deputy Board Chair Tony Gray will be Acting Board Chair until a new Chair is appointed.

   

   

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