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  • Celebrating Dame Wendy Pye, a global education publishing success story

    New Zealand has a proud history of educational publishing success and Dame Wendy Pye DNZM MBE is the epitome of this, being one of New Zealand’s leading educational publishing exporters. Dame Wendy is sharing her story in her recently launched autobiography: Teaching the World to Read: My multi-million dollar story and podcast series.  

    From humble beginnings growing up in Western Australia, Dame Wendy moved to New Zealand to work as a journalist before embarking on her dream to teach the world to read. She founded Sunshine Books 40 years ago and has since sold 300 million books, positively influencing the lives of many children worldwide.  

    Dame Wendy with just some of the hundreds of Sunshine books that have helped young children learn to read.

    During her extraordinary journey Dame Wendy has gone from attending book fairs with just a handful of books, through providing resources to refugee camps in Lebanon, to working with world leaders. Her reputation for helping to develop young children’s literacy skills has earned her numerous awards including being awarded the Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2013 for services to business and education.  

    Dame Wendy at the Bologna book fair in 1989.

    Throughout her publishing career, Dame Wendy has pioneered the development of new, exciting, engaging print and digital literacy materials. The Sunshine Online digital programme, for example, contains thousands of texts and activities and was recently included in the New South Wales Department of Education Online Learning Tools Marketplace, which provides quality online learning to all New South Wales schools.  

    Dame Wendy with school children using the Sunshine Online digital programme

    Dame Wendy’s export story is as much about selling New Zealand as a leader in education teaching and learning pedagogy, as it is about selling educational products and services. Her book and podcast series offer an honest and candid account of the highs, lows, and tough truths of a pioneering entrepreneur.  In her book, Dame Wendy talks about some of the challenges she faced, what she learned and how she overcame barriers, while the podcasts include export market guides including hints and tips for success that she has learnt along the way when working in the United Kingdom, South Africa, China and Australia. 

    Dame Wendy hopes that her autobiography will inspire, educate and entertain.  

    “This is a story about what is possible. It is a story that I hope will inspire all young people who are planning to make a difference to follow their dreams, not to be afraid of failures along the way, and also to celebrate successes with the people who have made them possible,” said Dame Wendy.

    With New Zealand publishers and educators in such demand, our small country has made a large impact in the world of education publishing in more than 60 countries around the world.


    This thriving industry is represented by PANZ, Publishers Association of New Zealand Te Rau o Tākupu, and is showcased on the New Education Publishers website that was sponsored by Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao and Copyright Licensing New Zealand.

    You can learn more about New Zealand Publishers or get in touch with them via the New Zealand Educational Publishers (nzeducationalpublishers.org) website. 

  • Message from Minister for Tertiary Education and Skills, Penny Simmonds

    It’s good to reflect on ENZ’s New Zealand International Education Strategy (NZIES), “to enable a thriving and globally connected New Zealand through world-class international education.” 

    I am delighted to say that with the increase in the numbers of overseas students we are on track to deliver on that strategy.   

    There have been 59,306 international student enrolments for Jan - August 2023, a 43% increase compared to the full year in 2022.   

    And New Zealanders' understanding of the economic and social benefits of international students was reflected in a survey late in December 2023 by Ipsos  which showed  75% percent of New Zealanders believe that overseas students benefit New Zealand. This is up from 47% in 2019.  

    An increase in the number of international students from all over the world is positive as it brings in vital revenue for institutions and the country, but it also has the spinoff of creating a wonderful cosmopolitan element to campus life.   

    New Zealand is a small country and for many students, rubbing shoulders with people from other cultures will give them a greater understanding of the issues facing our complex world. In this time of fragile geopolitics, the melting pot of campus life can help build greater understanding and tolerance.  

    In turn Kiwi students also can be champions for our own country as they share their knowledge, experience and friendship with the overseas students. 

    The quality education that our institutions provide also enhances our global society by upskilling and educating all students to take on international work opportunities which inevitably spreads New Zealand’s values and influence throughout our world.  

    Hon Penny Simmonds
    Minister for Tertiary Education and Skills

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  • Announcing closing plenary speaker for NZIEC KI TUA 2024

    Drawing on his experience leading health care organisations and the health system in Aotearoa New Zealand, including during periods of significant change and uncertainty, Sir Ashley’s closing plenary session will focus on how to lead effectively now and in the future. He will talk to NZIEC KI TUA delegates about ‘leading through change and uncertainty’.   

    “We live in an increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous world, which needs leaders to be agile and adaptable who can lead using different approaches than what we have used in the past. I am looking forward to speaking at NZIEC KI TUA on how we can lead in a world of rapid change and complexity,” Sir Ashley said. 
     

    Lead with Stories workshop by Jehan Casinader  

    Award-winning journalist and speaker, Jehan Casinader, will run a workshop, Lead with Stories at NZIEC KI TUA on 7 August. Casinader has spent 15 years telling compelling stories that resonate with people from all walks of life. He has a thorough understanding of New Zealand’s international education sector – and a degree in public policy.  

    Casinader says storytelling makes global influence possible.  

    “As New Zealand revives its international education sector, leaders and organisations will work harder than ever to engage the hearts and minds of students and partners around the world.  

    “However, in an increasingly noisy digital world, it’s harder to grab people’s attention.  

    "Traditional marketing no longer cuts it. And yet, many of us lack the confidence and skills to tell stories – or we’re afraid to. As a result, our most important messages are never heard,” Casinader says.  

    In his workshop, Casinader will share practical tools that helps leaders and staff from across the sector to tell compelling stories.  

    The NZIEC KI TUA 2024 programme will be available in July. 

     

    Register now – early bird registrations close on 31 May 

    Earlybird registrations are still open for the 31st New Zealand International Education Conference KI TUA (NZIEC KI TUA), which is being held in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Wellington from 6 – 8 August 2024 at Tākina Wellington Convention & Exhibition Centre.

    This year’s conference theme is NZIEC KI TUA – Te Ara ki te Ao* 

    ‘Te Ara ki te Ao’, which translates to ‘the pathway to the world’, symbolises a journey that transcends borders and embraces global horizons. This concept frames Aotearoa New Zealand’s distinct international education environment, inviting participants to connect and collaborate to accelerate global growth. 

    Register now at NZIEC KI TUA 2024.  

     

    NZIEC KI TUA 2024 Partners! 

    Welcome to our newest partners Pearson, Edified, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington and Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University  and Flywire, who join TOEFL, Studentsafe, idp, IELTS, and Host Families NZ as partners for NZIEC KI TUA 2024.  

    And welcome to our new media partner: The PIE News.  

    If you’d like to partner with NZIEC KI TUA 2024, email us nziec@enz.govt.nz  

  • Opportunity for New Zealand and German academics to collaborate

    The third funding round for the Programmes for Project-Related Personal Exchange (PPP) programme is open now. The programme supports early-career academics from New Zealand higher education institutions to travel to Germany and engage in research projects.  

    The PPP programme was established in 2021, when ENZ and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding.  

    Amy Rutherford, Regional Director Americas, the Middle East and Europe said the programme aims to strengthen academic relations between New Zealand and German institutions and to promote cooperative and complementary research activities. 

    “It enables young academics to not only further their careers, but also expand New Zealand’s international research links” she said.  

    The programme aims to fund group exchanges involving two to four researchers per country and covers all subject areas. It invites researchers to think of a project that would particularly benefit from working with German academic counterparts.  

    University of Otago Professor Chris Button is a recipient of PPP funding from the 2023 round and is working with Dr Robert Rein from the German Sport University in Cologne. 

    They are undertaking research that aims to provide evidence-based advice on how to promote water safety and prevent drowning.  

    Chris and his counterpart identified that drowning is a major cause of accidental deaths worldwide and is noted as one of the key challenges in the United Nation’s commitment to achieve global, economic, social and environmentally sustainable development.  

    The pair have observed a gap in academic literature about the potential benefits of floating, versus treading water or swimming when someone is in trouble in the water. They have collected a series of samples from 200 participants in New Zealand and will publish their findings soon. 

    Chris said he’s grateful that the PPP programme has helped him reinvigorate a long-standing collaboration with Robert.  

    “I encourage others to take the opportunities this programme offers to connect New Zealand and German academics” he added.  

    Applications for the 2024 funding round close on 28 June 2024, click here to find out more and apply.  

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