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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?
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.
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.
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.
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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Upcoming: New Zealand Education Week in Greater China
ENZ is supporting a New Zealand Education Week in Greater China to strengthen our relationships with stakeholders from various sectors and audiences, including education agencies, Chinese Government partners, education institutions and other stakeholders.
It will feature agent seminars, the Model Vocational Education Symposium, an Early Childhood Education Symposium, alongside networking opportunities throughout the week.
ENZ is currently accepting expressions of interest (EOI) for the Early Childhood Education Symposium. Please share the call for EOIs with relevant colleagues and practitioners. Download the Expression of Interest form - ECE Symposium.
As part of New Zealand Trade & Enterprise’s New Zealand Week, the ENZ team will be hosting a New Zealand Alumni function in Shanghai.
Invitations for Education Week - Greater China events will be shared with relevant audiences later this month. If you have any questions for the China team, please email china@enz.govt.nz.
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English New Zealand and Universities New Zealand sign MOU
The MOU was signed on 19 June between Universities New Zealand, the peak body representing all New Zealand universities, and English New Zealand, which represents 22 private and state-owned English language schools (all Category 1) in 12 destinations around New Zealand.
As part of the MOU, each of New Zealand’s eight universities will accept the Accredited Pathways Assessment ofan individual English New Zealand member as evidence of meeting their English language proficiency requirements.
The Accredited Pathways Assessment for English New Zealand members will be in addition to the quality assurance requirements that all member schools must meet, over and above NZQA requirements. Member schools with accredited assessments will show the Accredited Pathways Assessment quality mark in addition to the English New Zealand membership logo.
With approximately 20,000 students per year from over 75 countries studying at English New Zealand member schools, the memorandum will encourage a diverse range of students to consider a quality pathway to higher education in New Zealand, adding to the sector’s diversity and sustainability.
English New Zealand Chairman, Wayne Dyer, said English New Zealand and Universities New Zealand have been working together for some time to encourage and enable pathways to tertiary study in New Zealand.
“This agreement is a significant step forward and combines rigorous quality assurance with pragmatism for the benefit of individual students and for New Zealand’s international education sector as a whole,” Dyer said.
Universities New Zealand Chief Executive Chris Whelan agreed the university sector benefited enormously from these sorts of partnerships.
“But we enter them only when absolutely certain that they meet the rigorous quality standards expected of New Zealand university education and qualifications,” Whelan said.
“The fact that we have signed this MOU is a vote of confidence in the high quality of English New Zealand’s accredited providers.”
ENZ Chief Executive Grant McPherson said the agreement was a great example of the ongoing collaboration between the university and English language sectors.
“The MOU will go a long way to enabling the long-term growth of the international education sector.
“This is in perfect alignment with the New Zealand International Education Strategy, with its focus on the sector’s sustainable growth,” McPherson said.
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A Europe market update
New video showcases a day in the life of a Follow the Kiwi scholar from Italy
ENZ’s new promotional video for the Italy market features Gaia Leidi, the Italian recipient of the 2018 Follow the Kiwi Scholarship, who is studying at Kerikeri High School.
Sixteen-year-old Gaia is from Busto Arsizio, a small town near Milan. In the video, Gaia talks about how Kiwi schools’ practical approach to creative subjects such as art, design and performing art technologies was the reason she chose a New Zealand school. She talks about her “challenging” maths and science classes in New Zealand – an important aspect for parents used to the rigorous Italian system – and highlights the friendly and supportive relationship she has with her teachers and her “amazing” host family in New Zealand.
You can watch Gaia’s ‘A Day in the Life’ video on this link.
Gaia’s rich New Zealand education experience made her a great choice to feature in ENZ’s ‘A Day in the Life’ video for the Italy market.
ENZ Market Development Manager – Europe, Olga Elli said Gaia’s video provided another valuable resource to encourage more students from Italy (and elsewhere in Europe) to look at what New Zealand has to offer.
“We will also use it as part of our promotion efforts for the next Follow the Kiwi scholarship campaign, to be launched in September this year,” Olga said.
ENZ’s focus on the high schools sector in Italy over the last two years, working closely with education agents and the Italian Association of Language Consultants and Agents (IALCA), has helped to raise awareness of New Zealand as an education destination, leading to an increase in the number of Italian students in New Zealand high schools to around 370 in 2018.
2019 Agent Promotion Fund awards funds to eight education agencies in Europe
ENZ awarded a total of €16,000 to eight education agencies in France, Germany and Italy in the 2019 Agent Promotion Fund round.
The fund supports creative and innovative projects that promote New Zealand as a world-leading study destination. Applications needed to align with ENZ’s strategic objectives in each of the three markets: from growing university numbers and building research and governmental links in France and Germany; to strengthening promotion of New Zealand’s regions; to focusing on the high schools sector across all three countries.
The fund was a great way for ENZ to tap into the expertise, networks and local knowledge of education agents in each of these markets in Europe, Olga said.
“Education agents play a key role in student recruitment in Europe. The winning proposals – four from Germany, and two each from France and Italy – cover a wide range of promotional activities, including social media and digital campaigns, scholarships, and student recruitment fairs and roadshows.”
Awards of €3,500 each went to:
- Study Nelson, Germany (New Zealand-based)
- WEP, Italy
Awards of €1,500 each went to:
- Astudy, Italy
- Bildungsberatung Global, Germany
- ISPA, France
- NZEE, Germany
- Overseas Connect, France
- Travel Works, Germany
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