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• SIEBA’s 2018 hui is close to sell-out

  With 320 registered delegates, the second annual SIEBA hui on 17-18 May at Te Papa in Wellington is fully booked on day one, with places still available for the dinner and day two.

  The hui will feature 40 presenters from across the New Zealand school sector as well as a range of external experts.

  Author and television host Nigel Latta is this year’s keynote speaker.

  The hui is open to principals, international directors and managers, international deans, administrators and homestay co-ordinators of SIEBA member schools.

  Jennifer Kirkham, SIEBA Professional Learning & Development Operations Manager, who is managing the hui, said it was “very pleasing” to see the hui generate such strong interest across the sector.

  “It shows how SIEBA is continuing to grow in value to its member schools, government agencies and to wider industry.

  “The hui offers a wide range of seminars focused on building cultural competency, the student experience and running an international student business, which will appeal to the variety of delegates attending the hui.”

  The hui includes sessions on meaningful cross-cultural interaction that enrich the experience of all students, mental health and wellbeing needs of international students, and helping schools grow their international student programmes through effective strategic planning, marketing and budgeting, she said.

  “It's also a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the sector’s success, with five International Education Leadership Awards being presented during the conference dinner,” Kirkham said.

  Richard Kyle, ENZ’s Business Development Manager, said ENZ’s relationship with SIEBA, as the school sector peak body for international education, has proven to be a very important government-industry partnership that continues to drive capability, quality and efficiency to the sector.

  “SIEBA also provides advice and advocacy for its members and the wider sector along with other sector peak bodies on themes such as school-to-tertiary education pathways, which help ensure a thriving sector and sustainable growth for industry,” Kyle said.

  Registrations for day two (18 May) of the 2018 SIEBA Hui can be completed on this link.

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• 2017 ISB results: Universities and ITPs

  The ISB is a global study that investigates the decision making, expectations and experiences of international students including their arrival experience, the support they receive from their education provider, the quality of education provided, and their living experience in country.

  Universities sector

  Among the 5,487 international students surveyed from six New Zealand universities, 90 percent were satisfied with their institution experience overall. This is the same percentage as the last wave of the study in 2015 and in line with the global benchmark.

  International students in New Zealand placed higher importance on several work- and visa-related factors than the global average: 77% considered ease of getting a visa to study as important (8% above the global average), 65% considered opportunities for permanent residence as important (6% above the global average) and 73% considered opportunities to work while studying as important (5% above the global average).

  Of the four major components of the survey, universities outperformed the global benchmark on three dimensions:

  	New Zealand Universities	Global Benchmark
  Learning overall	88%	87%
  Living overall	86%	87%
  Support overall	90%	89%
  Arrival overall	91%	89%

  And 81% international students in New Zealand would recommend their university to others, which is slightly lower (-2%) than international students globally.

  ITP sector

  Some 3,470 international students from 13 New Zealand ITPs were surveyed, and overall satisfaction remains high at 89%, similar to the proportion in 2015 (+1%) and in line with the global benchmark.

  International students who come to New Zealand ITPs place relatively high importance on employment and employability factors both during and after study: opportunities for permanent residence were rated 12% above the global benchmark, ease of getting a visa and opportunities to work while studying were both 11% above the global benchmark and opportunities for full-time work following their studies was 10% above the global benchmark.

  Of the four major components of the survey, ITPs outperformed the global benchmark on three dimensions:

  	New Zealand ITPs	Global Benchmark
  Learning overall	87%	87%
  Living overall	90%	87%
  Support overall	89%	88%
  Arrival overall	92%	90%

  Despite high satisfaction, students’ likelihood to recommend their institution to others has fallen to 76%. This is 5% below the global benchmark and a 3% fall since 2015, continuing the downward trend from 82% in 2013.

  Each participating education provider in the ISB survey receives a customised report based on their own international student survey results, which they can use to make informed decisions to enhance the student experience and drive successful recruitment and marketing strategies.

  ENZ, who funds the survey, receives overall aggregate results for each education sector but does not have access to individual provider results.

  Click here for the summary Universities report.

  Click here for the summary ITP report.

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