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    Canada

    Why international students could be a critical factor in bolstering Canada’s economic resilience

    As Canada navigates strained relations and an escalating trade war with its largest economic partner, international education could be a critical factor in bolstering Canada’s resilience.

    China

    Push to speed up open-source AI adoption by universities

    The government is intent on speeding up development and adoption of open-source AI by higher education institutions, including setting up a government-led open-source collaboration platform, according to new plans shared by the Ministry of Education.

    Australia

    International student policy in the spotlight during Australian election

    Immigration will figure prominently as an issue in this election cycle, including policies related to international students.

    United States of America

    Sector leaders step up legal pressure on US government

    The President’s Alliance, along with 86 US institutions, has submitted a statement supporting the American Association of University Professors’ legal challenge against the administration’s student visa revocations and detentions.

    United Kingdom

    UK staff and course cuts ‘putting off prospective students’

    News of constant job losses and course closures across the UK sector is causing lasting damage to universities’ reputations and may inflict further financial harm by hitting student recruitment numbers, academics have warned.

  • Group General Manager appointments

    The appointment of three Group General Managers to ENZ’s Leadership team completes the organisation’s recent change process.  

    This week, ENZ Chief Executive Amanda Malu was pleased to confirm three new Group General Manager appointments to the ENZ Leadership team.  

    As you may be aware, ENZ has recently been through an organisational change process, which is now complete with these latest appointments.   

    Sahinde Pala has been appointed Group General Manager International and Sector Engagement; Julia Wootton is appointed Group General Manager, Strategy, Capability and Performance; and Anna Gestro has been appointed Group General Manager International Marketing, Brand and Scholarships.  

    The Group General Manager International and Sector Engagement oversees the wider International team, alongside a newly created International and Sector Engagement (ISE) team, including four new International and Sector Engagement Leads.   

    The New Zealand-based ISE team is led by Director International and Sector Engagement, Sharon-May McCrostie, who has responsibility for overall engagement and relationships with peak bodies.   

    The team is the sector’s primary point of contact for ENZ in New Zealand.    

    The ISE team is responsible for working across sub sectors and facing into offshore markets to ensure a seamless flow of market and sector intelligence. The team is the sector’s primary point of contact for ENZ in New Zealand.    

    The ISE Leads are:  

    Alana Pellow – with responsibility for Americas, Europe, Korea and Japan  

    Alanna Dick – with responsibility for Greater China  

    Alex Glidden – with responsibility for South-East Asia (excluding Philippines)  

    Andy Walker – with responsibility for India, Philippines and Sri Lanka  

     

    Read on more about ENZ’s new Group General Manager appointments below. 

    Group General Manager appointments  

    Sahinde Pala – Group General Manager International and Sector Engagement  

    Sahinde Pala has been appointed Group General Manager International and Sector Engagement. Sahinde has been with ENZ since 2016 and has vast experience navigating international markets and developing smart strategies to boost student recruitment and sector engagement. She has also led the transition of the Manaaki New Zealand Scholarship Programme. Sahinde will officially start in her new role on 17 March 2025.  

    Julia Wootton – Group General Manager Strategy, Capability and Performance  

    Julia Wootton comes with 10 years of senior leadership experience from Kainga Ora, the Department of Internal Affairs, and ACC. She’s an expert in strategy, performance management, and workforce reorientation, and she’s led successful transformation programmes across various Government departments. She will be joining ENZ on 14 April 2025.  

    Anna Gestro – Group General Manager International Marketing, Brand and Scholarships  

    Anna Gestro is currently CEO at HFC Engineering Group and has an impressive track record in global brand development, data-driven strategies, and audience engagement. Anna played a key role in transforming New Zealand Cricket into a more inclusive and purpose-led brand. Anna’s start date is still being finalised. In the meantime, Adrian Hirst will be Acting Group GM International Marketing, Brand and Scholarships.  

  • From the CE: Boosting global connections in education

    Kia ora koutou,  

    In March, I spent an incredible couple of weeks in New Delhi and Mumbai as part of the Prime Minister’s Trade Mission to India, and for the 2025 Asia-Pacific Association for International Education (APAIE) conference.  

    During the trade mission, I was pleased to witness, together with Prime Ministers Christopher Luxon and Narendra Modi, the signing of a refreshed bilateral Education Cooperation Arrangement (ECA) between New Zealand and India. Education is a key feature in the New Zealand-India bilateral relationship, with India the second largest source market of international students for New Zealand. 

    The trade mission also served as a valuable opportunity to grow our connections with the Indian Institute of Technology New Delhi (IIT Delhi) through the New Zealand Centre, which is at the heart of our education partnerships in India.  

    IIT Delhi is backed by all eight New Zealand universities and is a hub for joint research and advancing India’s Digital India vision in AI, data science and advanced engineering. Prime Minister Luxon spoke at the education event which saw the announcement of several education initiatives, including a scholarship package and virtual internship programme, aimed at deepening bilateral collaboration. 

    There is no doubt that New Zealand has made a splash in India, and we look forward to continuing the momentum.  

    Last week, the Government announced its Quarter 2 Action Plan for New Zealand with 38 actions focused on economic growth. Boosting international education and export education earnings is a key action under the plan. ENZ is currently leading cross-agency work to develop an International Education Growth Plan for the Prime Minister and Ministers, and will be undertaking a series of sector engagements in the coming weeks. 

    It is an exciting time, and I look forward to sharing more about this work in my next column. 

    Ngā mihi nui,  

    Amanda Malu  

    Chief Executive 

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