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From the CE: A monumental year
Tēnā koutou katoa,
December already! Where did the past 12 months go?
The good news is that the effort that you have all put into this sector, that we are all so passionate about, has delivered results. My team tell me that enrolments for the first eight months of 2023, and the 12 months since the borders opened, have almost topped 60,000 (59,306 to be exact) and that the number of visa applications is much higher. From where we were when the borders opened this is significant and tangibly real, positive progress. It is also a positive indication for the future as many of these learners will be staying on into next year and are the foundation on which we can build further growth.
That said there is still much to do.
The recovery is not spread evenly across all sector participants and not spread evenly across New Zealand. While, at the time of writing, ENZ is yet to receive its letter of expectation from the new Government, international education was included as a manifesto focus area and I expect we will get very clear direction as to our role in continuing the recovery. This is good news too. Getting clear direction from Government enables us to know exactly what is expected and to focus our efforts accordingly.
In the short time that I have been in the CEO role, I have come to understand the importance of focus. There has never been and never will be a shortage of opportunities when it comes to international education. It is a matter of identifying the opportunity that delivers the impact and focusing our attention there. I look forward to receiving the new Government’s direction and delivering to it alongside our many partners.
The past 12 months have also been significant in the area of scholarships – the Prime Minister’s Scholarships for Asia and Latin America and the Manaaki New Zealand Scholarship Programme. Our scholarship programme was also bought to a standstill by COVID-19 and is itself recovering and recovering well. In 2023 more than 250 New Zealanders have been recipients of a Prime Minister’s Scholarship and more than 900 people from across the Pacific and Asia have participated in the Manaaki New Zealand Scholarship Programme with another 400 in the pipeline. As you know, ENZ administers these on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Both programmes successfully build enduring connections between New Zealand and our offshore partners and contribute to our communities here at home.
For all of us, our colleagues and our whānau, 2023 has been a monumental year. There is much that we can, and should, look back on with pride and satisfaction. On behalf of everyone at ENZ, I’d like to thank you for your support and for the huge amount of effort and work that has been achieved this year. I look forward to working with you in 2024 to continue the momentum towards an international education sector that is sustainable, resilient, and innovative, and of high value for students, providers, and all of New Zealand.
Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi engari he toa takitini
It is not the strength of one person alone, but the strength of many that contribute to our success.
Ngā mihi,
Linda Sissons
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ENZ Viet Nam introduces agent-led fairs
Tam Le, ENZ’s Marketing & Strategic Relations Manager for Viet Nam, said the decision is part of her team’s efforts to capitalise on the growing awareness of New Zealand’s education system in the market.
“Viet Nam’s academic year starts in late August and ends in late May, creating two key recruitment windows for international education: one in March/ April and one in September/ October.
“It is important to promote New Zealand in these months, and while ENZ previously led the fairs in the March recruiting season, we would like to leverage the resources from one of our top local education agents for the September season.”
Together with Immigration New Zealand, ENZ’s Viet Nam team identified a number of potential education agents and conducted a “pitching process” to select the most competitive proposal.
The chosen education agent, L&V Education Consultancy, will work directly with the education providers for the events in September, in consultation with ENZ where required.
To register for these events, please visit ENZ’s events page.
New Zealand’s education on Vietnamese national television
A documentary called New Zealand: The road to knowledge, recently played on VTV4, one of Viet Nam’s national TV stations.
Tam said it is great to see New Zealand’s education offering introduced to Vietnamese audiences – especially on a national channel.
The documentary highlights the requirements needed to apply for New Zealand institutions and provides key information about life in New Zealand such as accommodation options, public transport and extra-curricular activities.
It also includes interviews with the New Zealand Ambassador to Viet Nam, university representatives, alumni and current students.
- Attendees at the Massey University launch at the NZ Residence in Singapore3
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35 Indian students received scholarships to New Zealand
Thirty-five talented Indian students have been awarded scholarships to pursue business, fashion and STEM related study in New Zealand. The scholarships are a result of the New Zealand Excellence Awards, an initiative between ENZ and all eight New Zealand universities.
The scholarship scheme was well received across India, attracting more than 100 applications from five key metro cities as well as smaller regions like Pune, Coimbatore, Gwalior, Kochi and Visakhapatnam.
After a rigorous shortlisting process, 35 outstanding applicants were awarded, 29 of who will be heading to our shores in the coming weeks for the first semester intake.
Naturally, the students are very excited to head to our shores.
“For someone like me, the New Zealand Excellence Award is a blessing, and has helped me apply for a smaller loan,” said Selva, an NZEA awardee from Chennai.
“It’s a great recognition of my experience and volunteer work, and it feels great to have that work rewarded. It is indeed an honour to receive this award and it certainly adds a lot of value to my resume.”
Jugnu Roy, ENZ’s Country Manager for India, is pleased with the positive response from the recipients, as well as the support from New Zealand universities.
“It’s a great way to not only increase the number of high value international students in New Zealand, but is also useful to build the New Zealand university profile internationally by having more Kiwi ambassadors.”
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Education consultancy Edified to offer another round of Energiser Grants
Edified is a specialist higher education consultancy that works with educational institutions in the UK, Australia and New Zealand.
Applications are now open for grants to support students and graduates with a vision and a plan to improve education in their community. A total of three grants are on offer, for a project in each of the following categories:
- To improve any type of education
- To improve education in safety, health or wellbeing
- To improve education for women or about gender equity
EEGs are open to people of any nationality (domestic and international) who are currently studying at, or have graduated in the past five years, from an Australian, New Zealand or UK Higher Education, Vocational or English Language institution (part-time, online and offshore campuses accepted). Your project can be delivered in any country in the world.
For further details on eligibility, past winners and how to apply, visit www.edified.com.au/post/energiser-grants
Applications close on 31 October 2020.
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- Fiona Cameron4
