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• Increased flight connectivity between NZ and China

  Hainan Airlines has announced a new route from the Hainanese capital (Haikou) to Auckland. The flight schedule will include flights three times a week with the first flight taking place on 8 December.  

  Hainan’s new link means that Haikou becomes the sixth city in mainland China to be served nonstop from Auckland International Airport, joining Beijing, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Shanghai and Shenzhen. 

  By mid-December, Air China will be offering daily flights to Auckland International Airport from Beijing Capital International Airport, while China Southern Airlines will fly double-daily from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport.  China Southern Airlines also resumed its Guangdong to Christchurch flights on Friday 10 November.  

• Building relationships in Brazil and Chile

  The visit was an opportunity to highlight that New Zealand is reconnecting with the world, increase the visibility of New Zealand’s education offering, strengthen bilateral and system connections, and boost the visibility of New Zealand as a preferred destination for students from Brazil and Chile.  

  During the visit, Chris Hipkins highlighted New Zealand’s unique, high-value education offering, met with counterparts to support bilateral relationships, and connected with education agents, alumni, and New Zealanders based offshore. He also made clear that New Zealand valued the depth of the education relationship in each country, and his interest in continuing these relationships.     

  The New Zealand delegation included Grant McPherson, Chief Executive of Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao (ENZ); Lisa Futschek, ENZ’s General Manager International; Freddy Ernst, Senior Policy Manager International Education from the Ministry of Education; and Jacque Bernstein, Senior Private Secretary. In Brazil and Chile, Chris Hipkins was also accompanied by Matthew O’Meagher, Director for the LatAm Centre of Asia-Pacific Excellence and ENZ in-country representatives Amy Rutherford, Javiera Visedo, and Bruna de Natale.  

  There was a significant media coverage following the visit, including an interview with O Estado de São Paulo, a major nationwide Brazilian media outlet, and a television interview with Pablo Cuellar from Mega Channel, Chile, to promote New Zealand education.  

  “We would love to see more Brazilians coming to study in New Zealand,” Chris Hipkins said during one of these interviews.  

  Brazil visit  

  

  Minister Hipkins with Ronaldo Aloise Pilli – Vice-president / Board of Trustees FAPESP (on his left) and Carlos Américo Pacheco – Executive Board Executive Director FAPESP.

  The programme in Brazil included meetings with Patrick Tranjan, São Paulo State Under Secretary of Education, to discuss São Paulo-New Zealand education cooperation and present New Zealand as an education destination for high school students, and with Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (São Paulo Research Foundation, FAPESP) to demonstrate high level New Zealand Government support for growing New Zealand-São Paulo research engagement.   

  

  Chris Hipkins and delegation meeting representatives from São Paulo State Universities: USP (Carlos Gilberto Carlotti Junior, Provost), UNICAMP (Marcos Travassos Romano, Pro-Rector of Research) and UNESP (Amadeu Moura Bego, Adviser to the Dean of Undergraduate Studies)

  Chris Hipkins also attended an event with New Zealand education agents, alumni, institutions, and business contacts, and visited the University of São Paulo (USP) which included a meeting with key stakeholders from the Council of Deans of São Paulo State Universities. 

  “It is absolutely brilliant that our Government is demonstrating such strong support to grow research engagement between our two countries, and that our Minister considers agent engagement and alumni as being key to futureproofing our industry,” Ms Futschek says.  

  

  Minister Hipkins and Alexandre Argenta, BELTA President, holding the Piko Iti gifted during the reception in São Paulo for agents and alumni.

  The visit to São Paulo was a recognition of the value of international education relationships, and the potential for New Zealand to grow our education partnership with Brazil. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Brazil was New Zealand’s largest source of international students from Latin America. Institution-to-institution relationships are particularly strong, with longstanding partnerships and research collaborations. The Prime Minister’s Scholarships for Latin America are a valuable part of this relationship – of the 400 New Zealanders funded through these scholarships, 109 have been for study in Brazil.  

  During his visit, Chris Hipkins noted the warmth shown towards New Zealand by Brazilian universities, and the benefits of developing a dual focus. All universities mentioned their growing education engagement with New Zealand institutions, and their wish to further develop this cooperation. 

  USP’s willingness to consider a “New Zealand Corner” in their International Office demonstrates the success of the investment ENZ has made in its internationalisation focus on Brazil. This work, which began in 2016, has been aimed at developing relationships with highly ranked Brazilian universities.  

  “New Zealand and Brazil have many issues in common to work on, which they both care about, such as climate change, renewable energy, agriculture, indigenous education. We can gain a lot by exchanging experiences in this regard,” Chris Hipkins said.  

  Chile visit  

  The programme in Chile included meetings with new Education Minister Marco Ávila to discuss education cooperation, especially around intercultural education, and to sign a refreshed Education Cooperation Arrangement (ECA); with the new Minister of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation, Flavio Salazar, to discuss potential areas of cooperation, scholarships, and reciprocal education engagement opportunities; and with the Board of the Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities (CRUCH) to witness the signing of an ECA between ENZ and CRUCH that will promote international education and exchange.   

  

  Minister Hipkins witnessing the Education Cooperation Arrangement being signed by Chief Executive Grant McPherson, Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao, and Rector Oscar Corrales, Universidad de Valparaíso in Chile.

  Chris Hipkins also attended the Chilean Kiwi Alumni Board dinner and an edtech engagement event at the Universidad Diego Portales (UDP). He also hosted the 50th anniversary of the establishment of New Zealand’s first diplomatic post in Latin America (in Santiago), to reinforce the strong bilateral relationship between New Zealand and Chile.  

  Some key discussions included cooperation, scholarships, student and research mobility, and reciprocal education engagement opportunities. Indigenous exchange and opportunities to support capability and capacity development of young, emerging indigenous leaders were also of very high interest.  

  “Some of the key takeaways from this visit were the emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion, indigenous-led international education engagement, and internationalisation,” says ENZ Regional Director Amy Rutherford. “It is exciting to see the opportunities for collaboration in these areas.” 

  On his return to New Zealand, the Minister highlighted diversity, equity and inclusion, education agent engagement and alumni engagement as being key to the future of bilateral education relationships in the region.  

  New Zealand providers are invited to contact Javiera Visedo, ENZ’s Director of Engagement Latin America at latinamerica@enz.govt.nz for further information on the visit, or to discuss plans for engagement in the region.   

• Upcoming events related to international education – E-News June 2022

    

  Dates	Event	Location
  2,3 July	Duc Anh A&T: Global Education Fair   Information for prospective students   Contact: Van Banh	Ho Chi Minh City and Ha Noi, Viet Nam/online
  5 July	New Zealand Centre   Announcement of the first batch of joint research proposals from NZ universities and Indian Institute of Technology Delhi  Contact: Jugnu Roy	New Delhi, India
  7 July	ENZRA workshop – ENZ is organising a workshop to discuss the vision for the NZ education industry, promotional strategy, and next steps around the border opening. The workshop is exclusively for all India headquartered ENZRA office owners and decision makers.   Contact: Monika Chaudhary	Mumbai, India
  July TBC	ENZ/MFAT Alumni Function – ENZ is working alongside Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to deliver an alumni function under the banner of 50 Years Diplomatic Relations, highlighting the importance of our education partnership  Contact: Jane Liu	Beijing, China
  9,10 July	IDP Overseas Study Exhibition   Information for prospective students   Contact: Van Banh	Ha Noi, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  9 August	Te Pukenga International Strategy Launch  Media Roundtable: Business-to-business event followed by social networking with agents   Contact: Jugnu Roy	New Delhi, India
  11 August	Te Pukenga MoU signing with Maharashtra Government  Formalise the MoU already signed by NZ Trade and Enterprise at a government-to-government level, with the Maharashtra government   Contact: Jugnu Roy	Mumbai, India
  10-11 August	EduTECH Expo and Conference   Contact: Alana Pellow	Melbourne, Australia
  15-19 August	New Zealand International Education Conference (NZIEC) 2022   The first conference for New Zealand’s international education sector since 2019   Contact: NZIEC@enz.govt.nz	Online
  24-25 August	IC3 Annual Conference   ENZ is gold sponsor for the conference, which is the largest high school conference in India. Has participation from 6 of the 8 NZ universities. Supports the India undergraduate market development strategy  Contact: Monika Chaudhary	Hyderabad, India
  27 – 28 August	The STAR Education Fair   Information for prospective students   Contact: Naluri Bella	Malaysia
  August/Sept	Undergraduates – NZ Global Competence Certificate  Exchange programme focussed on tertiary students from India and NZ  Contact: Monika Chaudhary	Online
  13-16 September	European Association for International Education (EAIE)   EAIE is the largest business-to-business conference and tertiary international education event in Europe. This year’s theme is ‘The Future in Full Colour’. ENZ will host a pavilion with New Zealand universities and ITPs and registrations to participate have now closed.   Contact: Olga Elli	Barcelona, Spain
  14 – 15 September	Asia Pacific Technical Vocational Education and Training (APAC TVET) Forum   A partnership between ENZ, Te Pūkenga and Skills Consulting Group showcasing NZ vocational sector and its expertise. The forum will include academic and business-to-business/government-to-government elements, bringing together stakeholders across Asia and the Pacific to share expertise and capability.   Contact: Richard Kyle	Online –Asia and Pacific wide
  23 September	2022 New Zealand – China Early Childhood Education Symposium    Co-hosted by Education New Zealand and China Centre for People to People Exchange, the third annual Early Childhood Education (ECE) Symposium will be a hybrid event bringing together professors, practitioners and teachers in the ECE field to share best practices. The theme of the 2022 Symposium is “Sustainable Development of Early Childhood Education.”  Contact: Rosemary An	China, Online
  Sep/Oct	Market Development Activity (Kalimantan Region)  Information for prospective students   Contact: Naluri Bella	Balikpapan & Samarinda cities Kalimantan Region,  Indonesia
  21 – 29 October	China Education Expo (CEE)   Annual exhibition tour hosted by China Education Association for International Exchange (CEAIE) since 2000.   This major conference and expo is the leading international education event in China.   Contact: Jane Liu	Beijing, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Shanghai

• Photo book to spotlight New Zealand’s strong education relationship with China

  The photo book will be a special opportunity to reflect on the strong education relationships between New Zealand institutions and their partners in China. 

  Please submit your high-resolution (resolution above 300dpi) photos to the ENZ China team at china@enz.govt.nz  by 15 August 2022. 

  To be included in the book, photos need to include captions and full information. If we receive a high number of photos, it may not be possible to include all submissions.  

  Please include the following information for each photo: 

  • Event/occasion 
  • Location 
  • Date 
  • Name, title and organisation of the people in the photo, including their location in the photo 

   

  Example: 

  Miranda Herbert, Director of Education – China, Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao (left) 

  Deputy Director General Xu Yongji, Department of International Cooperation, China Ministry of Education (right)  

  3 June 2020 – face-to-face meeting at the Ministry of Education in China. 

  

  The Chinese Ministry of Education welcomed Miranda, saying at the time that it was their first meeting with any foreign Education Counsellor post Covid-19.

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