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Message from Minister for Tertiary Education and Skills, Penny Simmonds
It’s good to reflect on ENZ’s New Zealand International Education Strategy (NZIES), “to enable a thriving and globally connected New Zealand through world-class international education.”
I am delighted to say that with the increase in the numbers of overseas students we are on track to deliver on that strategy.
There have been 59,306 international student enrolments for Jan - August 2023, a 43% increase compared to the full year in 2022.
And New Zealanders' understanding of the economic and social benefits of international students was reflected in a survey late in December 2023 by Ipsos which showed 75% percent of New Zealanders believe that overseas students benefit New Zealand. This is up from 47% in 2019.
An increase in the number of international students from all over the world is positive as it brings in vital revenue for institutions and the country, but it also has the spinoff of creating a wonderful cosmopolitan element to campus life.
New Zealand is a small country and for many students, rubbing shoulders with people from other cultures will give them a greater understanding of the issues facing our complex world. In this time of fragile geopolitics, the melting pot of campus life can help build greater understanding and tolerance.
In turn Kiwi students also can be champions for our own country as they share their knowledge, experience and friendship with the overseas students.
The quality education that our institutions provide also enhances our global society by upskilling and educating all students to take on international work opportunities which inevitably spreads New Zealand’s values and influence throughout our world.
Hon Penny Simmonds
Minister for Tertiary Education and Skills -
Around the world in five
United Kingdom
UK: student visas down as dependent applications plummet
The UK Home Office has published data showing a large decline in student dependent applications since new legislation was introduced at the beginning of this year, as well as a fall in student visa applications.Australia
The Australian government has announced a legislative package with a series of new measures for the country’s international education sector. The measures include a cap on new international student enrolments, a prohibition on education providers holding ownership positions in education agencies, a ban on agent commissions for onshore student transfers, and more stringent oversight of education providers and agents alike.
India
Record immigration is colliding with housing crises across the world
India Times is reporting that countries like Canada and Australia are reevaluating their immigration policies to address the pressures on housing affordability and sustain economic growth.
United States
Agents worried over high US visa rejections for African students
International education actors in Africa are uniting with their US partners and activists to call on the study destination’s government to ‘rethink’ visa policies for African students.
SEA
Malaysia, Singapore & Thailand rise in THE Asia rankings
India has overtaken China as the second-most represented country in the Times Higher Education Asia University rankings 2024, with 91 universities compared with the neighbouring nation’s 86 institutions.
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Opportunity for New Zealand and German academics to collaborate
The third funding round for the Programmes for Project-Related Personal Exchange (PPP) programme is open now. The programme supports early-career academics from New Zealand higher education institutions to travel to Germany and engage in research projects.
The PPP programme was established in 2021, when ENZ and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding.
Amy Rutherford, Regional Director Americas, the Middle East and Europe said the programme aims to strengthen academic relations between New Zealand and German institutions and to promote cooperative and complementary research activities.
“It enables young academics to not only further their careers, but also expand New Zealand’s international research links” she said.
The programme aims to fund group exchanges involving two to four researchers per country and covers all subject areas. It invites researchers to think of a project that would particularly benefit from working with German academic counterparts.
University of Otago Professor Chris Button is a recipient of PPP funding from the 2023 round and is working with Dr Robert Rein from the German Sport University in Cologne.
They are undertaking research that aims to provide evidence-based advice on how to promote water safety and prevent drowning.
Chris and his counterpart identified that drowning is a major cause of accidental deaths worldwide and is noted as one of the key challenges in the United Nation’s commitment to achieve global, economic, social and environmentally sustainable development.
The pair have observed a gap in academic literature about the potential benefits of floating, versus treading water or swimming when someone is in trouble in the water. They have collected a series of samples from 200 participants in New Zealand and will publish their findings soon.
Chris said he’s grateful that the PPP programme has helped him reinvigorate a long-standing collaboration with Robert.
“I encourage others to take the opportunities this programme offers to connect New Zealand and German academics” he added.
Applications for the 2024 funding round close on 28 June 2024, click here to find out more and apply.
