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• Kiwi finalists shortlisted for PIEoneer awards

  The PIEoneer awards celebrate innovation and excellence in international education and are organised by PIE, publishers of the PIE Review magazine.

  The New Zealand finalists are:

  • ENZ, Study AKL and Niesh employment app (Public/private partnership of the year)
  • SIEBA                                                             (Association of the Year)
  • ENZ 1 million cent scholarship                       (Marketing campaign of the year)
  • Fortune by Chasing Time English                  (Digital innovation of the year)

  

  ENZ’s 1 million cent scholarship campaign, celebrating Study in New Zealand's social communities reaching 1 million social followers by giving away a scholarship, is a finalist for ‘Marketing campaign of the year’. The campaign generated 1,195 applications, delivered 10,000 new followers and achieved a whopping 20% engagement across our posts (1% is the benchmark for success). 

  ENZ’s partnership with ATEED and the student-owned services organisation Niesh was also a finalist in the ‘Public/private partnership of the year’ category. Together, we developed the Niesh Jobs Platform, an innovative app that provides international students with job opportunities and advice on how to prepare themselves for employment in New Zealand.

  A full list of the finalists can be found here.

  Winners will be announced in September.

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• Entrepreneurial skills lead teams to win BizVenture Japan challenge

  The business pitch challenge centred around iconic New Zealand brand Cookie Time, which has operations in Japan. Six teams of Kiwi students and four Japanese teams experienced a taste of entrepreneurship through ‘dragon’s den’ style business pitches, tackling one of two real-world business briefs.  

  The first focussed on the development of a new product for Cookie Time to introduce to its already established Japanese food and beverage market, supported by a three-year marketing plan. 

  The second focussed on the identification of a new market opportunity for Cookie Time to deliver its existing product range, either through a new sales channel, distribution model, or food and beverage sector.   

  While Covid-19 lockdowns in 2021 meant BizVenture Japan’s pilot year was entirely virtual, BizVenture Japan 2022 saw 30 Kiwi students from across the country flown to Wellington to experience cross-cultural education in person and present their business solutions, while Japanese students gathered at the New Zealand Embassy in Tokyo.

  

  New Zealand’s Ambassador to Japan, Hamish Cooper, welcomed Japanese students to the New Zealand Embassy, Tokyo

  The winning New Zealand team comprised Fred Sugden from Taradale High School, Tiana Manu-Griffin from Tokoroa High School, Archie MacDonald from Cashmere High School, Jackson Wright from Whangaparaoa College and Keira Hills-Wilson from New Plymouth Girls’ High School.

  

  The winning New Zealand team

  Targeted at middle-aged Japanese businesspeople looking for an energy boost, and high school students fuelling their study, the line of Enerugi Cookies and Sweet Enerugi Senbei (rice cakes) combines Japanese culture, energy and the iconic Kiwi Cookie Time brand to offer a compelling product for the two target markets.  

  “Energy drinks are a growing market in Japan as people seek out more energy to work and help support their families,” said Fred Sugden, a Napier local. “At the same time, we learned that parents do not give their children energy drinks as many believe it will make their children go ‘crazy’.  

  “By offering a product with familiar and healthy ingredients like Matcha and creating a unique spin on traditional Senbei (rice cakes), we are confident our line will be enjoyed by Japanese consumers.”  

  Tiana Manu-Griffin, says the exposure to Japanese business and culture helped unleash the team’s creativity as they collaborated with like-minded individuals.

  

  Students from the affiliated schools of Waseda University and Japan Women’s University took part in the challenge from the New Zealand Embassy in Tokyo

  “The best part of the competition was the ability to work directly with Japanese students and businesspeople, to understand the importance of culture and tradition in Japan. As a result, we developed a proposal that our target market loved, putting a twist on Japanese traditions and culture to reduce the use of energy drinks in Japan,” Manu-Griffin says.  

  “It was amazing to see what we could accomplish using our different backgrounds and experiences as a sounding board for problem-solving.” 

  BizVenture Japan students were mentored through a series of interactive workshops, where teams were encouraged to delve deep into the Japanese culture and business environment.  

  The bilateral collaboration exposed students to business and culture in both countries, with Kiwis developing their cross-cultural skills and Japanese students building on their entrepreneurial talents and English language fluency.  

  “I’m walking away from this experience with real-world skills and knowledge that I can take with me into university and the workplace. I now have a better understanding of how to approach business problems not only in New Zealand but around the world,” says Manu-Griffin. 

  Misa Kitaoka, Director of Education, Japan, for Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao, says the collaboration with Japan marked a special milestone.   

  “This year we celebrate 70 years of diplomatic relations between New Zealand and Japan. BizVenture Japan serves as a way to continually build on this relationship, as travel for international students to New Zealand continues to open up. 

  “With education fostering people-to-people ties and supporting the development of close connections between our two countries, we cannot wait to take this collaboration to the next level in 2023.”  

  The 2022 BizVenture Japan programme is an initiative co-hosted by Education New Zealand, North Asia Centre of Asia-Pacific Excellence, and Young Enterprise Trust. Education partners in Japan include Japan Women’s University affiliated schools and Waseda University affiliated schools.  

  2022 BizVenture Japan is supported by the New Zealand Embassy in Tokyo and Embassy of Japan in Wellington. Cookie Time New Zealand and the Cookie Time Harajuku store kindly offered to be the focal business for the latest business challenge.

• International students welcomed across New Zealand

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• IDP Education opens in Auckland

  Located on Lorne Street, the centre is staffed by a team of counsellors and offers international students free events, support and advice.

  James Cauchy, IDP Regional Director Australasia, said the new centre extends the level of support IDP can provide to students in New Zealand.

  “Over the last eight years, we have partnered with New Zealand’s universities and education institutions to assist students from around the world to study [here]. This has given us deep insights into the perceptions and expectations international students have when they arrive in New Zealand,” said James.

  “Our New Zealand student services launch supports our vision of creating a truly connected community, combining face-to-face, personalised services with our latest technology platforms in an engaging and welcoming environment.”

  IDP has helped international students study in English-speaking countries for almost 50 years, with offices in more than 30 countries.

  The Auckland centre will also be home to an IELTS English language test centre, making it one of the first places in New Zealand where customers can take IELTS on a computer.

  Computer-delivered IELTS will be available in New Zealand from August.

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