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  • From the Acting CE: Forward together

    Tēnā koutou katoa  

    Last week we took time internally to reflect on our work over the 2023/24 financial year. So much excellent work has happened over the past twelve months – it was wonderful to come together virtually as an organisation to celebrate the achievements. 

    There are good reasons to celebrate. International students are returning to New Zealand. The latest enrolment figures show that there were 69,135 international student enrolments with New Zealand education providers in 2023. This represents a 67 per cent increase compared to the full year in 2022 and 60 per cent of annual enrolments in 2019.  

    This is positive news for our education sector and good for our communities. 

    A key part of our strategy is to partner and connect and to be an enabler of international education for New Zealand, so I thought I would share with you some recent engagements with that in mind. 

    This past month I had the pleasure of speaking at the opening plenary session of the annual SIEBA (Schools International Education Business Association) conference in Auckland. The theme of the hui was Global Threads Local Ties. The school sector is very important to New Zealand’s international education offering. It is the second largest sub sector after universities, representing about 20 percent of the value of our entire industry and it is where we find the highest economic value and the greatest opportunity to pathway through to other New Zealand providers.  

    Likewise, in early August I was pleased to welcome to our Wellington office a delegation of twenty indigenous students visiting from the University of Toronto. Canada is one of New Zealand’s closest and longstanding international partners and it is pleasing to see indigenous-to-indigenous cooperation between both countries increasing. We are really noticing growing interest in this overseas as you will read in this article here. - Indigenous Internationalisation a hot topic 

    Turning our attention to the next 12 months, in June the ENZ Board approved our business plan for this financial year (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025). The plan has four clear priorities: 

    • To grow and diversify the number and value of international students studying with New Zealand 

    • Partner and connect to be the trusted voice and enabler of international education for New Zealand 

    • To deliver sector growth through services that are valued by the sector, international students and New Zealand Inc partners, and 

    • Optimise ENZ to be a more efficient and effective Crown Agency. 

     When it comes to delivering valued sector services, the upcoming New Zealand International Education Conference (NZIEC KI TUA) in August will be provide an excellent opportunity to come together as a sector to listen, learn, discuss, contribute, and network with specialists and colleagues. 

     If you haven’t yet registered, I encourage you to check out the conference website. This year it will be held from 6 to 8 August 2024 at Tākina Convention Centre in Wellington.  

     We have a stellar line up of speakers and it promises to be an engaging and informative event. 

     

    Whaowhia te kete mātauranga 

    Fill the basket of knowledge. 

     

    Ngā mihi nui,    

     

    Dr Linda Sissons  

    Acting Chief Executive  

    Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao 

  • INZ student visa update: July 2024

    Visa processing update (as at 10 July 2024). 

    Since January 2024, Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has received 24,541 student visa applications from international students outside of New Zealand. INZ have completed 20,369 of these applications, with 15,242 approved.  

    Recent processing times for international student visa applications are published on the INZ website and are updated by month: Visa processing times for international students 

    Work rights available for more partners of students  

    In June, the Government expanded the eligibility for work visas for partners of some students studying towards a Green List occupation.  

    People can now apply for a Partner of Student Work Visa, with open work rights, if their partner is studying a specified level 7 or 8 bachelor’s or bachelor’s (honours) degree that will lead directly to professional registration required for a Green List role.  

    This relates to Green List roles where occupational registration, rather than qualification requirements, are specified, such as nurses, doctors, and teachers.   

    For people granted a Partner of Student Work Visa, any school-aged dependents they have will be considered domestic students for tuition fee purposes and can apply for a Dependent Child Student Visa.  

    End of year student visa peak – Apply early! 

    The processing of international student visas is a key focus for INZ, particularly as we get closer to the end of the year.  

    INZ receives the highest volumes of student visa applications between October and March. Applications generally take longer to be decided during this peak period, so it is important that anyone who is wanting to come to New Zealand to study next year applies early. It is recommended students apply three months before their intended travel date to give them the best chance of having their application decided in time.  

    There are a few things applicants can do to make sure their application is able to be processed as quickly as possible. These include: 

    • Check out INZ’s student visa information sheet on the INZ website to make sure a good quality application is submitted that includes all the evidence and supporting documents we need to decide the application. INZ will not be contacting applicants to ask for more information during the peak processing period, so it is important that everything is included from the start.  

    • Applicants must demonstrate that they can comfortably afford to study in New Zealand. New Zealand has a thorough funds assessment and INZ looks for genuine sources of funds that are credible and can be verified. If INZ cannot verify funds or is not satisfied that any verification would be genuine, then the application will be declined.  

    • INZ is seeing decline rates for international student visas increasing for many markets due to the increase in applications that cannot meet immigration requirements, so make sure the requirements are fully understood before submitting an application. 

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  • StudySpy becomes SwNZ.govt.nz data inventory provider

    In August, Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao (ENZ) will be switching to StudySpy as its data inventory provider for the Study with New Zealand (SwNZ) website. This switch is required as the current data inventory provider has told us that it will no longer be providing this service.  

    Switching to StudySpy will bring several benefits including a more user-friendly admin portal and a more responsive support system as StudySpy is New Zealand based and in the same time zone.  Importantly, there will be no change to the enquiry process. 

    This change will have an effect on those education providers who currently have a profile on the SwNZ website, such as provider, course and scholarship information. These providers have been notified of the upcoming changes and further information, including next steps and a user guide, will be sent in early August.  

    If any education providers have any questions about this transition, or if you are a provider with a SwNZ profile and have not yet received any information regarding this, please contact Global Marketing Automation and Database Specialist, Isla Ye – isla.ye@enz.govt.nz.

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