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  • NZ forges fruitful partnership with Paraná state, Brazil’s education powerhouse

    Following a visit to New Zealand universities in September by a delegation of authorities from Paraná state, Brazil, the Latin America Centre of Asia-Pacific Excellence organised a reciprocal trip for a group of New Zealand educational representatives to go to Curitiba, Paraná’s capital city. The purpose of the visit was for the New Zealand delegation to get a closer look at the research structure of this southern Brazilian state and discuss future pathways for collaboration between Brazilian and New Zealand students and researchers.  

    The public higher education system of Paraná is made up of seven state universities and three federal institutions spread across several cities, with in-person and distance learning. They are quality research and teaching institutions, with substantial scientific production capacity and academic prestige. Paraná state has a population of roughly 11 million people. 

     

    New Zealand delegation meets with representatives of the State Secretariat for Science, Technology and Higher Education of Paraná and deans of state universities.

     

    During the meetings in the capital of Paraná, held in mid-October, there were several discussions with deans and vice-deans of state universities, representatives of the State Secretariat for Science, Technology and Higher Education and the Araucária Foundation, a state-funded institution that focuses on promoting high-level scientific research. 

    New Zealand delegation at the Araucária Foundation, which funds scientific research

    The meetings were attended by Secretary Aldo Nelson Bona and his team; market development manager of Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao (ENZ) in Brazil, Bruna de Natale; Nicole Freeman, from the Latin America Centre of Asia-Pacific Excellence; as well as representatives from 3 of the 8 New Zealand universities: Frank Bloomfield, from The University of Auckland, Leonel Alvarado, from Massey University and Jannik Haas, from the University of Canterbury. 

    Frank Bloomfield is deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research and Innovation at the University of Auckland. During the visit he highlighted the importance of collaborating internationally with other universities to undertake research and how one cannot conduct research in your own country alone. 

    "I’ve had the pleasure of leading two delegations to Brazil this year. Firstly, in April for the Faubai conference, when we also had the opportunity to talk to some professors from leading Brazilian universities. And now this visit.  

    “Despite our differing geographic and population sizes, the research priorities of our countries are very similar. We have heard from our colleagues here in Brazil that we have similar priorities but also similar problems,” said Frank.  

    “An example of this is in agriculture and how we need to think about using new techniques and new technologies such as genomics to improve our productivity in agriculture. This also applies to a whole host of different areas in which our priorities are similar including freshwater and culture, engineering, and chemical sciences, for example,” added Frank.”  

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  • New undergraduate scholarship programme for Vietnamese students

    The Awards are designed for Vietnamese students pursuing undergraduate studies in New Zealand.  

    With the announcement of the new scholarship scheme, New Zealand now provides a full suite of support for Vietnamese students at all study levels with its government-supported scholarship programmes. In addition to the new programme, the New Zealand Schools Scholarships are specifically on offer for Vietnamese students in grades 8, 9, and 10 to study at New Zealand high schools, as well as Manaaki Scholarships for Vietnamese candidates pursuing postgraduate study programmes in New Zealand. 

    Caroline Beresford (3rd from right), NZ Ambassador to Vietnam, supported the launch by hosting a media briefing to promote the new scholarship programme on 15 November

    Commenting on the initiative, Ben Burrowes, Acting General Manager – International at ENZ said, “New Zealand’s tertiary education system is highly regarded globally for its positive impacts on students and communities. The inclusion of all New Zealand universities in the new programme underscores our strong commitment to expanding learning and development opportunities for Vietnamese students at our world leading institutions. The initiative also demonstrates New Zealand’s dedication to fostering our bilateral educational ties as we approach the 50th anniversary of our longstanding partnership with Vietnam next year.” 

    The 2025 programme offers 14 scholarships, worth NZD 15,000 each, for students enrolling at one of New Zealand's eight universities: University of Auckland, Auckland University of Technology, University of Waikato, Massey University, Victoria University of Wellington, University of Canterbury, Lincoln University, and University of Otago ed. Applications are expected to open in May 2025 for the February 2026 intake. 

     

  • Tune in for more useful insights from the ENZ Insights team!

    On Wednesday 4 December, our Minister of Tertiary Education and Skills, Hon Penny Simmonds, released the interim 2024 enrolment figures. These numbers are used to assess the state of the New Zealand international education sector. 

    ENZ’s Insights team have been going through the numbers and our Director of Insights, Marie Clark, is holding a webinar on Thursday 12th December from 2.30-3.30pm. Tune in as Marie will take you through the data including total enrolment numbers by subsector, highlight emerging trends and will offer advice on how this information can be used in your planning. 

    Register for this webinar here. 

    Also coming up over summer.... 

    Join us to hear more about the state of New Zealand’s education brand overseas   

    Our latest brand health research was conducted in October, and we’re pleased to say that the results are looking good! ENZ will be hosting another webinar on Wednesday 29 January at 10:30am NZT   and invites the sector to come and hear about:  

    • International student considerers’ perceptions of New Zealand as an international education destination 

    • New Zealand’s competitiveness compared to other key international education destinations 

    • How perceptions and competitiveness of a New Zealand education has changed over time. 

    • The drivers and barriers to international study, and study with New Zealand 

    • How findings are being put into action 

    You can register for this session here.  

    Both sessions will be recorded and available, along with the Brand Tracking Report on Intellilab following the webinars. 

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