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• ‘Future Scholarship’ sends Korean students to New Zealand

  The New Zealand Future Scholarship for Korean students, launched in late September as an extension of ENZ’s successful ‘Future Proof’ campaign, has reached a total of 780,000 Korean students and parents.

  Kay Lee, ENZ’s Senior Market Development Manager for Korea said the “future proof” messaging and videos resonated with Korean students.

  “We were looking for candidates who are motivated to come to New Zealand to prepare themselves for their future, and we received some impressive entries.”

  To enter, students had to submit a two-minute video and essay showing how the scholarship would benefit them in the short and long term.

  The awardees, Junghwan Choi and Si-Eun Lee, received scholarships valued at $15,000 towards study at a New Zealand high school in 2019. 

  “By encouraging applicants to have a long-term study plan in New Zealand, Korean students are realising that New Zealand is a great place for students who have a strong motivation to prepare themselves for the future.”

  The scholarship winners and their families gathered to celebrate at the New Zealand Ambassador’s residence in late November, alongside ENZRA agents, New Zealand educators and Korean government representatives.

  “All of the attendees – including officers from the Seoul Education Office and Gyeonggi Education Office, and ENZRA agents – said the scholarship seemed like a good opportunity for Korean students and parents and that they would promote this scholarship to their schools and regions more actively next year.”

  Applications for the New Zealand Future Scholarship will open again in September 2019 and ENZ would like to encourage New Zealand institutions to leverage this scholarship in their Korean marketing activities.

  Korea is New Zealand's fourth largest source of international students, and students from Korea make up six percent of the international student cohort to New Zealand each year.

  You can watch Jungwhan Choi’s video here. After secondary school, he wants to study at an aviation institution in New Zealand to pursue his dream of becoming a pilot.

  You can watch Si-Eun Lee’s video here. Si-Eun’s dream is to become a biotechnologist and she has a long-term plan to study biological technologies at a New Zealand university.

  

  Adele Bryant, ENZ Regional Director for North Asia, Scholarship recipients Junghwan & Sieun and New Zealand Ambassador Philip Turner.

• Universities India Strategy strengthened through delegation visit

  A University of Auckland (UoA) delegation that visited India in late-November signed two strategic MoUs with tertiary institutions IIT Kharagpur and IIT Bombay.

  The high-powered delegation led by Professor Jenny Dixon, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Strategic Engagement), reinforced UoA’s long-term commitment to the Indian market.

  The MoUs outline frameworks for joint research in healthcare technologies, new materials, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence, as well as collaboration on joint PhD programmes.

  John Laxon, ENZ’s Regional Director – South and South East Asia, Middle East endorsed UoA’s investment in academic collaboration and in-market representation.

  “The majority of New Zealand universities have in-market offices and institutional partnerships, which are vital in the Indian market. Universities that have invested in these areas are attracting high-quality Indian students, by offering market-relevant qualifications and enrolment processes.”

  The UoA delegation supports the Universities New Zealand (UNZ) India Strategy, announced in 2016. The Strategyhas helped lead to a 19 percent increase in Indian student university enrolments in 2017 and a further 18 percent increase in valid student visas in 2018, making India the fastest-growing university student market.

  During the visit, the UoA delegation also announced four new recipients of New Zealand Excellence Awards 2018/19 (NZEA). The awardees will receive partial scholarships for the Indian students to study their Master’s programme at UoA. NZEA is jointly funded by ENZ and all eight New Zealand universities. This third edition of the awards will support thirty-five scholarships, with the awardees scheduled to arrive for the February 2019 intake.

  Further India market intelligence and ENZ recommendations can be found on IntelliLab.

  

  New Zealand High Commissioner Joanna Kempkers, Deputy Vice Chancellor Professor Jenny Dixon, and successful New Zealand Excellence Award winners with faculty deans Professor Nic Smith (Engineering) and Professor John Hosking (Science).

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• Language and culture exchange strengthens ties with South Korea

  The students, from 64 schools across South Korea, were welcomed by Waiuku College and St Peter’s School in Cambridge, where they connected with local students, explored school facilities, and experienced Kiwi culture first-hand. From powhiri to classroom visits, the exchange sparked meaningful cross-cultural connections. 

  

  Powhiri at Waiuku College.

  Waiuku College Director of Community and Global Relations, Antionette Walters, said the students were amazing, and willing to make the most of their experience.  
  
  “They were so happy to give anything a go – they even loved trying a New Zealand mince pie!” she said. 

  

  At St Peter’s, students toured the Equestrian Centre and Golf Academy, with Head of School Jason Speedy welcoming the group and sharing insights into the school’s campus and learning environment. 

  The visit followed a two-week English training programme in rural South Korea, where six experienced New Zealand teachers taught students aged Year 8–11. Selected from over 35 applicants, the teachers represented schools from Hamilton, Hawke’s Bay, Auckland, Cambridge, Wellington, and Tauranga. 

  ENZ representatives joined the programme’s opening event in Yangpyeong on 25 July, meeting the teachers and witnessing the enthusiasm of Korean students engaging with New Zealand’s distinctive teaching style. 

  Bernadette Moffat, ESOL Teacher at Silverdale Normal School and Huntly Primary School, said: “It was a privilege to represent New Zealand and see how eager the students were to learn.”  

  Bernadette was one of six New Zealand teachers who travelled to Korea to teach English and attended the closing ceremony where students were recognised for excellence in English. 

  Looking ahead, EPIS is exploring the possibility of expanding the current short visit into a four-week study experience in New Zealand from 2026, offering even deeper immersion for future scholarship recipients. 

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• Education diplomacy strengthens New Zealand’s relationship with the Pacific Alliance

   

  This initiative, funded by Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao, is a significant milestone in the relationship between New Zealand the alliance.

  At the graduation ceremony, New Zealand Ambassador to Chile, Linda Te Puni, said “this celebration today is, first and foremost, yours but it is also a milestone for New Zealand because it reaffirms our commitment to the Pacific Alliance. We are pleased to continue to build and strengthen this relationship in various areas, including networking, educational and between peoples.”

  The Pacific Alliance is a Latin American free trade area and economic integration initiative, established by Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru in 2011. The bloc comprises the world’s eighth-largest economy and is home to over 220 million people. It has been identified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade as a priority region for New Zealand, with negotiations for a free trade agreement currently underway.

  The objective of the English Network of the Pacific Alliance is to develop a cooperation strategy to improve the language in the bloc, work in which it has had the support of New Zealand as an observer country.

  “The promotion of the English language expands our people’s access to educational, scientific, technological and employment opportunities, while contributing to the formation of a more productive workforce, with a view to strengthening our competitiveness in global arenas,” Director of Regional Coordination and Integration Mechanisms of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia and National Coordinator of Colombia for the Pacific Alliance, Adela Maestre, said.

  The Pacific Alliance version of the NZGCC was led by teachers from Massey University. The first four weeks of the course were dedicated to the certificate, while the last two focused on creating a ‘community of learning’ for support and guidance, where methodologies, teaching practices and resources can be shared well after the course has finished.

  The NZGCC was originally designed by AFS. The certificate teaches self-awareness, empathy for other cultures, and ways to build bridges in multicultural settings.

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• Letter from the CE: Updating ENZ's business model

  Since its launch in August by Minister Chris Hipkins, ENZ has been reviewing our operational structure and approach to ensure they’re consistent with both the Strategy’s objectives as well as the Minister’s Letter of Expectations.

  Our review has also been informed by industry surveys and discussions with staff.

  We’re working to maximise international education’s benefit to New Zealand. We need to optimise current opportunities to build a sustainable future for the sector and to create new opportunities for growth.

  Coming out of the review, we have established some new and revised roles at ENZ. We are recruiting (internally and externally) for the following senior positions – please go to ENZ’s Careers page for more information on the roles and how to apply:

  • General Manager Strategy, Insight and Planning – this senior leadership role will be responsible for all strategic projects related to future-focused thinking and implementation, business intelligence and insights, and ENZ planning and performance.

  • General Manager Industry and Students – this senior leadership role will be responsible for strengthening the connections between education providers and international students by bringing together ENZ’s international marketing, brand development, industry development and channels teams.

  • Director, Industry – this role will be responsible for leading and managing initiatives to build the capability and capacity of New Zealand’s international education industry.

  • Director, Greater China – this China-based role will be responsible for managing, leading and supporting ENZ’s China teams and leveraging opportunities with other NZ Inc agencies both in-market and New Zealand to promote New Zealand education.

  With the approach of Christmas and New Zealand’s summer holiday period, we have decided to leave the application period open till 9am, Tuesday 22 January 2019.

  This change process will be ongoing over the next few months and we will keep you informed throughout.

   

  Grant McPherson

  Chief Executive, Education New Zealand

  

   

   

   

   

   

• Introducing International Education Sector Future Directions

  “The challenge sector representatives are seeking to address is to identify a series of priorities and actions in international education that can be worked on collaboratively,” said ENZ Chief Executive Grant McPherson.

  The programme is complementary to the recently launched cross-government International Education Strategy for New Zealand, which was co-developed by ENZ and the Ministry of Education. 

  “Priorities identified through the workshops include more collaboration, facilitating student pathways, joint activation of new markets offshore and prioritising the student when it comes to decision making,” said Grant.   

  The work was initially proposed at September’s International Education Peak Body Forum, attended by representatives of Universities New Zealand, ITP International, Quality Tertiary Institutions, Independent Tertiary Education NZ (ITENZ), English NZ, Schools International Education Business Association of NZ (SIEBA) and Independent Schools NZ.

  Five sub-sector workshops were held in October and November, run by an independent facilitator, with a range of representatives attending each. Areas of common interest were fed into a pan-sector workshop at the end of November. The Peak Body Forum will govern the process from this point.

  “This piece of work is a long-term project – and we plan to keep the sector as updated as possible throughout the process to ensure everyone has the chance to contribute,” said Grant.

  International education providers can find the summary report of work to date in IntelliLab here, which includes information about how to get involved.