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  • Feedback from education agents opens up conversation on how ENZ can better support them

    Over half (57 per cent) of those surveyed are members of the ENZ Recognised Agency (ENZRA) programme.

    The survey, a cross-team ENZ initiative, was a useful opportunity to open up a conversation with agents and to continue to support them while borders remain closed.

    Over 40 per cent of agents surveyed said that that 75 to 100 per cent of their business activities had changed or reduced due to the pandemic. Agents also reported experiencing a reduction of staff, closed branches and transitioning to fully remote operations.

    ENZ-supported webinars, online and hybrid events were most valuable to agents, followed closely by digital collateral and marketing material, support for student-facing activities, B2B events with education providers and training.

    On training needs, 60 per cent of agents surveyed said that they would like to receive training on student visa application processes, 50 per cent were keen on hearing about New Zealand education providers and their offering, while 40 per cent were keen for more professional development training.

    Videos, templates (including banners and PowerPoint presentations), student testimonials and brochures were reported to be the marketing tools that agents find most useful.

    ENZ’s Manager – Education Agents, Geneviève Rousseau Cung, says the survey is a key component of ENZ’s agent engagement plan as part of the Government’s Recovery Plan for International Education.

    “Insights from the survey will allow ENZ to develop activities, tailored communications and training initiatives that are best aligned with agent needs, which in turn, will also inform and result in better outcomes for education providers.

    “Seeing how the agent engagement plan is linked closely to the longer-term recovery of international education, it is crucial that we check in with our agents on a regular basis,” Geneviève says.

    The current plan has three areas of focus – supporting the ENZ Recognised Agencies Activity Fund in New Zealand and offshore with marketing initiatives, driving the agent engagement plan through a range of initiatives, and ongoing recognition of the role of education agents.

    For enquiries:

    Keep an eye out for the full results from the Agent Survey in the next issue of ENZ’s The Insight Story, due out in early May.

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  • Recipients of the 2026 New Zealand – China Tripartite Partnership Fund

    The recipients are:

    • Lincoln University, with Beijing Forestry University and Yunnan Agricultural University, on national park landscape management
    • Lincoln University, with China Agricultural University and Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, on research in carbon emissions
    • University of Canterbury, with Shanghai Normal University and Qufu Normal University, on digital leadership in early childhood education.

    For over 20 years, the New Zealand – China Tripartite Partnership Fund has supported researcher-led collaboration through a distinctive three-way structure, connecting New Zealand universities with multiple Chinese partners to build academic linkages and enable knowledge exchange.

    The Tripartite Partnership Programme has delivered tangible education outcomes, including contributing to recently approved joint institutes and programmes involving the University of Canterbury and Lincoln University, and their Chinese university partners.

    Lincoln University’s joint education programme on National Parks management with Beijing Forestry University was recently approved by China Ministry of Education. 

    Announcing new joint education programme focusing on national parks management | Lincoln University

    University of Canterbury’s cooperation in the early childhood education field with Shanghai Normal University has evolved from a tripartite research collaboration into a joint education institute.  

    UC advances NZ-China education opportunities | UC

    Outcomes from the 2025 Fund recipients

    The 2025 Tripartite Partnership Fund recipients completed their projects in May 2026, reporting strong progress in academic collaboration and student mobility, along with joint publication submissions.

    One project, led by Associate Professor Fiona Ell from the University of Auckland, focused on preparing future teachers in mathematics and science through comparative study and exchange between New Zealand and China. 

    The project delivered three key outcomes:

    • completion of comparative policy analysis on mathematics and science teacher education policies in both countries
    • examining the signature teacher education pedagogies in both countries to learn about new ways to prepare teachers
    • delivery of reciprocal exchange visits, enabling in-person observation of school and university practice in both countries. 

    Left: Associate Professor Fiona Ell and Jingjing Liang from the University of Auckland visited research partners at Hangzhou Normal University and Capital Normal University in October to November 2025 as the first reciprocal exchange.
    Right: During Associate Professor Yiling Yao and Dr Sisi Han’s visit to Auckland in February 2026, the group visited Matipo Primary School to observe a Year 3 mathematics class.

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  • Indian Academic Masterclasses showcase a different side of New Zealand

    Each masterclass invites academics and experts in their field to talk on an unusual theme within education, and how New Zealand has a strength in it.

    “The academic masterclass series is a programme we’ve done for many years. We’ve had great success boosting the profile of Kiwi academics in India, and showcasing the breadth and depth of New Zealand research,” ENZ Country Manager – India, Jugnu Roy, says.

    “This year, we’re very happy to be exploring areas of research to ensure the reputation of New Zealand researchers remains high in India while international travel remains limited.”

    International education professionals in New Zealand and other stakeholders are welcome to attend at https://www.instagram.com/ttt_official - you can access this link on your computer, or search Terribly Tiny Tales on your mobile Instagram app.

    The series was recently paused due to the COVID-19 situation in India. There are two sessions remaining for May and June.

    Theme III: Careers in Climate Change 

    • 22 May: Masterclass with Professor Rosalind Archer (University of Auckland) and Associate Prof. Anita Wreford, Lincoln University.

     

    Theme IV: Fashion and the Future: What it means to design for this decade 

    • 29 May: Instagram takeover with Sue Prescott (Massey University) and Hannah Goldblatt (Victoria University of Wellington).
    • 5 June: Masterclass with Sue Prescott (Massey University) and Hannah Goldblatt (Victoria University of Wellington).

    You can also watch Theme I: Investing Your Interest: Why should you pursue a career in Finance on the Terribly Tiny Tales Instagram profile.

  • Around the world in five

    New Zealand

    NZ public positive on overseas student benefits and return

    The report was commissioned by Education New Zealand  to gauge public opinion in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, and was conducted by research company TRA, based on a survey of 560 people as well as qualitative co-creation sessions.

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    United States

    US begins processing student visas for Chinese students

    Visa processing for Chinese students would resume this month, with plans to handle 2,000 applications a day by mid-May.

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    Canada

    International grad stream reaches 40,000 limit in one day

    Canada’s new pathway to residency for international graduates has reached its 40,000 application limit, just over one day after going live.

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    Global

    Survey confirms that vaccination rollouts are influencing student choice

    New QS global research indicates that the introduction of COVID vaccines is strengthening prospective international students’ resolve to study abroad, and that many students now want to begin their studies sooner than they had planned because of vaccine availability.

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    Latin America

    If you are from a university, join the virtual THE Latin America Universities Summit 2021 free of charge to examine how the higher education sector across the region can develop strategies to build capacity, adapt to digitisation, increase strategic impact and improve public appreciation of universities’ role in progressing society as we look towards a new era post-pandemic. 

    Hosted in partnership with the University of São Paulo, this online summit will bring together leaders from across the region and their institutional partners around the world to set the agenda for the future of higher education in Latin America.

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