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  • Strong start for Cohort 4 international students

    Already more than 3,500 international students have been nominated by their education providers and confirmed by education agencies.  More than 1,900 of these students have had their Request for Travel approved and have been invited by Immigration New Zealand to apply for their student visas, since the process opened on 13 April 2022. 

    Places remain available for students with a number of ELS and PTE providers. Only education providers can nominate students for this cohort. Interested international students or their agents should contact ELS or PTEs as soon as possible. Of the 5,000 places in this cohort, 1,000 were allocated to ELS and 850 to PTEs, with the remainder going to universities, Te Pūkenga, and secondary schools.  

    Once they have been nominated by an education provider and confirmed by education agencies, students have two weeks to make their Request for Travel through the Immigration New Zealand website. Following approval of the Request for Travel, students then have one month to complete and submit a student visa application to Immigration New Zealand, in time for a mid-year start for their studies.  

    Education providers are due to complete their nominations by 6 May 2022.  Any unused places will be transferred to other providers, which means that some providers may get additional places as part of the reallocation process. 

    This is the fourth cohort of international students to be granted a border exception to enter New Zealand and is part of the progressive reopening of our borders. All visa categories are due to reopen from October 2022 onwards, including visitor and student visas. 

    For more information on this cohort of international students, see Cohort 4 » Education NZ (enz.govt.nz)

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  • International student employment: overcoming barriers

    The panel, chaired by ENZ’s Director Student Experience, Hayley Shields, featured a diverse and informed range of views from

    • Brett Berquist, Director International at the University of Auckland
    • Dr Cate Gribble, Senior Research Analyst at the University of Auckland
    • James Koo, former international student and founder and CEO of Niesh, a free student discounts app
    • Paul Hickey, Managing Director at SpeakData
    • Charan Mohan, former international student and now Business Intelligence Analyst at SpeakData.

    Dr Cate Gribble talked about the need to raise awareness of the benefits to businesses of employing international students to counter employer concerns around the challenges of international student employees, including perceptions they won’t fit culturally, their English will be limited or that their visa situation will make paperwork too challenging. Students also find their international work experience in their home country is not always valued here, and employers often require New Zealand citizens or Permanent Residents.

    Brett Berquist added that we need to counter the perception that international students will not stick around.

    “The reality is that all students, both domestic and international, are equally mobile. Employers need to stop thinking Kiwis make employees for life, and that international students are a flight risk.”

    James Koo said the lack of transparency around these concerns is a challenge for international students. As a result, many international students end up sending a generic CV and cover letter to any and all available jobs, too discouraged to spend time tailoring their CVs to each role.

    James also noted that student expectations can sometimes be unrealistic, and some students expect to work in large, prestigious companies whereas most New Zealand companies are SMEs – which he noted can actually offer more opportunities and experiences for students and recent graduates.

    SpeakData’s Paul Hickey then talked about his experience  hiring international students, such as fellow panellist Charan Mohan. While Charan clearly had the hard skills required for his company, Paul needed to be convinced of his soft skills, which he calls being ‘Kiwi-ready.’

    017 Studyinnewzealand PAVE2“Often, international students come into interviews and talk solely about their studies and qualifications when actually, we’re just as interested in hearing about their interests outside of work.

    “That social aspect plays a big part – sharing a story about kayaking in Taupo at the weekend or going to an All Blacks game is an easy way to connect with Kiwi employers.”

    Paul also talked about the need to work with institutions to create a pipeline of talent.

    “Employers often take a short-term view and hire people ‘just in time’ rather than looking ahead, whereas if you expect to have 10 new positions available in two years’ time, why not try to establish a pipeline for talent through local institutions who can connect you with new graduates with relevant skills?”

    Panellists also agreed that having internships and work experience in education programmes will also help international students get into the job market when they graduate.

    Brett concluded that while all these approaches can reduce barriers, ultimately, a strategy is required – supported by data that is already available in reports such as the Ministry of Education’s ‘Moving Places’, ENZ’s Beyond the Economic and Immigration New Zealand data.

    It is an ongoing discussion that will continue to be in the spotlight in New Zealand as the industry works to meet international student expectations of global employability.

  • Summer safety messages

    Following the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake, tsunami and aftershocks, Civil Defence began a nationwide safety advertising campaign to ensure people know the warning signs and life-saving actions to take.

    The campaign will be reinstated again this summer, from 17 December to 13 January, and includes a number of resources to be used across digital and social media to support the television, radio and video on-demand ads.

    What can you do?

    • Encourage your school to include tsunami planning in its emergency plans when it returns in February
    • Share tsunami zone maps on your website and social media
    • Use social media posts, posters, web buttons and banners, digital ads, videos online and in your publications
    • Share translated resources with non-English speaking communities
    • Share other resources with staff, stakeholders and members of the public.

    Resources include

    • Factsheets in 23 languages
    • Print advertisements
    • Posters
    • Digital banners
    • Radio advertisements
    • Tsunami 101 posters and social media posts

    And lots more, available at www.civildefence.govt.nz/get-tsunami-ready

  • New Zealand to begin opening up to vaccinated foreign nationals from 30 April 2022

    COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins says New Zealand will be removing the requirement to go into managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) for most travellers in stages, but they will have to self-isolate for seven days, with pre-departure and post-arrival testing.

    Travellers will be able to enter New Zealand without going into MIQ in three steps:

    • Step 1 – opening to fully vaccinated New Zealand citizens and those residence-class visa holders and other travellers eligible under our current border settings, from Australia, from 11.59 pm on Sunday 16 January 2022, provided they have been in Australia or New Zealand for the past 14 days.
    • Step 2 – opening to fully vaccinated New Zealand citizens and those residence-class visa holders and other travellers eligible under our current border settings, from all but Very High-Risk countries, from 11.59 pm on Sunday 13 February 2022.

    • Step 3 – opening to fully vaccinated foreign nationals, possibly staged by visa category, from Saturday 30 April 2022 onwards.

    The Very High-Risk classification for Indonesia, Fiji, India, Pakistan and Brazil will be removed in early December 2021 and travellers from these countries will be able to enter New Zealand on the same basis as travellers from most other countries. Papua New Guinea will continue to be classified as Very High-Risk. 

    The three steps are a medium risk pathway. Those who do not meet the requirements for a medium risk pathway, but are still permitted to enter New Zealand under current border settings, will continue to enter MIQ upon arrival under the new regime of seven days in managed isolation, followed by three days of home isolation. This will include those who do not meet vaccination requirements, including unvaccinated New Zealand citizens and those from Very High-Risk countries.

    All travellers not required to go into MIQ will still require:

    • a negative pre-departure test
    • proof of being fully vaccinated
    • a passenger declaration about travel history
    • a day 0/1 test on arrival
    • a requirement to self-isolate for seven days, and
    • a final negative test before entering the community.

    “It’s very encouraging that as a country we are now in a position to move towards greater normality,” Minister Chris Hipkins said.

    “We always said we’d open in a controlled way, and this started with halving the time spent in MIQ to seven days. Retaining a seven-day isolate at home period for fully vaccinated travellers is an important phase in the reconnecting strategy to provide continued safety assurance.

    “These settings will continue to be reviewed against the risk posed by travellers entering New Zealand,” he said.

    “There continues to be a global pandemic with cases surging in Europe and other parts of the world, so we do need to be very careful when reopening the border.”

    Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao Chief Executive Grant McPherson has welcomed the New Zealand Government’s move towards opening the borders to international students.

    “This news is a great boost for the international education sector. We will keep education providers and international students up to date as we learn more on the detail of how the changes will work,” he said.

    The New Zealand Government will release further details on how self-isolation will be implemented in December 2021. There will be guidance on how people can travel from their arrival airport to their location of self-isolation and requirements for the places where they can self-isolate.

    For more information, read the media release from COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins – Reconnecting New Zealand – the next steps.

    For the latest official New Zealand Government information and advice, go to covid19.govt.nz

  • One million reasons to follow Study in New Zealand

    The SiNZ social media community includes Facebook, Twitter, Weibo, WeChat, Instagram and Snapchat.

    Olivia Silverwood, ENZ’s International Social Communities Manager, said while the one million milestone is a big achievement, the engagement from followers is just as good a reason to celebrate.

    “In the education sector, even 1% engagement is seen as successful. Over the past 12 months, we have seen an average 8% engagement with Study in New Zealand’s social media content,” said Olivia.

    “We know our followers are engaged and enthusiastic about New Zealand education and it’s positive to see results reflect this.”

    Engagement is a measure of how users interact with content, such as sharing a Facebook post, retweeting a tweet, ‘favourite’ an Instagram image or clicking a link to a website. Social media engagement is an important metric as it indicates how effective content is.

    To further measure the effectiveness of the social media activity, Olivia has benchmarked the SiNZ Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts against competitors, including Study in Australia, Study in the UK, Education in Ireland, Study Melbourne, Study in Canada and Study in the States.

    “SiNZ consistently outranks all competitors’ Facebook and Instagram pages in terms of followers, follower growth, reach and engagement,” said Olivia.

    “Our Twitter pages also outrank competitors in all areas except followers, where we are second to Education in Ireland.

    “This is a fantastic space to be in and we aim to stay at the top.”

    Olivia added that SiNZ wouldn’t have been able to achieve these great results without the student stories from institutions.

    “There’s always an opportunity to collaborate more with our institutions’ social media team members,” she said.

    If you’re interested in joining a social media working group, please email social@enz.govt.nz.

    In the meantime, keep an eye on the SiNZ Facebook page to see how the milestone is being celebrated. 

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