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• Upcoming offshore events related to international education – April 2022

   

  Dates	Event	Location
  8 - 11 May	International Conference & Exhibition for Education (ICEE)  Organised by the Saudi Ministry of Education, the conference has this year opened to wider participation. ENZ will host a pavilion with New Zealand universities, English language schools, and EdTech companies.    Contact: Bronwyn Shanks	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  16 – 18 May	IECA Spring Conference  The Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA) is a not-for-profit, international professional association representing experienced independent educational consultants. ENZ plans to attend to develop networks of IECs.  Contact: Lewis Gibson	North America
  22 May	Study with New Zealand Virtual Fair  A co-funded virtual exhibition between ENZ and one of our ENZRAs in Viet Nam, IDP. The online session will promote New Zealand as a high-quality study destination and offers an opportunity for New Zealand institutions to communicate directly with potential students and parents.  Contact: Van Banh	Viet Nam
  29 May, 4, 5 June	Code Camps – Future Proof Interactive series  A series of five code camps for Vietnamese school students, in a collaboration between ENZ and Code Avengers.  The aim is to promote New Zealand’s future-proof education.  Contact: Van Banh	Viet Nam
  31 May – 3 June	NAFSA: Association of International Educators annual conference 2022 This is the largest international education conference in the world, and this year’s theme is 'Building Our Sustainable Future'.  Contact: Lewis Gibson	Denver, Colorado, USA
  13-16 September	European Association for International Education (EAIE) EAIE is the largest business-to-business conference and international education event in Europe. This year’s theme is ‘The Future in Full Colour’. ENZ will host a pavilion with New Zealand universities and ITPs and run a networking event to engage with existing and new contacts face-to-face.  Contact: Olga Elli	Barcelona, Spain
  14 – 15 September	Asia Pacific Technical Vocational Education and Training (APAC TVET) Forum  A partnership between ENZ, Te Pūkenga and Skills Consulting Group showcasing NZ vocational sector and its expertise. The forum will include academic and business-to-business/government-to-government elements, bringing together stakeholders across Asia and the Pacific to share expertise and capability.  Contact: Richard Kyle	Online –Asia and Pacific wide
  21 – 29 October	China Education Expo (CEE)  Annual exhibition tour hosted by China Education Association for International Exchange (CEAIE) since 2000.  This major conference and expo is the leading international education event in China.  Contact: Jane Liu	Beijing, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Shanghai

• Why country preference matters for international student experience

  The 2025 International Student Experience Survey has recently closed.  Many thanks to all providers who encouraged participation from their current or recent students. 

  As we grow our timeseries we aim to look below the topline findings for additional nuggets of information.  For example, in our analysis of the 2024 International Student Experience Survey we looked at how a first-choice preference of study destination may impact eventual student experience.  

  Summary of findings 

  • 78% of international students currently or recently studying with a New Zealand provider reported that New Zealand was their number one choice of study destination. 
  • Of the 22% of respondents for whom New Zealand was not their first choice, Australia was most preferred (32%), followed by the USA (17%), Canada (15%), and the UK (14%).
  • The most common reasons people gave for selecting a country other than New Zealand as their first choice of study destination was that their preferred country has ‘a good standard of living/is a developed country’ (26%), good institutions/education providers (24%), ‘a high quality of education’ (23%), and ‘good employment opportunities’ (23%).
  • Country preference matters for student experience: Overall, experience scores were higher for those who reported that New Zealand was their first-choice destination for international education (median score 8 out of 10) compared to those for whom New Zealand was not their first choice (median score 7 out of 10). This effect persisted controlling for age, gender, subsector, and home country.

  ENZ’s Director of Insights, Marie Clark, says that her team will be looking to focus on more of these sorts of insights for the coming year.

  “With global policy changes impacting student decision making around country preference, it is important to understand how this might flow on to influence student experience and, even more importantly, actions providers can take to improve the experience of students for whom New Zealand may not have been the first choice for a study destination,” Marie says. 

  Recommendations for education providers to ensure a positive student experience

  Irrespective of whether New Zealand is a prospective or current international student’s preferred study destination, education providers can take the following actions before and during the student application phase and after enrolment to ensure a positive overall student experience. 

  Prospective decision-making phase

  1.    Clearly articulate the benefits of studying in New Zealand, followed by benefits offered by specific locations and education providers to ensure that students have a broad idea of the New Zealand way of life.

  2.    Identify the key drivers of choice for your target students and if those drivers focus around country, course or provider choice.

  3.    Ensure that those supporting student decision-making are equipped with the same knowledge as well as how New Zealand compares to the alternative destinations that the prospective student may be considering.

  Application and enrolment phase

  4.    Invest in pre-arrival communications, take the time to reinforce the choice of destination with both the international students and their influencers.

  5.    Ensure pre-arrival communications address common challenges or challenges regularly highlighted by international students of a similar demographic.

  6.    Consider how international students can begin to build their networks and local connections to ensure a smooth transition.

  During study 

  7.    Identify if there are a group of students at your institution, who may have been actively considering an alternative destination.

  8.    Look at which aspects of student experience have the most impact on overall experience and invest your resources there. For example, enhancements to living experience scores are likely to have the most impact on overall student experience.

   

   

• From the Acting Chief Executive: Cold temperatures, warm hearts

  Tēnā koutou katoa 

  As a recent “polar blast” bought frost and icy conditions across New Zealand, my thoughts turned to the international students who arrived here in the warmth of summer. Living a long way from home in a different country is challenging enough without being subjected to freezing conditions. The good news is that all our research and everything we hear from our international students is that the welcome and manaakitanga they receive is universally warm. 

  In our Student Experience survey of 4,755 international students from the end of last year, more than 70 nationalities, 84 percent rated their overall experience positively, while another 83 percent said they would recommend New Zealand as a study destination.  

  Last Wednesday, along with our Chair, Tracey Bridges, we appeared before the Education and Workforce Select Committee comprising nine Members of Parliament. This happens every year. As a government agency it is part of reporting to Parliament. I am extremely heartened by the level of interest all the committee members had in international education. It is good to know the sector has advocates within Parliament. 

  Tracey has recently returned from Singapore, Thailand, and the Philippines as a member of the business delegation supporting Prime Minister, Rt Hon Christopher Luxon. Education was a big part of the Prime Minister’s itinerary, and it was great to have Tracey in the delegation. Throughout the entire trip we took every opportunity to emphasise the benefits of international education to the Prime Minister. A good example was in Thailand where ENZ hosted a series of engagements, including the New Zealand Alumni Networking Event. At this event the Prime Minister met 25 accomplished New Zealand alumni, who have made substantial contributions to the bilateral relationship between New Zealand and Thailand. You can read more about the visit in our E-News article here.  

  New Zealanders going offshore for an experience is an important part of international education and ENZ’s work. It is pleasing then to see 60 applications for the group round of the Prime Minister’s Scholarship for Asia and Latin America that closed 19 April 2024. Of the 60, 22 were for Latin America and 38 for Asia. The applications are being assessed and successful scholarship recipients will be determined in a few weeks’ time.  

  In summary it has been, as it always is, a busy and productive month across international education. May will be no different. 

   

  Waiho kia pātai ana, he kaha ui te kaha 

  Let the questioning continue; the ability of the person is in asking questions. 

   

  Keep warm everyone. 

   

  Dr Linda Sissons
  Acting Chief Executive

   

• From the CE: Telling the world New Zealand is open for business

  Our purpose was to promote New Zealand’s world-class education and share the message that New Zealand is open again for international students. Travelling with the Minister opened many doors for us and led to useful media coverage in all three partner countries.

  In Denver, USA, Minister Hipkins spoke at the plenary session to open NAFSA, the world’s largest international education conference. Te Pūkenga used the NAFSA event to launch its international education strategy, and ENZ launched the sector’s I AM NEW global marketing campaign. We met with senior officials to reaffirm New Zealand’s partnership commitment to the Gilman scholarships, which enable students of limited financial means to study abroad. We also met with NZ EdTech companies, including ImmerseMe, which uses virtual reality to teach languages. The company signed a 7-year partnership agreement with schools in the area during our visit.  

  The next stage of the trip was Brazil. In São Paulo we explored the possibility of English language study in New Zealand for school students with government Ministers; met with the São Paulo Research Foundation to support the growing NZ- São Paulo research engagement; and met with key education stakeholders from three São Paulo Universities: USP, UNESP and UNICAMP. 

  New Zealand is celebrating 50 years of diplomatic relations with Chile this year, and our visit to Santiago included meeting with Chile’s Minister of Science, Technology, Knowledge, and Innovation, and with Kiwi alumni. We signed two separate Education Cooperation Agreements – with Chile’s Minister of Education, and with the Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities. We also visited Universidad Diego Portales, which has a long history of collaboration with NZ EdTech company, ADInstruments, whose technology has been implemented as part of the university’s educational model. 

  We were warmly received everywhere, and there was a high level of interest in New Zealand. It was great to reconnect with Kiwis offshore, and with alumni, agents and others who have a genuine interest in building relationships with New Zealand – and to be able to support their efforts in person at a wide range of events.  

  In other news, the recipients of the recent round of Prime Minister’s Scholarships to Asia and to Latin America are close to being finalised. That round of scholarships, which was solely open for group applications, will soon be followed by the opening of a second round of awards, this time focussed solely on individual applicants. Again, we will be seeking to encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds particularly Māori and Pasifika applicants. In anticipation of the next round, we encourage everyone to check out the alumni stories and other useful information on our scholarships website here.

  Whāia te mātauranga hei oranga mō koutou – Seek after learning for the sake of your wellbeing. 

  Grant McPherson

• Upcoming events related to international education – E-News June 2022

    

  Dates	Event	Location
  2,3 July	Duc Anh A&T: Global Education Fair   Information for prospective students   Contact: Van Banh	Ho Chi Minh City and Ha Noi, Viet Nam/online
  5 July	New Zealand Centre   Announcement of the first batch of joint research proposals from NZ universities and Indian Institute of Technology Delhi  Contact: Jugnu Roy	New Delhi, India
  7 July	ENZRA workshop – ENZ is organising a workshop to discuss the vision for the NZ education industry, promotional strategy, and next steps around the border opening. The workshop is exclusively for all India headquartered ENZRA office owners and decision makers.   Contact: Monika Chaudhary	Mumbai, India
  July TBC	ENZ/MFAT Alumni Function – ENZ is working alongside Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to deliver an alumni function under the banner of 50 Years Diplomatic Relations, highlighting the importance of our education partnership  Contact: Jane Liu	Beijing, China
  9,10 July	IDP Overseas Study Exhibition   Information for prospective students   Contact: Van Banh	Ha Noi, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  9 August	Te Pukenga International Strategy Launch  Media Roundtable: Business-to-business event followed by social networking with agents   Contact: Jugnu Roy	New Delhi, India
  11 August	Te Pukenga MoU signing with Maharashtra Government  Formalise the MoU already signed by NZ Trade and Enterprise at a government-to-government level, with the Maharashtra government   Contact: Jugnu Roy	Mumbai, India
  10-11 August	EduTECH Expo and Conference   Contact: Alana Pellow	Melbourne, Australia
  15-19 August	New Zealand International Education Conference (NZIEC) 2022   The first conference for New Zealand’s international education sector since 2019   Contact: NZIEC@enz.govt.nz	Online
  24-25 August	IC3 Annual Conference   ENZ is gold sponsor for the conference, which is the largest high school conference in India. Has participation from 6 of the 8 NZ universities. Supports the India undergraduate market development strategy  Contact: Monika Chaudhary	Hyderabad, India
  27 – 28 August	The STAR Education Fair   Information for prospective students   Contact: Naluri Bella	Malaysia
  August/Sept	Undergraduates – NZ Global Competence Certificate  Exchange programme focussed on tertiary students from India and NZ  Contact: Monika Chaudhary	Online
  13-16 September	European Association for International Education (EAIE)   EAIE is the largest business-to-business conference and tertiary international education event in Europe. This year’s theme is ‘The Future in Full Colour’. ENZ will host a pavilion with New Zealand universities and ITPs and registrations to participate have now closed.   Contact: Olga Elli	Barcelona, Spain
  14 – 15 September	Asia Pacific Technical Vocational Education and Training (APAC TVET) Forum   A partnership between ENZ, Te Pūkenga and Skills Consulting Group showcasing NZ vocational sector and its expertise. The forum will include academic and business-to-business/government-to-government elements, bringing together stakeholders across Asia and the Pacific to share expertise and capability.   Contact: Richard Kyle	Online –Asia and Pacific wide
  23 September	2022 New Zealand – China Early Childhood Education Symposium    Co-hosted by Education New Zealand and China Centre for People to People Exchange, the third annual Early Childhood Education (ECE) Symposium will be a hybrid event bringing together professors, practitioners and teachers in the ECE field to share best practices. The theme of the 2022 Symposium is “Sustainable Development of Early Childhood Education.”  Contact: Rosemary An	China, Online
  Sep/Oct	Market Development Activity (Kalimantan Region)  Information for prospective students   Contact: Naluri Bella	Balikpapan & Samarinda cities Kalimantan Region,  Indonesia
  21 – 29 October	China Education Expo (CEE)   Annual exhibition tour hosted by China Education Association for International Exchange (CEAIE) since 2000.   This major conference and expo is the leading international education event in China.   Contact: Jane Liu	Beijing, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Shanghai

• Thirty groups awarded PM's Scholarships for Asia and Latin America

  The successful groups were announced by Education Minister Chris Hipkins today, and mark the outcome of the first round of the scholarships since they were paused due to COVID-19.

  Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao (ENZ) congratulates all the successful recipients, who include a marae, non-profit organisation TupuToa, six of New Zealand's eight universities, Te Pūkenga, and a number of private training establishments.

  A full list of recipients is available here.

  Chris Hipkins also announced that the scholarships will open for individual applications this month. Applications will be open from 18 July - 31 August 2022. More information, including how to apply, is available here.

  About the scholarships

  The Prime Minister's Scholarships for Asia and Latin America are funded by the New Zealand Government and administered by Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao.

  Since 2013, the scholarships have supported more than 2,400 New Zealanders on learning experiences in Asia and Latin America.

   

• Opportunity for New Zealand and German academics to collaborate

  The third funding round for the Programmes for Project-Related Personal Exchange (PPP) programme is open now. The programme supports early-career academics from New Zealand higher education institutions to travel to Germany and engage in research projects.  

  The PPP programme was established in 2021, when ENZ and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding.  

  Amy Rutherford, Regional Director Americas, the Middle East and Europe said the programme aims to strengthen academic relations between New Zealand and German institutions and to promote cooperative and complementary research activities. 

  “It enables young academics to not only further their careers, but also expand New Zealand’s international research links” she said.  

  The programme aims to fund group exchanges involving two to four researchers per country and covers all subject areas. It invites researchers to think of a project that would particularly benefit from working with German academic counterparts.  

  University of Otago Professor Chris Button is a recipient of PPP funding from the 2023 round and is working with Dr Robert Rein from the German Sport University in Cologne. 

  They are undertaking research that aims to provide evidence-based advice on how to promote water safety and prevent drowning.  

  Chris and his counterpart identified that drowning is a major cause of accidental deaths worldwide and is noted as one of the key challenges in the United Nation’s commitment to achieve global, economic, social and environmentally sustainable development.  

  The pair have observed a gap in academic literature about the potential benefits of floating, versus treading water or swimming when someone is in trouble in the water. They have collected a series of samples from 200 participants in New Zealand and will publish their findings soon. 

  Chris said he’s grateful that the PPP programme has helped him reinvigorate a long-standing collaboration with Robert.  

  “I encourage others to take the opportunities this programme offers to connect New Zealand and German academics” he added.  

  Applications for the 2024 funding round close on 28 June 2024, click here to find out more and apply.  

• From the CE: Putting NZ back on the map in 2022-23

  With relatively low numbers of international students currently in New Zealand, the primary focus for Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao (ENZ) over the 2022-23 year will be on rebuilding the sector. The rebuild will have an emphasis on quality and long-term sustainability. We will be working closely with our key sector partners here and around the world to put New Zealand back on the map.  

  This focus is reflected in the draft refresh of the New Zealand International Education Strategy 2022-30, in our recently published Statement of Intent 2022-26 and Statement of Performance Expectations 2022-23, and in our internal business planning for the year ahead.  

  The high impact global marketing campaign, I AM NEW, launched at NAFSA in late May, provides a strong starting point for the rebuild. As well as raising New Zealand’s profile by attracting significant international media coverage, the campaign has so far reached over 115 million users. This is a unified, overarching promotion on behalf of New Zealand’s international education providers – an essential approach for us to be heard in this extremely competitive sector. We have focussed the promotion on ten partner countries: Brazil, China, Colombia, Germany, India, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, United States, and Viet Nam. The current phase of the campaign includes highlighting individual student stories.  

  Travel to partner countries to support the work of locally based ENZ staff and our NZ Inc agency partners is also an important part of promoting New Zealand’s education. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s visit to Singapore and Japan in April, and Education Minister Chris Hipkins’ travel to the United States, Brazil and Chile in May-June have delivered the clear message that New Zealand is open for business, raised awareness of our quality education offering, and progressed our relationships in these countries. You can read more detailed reports about the trip to North and South America in this month’s E-News, and we’re currently planning our forward schedule of travel to other key partner countries.  

  After discussions with education providers, we have finalised the programme of in-market events where New Zealand will be represented through until the end of 2022, and this is now available on our website here.  

  The reopening of New Zealand’s borders has also enabled the Prime Minister’s Scholarships for Asia and Latin America to restart this year, so New Zealanders have the opportunity to learn from international experiences and develop their global citizenship competencies and networks. Decisions were recently announced on the first round of group applications, while applications for individual scholarships are open until 31 August 2022.  

  This month we also formalised a new partnership between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and ENZ that will see ENZ take over operational management of the Manaaki New Zealand Scholarship Programme from November 2022. This is an excellent example of ‘NZ Inc.’ cooperation that plays to each agency’s strengths. You can read more about the partnership in this issue of E-News.  

  He ora te whakapiri, he mate te whakatāriri – Unity is strength 

  Grant McPherson 

• Individual applications for PM’s Scholarships for Asia and Latin America now open

  “Following on from the successful group applications, the Prime Minister’s Scholarships for Asia and Latin America are now open to individual applications, and this is the only opportunity for individuals to apply in 2022,” Grant McPherson, Chief Executive, Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao said.

  These scholarships enable talented New Zealanders who are passionate about supporting local and global communities to add an international dimension to their learning and develop their global citizenship competencies and networks.

  “We welcome diverse applicants from all stages and walks of life - you don't need to be a current student, and you don’t need top grades. We are looking for applicants who can display qualities like cultural awareness, initiative, and confidence. Previous scholarship recipients have come from a wide range of backgrounds and have studied in a range of fields, including environmental science, languages, law, the arts, and business.”

  More than 2,400 Kiwis have benefited from the programme since 2013, contributing to New Zealand’s ability to engage with key partners in Asia and Latin America.

  The Prime Minister's Scholarship is open to New Zealand citizens or permanent residents who are at least 18 years old at the time of application and have been a resident in New Zealand for at least 12 of the previous 24 months.

  Scholarship funding can be used to cover, for example, tuition fees to undertake a course in Asia or Latin America, flights to and from Asia and Latin America, living and accommodation costs, travel and medical insurance and visa fees.

  More information is available on the Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao scholarship website here. Applications close on 31 August 2022.

• Inviting expressions of interest for the Tokyo Global Friendship programme

  For the fourth year in a row, Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao (ENZ) is pleased to invite expressions of interest (EOI) for the opportunity for eight students (ages 14-18) and one teacher to join the Tokyo Global Friendship programme hosted by Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education from 4-11 July 2026.

  Tokyo Global Friendship Programme | 4 – 11 July 2026

  Teachers are invited to submit a group EOI (one application per school) by Friday 6 March.

  Note:

  Schools must be signatory to Code of Pastoral Care.
  The accompanying teacher must be from the same school as the students and will need at least conversational Japanese.
  Students and the accompanying teacher must be New Zealand Citizens and have a valid passport, with a minimum of six months available from the date of travel, before expiry.

  When will teachers be notified on the status of their school’s EOI

  Teachers who submit a completed EOI for their school by Friday 6 March will be notified by Wednesday 11 March if successful. They will have until Thursday 2 April to submit their full application form which will be sent on to the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education.

  Visit this link to read FAQs before submitting an EOI

  Visit this link for an overview of the programme and to submit your EOI