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• Re-building connections across the globe at APAIE

  Moving forward into the post-COVID era, the theme was appropriately ‘Towards a sustainable future for international education in the Asia Pacific’.

  New Zealand’s presence at the conference was strong with all eight New Zealand universities and Whitecliffe School of Fashion and Sustainability attending, along with representatives from Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao (ENZ) and Immigration New Zealand (INZ).

  ENZ’s Chief Executive Grant McPherson travelled to the event.

  “It is exciting to see the commitment of New Zealand institutions to attend these key regional events,” he said. “The APAIE conference is one of ENZ’s flagship events and supporting these events is a critical component of our broader strategy to rebuild connections across the globe while also rebuilding a more resilient and sustainable sector.”

  Ben Burrowes, ENZ's Regional Director Asia said, "the New Zealand Pavilion was extremely busy across the three days of the conference. The event proved a great opportunity to meet kanohi ki te kanohi (face to face) to re-build our brand awareness as well as raising our profile with our key bilateral partners and potential new partners."

  During the conference, ENZ's Director of Scholarships, Carla Rey Vasquez, and the Centres of Asia Pacific Excellence (CAPEs) Education Director, Libby Giles, delivered a presentation showcasing New Zealand's Global Citizenship journey. The session explored examples of how Global Citizenship Education (GCED) has been embedded across New Zealand schools, universities, and government entities as a way to innovate and transform education practices, including through the integration of Te Ao Māori views around this topic.

  Carla said, "It was great to demonstrate to audiences how local and international students can come together as global citizens through a focus on intercultural exchange, as well as through understanding local culture and knowledge.”

  Outside the conference, ENZ's Thailand team organised a series of meetings with key Thai government ministries and agencies including the Ministry of Education, Thailand's National Innovation Agency, the Office of Civil Service Commission, and the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research, and Innovation.

  Next year’s APAIE conference will take place in Perth, Western Australia in March.

   

  

  Meetings at the New Zealand Pavilion

• Prime Minister's Scholarships for Asia help students from New Zealand and India to showcase a unique cross-cultural collaboration

  The students travelled to India and for five weeks, worked with local students from Indian fashion powerhouse Pearl Academy and artisans from Kala Raksha, an NGO in Kutch, Western India. Collectively they produced a collection of garments, which reflected a philosophy from the past to everyday life. The work helped students and artisans to develop an understanding of different cultural values and ability to think creatively and collaboratively. 

   “We are thrilled to have 15 Prime Minister’s Scholarship recipients from Whitecliffe College visit India and take this opportunity to collaborate with Pearl Academy students in fashion and sustainability.” said David Pine, New Zealand High Commissioner to India. 

  “New Zealand and India hold strong education ties and the Prime Minister’s Scholarship for Asia symbolises the New Zealand government’s commitment to further strengthen bilateral ties between both countries.” 

   Administered by Education New Zealand | Manapou ki te Ao, the Prime Minister's Scholarships for Asia is a unique scholarship programme that enables the rich exchange of language, culture, skills and opportunities. It not only highlights New Zealand government’s commitment to help grow strong connections between young New Zealanders and Indians but fosters global citizens by inspiring students to take action on pressing issues affecting the world.  

   Since 2013, the Prime Minister’s Scholarship for Asia and Latin America have enabled more than 2,400 New Zealanders to broaden their horizons through life-changing learning experiences in Asia and Latin America. Applications are open until 23 April for the 2023 group scholarship round. To find out more about the Prime Minister's Scholarships for Asia and Latin America, visit our website here. 

• Around the world in five  

  Asia 

  Recruitment fairs resume at China schools 

  China is resuming in-person recruitment fairs for international universities, with international representatives invited to attend events in person again following the lifting of border restrictions. School education professionals highlight the importance of face-to-face interactions for Chinese families. 

   

  North America 

  Canada: Ontario colleges adopt new standards for programmes and supports for international students 

  Ontario's colleges have established a new set of standards of practice for international students, including guidelines for marketing and recruitment, education agents, and programme and service delivery, to ensure that international students have access to accurate information and support to succeed in their programmes. 

   

  South America 

  Brazilian outbound market booming in 2023, agents report 

  Brazilian agents are optimistic for the future with expectations for 2023 to be a record year in outbound travel. Strong demand for teen courses, higher-value sales, shifting requirements from parents, and emerging trends in products and destinations were noted at the ST Alphe Brazil 2023 conference.  

   

  Europe 

  Drastic policy changes ‘could damage’ UK sector 

  Stakeholders have expressed their concern that if the UK government implements significant policy changes related to post-study work and allowing students to bring their dependants, it could lead to a decrease in the number of international students in the country. 

   

  Africa 

  Regional framework for microcredentials to be developed 

  Southern African countries are developing a framework for the recognition of learning through micro credentials, with the aim of informing and guiding individual countries and institutions to develop their own country-specific frameworks. 

• Advertising opportunity for NZ education providers and regional groups in Japan

  The publication is the only one of its kind supported by the New Zealand Embassy in Tokyo and Education New Zealand. KBUNSHA distributes 20,000 copies to Japanese schools, universities and education organisations as well as education fairs and seminars.    

  ENZ’s Business Development Manager – Japan, Tomomi Kontani says “New Zealand’s border is now fully open to students from Japan, and interests from students and their parents, schools, and education agents are shifting back from other options.  

  “This is a great opportunity for New Zealand education providers and regional groups to join forces with us to promote New Zealand education to the Japanese public. ENZ Japan is planning to host and participate in various students/business-to-business stakeholder focus events in 2023, and this guidebook will be the main information source we refer to and distribute at these events. Destination marketing plays a key role in student attraction for a market like Japan with a tourism focus and we hope regions can also participate in this special opportunity to introduce their regions and activities.”    

  Advertisement rates for individual providers range from $NZ2,400 to $NZ6,600 for guidebook and/or website listing. Individual providers can download the proposal here. Advertising copy can be provided in English.   

  For regional groups, download the proposal here for further details on the guidebook and pricing (approx. $NZ2,400 for a 2-page colour advertisement and $NZD3,600 for a 4-page colour advertisement). 

  Interested New Zealand education providers and regional groups should contact KBUNSHA directly for any questions (available in English). Advertisement bookings must be made by 30 June 2023.  

  KBUNSHA contact:  

  Minori Takahashi (Director) 

  Tel: +81-3-3234-1744 

  Email: minori@kbunsha.com  

• NZ Universities strengthen ties with Indonesia during LPDP Delegation visit to NZ

  LPDP is an Indonesian Ministry of Finance agency responsible for funding Indonesian students to pursue further study both in Indonesia and abroad. Since its inception in 2013, LPDP has sponsored over 35,000 Indonesian students and during this time, has sent 177 scholars to study with New Zealand. LPDP scholars coming here have studied in a wide variety of areas, most commonly in the engineering (energy), environmental science, education, and business subject areas.  

  ENZ's Acting Market Manager, Indonesia and Malaysia, Naluri Bella, welcomed the delegation to New Zealand from 27-29 March and said it was a privilege to host members from the LPDP to NZ and further strengthen ties with Indonesia.  

  "During this visit, ENZ showcased the quality of New Zealand’s university system by securing engagements with all eight universities in three separate roundtable meetings in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.  

  "This gave each university the opportunity to profile their institution and highlight areas of collaboration. A NZ Inc. roundtable meeting was also held to discuss co-funding opportunities and to develop a closer government to government relationship.” 

  The LPDP visit followed a successful trip to see LPDP in Jakarta in October 2022 by the then New Zealand Minister of Education, Chris Hipkins. During this trip, Minister Hipkins relayed that New Zealand was ready to welcome back its international students and used the opportunity to advocate for all New Zealand universities to be included on the LPDP approved partner list.  

  Ben Burrowes, ENZ's Regional Director Asia, added that it was exciting to be able to welcome the LPDP delegation to our shores following Minister Hipkins’ visit and that by Universities New Zealand (UNZ) who had led a senior delegation throughout Southeast Asia including a visit to LPDP while in Jakarta in March 2023. 

  "We are very pleased to report that following LPDP's meetings with New Zealand's universities and earlier advocacy by the Minister and UNZ, LPDP confirmed that they will advocate for all eight universities to be included in their approved institution partner list. This allows all of our New Zealand universities to receive LPDP funded scholars in the future."  

  A nation-wide Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with UNZ is also currently being developed to support the flow of students from Indonesia and New Zealand.   

• NauMai NZ and the NauMai NZ WeChat mini programme

  ‘Nau mai’ is a te reo Māori phrase of invitation and welcome and NauMai NZ is the NZ government's official student experience platform, designed to support international students living and studying in Aotearoa New Zealand 

  NauMai NZ is written in plain English and provides practical, trusted, peer-reviewed content, designed to support and improve students’ living and study experiences. This includes information and resources to support students before arriving in Aotearoa (including useful tips on moving to New Zealand and what they need to bring), though to information to help them navigate daily life once here, including on:    

  • Making friends and building social connections  
  • Exploring and experiencing Aotearoa – the culture and the country 
  • Getting advice to improve wellbeing, study and living experiences
  • Managing money, finding accommodation, and understanding healthcare in New Zealand 
  • Balancing work and study and understanding workplace culture, and much more. 

  You can explore more via this link. 

  ENZ has also developed the NauMai NZ WeChat Mini Programme. This is a companion platform to the English platform, to better support Chinese students who prefer the WeChat ecosystem. Information from the English platform is available in Chinese on the mini programme, as well as specific features that provide peer-to-peer support, such as video sharing, livestreams, forum functionality and student stories.  

  The following QR codes can be shared with your international students. Printed flyers are also available and so if you would like these sent to you, or have any questions for our Student Experience team, please do not hesitate to contact Faymie Li, faymie.li@enz.govt.nz, and Ross Crosson, ross.crosson@enz.govt.nz. 

   

  Manaakitanga is at the heart of what we all do, and ENZ aims to support you and your mahi. He waka eke noa. We are all in this together.  

• Student welcomes continue throughout the country

  Timaru 

  In the Timaru District, a total of 83 students from America, China, Japan, Germany, South Korea, Hong Kong and Laos were officially welcomed by the Mayor at a function at the Caroline Bay Hall on March 20. It was the first time a mayoral welcome of students has been held in Timaru since Feb 2020. 

  The welcome featured performances from the Roncalli College kapa haka group and Mountainview high School’s jazz band. Guest speakers included district Mayor, Nigel Bowen and MP for Rangitata Jo Luxton. 

  Whanganui

  Earlier this month 27 students from Japan, India, Germany, China, Thailand, and Scotland were treated to a rousing (and musical) welcome from the Cullinane College kapa haka group at the Cooks Gardens event centre in Whanganui. 

  Whanganui Deputy Mayor Helen Craig welcomed the students to “New Zealand’s only UNESCO City of Design” highlighting the importance of cultural interaction between international students and their New Zealand counterparts. 

  Cullinane College kapa haka group welcoming Whanganui’s international students. Click on the image to view the video.

• From the CE: Our focus for the next 12 months

  Kia ora tātou, 

  "To help providers of international education to build back onshore offerings" is Focus Area One of the New Zealand International Education Strategy. There are nine key short-term actions in Focus Area One. Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao is the lead Government agency in four actions and has an important role to play in eight of the nine. It can be no surprise then that for the next 12 months, and our next financial year starting in June, that the majority of ENZ's energy, time and resources will be focused on attracting learners to study with New Zealand. 

  This is no small challenge. Our borders have been open now for just eight months. And while students are returning, the latest visa application numbers I've seen report in the order of 43,000 applications (offshore and onshore), the recovery is variable at best. Even within the university sector, that on the face of it looks to have recovered better than others, the experience is mixed. Within the PTEs and English Language schools we have a long way to go to reach the levels of 2019 and early 2020. In such a highly competitive market, it is going to take some time to regain awareness with learners and overcome the head start other countries gained. 

  All our budgets are tight. At the very time we need to be investing and getting offshore to renew partnerships and networks, we are all resource-constrained and having to watch every cent. ENZ is no exception. 

  This means that for the next 12 months, more than ever, we need to focus. We need to focus our limited resources to where they have the greatest impact, and we need to be aligned as one with the sector. 

  India is an excellent example of a partner market that is worthy of focus. I have just returned from leading an ENZ delegation to India. India is forecasting economic growth of 6-7% every year for the next three to five years. They know, and their national education strategy makes it clear, they need educated, skilled and talented people to realise this opportunity. I repeatedly heard, "They want their people back".

  That five Deputy Vice Chancellors joined the 23 sector representatives tells you how important India is. As one of the five said to me, "India today is what China was 15 years ago".

  To be successful we need to agree that India is important. It is. We need to go there together. We will. We also need to work with our colleagues in other Government agencies to ensure they are aligned. This is what success looks like for me. And this is the level of focus on building back, and the level of partnership with the sector, that I expect from my ENZ teams over the next 12 months.

  I will also work with them to secure the many gains we have made in government-to-government relationships, scholarships, diversity, equity, and inclusion, social licence, and in building a sustainable future. All the good work of the past two years remains important for the long-term future, set out in Focus Area Two: Building a new future for international education. 

  We are all very passionate about international education and its ability to transform lives. In 2023/24 when the sector is stronger than today, all of us will be better placed to address the short term and the medium to long term. Today our focus must be the immediate needs.

  He moana pukepuke e ekengia e te waka

  A choppy sea can be navigated

  This proverb acknowledges the changing and challenging environment that we currently find ourselves in and how it can be navigated by collaboration and innovation.

  Ngā mihi nui,

  Grant McPherson

• International Student Experience Survey 2023 now open

  The International Student Experience Survey (ISES) surveys international students and alumni in Aotearoa New Zealand across all international education sub-sectors and at all stages of the student journey – from those who have just arrived in the country to those who have recently graduated.

  The ISES aims to better understand the overall international student experience to identify what is being done well, and where improvements can be made.

  It features insights and findings on nine, key aspects of the student experience journey –

  1. Decision making factors
  2. Study arrangements
  3. Arrival and orientation experience
  4. Education experience
  5. Living experience
  6. People and connections
  7. Value for money
  8. Work experience opportunities, and
  9. Future plans

  The survey targets international students via multiple channels, with the student sample including those on current student visas, post-study work visas, and those post study, but not currently on a work visa. To maximise uptake, ENZ has also engaged with sector peak bodies and education providers to distribute the survey to their students.

  Findings from previous surveys have informed ENZ’s Student Experience work, including the development of bespoke content on NauMai NZ that better serves international student needs, shaped student experience-focused outreach across government and informed partnership with community organisations.

  ENZ’s Student Experience Manager, Ross Crosson said that the ISES provides a rich data source to understand the student experience.

  “Research-informed findings must inform all our mahi. This survey helps us better understand our students’ experience living and studying in New Zealand, which can be used to inform decisions to improve that experience,” Ross said.

  “We look forward to sharing survey findings with the sector, and discussing those findings with them, later this year." 

• NZ strengthens education ties in North America

  The visit was an opportunity to form relationships with international ministerial counterparts and key stakeholders, lead and participate in policy dialogue, and promote understanding of Aotearoa New Zealand’s education system and reforms.

  Minister Tinetti began her action-packed week of engagements in Ottawa, Canada where she hosted a round table lunch on international indigenous education at the New Zealand Official Residence. This was attended by Patty Hadju, Minister of Indigenous Services and representatives from Indigenous Services Canada, the Canadian Commission for UNESCO, the Canadian Ministry of Education, the Canadian Bureau of International Education, and Global Affairs Canada.

  In between formal engagements, Minister Tinetti took time to visit York Street Public School where, as a former teacher and Principal, she enjoyed connecting with local students and teachers.

  Following a busy few days in Canada, Minister Tinetti and her delegation moved on to Washington D.C for the International Summit on the Teaching Profession (ISTP). The ITSP conference brings together 22 countries to discuss how to strengthen the teaching profession and ensure all students have access to quality education.

  ENZ’s Director of Engagement, Americas, Middle East and Europe, Dubois Jennings said Minister Tinetti made it clear that New Zealand valued the potential opportunities for mutually beneficial collaboration, and her interest in developing these relationships.

  “Minister Tinetti used her time at ISTP to make important connections with other countries, several senior US education officials and experts in specific areas of interest for New Zealand. Those interests include national policies around compulsory education, teacher training, professional development, higher education and vocational training” he said.

  

  Minister Tinetti with China Education Vice Chancellor Chen Jie

  Whilst in Washington D.C, Minister Tinetti also met with China Vice Minister of Education, Chen Jie. This bilateral meeting between New Zealand and China adds to the list of engagements at the Ministerial and Officials level over the past few months adding value to the strong education relationship between our two countries.

  Later in the week Minister Tinetti attended the ANZAC Dawn Service where she had the opportunity to meet with Australia's Minister for Education Jason Clare.

  

  Left: Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Lee Satterfield and Minister Tinetti at the US Department of State.

  

  Minister Tinetti meeting with US officials at the Department of State