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  • New Zealand universities continue to top world sustainability rankings

    The 2025 QS World University Rankings: Sustainability were released yesterday, highlighting that New Zealand’s universities continue to lead the way when it comes to environmental, social and governance sustainability. The rankings by QS Quacquarelli Symonds are in their third year and measure an institution’s ability to tackle the world’s greatest sustainability challenges.  

    New Zealand came out top country overall based on the average score of our universities for Environmental Impact and Governance, in addition to the Equality and Environmental Education lenses (among countries with at least eight universities ranked). This is good news for universities as they look to attract students to their campuses especially as QS Destination: Australia and New Zealand report 2024, found that 63% of students interested in studying in New Zealand say environmental sustainability was very or extremely important. 

    Ben Sowter, QS Vice President, said: “New Zealand’s higher education sector has long been a world leader in sustainability and this year’s results show yet again that the country punches above its weight, surpassing many of its international competitors. 

    “However, this year’s results also show that universities in other countries are improving their sustainability efforts, with New Zealand’s institutions advised to enhance their offers in areas of governance, employability and outcomes and health and wellbeing.” 

    The 2025 rankings showcase over 1,740 universities from 107 countries and territories. This reflects significant growth from last year’s rankings which included 1,397 institutions across 95 locations and more than 1,000 institutions since the inaugural rankings in 2022.  

    Jessica Turner, CEO of QS said that “The QS Sustainability Rankings provide a critical benchmarking tool for universities to evaluate their progress across areas such as knowledge exchange, equality, environmental impact, and governance. As more institutions engage with this framework, the increasing competitiveness of the ranking reflects the growing commitment globally to advancing sustainability in higher education.” 

    The full rankings can be found on the QS website here: QS World University Rankings: Sustainability.* 

    QS Quacquarelli Symonds  

    QS Quacquarelli Symonds is the world’s leading provider of services, analytics, and insight to the global higher education sector, whose mission is to empower motivated people anywhere in the world to fulfil their potential through educational achievement, international mobility, and career development.   

    The QS World University Rankings portfolio, inaugurated in 2004, is the world’s most popular source of comparative data about university performance.             

  • Advertising opportunity for Japan’s 2025 New Zealand Study Guidebook

    The KBUNSHA New Zealand Study Guidebook is a trusted publication and is the only one of its kind supported by the New Zealand Embassy in Tokyo and Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao (ENZ). KBUNSHA distributes 20,000 copies of the study guidebook to Japanese schools, universities and education organisations as well as education fairs and seminars.    

    ENZ Business Development Manager – Japan, Tomomi Kontani said advertising here is a great opportunity to leverage an increased demand for information on New Zealand’s education offering.

    “We are continuing to see significant interest in New Zealand as an education destination from students and their parents, schools, and education agents here in Japan” she said.

    “This is a great opportunity to showcase what makes New Zealand unique, especially in the regions. Destination marketing plays a key role in student attraction for a market like Japan with a tourism focus,” Tomomi added.

    The guidebook’s last edition was distributed at the annual student fair and stakeholder focus events hosted by ENZ Japan. The events attracted around 1,000 people. The guidebook remains the main information source ENZ refers to and distributes at upcoming events in 2025.  

    Advertisement rates for individual providers range from approx. $2,560 NZD to $6,120 NZD for guidebook and or website listings. With the ‘Premier Plan’ and ‘Advertorial Plan’, the school logo will be listed on the new scholarship campaign page built by KBUNSHA. 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. $2,200 NZD for a two-page colour advertisement and $3,300 NZD for a four-page colour advertisement). 

    Bookings must be made by 27 June 2025 directly with KBUNSHA. For more information, visit the KBUNSHA website here. The 2024 guidebook can be viewed here.  

    KBUNSHA contact:  

    Minori Takahashi (Director) 

    Tel: +81-3-3234-1744 

    Email: minori@kbunsha.com 

     

     

     

  • Allocation priorities for student visa applications

    Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has changed the way they allocate international student visa applications from students in New Zealand, so they have more flexibility and can process these applications more efficiently during the summer processing peak.  

    INZ’s allocation priorities change from time to time to reflect current demands and will be posted on their website. You can view these allocation priorities here.  

    Tuition fee receipt reminder 

    When a student is in New Zealand (onshore) and submits an application for a student visa, it is a requirement to provide a tuition fee receipt with the application at the time of submission. 

    The approval in principle process is not available for students who are in New Zealand. Any onshore application should include evidence a student: 

    - has paid their tuition fees in full for one year or one programme (whichever is shorter); or 

    - that they are exempt from paying tuition fees and their education provider has confirmed this. 

    If the receipt is not provided with the application, then it has an impact on the processing and the application takes longer to be processed. For more information, you can find INZ's Student visa application information sheet for continuing international students here. 

    International education data  

    Every year, INZ publish data on the offshore student visa approval rates and application volumes for education agents by market. They also publish the overseas student visa application decision data broken down by country. 

    Updated data for 2024 has now been published: View this data here 

  • From the CE: Going for growth

    Kia ora koutou,  

    The month of February has seen several important announcements. 

    Firstly, we received confirmation that the Minister of Education, Hon Erica Stanford, now has responsibility for international education and Education New Zealand.  

    Minister Stanford is also Minister of Immigration and the Lead Coordination Minister for the Government’s Response to the Royal Commission’s Report into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-based Institutions.  We are looking forward to working closely with our new Minister to advance her priorities for ENZ and international education. 

    The Government also announced its economic growth plan, Going for Growth: Unlocking New Zealand’s potential. International education is a key plank in the Government’s economic growth agenda and it is one of New Zealand’s major export revenue generating sectors – one that generates jobs, supports the labour market, attracts and retains global talent, and enhances New Zealand’s international relationships. As a sector, international education contributed $3.34 billion in value to the New Zealand economy to the year ending June 2024. 

    Continuing that theme, economic growth is the focus of the Prime Minister’s visit to Viet Nam this week. Our brand health research has identified Viet Nam as the fastest growing market for awareness of New Zealand as an education destination. International education is a central feature of the mission, which has strong provider representation. I’m looking forward to participating and will be sharing some insights in my next column. 

    This month we were delighted to welcome Dr Ron Xavier as ENZ’s new Regional Director Greater China and Counsellor Education. Ron joins us from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment where he was the Science and Innovation Counsellor. Ron has worked in China for over six years and has previously been involved in prime ministerial visits and Chinese ministerial visits to New Zealand. I had the pleasure of meeting Ron when I was in China late last year and know he will be a great addition to our team in Beijing. 

    Whakapau kaha ki te whai i te ao hurihuri 

    Be strong in pursuing the ever-changing world. 

    Ngā mihi nui,   

    Amanda Malu  

    Chief Executive   
    Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao  

  • New Zealand universities showcased to global education leaders at QS India Summit 2025

    The initiative was well aligned with ENZ’s goal to build global connections for New Zealand education and explore solid opportunities that will help New Zealand thrive through world-class international education.  

    Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao (ENZ), along with the University of Canterbury, University of Waikato and Massey University made an impactful presence across a range of sessions and workshops.  

    The summit had the New Zealand contingent showcase the quality of our universities and engage in discussions focused on university-industry collaborations, workforce development, global research leadership, while discussing the importance of building resilient, education institutions that can adapt to a rapidly changing world. 

    Prof. Neil Quigley, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Waikato, exploring India’s leadership in cost-efficient R&D and its role in supporting global partnerships to address pressing challenges at the QS India Summit 2025.

    ENZ’s Director of Engagement, East Asia & India, Jugnu Roy, led a discussion on aligning curricula with emerging job market demands to better prepare students for global careers. 

    ENZ’s Jugnu Roy discussed how universities could drive social and economic impact beyond their primary roles of teaching and research at the QS India Summit 2025.

    Considering how well recognised New Zealand universities are globally, with all eight ranked in the top 2 percent in the 2025 QS World University Rankings, the QS Summit was an opportunity for New Zealand education to strengthen its relationships with key global and Indian education leaders, Jugnu said.   

    “New Zealand universities are also known for their sustainability stewardship, with our universities ranking first for sustainability stewardship and second for sustainability outreach in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2024. 

    “Within this context, the summit was a strong platform for us to share best practices and explore new avenues for collaboration between New Zealand and India. 

    “We look forward to collaborating with global and Indian leaders in education to shape a brighter future together.” 

  • EdTech World Tour in New Zealand

    The Franco-German researchers have been assessing global edtech trends and ecosystems which support edtech adoption and innovation, and will present their findings to the EdTechXEurope conference in June.

    While the US dominates the edtech sector Svenia and Audrey were curious to find out and report on what is happening in other parts of the world.  Their Edtech World Tour started in France in October 2015 and included the United States, Chile, Australia, Korea, India and South Africa. 

    Education New Zealand Business Development Manager, Adele Bryant, hosted Svenia and Audrey’s visit to New Zealand from 7-14 December 2015 between the Chilean and Australian leg of the tour.  During their time here, they visited education institutions, edtech companies and government agencies in Auckland, Wellington and Dunedin, recording what they saw and heard on their social media platforms.

    From an inspiring Point England School in Auckland, to a Wellington edtech community meetup, and on to Dunedin’s ADInstruments and its high quality life sciences educational products, Audrey and Svenia were welcomed and impressed by New Zealand’s approach to using and developing edtech.

    Audrey and Svenia made the following observations from their time in New Zealand: “New Zealand has been of great inspiration to us as we feel the country has understood the way Edtech has to be implemented.  No need to roll out devices and new edtech tools if neither the infrastructure nor the teacher training is there. 

    “The combination of the government’s efforts – together with Network for Learning – to bring high speed internet connection to all New Zealand schools and the work of MindLab in training New Zealand teachers in new technology has a huge potential to make New Zealand the next model for successful edtech use in schools.”

    At each call they asked the same question “What does edtech mean to you?”  The resulting videos have been uploaded to their website, providing insights into the different perspectives of teachers and developers.  View a compilation of the New Zealand videos here and go to the tour’s Twitter feed to see more about the whole tour.

    In the New Zealand newsletter they compiled after their visit, Svenia and Audrey noted that “New Zealand’s high quality and innovative education system has proven a perfect ecosystem for Edtech when combined with its entrepreneurial and creative culture”.  You can read about their time in New Zealand visit here. 

  • Around the world in five: News round-up 3 March 2016

    THAILAND 

    The Bangkok Post reports on the pace of progress to reform the education system in Thailand, the impact of this on Thai people and the Thai economy, and the flow on effects of intense competition for international schools in Bangkok. The article states Thailand may now be ready to increasingly look to foreign partners to make progress; the Education Ministry is reported to be working with Cambridge University to reform English language teaching and assessment and talking to education officials in Finland. 


    GLOBAL

    Research in to the regional differences in motivations, goals and behaviours of students seeking to study internationally culminated in FPP Edu Media producing a report that provides insights in to which messages and education offerings resonate in which markets. Download the report here.


    JAPAN 

    This month the Japan Business Federation, Keidanren, has brought forward the national start date for its companies’ rigorous graduate hiring processes, with mixed views to date on the impact for Japanese students studying abroad. From this year the association has advised members to begin interviewing students from June for job offers in October. Encouragingly, Keidanren’s guidelines have suggested companies make allowances for students abroad when hiring. The PIE News provides more detail.


    SAUDI ARABIA 

    The recently appointed Minister Mohammed Al Isa has signaled that the Ministry [link in Arabic] will review a long-standing ban on foreign universities being established in Saudi, and commented that private education will ‘drive the future of the education sector’.


    MALAYSIA

    The Malaysian government has reported that it is on track to meet its goal of attracting 200,000 international students annually by 2020. Earlier this month it announced that all university students will be required to pass English language, currently taught as a second language, in order to graduate from university. The government expects a focus on English languages skills at all levels of its education system will make Malaysia a more attractive international education destination. Read more in The PIE News.

  • Budget update 2013

    Education New Zealand Chief Executive Grant McPherson says the majority of the additional funding will be invested in growing awareness and preference for New Zealand as an international education destination in key markets, promoting New Zealand’s education services and products abroad, and supporting industry-led opportunities for growth.

    Broadly, Education New Zealand will invest the funding in:

    • Broadening and intensifying our marketing activities in tier one and two target markets

    • Offering increased support to New Zealand international education providers and businesses to achieve greater growth.

    • Deepening our engagement with overseas education institutions and governments

    • Increasing the number of New Zealanders studying overseas by establishing new scholarships and encouraging the take up of existing scholarships.

    “In addition to our own efforts, we will also continue to work with other government agencies to capitalise on all-of-government initiatives to market New Zealand internationally – ensuring a New Zealand education is promoted alongside tourism and other trade initiatives.”

    Education New Zealand will continue to update industry throughout the year about where and how these additional resources are being invested, beginning with the release of our Statement of Intent in May. Following this, we will host a series of industry forums around the country to present our new Business Plan, which sets out Education New Zealand’s priorities for the next three years. These will be scheduled for late June/July and registration information will be sent soon.

    Read the Minister’s press release

  • Education Southland: The power of collaboration

    Over the last five years they have achieved a 250 percent increase in international student enrolments and in 2012 there was a 16 percent increase in international students enrolments in Southland.

    Read more here.

  • Schools' campaign kicks off

    The campaign was launched in Japan in mid-July, and in the remaining markets at the end of July. 

    The campaign targets parents who are thinking of sending their children overseas for high school. Through short video clips, students share what it’s like to study and live in New Zealand, parents share what it’s like to send their child here, and New Zealand international support staff at high schools talk about how they support their international students during their studies.

    The campaign will run through Google and Yahoo! networks, and in media specific to each country. Parents can click through to a dedicated landing page to watch the videos, read further information and then follow a link to a local New Zealand Specialist Agent (NZSA). They can also choose to download a PDF of the key information and a list of their local agents.

    ENZ has kept the NZSA network in each country informed about this campaign, which runs until 29 September in all markets.

    The campaign material features the refreshed ‘Study in New Zealand’ student campaign, which showcases to potential students and their parents that you get more from a New Zealand education: a better learning experience, greater lifestyle opportunities and the foundations for a promising future and career.

    ENZ is trialling the 'Study in New Zealand' student campaign at events, fairs and in marketing campaigns through to December 2013.

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