8 March 2013 at 9:00 am
Another 100 Chilean students to arrive in July
Chile's Economy Minister, Pablo Longueira, has announced that the pilot scheme that brought 40 Chilean students to New Zealand in January will be widened to 100 for terms three and four of this year.
The 100 students will arrive in New Zealand in July and will study at schools around the country.
Prime Minister John Key, who was in Chile leading a trade mission of New Zealand businesses, says there is the potential for the announcement to “lay the foundations for a regular study programme in New Zealand for high-achieving Chilean students”.
Education New Zealand’s Santiago office helped secure New Zealand’s place as the country of choice to pilot the “Penguins without Borders” programme and its extension. The programme’s name comes from the traditional black and white Chilean school uniform.
Last year New Zealand was the first country to be selected by the Chilean Government for the programme.
Mr Key said “New Zealand’s selection as the pilot country for this programme speaks volumes for the high regard in which our education system is held”.
