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  • Scholarships

    Click through to the cards below to learn about our scholarships and grants on offer. If you have a question, you can email our scholarships team here.

     

  • Our role

    Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao (ENZ) is a Crown Agent under Schedule 1 of the Crown Entities Act. ENZ has a dedicated focus on international education and brings the New Zealand Government’s goals for international education to life, bringing benefits to New Zealanders and international learners. 

    We promote New Zealand as a study destination and support the delivery of education services offshore. We also administer scholarships to support New Zealanders studying overseas, particularly in Asia and Latin America.

    Specifically, ENZ...

    • leads the future thinking of New Zealand’s international education industry, and drives forward future activities for growth of the industry
    • facilitates education industry capability so providers can effectively recruit and support international students
    • helps the education industry to identify new opportunities for growth
    • leverages the offshore promotional activities of other NZ Inc agencies - such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Immigration New Zealand, Tourism New Zealand and New Zealand Trade and Enterprise - to raise the profile of New Zealand education
    • works closely with other New Zealand agencies to create an environment in which international education can grow and international students can flourish
    • provides information to prospective international students and their families about studying with New Zealand
    • works with other agencies and the education industry to ensure international students continue to receive a high quality experience while living and studying in New Zealand
    • spreads the word about the social, cultural and economic benefits of international education within New Zealand.

    Our vision

    Transforming lives through international education experiences.

    Our outcome

    ENZ aims to achieve the outcome of the New Zealand International Education Strategy (NZIES) of enabling a thriving and globally connected New Zealand through world-class international education. 

    The NZIES 2022-2030 sets out a path for the future of our sector. It guides ENZ’s goals and activities under two focus areas and three goals​.

    Over the next four years, with Te Tiriti as its foundation, ENZ will achieve its vision by: 

    • empowering New Zealand's international education sector
    • connecting New Zealand education globally
    • partnering for mutual economic, social and cultural benefits. 

    The Manapou ki te Ao Strategy 2023-27 has four goals aligned to the NZIES. The fifth goal – Driver operational performance – underpins the others.

    ENZ Strategy 2023 - 2027

    ENZ Strategy 2023 - 2027

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    Our work to support Māori Crown relationships

    ENZ is committed to giving practical effect to the Crown's Te Tiriti o Waitangi (Te Tiriti) responsibilities in our work and giving effect to Te Tiriti obligations in the Education and Training Act 2020. We take a wide and deliberate view of Te Tiriti to build understanding of what it means and how it can contribute to international education in practice. 

    ENZ is implementing He Rautaki Māori, our Māori Strategy, by weaving the following Ngā Whainga (key objectives) into our activities:

    • Facilitating strategic partnerships and connections with indigenous iwi/hapu and Māori providers to deliver international education with, and for, indigenous and Māori communities.
    • Embedding the principles of ENZ's Te Tiriti o Waitangi framework into all facets of operation to present the education system as valuing a Māori world view.
    • Supporting public sector objectives in Māori-Crown relationships
    • Continuing to weave te reo me ōna tikanga into ENZ's purpose, which is to spread the word about the social, cultural, and economic benefits of international education within New Zealand. 

    Who we work with

    ENZ works with New Zealand’s diverse international education industry, organisations and companies that cover seven sectors:

  • Executive team

    Dr Linda Sissons l Acting Chief Executive

    Dr Linda Sissons is the Acting Chief Executive of Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao.

    Dr Sissons has considerable experience in the tertiary and vocational education sector. Previously she was Chief Executive for the Universal College of Learning (UCOL), the Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre, Wellington Institute of Technology, Hutt Valley Polytechnic and Primary ITO. She was also a member of the NZIST Establishment Board from 2019 to 2020. Recently, she completed two terms as Chair of the Board of Governors of Commonwealth of Learning, an intergovernmental agency delivering technology-mediated learning for sustainable development throughout the Commonwealth, and as a member of the Education New Zealand Board.

    As ENZ’s Acting Chief Executive she is now responsible for leading ENZ in promoting Aotearoa New Zealand as a study destination and helping our country realise the social, cultural, and economic benefits of international education.

    In 2006, Dr Sissons was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to tertiary education.

    Wendy Kerr l General Manager, Sector Engagement

    Joining us in 2022 from fintech Valocity where she was Global Chief Operations Officer, Wendy has rich experience in both education and commercial businesses globally.

    Prior to Valocity, she was Director of the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Auckland.  She led the team there to transform the Centre and enabled the University to be recognised as Entrepreneurial University of the Year in the Asia-Pacific.

    Wendy is also Board Director for The Icehouse and sits on the Board of Epsom Girls Grammar. Previous roles include General Manager for Pearson PLC London, and Asia-Pacific Marketing Manager for Apple. She has been a TEDx speaker and has published a number one best seller on Amazon - ‘Corporate Crossovers’. Wendy has a Ngāti Mutunga and Moriori heritage and will be based in our Auckland office.

    Sahinde Pala l General Manager, Sector Services

    Sahinde joined ENZ in 2016 after 18 years working for a multinational group of English language schools. With a career dedicated to international education, she brought extensive private sector experience in international marketing, stakeholder engagement and student experience delivery to the organisation.

    Sahinde has held a number of roles at ENZ working with education providers, government stakeholders, regional groups, peak bodies, students’ associations and community groups. She was heavily involved in developing the International Student Wellbeing Strategy.

    With a passion for delivering an excellent customer experience, Sahinde will be leading the newly formed Sector Services team to deliver a suite of products and services that support the sector to rebuild and thrive. This includes student experience, global citizenship, global events, and agent engagement, as well as scholarships to support domestic students to have an international education experience, and international students to study in New Zealand.

    Sahinde is based in our Auckland office and spends her time outside of work standing on the sidelines of sports fields supporting her young boys. 

    Ben Burrowes | Acting General Manager, International

    Ben is the Acting General Manager, International. In his substantive role, Ben is Education Counsellor and Regional Director, Asia (excluding China). Ben is responsible for leading ENZ’s team based offshore that is focused on profiling New Zealand as an education partner and ensuring international education contributes to New Zealand’s international relations goals.  

    In his Counsellor role, Ben leads bilateral education relationships across the Asia region that underpin New Zealand's economic and diplomatic interests.

    Prior to joining ENZ in 2017, Ben worked in the public relations sector, supporting a range of New Zealand brands and government agencies with their strategic communications and business development programmes across Asia. He has been based in Singapore since 2008. 

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    Matt Penney l General Manager, Corporate Services

    Matt joined ENZ in 2014. He previously held Financial Controller roles at Bathurst Resources and Contact Energy, and has worked in New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Ireland.  Matt is a Chartered Accountant, a member of the NZ Institute of Directors and has a Bachelor of Commerce and Administration from Victoria University of Wellington.

    Matt’s team provides insightful analysis to the sector and ENZ, as well as strategic finance, budgeting and IT services and lead ENZ’s business operations’ planning and performance.

    Di Solomon l General Manager, Government Relations

    Di is a public sector leader with over 15 years’ experience working across a number of central and local government agencies.

    Di leads the Education New Zealand team responsible for governance, accountability and performance, and connecting ENZ to its government agencies partners. Her aim is to ensure New Zealand’s international education sector is resilient, sustainable, globally connected and provides an excellent education experience.

    Formerly an international student, Di holds a Masters in Environmental Policy from Lincoln University.

    Geoff Bilbrough l General Manager, Marketing and Communications

    Geoff is a senior corporate communications and marketing practitioner with a proven record of advising and delivering programmes for clients in the private and public sector.

    His experience includes ten years in Wellington with Sweeney Vesty Limited; ten years in London with an integrated marketing communications agency; six years as the General Manager of the Hong Kong office of FleishmanHillard, a global communications agency; and before joining ENZ, at Acumen in Wellington.

    At Acumen, Geoff advised and led communication programmes for clients including Buddle Findlay, Scouts New Zealand, BCITO, the Motor Trade Association and James Hardie. In Hong Kong, as well as a client load that included Marriott International, Huawei, Emerson Electric, Melco Crown International amongst others he was responsible for the running of FleishmanHillard Hong Kong - a 55-person multicultural, multidisciplinary consultancy.

    Geoff has personal experience of international education through his son who is a previous recipient of a Prime Minister’s Scholarship to Asia, completed an undergraduate exchange to France, and is finishing his PhD with the Humboldt University in Berlin.

    Ed Tuari l General Manager, Māori

    Ed is of Ngāti Porou and Te Whanau-ā-Apanui descent, and joined Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao in 2017. He previously worked in Dubai, United Arab Emirates for 18 years.

    As Manukura, Ed develops and leads the Rautaki Māori (ENZ’s Māori Strategy), provides advice regarding cultural capability, and brings a Māori perspective to policy and project development.

    A former primary school teacher for 10 years, Ed has experience in providing Māori bi-lingual and immersion learning within the New Zealand primary school sector. He also co-wrote and co-presented the first Māori language television programme for preschoolers for mainstream New Zealand television.

    In 2012, Ed was named New Zealander of the Year in the United Arab Emirates by AIG, for his cultural and professional contribution to the New Zealand community in Dubai and throughout the Middle East. Recently Ed was the Kaipupuri-Cultural Advisor of the Aotearoa New Zealand Pavilion, entrusted with Kaitiaki o te mouri for Expo 2020 Dubai.

    A graduate of Auckland University of Technology, Ed holds a degree in Māori Development, Language and Culture and a Diploma in Teaching.

    Ed enjoys engaging in indigenous development initiatives, working towards the preservation and maintenance of tribal culture and heritage, and indigenous networking.

     

  • Our board

    Tracey Bridges | Chair

    Tracey is a professional director and social entrepreneur with a background in strategy, leadership and behaviour change.

    She is a co-founder and director of The Good Registry, a social enterprise that directs consumer spending on gifts towards good causes, and a co-founder and former owner of trans-Tasman communications consultancy business SenateSHJ. Her governance portfolio includes serving as Chair of the Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency, and as a member of the boards of Whānau Āwhina Plunket, WELLfed Charitable Trust, the Wellington Regional Stadium Trust, and the Digital Media Trust. She is a volunteer adult literacy tutor, and a member of the Inclusive Aotearoa Collective.

    Lyn Provost | Board member

    Lyn Provost was Controller and Auditor-General from October 2009 until 2017. From 2001 to 2009 she was the first female and civilian Deputy Commissioner of New Zealand Police. Lyn recently completed a six year term on the International Auditing and Assurance Board. In 2016 she received the Global category award in the nationwide Women of Influence awards. In 2017, as part of the Queen's Birthday Honours List, Lyn was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the State.

     

    Rachael Tuwhangai | Board member

    Rachael is a descendant of the Tainui Waka and of Ngāti Maniapoto. She is Co-Director of Māori and Pasifika Support Services (MAPSS) which focuses on the intersection between indigenous people’s and improving social outcomes. She is a former academic of the University of Auckland’s Faculty of Education; Education Manager of the Auckland South Corrections Facility, and a former Secondary School Teacher.

    Rachael’s governance experience includes:
    The New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA), Manukau Institute of Technology, The Auckland Museum, Voyce: Whakarongo mai, Variety Children’s Charity, Man Alive Charitable Trust, Auckland Community Law Centre and COMET Auckland.

    Daniel Wilson | Board Member

    Daniel Wilson started his career in Auckland as a music teacher.  After positions at several schools in Auckland and London, Daniel was appointed to the Leadership team at Manurewa High School in 2007, firstly as Deputy, then Associate Principal.

    In 2015, Daniel moved to Nelson to take up the position of Principal at Nayland College. Daniel has extensive knowledge of International education from a secondary perspective, with Nayland College hosting approximately 80 international students from around the globe in 2020. Daniel also has a very good understanding of a range of markets and marketing approaches, having overseen a 40% increase in International numbers since joining Nayland College.

    As well as leading Nayland College, Daniel is also the Lead Principal and Governance Chairperson for the Top of the South Trades Academy. He has also acted as a Regional Engagement Lead for the recent National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) review. Over the years Daniel has, and continues to work with various national and regional advisory groups. In his spare time Daniel is an accomplished brass musician, playing trombone in a variety of musical groups around Nelson and serving as President of Nelson City Brass.

    Ziena Jalil, Board Member

    Formerly an international student, Ziena is an award-winning business and public sector leader, focused on deepening New Zealand’s engagement with the Asia Pacific, and improving outcomes for those with diverse cultures, abilities and experiences. She is Chief of Staff at Te Pūkenga, and a board member for Education New Zealand, Toka Tū Ake Earthquake Commission, Asia New Zealand Foundation and DNA. 

    Recognised by Campaign Asia Pacific as part of its 2020 Women to Watch, a group of 40 outstanding women in the Asia Pacific, Ziena is a sought after MC and facilitator, and a keynote speaker on leadership, Asia business, international education, and diversity, equity and inclusion.

    A former New Zealand Trade Commissioner to Singapore, Ziena has received several international awards for her work promoting New Zealand trade and education in Asia, where she was based in various roles for 10 years. 

    A member of the New Zealand Institute of Directors, Global Women and Asia 21, she holds a Master of Arts (First Class Hons) in International Relations and Politics, a Bachelor of Communication Studies, and Diploma of International Trade.

    Dr Therese Arseneau, Board Member

    Dr Therese Arseneau has wide ranging governance experience including as Chair of the Board of ChristchurchNZ, Ara Institute of Canterbury, Regenerate Christchurch and the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra; and as a Director of J Ballantyne Company Ltd, The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Ltd, Enterprise North Canterbury and the Social Sciences Research Council of Canada.

    Therese has over 30 years’ experience in the tertiary education sector, including as a university lecturer in Canada and New Zealand. A specialist in elections and New Zealand politics, she is currently an Adjunct Senior Fellow in Political Science at the University of Canterbury and in 2011 she received a UC Teaching Award for excellence in teaching. Therese holds a DPhil and MPhil from the University of Oxford, which she attended as an international student and Commonwealth Scholar.

  • Corporate publications

    Download Education New Zealand’s Statement of Intent and Annual Report and the International Education Strategy 2022-2030.

    ENZ is committed to transparent reporting, and our Chief Executive’s expenditure can also be downloaded below.

    Previous publications

    Chief Executive’s expenditure

  • Our team

    The ENZ team works together to works to grow awareness of New Zealand as a study destination and to support New Zealand education providers and businesses to take their services and products overseas for enduring social, cultural and economic benefits.

    Through development of a world-class international education sector, we will build a thriving and globally connected New Zealand.

    We have approximately 100 staff in 18 locations around the world. In New Zealand, we have a head office in Wellington and staff in Auckland and Christchurch.

    Our values, Ngā Manapou strive to create a culture of Aroha at ENZ; a place where we all value the beliefs and culture of ENZ staff. This culture of Aroha is underpinned by four values: Manaakitanga, Be one, Kaitiakitanga, Be Bold.

    On this page:

    Sector Engagement 

    The Sector Engagement group delivers strategic initiatives in partnership with sector partners and stakeholders, undertakes business development, and designs and delivers new products and services.

    Sector Services

    The Sector Services group delivers a suite of products and services that support the sector to rebuild and thrive. This includes student experience, global citizenship, global events, and agent engagement, as well as scholarships to support domestic students to have an international education experience, and international students to study in New Zealand.

    International

    The International group is the face of ENZ around the world. It develops and maintains key relationships with governments, organisations and international stakeholders, and leads ENZ’s engagement globally for enhanced education cooperation.

    As in-market experts, the group drives the flow of market intelligence and targeted advice to ENZ’s other teams. They support New Zealand institutions overseas, and work at offshore fairs and events to promote and enhance New Zealand's education brand.

    Corporate Services 

    The Corporate Services group provides insightful analysis to the sector and ENZ, as well as delivering our strategic finance, budgeting and IT services. The group also leads ENZ's business operations' planning and performance.

    Government Relations 

    The Government Relations group engages with the Minister of Education and Government agencies, providing authoritative advice about international education to support and influence Government policy development and implementation.

    Marketing and Communications

    The Marketing and Communications group leads our creative direction and marketing, acts as custodian of the brand, and provides strategic external communications and PR to support the sector.

    We strive to facilitate a digital experience that embodies the Think New / I Am New brand. The ENZ digital eco-system is the first touchpoint for many prospective international students considering study with New Zealand. 

    People, Culture and Capability

    The People, Culture and Capability group focuses on making ENZ a great place to work. From recruitment and induction to safety and wellbeing, it ensures staff have the skills and information needed to do their jobs effectively.

    The group works with managers to give staff opportunities for professional development and leads work on ENZ’s culture.

     

     

    To get in touch with a member of the team, click here.

     

  • Advice

    ENZ’s business development managers provide New Zealand education organisations with advice to help them make the most of international growth opportunities.

    The entire ENZ team works to build the profile of New Zealand’s education system in key market with activities such as media visits, public relations and in-market events.

  • Agent engagement

    Education agencies are a crucial part of the promotion and attraction of international students to New Zealand and play an important role in students’ New Zealand education experience.

    ENZ has tools to assist quality education agencies in promoting New Zealand as an international study destination.

    Watch the video below to learn more. 

    YouTube

    Got a question? Email us at agenthelp@enz.govt.nz

  • Marketing development

    Education New Zealand’s international staff network works to raise the profile of the country’s education system in priority markets.

    Team members can support education organisations with a range of activities, including organising media visits, providing introductions to key contacts and carrying out market research.

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    International media and key opinion leader visits

    ENZ raises awareness of New Zealand in priority markets by organising or supporting visits from international media and key opinion leaders to different regions, locations and organisations.

    International public relations

    ENZ’s international public relations activities may include helping to launch new programmes, leveraging in-market visits, promoting scholarships and highlighting student successes.

    Introductions and contacts

    Introductions and contacts from ENZ’s domestic and international staff network can help match institutions with recruitment agencies.

    Staff can also assist organisations to connect with:

    • potential partners or customers
    • relevant foreign regulatory agencies and authorities
    • local market or industry experts
    • other specialist external service providers.

    Ministerial and education trade missions

    Education organisations may have opportunities to profile flagship initiatives during ministerial visits and education trade missions, depending on objectives and scheduling.

    In-market support 

    In-market teams can help support education providers by providing information on the market, leading arrangements for ENZ marketing and promotional activities, and facilitating introductions with local stakeholders.

    In-market initial fact finding

    ENZ’s international staff network may be able to help with initial fact verification of foreign partners. They may also be able to refer organisations to in-market third parties if more detailed due diligence is needed.

    Identifying new business opportunities

    International staff may be able to scout for new business opportunities for organisations seeking to develop partnerships or sell products and services.

    Market research

    ENZ sometimes carries out market research for sector groups or consortiums, or for individual organisations investigating high impact and high growth initiatives.

    In-market events and conferences

    Education organisations may be given ENZ help to take part in in-market conferences, seminars and events with external partners.

  • Our people

    Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao is governed by a Board appointed by the Minister of Education.

    An Executive Team leads ENZ’s 100-plus staff on a mission to take New Zealand’s education experiences to the world, for enduring economic, social and cultural benefits.  

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