Nine PTEs added to China study abroad list

“This is an excellent outcome,” says ENZ's Regional Director Greater China – Alexandra Grace.  “It has been a challenging area of work, requiring close coordination between ENZ and NZQA and robust discussions with China’s Education Ministry.  Working closely, we were able to secure this outcome to the benefit of more of our outstanding private tertiaries.”

The Jiaoyu Shewai Jianguan Xinx Wang (JSJ) Study Abroad website is maintained by the Chinese Ministry of Education and lists high quality tertiary education providers outside of China. Chinese students who are considering tertiary study overseas often use the website to decide where to study.

The nine education providers that will be added to the JSJ Study Abroad website are:

• Media Design School

• New Zealand College of Chinese Medicine Limited

• New Zealand School of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine

• New Zealand Tertiary College Limited

• SAE Institute

• South Pacific College of Natural Medicine

• The New Zealand College of Massage Limited

• UUNZ Institute of Business Limited

• Wellpark College of Natural Therapies Limited

These PTEs join 32 other tertiary institutions on the New Zealand page.

All the education providers being added to the website meet criteria that have been agreed with the Chinese Ministry of Education. The Chinese Ministry of Education will only add education providers which meet the following criteria:

• be signatories to the Code of Practice for the Pastoral Care of International Students

• have achieved ratings of at least Confident for both educational performance and capability in self-assessment in their most recent NZQA external evaluation and review report (Category 1 and 2 providers)

• offer degrees (at Level 7 or above of the New Zealand Qualifications Framework)

• not be specialist English language schools

• not be distance learning schools

• not deliver religious programmes.

Throughout negotiations NZQA has advocated for the adoption of a criteria-based approach for the listing of further New Zealand PTEs. The rationale behind this approach is to allow for a regular review process, ensuring that PTEs on the list continue to meet criteria expected by the Chinese Ministry of Education, and allowing additional PTEs to be added to the list as they meet the criteria.

The announcement of the addition of nine further high-quality PTEs is a positive step. ENZ and NZQA will continue to negotiate with the Chinese Ministry of Education on the use of the criteria as the basis for regular review and updates to the JSJ Study Abroad website list to ensure that prospective students and parents are able to access accurate and up-to-date information on their study options in New Zealand.

Providers who are not listed on the website can point to their EER report and the following text on the JSJ website when dealing with Chinese students and partners:

新西兰还有许多招收外国学生的私立培训机构及语言学校。通过新西兰资格认证局 (NZQA) 审批的学校名单可查阅NZQA网站：www.nzqa.govt.nz.