19 February 2015 at 9:00 am
Pakistan providers visit New Zealand
A delegation of Pakistan Higher Education officials and University representatives, led by the Chair of the Pakistan Higher Education Commission will be undertaking a visit to New Zealand to coincide with the Cricket World Cup.
The visit’s primary purpose is to increase the number of New Zealand Universities on Pakistan’s approved PhD scholarship list.
This visit follows an ENZ-led inaugural education delegation trip to Pakistan from 26-30 October 2014. The trip was to scope out opportunities in the Postgraduate and Degree-level student markets. The delegation included representatives from universities, Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics and Private Training Establishments, and was also supported by Immigration New Zealand and the Honorary Consul General for Pakistan, Mr Moin Fudda.
Feedback from the providers on this market development approach was positive, with delegation members signalling they’ll be heading back into the market in 2015 as part of a sustained promotional effort.
“We’re really happy with the lessons and outcomes from the trip. We’re progressing a market-development plan with Immigration New Zealand, which can provide a staged market development approach focussing on high-value students” says Middle East Director John Laxon.
The visit attracted some media coverage in Pakistan, including these pieces in Pakistan Today and the Daily Times.
