17 April 2014 at 9:00 am
Tokyo calling: new appointment
Education New Zealand is delighted to welcome Fiona Haiko to the newly created role of Senior Market Development Manager, Japan.
Fiona has a Master of Arts in International Relations from Waseda University, Tokyo. She is a fluent speaker of Japanese and has studied, lived and worked in Japan. Most recently the Business Education Partnership Coordinator at the Asia New Zealand Foundation in Wellington, Fiona has a solid background in the education sector.
Fiona will be based at the New Zealand Embassy in Tokyo from 7 May 2014, following two weeks orientation in New Zealand. An early focus of her work will be finding opportunities to partner with the Japanese government in its push to internationalise education under ‘Abe-nomics’. This may include initiatives such as improved English capacity and delivery, and exposing young people to international perspectives.
Fiona will also be involved in collaborative efforts by New Zealand government agencies to produce products that are attractive to Japan as it gears up to hosting the Rugby World Cup 2019 and the Summer Olympics 2020. Products may include short-term English and rugby programmes, and programmes that address volunteer capacity building to support these major sporting events.
You can contact Fiona at this address: fiona.haiko@enz.govt.nz.
