Welcome
Kia Ora,
Welcome to the latest edition of E-News. Labour Day is now behind us, which means the countdown to summer is well underway. However, there is still a lot going on in the industry. Enjoy your news.
Updated Market Profiles
Market Profiles are accessible in the Market Information section of our website and are updated every two years.
The latest Market Reports for China, India, Korea, Malaysia and USA have recently been uploaded and are available HERE.
To view the range of Market Reports, please login at www.educationnz.org.nz and go to the Market Information Page from the top menu.
Introducing the School Results Summary
The School Results Summary is a new document NZQA is producing for school students.
The SRS shows how many credits, and at what level, a student has gained in each school subject. This is different from other documentation produced by NZQA that detail results under NQF sub-field, which sometimes obscures the school subject studied.
The SRS has been developed in response to some misunderstanding about the way results are reported. Students may be using them for university entrance purposes.
You can see a sample of the SRS HERE. Any questions can be directed to internationalunit@nzqa.govt.nz
Upcoming Conferences & Events
Digital Careers Expo
Immigration New Zealand is working in partnership with NZICT and Accelerating Aotearoa in presenting the Digital Careers Expo 2009 which is focused on International ICT students.
They will be holding this event in Auckland 30 October (Auckland Town Hall), Wellington 18 November (Michael Fowler Centre) and Christchurch 26 November (CPIT).
The event will provide international students looking at working in the ICT sector with an opportunity to attend seminars from industry experts in career advice, job opportunities and immigration options.
More information about the Expo can be found HERE.
APAIE 2010 Conference & Exhibition
The fifth Asia-Pacific Association for International Education (APAIE) 2010 Conference and Exhibition will be held from 14-16 April 2010 at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, Gold Coast, Queensland. The Conference is expected to attract over 600 international educators from over 300 institutions in 50 countries, including Presidents and Vice Presidents from many of Asia-Pacific’s leading universities. Attendees are not only from the Asia-Pacific region, but other regions of the world including Europe and the Americas.
APAIE is an organisation for international educators committed to developing co-operation between universities to promote all aspects of higher education in the Asia-Pacific region.
Each year APAIE holds an international conference hosted by a University in the Asia-Pacific Region. Previous APAIE conferences have been hosted by Korea University (Seoul, Korea), National University of Singapore (Singapore), Waseda University (Tokyo, Japan) and Renmin University (Beijing, China) and in 2010 will be hosted by Australia's Griffith University. This Conference is the Asia Pacific’s answer to similar conferences conducted by other regional organisations in North America (NAFSA) and Europe (EAIE).
The Conference theme for APAIE2010 is Educating for Extremes: Educating for global challenges in a rapidly changing world.
The Call for Papers is open and Conference Registration is now available and can be found at the Conference website at http://www.apaie.org.
2010 Marketing Wall Planners Available
The International Education Marketing Planner features PACE 2010 events and is a handy tool for planning your marketing trips.
Complimentary copies will be sent out to levy payers by request, click HERE to order an A2 sized version for your wall. Orders must be submitted to ENZ by Monday 16th November.
Malaysia Free Trade Agreement Signed
(via Stuff)
In Kuala Lumpur Monday, Trade Minister Tim Groser signed New Zealand's seventh free trade agreement. The deal builds on the Australia-New Zealand free trade agreement signed with Association of Southeast Asian Nations members this year.
The new agreement will see the phase-out of almost all tariffs between the two nations from next year. Kiwi exporters will get improved market access in agriculture, dairy, manufactured goods and services such as education, environment, management consulting and veterinary services.
The new agreement is expected to boost the number of foreign fee-paying students to New Zealand. Malaysia is currently the 10th largest market for international students in New Zealand.
Prime Minister John Key said the agreement was another step in forging better trade and other links with Southeast Asia.
"From New Zealand's point of view, this is a fast-growing market – it's a billion-dollar market that has expanded by 80 per cent in the last four or five years," he said in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
Mr Key said Southeast Asia was a region of dramatic economic growth and presented huge opportunities for New Zealand.
Mr Key also met Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak yesterday. He was due to attend a state dinner in his honour before flying to Japan.
New Zealand Study Abroad Guide, Japan
Education New Zealand and the New Zealand Embassy in Tokyo are supporting the Japanese publications company Keibunsha with their upcoming 'New Zealand Ryugaku Guide 2010'. Keibunsha publish country guides for America, UK, Australia and Canada with the respective Embassies' support, we are keen to see New Zealand join the line up. 30,000 copies of the New Zealand Guide will be printed and distributed via local schools, colleges, universities, agents, municipal government offices and the New Zealand Embassy. Free copies will also be available by request from Keibunsha's website.
More information, including the advertising order form, can be downloaded HERE.
NZ Post Agreement with China
New Zealand Post has recently formalised a partnership agreement with
the China Post Group, in line with the FreeTrade Agreement of 2008 between
New Zealand and China.
In partnership with China Post, New Zealand Post is pleased to offer a complete end-to-end direct marketing solution to promote educational institutions to a targeted audience in China. This is an opportunity to use the power of direct mail to raise awareness in the Chinese education market and most importantly, to attract new students to educational institutions.
To find out more about how New Zealand Post and China Post can help develop your international profile in China, please contact Vallen Han at vallen.han@nzpost.co.nz or
04 496 4429.
E-news is a newsletter for the Export Education industry, compiled by Education New Zealand. You can access previous E-news newsletters on our website at www.educationnz.org.nz .
With Regards.
Education New Zealand
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