Welcome to the first e-news for 2007. We hope that you managed to enjoy a break over Christmas and New Year, and are looking forward to the year ahead!

 Education Counsellors Forum Day

Sector Forum with the Ministry of Education’s Offshore Education Counsellors

On 22 February 2007 Education New Zealand will facilitate a full day forum in Wellington with the NZ Ministry of Education’s five offshore Education Counsellors.  The Counsellors are in New Zealand for a series of meetings, including a full day set aside for institutions to receive country specific briefings from the Counsellors on education policy, education trends, regulatory and diplomacy issues. 

The Forum is on Thursday 22 February, beginning at 9:10 am.  It is planned that the Minister for Tertiary Education, Hon Dr Michael Cullen, will open the day, followed by Counsellor briefings/presentations on: Europe, South East Asia, China, North America and India.  A copy of the format for the day is available HERE

If you wish to attend this workshop, please register below by close of business on 10 February. Please note there is no charge for registering and attending, but delegates will be responsible for their own return travel and, if applicable, accommodation (eg. for those staying on in Wellington for the Ministry’s ‘Bologna Day’ on 23 February, Contact Sam Mackay on 04 463 2840).  The venue will be confirmed to registered delegates after 10 February, once the number of attendees has been ascertained.

Each Counsellor session will include the opportunity for the Counsellors to respond to questions from the industry.  In the event that the questions are of a technical nature and require prior-research, Education New Zealand is collating and passing on questions for each Counsellor so that they have time to prepare a response.  If you wish to submit a question, please click HERE

The Education Counsellors are funded by the New Zealand Government (note: they are not funded by the Education Export Levy) to work on advancing New Zealand’s education relationships in selected countries of strategic significance.  The Counsellors have a close working relationship with New Zealand Trade and Enterprise and Education New Zealand.  This workshop is an ideal opportunity for institutions to hear first hand about the work of the Counsellors and how they are supporting the work of educational institutions and other agencies. 

 New ENZ Staff Vacancy
Education New Zealand has a newly created position within our marketing team, as Marketing Operations Manager.  We are seeking someone with industry experience (preferably in marketing) to take a lead on the operational aspects of a range of interesting projects.  This will include close liaison with the NZ international education industry, NZTE staff, agents and other key stakeholders.  Work will include involvement in the implementation of the industry's Depth Strategy Campaigns (primarily in India, Vietnam, South Korea, China and Hong Kong), and establishing New Zealand registered agents groups in a range of key markets.

More information about this position, and an application form can be found HERE

Applications close 5pm Friday 16th February 2007.

 PACE 2007
The PACE 2007 programme kicks off in fours weeks, with five South American Agents coming to New Zealand for their familiarisation visit.  From there, we have a full programme of fairs, seminars and agent visits.

Registrations are open at www.educationnz.org.nz/registration and spaces are filling up.

The following activities are coming up in February, March and April and have space some available:

• South American Inbound Agents (11 - 22 February)
  Five agents from Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Colombia and Uruguay have been invited for the first inbound activity for 2007.
  
  More information including the list of invited agents is available on the PACE website HERE or contact Geneviève at Education New Zealand genevieve.cung@educationnz.org.nz
  
  
• Brazil EXPOBELTA 2007 
  Start off your 2007 marketing in Brazil! Two new cities have been added to the schedule for 2007: Porto Alegre and Brasilia.  Both have a number of educational agents actively recruiting students for offshore study and as part of ExpoBelta 2007, you can begin actively marketing in these two locations with reputable BELTA agents.
  12,640 students attended the BELTA fairs in 2006.
  
  For more information about ExpoBELTA click HERE or contact Karen karen.frewing@educationnz.org.nz
  
  
• Malaysia New Zealand Education Fairs
  Beginning on 13 March in Penang, the fair series will provide you with the opportunity to showcase your institution and New Zealand to students interested specifically in New Zealand as a study destination.
  The fair in Penang will be followed by fairs in Johor Bahru , Petaling Jaya, Kuching and will end in Kota Kinablau on 22 March.
  3,580 visitors attended the fairs in five cities in March 2006.
  
  For more information about participating in the Malaysian New Zealand Education fair series, please click HERE or contact Laurette Laurette.farr@educationnz.org.nz
  
  
• Indian Inbound Agent Visit (13 - 19 March)
  News!! The participation fee will be subsidised by 50% as part of the Indian depth strategy initiative. For already registered thank you and for others considering it, you need to register now while there are still spaces available.
  Please note the sector recommendations for this market.
  
  For more information, including a list of the agents, please click HERE or contact Laurette Laurette.farr@educationnz.org.nz
  
  
• Korean Student Fair (KSF) (31 March - 1 April)
  Spring 2007 will be the 24th KSF Study Abroad & Language Fair held in Seoul. This commercial fair is open to all sectors of education, and has very strong input and support from Korean Agents. Photos of the 2006 pavilion are available on the ENZ website HERE. The fair is expected to have more than 30,000 visitors during the two days and is likely to be held at the COEX.
  
  More information including the list of the four education agents represent NZ institutions at KSF is available on the PACE website HERE
  
  Participants need to register with an ENZ affiliated agent to be a part of the New Zealand Pavilion within the fair. If you require the agent contact details please contact Geneviève genevieve.cung@educationnz.org.nz
  
  
• India April Fair Series
  In 2007 two sets of New Zealand Education fairs will be held in India. The April series will include the two main centres plus Cochin.
  
  ** Please note the dates have recently changed to:  
  Mumbai – 15 April
  Cochin – 18 April
  New Delhi – 22 April
  
  The registration deadline is 1 March. Click HERE for more information.
  
  If you have any further queries regarding activities in India please contact Laurette Laurette.farr@educationnz.org.nz
  
  
• Taiwan Agents and Students Workshops & Taiwan Virtual Fairs
  The Taiwan Agents and Students Workshops are running from 14 - 17 April this year in Taipei, Kaohsiung and Taichung. If you're thinking of attending one or all of these Workshops, it is time to register.  To find out more about the workshops, click HERE
  
  A great complementary activity to these workshops are the Taiwan Virtual Fairs. This is internet (generic NZ and institutional) advertising, and is being financially supported by NZTE.  In 2006 the Virtual Fairs were held from March to May and October to November. Interestingly Taiwan's student visa statistics for the months May to November inclusive show 32% growth. 
  There were more than 400,000 hits on the fair website during the two 2006 Virtual Fairs, which demonstrated that they attracted a high level of interest. 
  
  Registrations will be closing soon, so please click HERE for more information or contact Genevièvegenevieve.cung@educationnz.org.nz
  

 APAIE Conference 2007
In 2006, 146 institutions from 26 nations attended the inaugural APAIE Conference in Seoul. 

The 2nd APAIE Conference and Exhibition will be held from 7-9 March 2007 in Singapore. This conference is an opportunity to network with delegates, share your ideas and access information on the internationalization of higher education. This conference is expected to attract university presidents, high level administrators as well as professionals in the field.

For more information, please visit www.apaie.org/2007/main/main.html