Education New Zealand | Manapou ki te Ao

Last week, Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao had the privilege of joining student seminar sessions at the EcoQuest Centre for Indigeneity, Ecology, and Creativity in Whakatīwai, on the stunning Wharekawa Coast. These seminars marked the culmination of an incredible learning journey for 22 students from prestigious U.S. institutions, including the University of New Hampshire, the University of Michigan, Cornell University, the University of Vermont, Bowdoin College, Northeastern University, and the University of Virginia. The students have been hard at work analysing data and compiling their research reports. Divided into four teams, they have undertaken impactful projects across the Waikato and Auckland regions, including: - Climate Change: Monitoring: Studying the effects of climate change in a coastal wetland at Pūkorokoro, Robert Findlay Wildlife Reserve. 🌿 - Freshwater Ecology: Examining the abundance and diversity of freshwater fish in the southern Hūnua Ranges. 🌊 - Conservation Biology: Investigating the population structure of Pepeketua (Hochstetter’s frog) in the Hūnua Ranges. 🐸 - Pekapeka Research: Tracking the activity and habitat preferences of Pekapeka tou roa (long-tailed bats) in fragmented rural landscapes. 🦇 The presentations, held at Wharekawa Marae in the coastal village of Kaiaua, showcased not only the students' ecological insights but also their deep respect for Aotearoa's cultural heritage. Ed Tuari, General Manager Māori at ENZ, presented Tū Ngātahi taonga to the students—a symbol of connection and friendship between Aotearoa New Zealand and the United States. This powerful cross-cultural learning experience was made possible by the collaboration of Ngāti Pāoa, Ngāti Whanaunga, Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, Ria Brejaart and the amazing team of the EcoQuest Centre for Indigeneity, Ecology, and Creativity. A heartfelt thank you to all for fostering this unique blend of education, culture, and sustainability.   This experience reflects the transformative power of education that inspires global connections. Ka mau te wehi – Awesome!🌏✨   #EducationNewZealand #ManapouKiTeAo #EcoQuest #NgātiPāoa #NgātiWhanaunga #TūNgātahi #GlobalEducation #CulturalConnection #Sustainability

We are immensely proud to be able to say that New Zealand continues to top the world in university sustainability rankings! 👏   QS has recently released the third edition of the QS Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings: Sustainability. All eight of New Zealand's universities rank in the top 500 this year, giving the country the highest average score in the rankings.    Congratulations to our universities for this recognition of their ongoing work in the sustainability space! This is good news for universities as they look to attract students to their campuses especially as QS Destination: Australia and New Zealand report 2024, found that 63% of students interested in studying in New Zealand say environmental sustainability was very or extremely important.    Click here to find out more: https://lnkd.in/gMkWT_aj #studywithnz #sustainability #QSrankings #university

Tune in for more useful insights from the ENZ Insights team! 📈 📊 On Wednesday 4 December, our Minister of Tertiary Education and Skills, Hon Penny Simmonds, released the interim 2024 enrolment figures. These numbers are used to assess the state of the New Zealand international education sector. ENZ’s Insights team have been going through the numbers and our Director of Insights, Marie Clark, is holding a webinar tomorrow (Thursday 12th December) from 2.30-3.30pm NZT. Marie will take you through the data including total enrolment numbers by subsector, highlight emerging trends and will offer advice on how this information can be used in your planning. Click here to register: https://lnkd.in/gAtrQe5x

Yesterday 80 New Zealand and Chinese officials, academics, and Early Childhood Education (ECE) practitioners came together for the 2024 New Zealand-China Early Childhood Symposium. This was the first time the event was held in New Zealand. The broad themes of the day were emerging opportunities and challenges of digital implementation in teachers’ work in early childhood education, the use of digital technologies for early childhood education assessment, and digital transformation for communication and collaboration with families. A 31-strong delegation from China across 21 universities, schools, kindergartens and government agencies were in attendance to learn and share knowledge with their New Zealand peers. The symposium wouldn't have been possible without the support of the China Center for International People to People Exchange, China Ministry of Education and our gracious hosts at the University of Canterbury. Check out some of the photos below. #studywithnz #internationaleducation #earlychildhoodeducation #ECE #China #NewZealand Education New Zealand - Greater China Alanna Dick Michael Zhang（张典）Ben Burrowes

We are delighted to share that New Zealand’s international education sector is rebounding strongly. Minister for Tertiary Education and Skills Penny Simmonds has released the latest enrolment data from this January to August this year, which shows that New Zealand is up 24 per cent year-on-year and 6 per cent above 2023 totals. “With 73,535 enrolments between January to August 2024, more enrolments have been achieved in just two terms this year than we saw in all of last year,” Ms Simmonds says. Click here to read the full media release: https://lnkd.in/gGCbNdNr and click here to dive into the numbers on Tableau Public: https://lnkd.in/g3Y8_8TA If you're interested in hearing more about the data, ENZ's Director of Insights Marie Clark is hosting a webinar on Thursday 12 December from 14:30-15:30 NZDT (UTC+12:00). You can register here: https://lnkd.in/gxRDQZGr #internationaleducation #enrolments #studywithnz

It's been a busy day so far at the New Zealand-China Early Childhood Symposium, co-sponsored by ENZ and China Center for International People to People Exchange and hosted by the University of Canterbury. New Zealand and Chinese officials, academics, and Early Childhood Education (ECE) practitioners are gathered together for sessions on digital transformation in ECE. Provincial Education Departments in China organised conference rooms for ECE teachers to virtually join the Symposium for professional development. Check out pictures below from some of the sessions so far. These include Jiwen Zhu, Chief of Beijing Fengtai No 1 Kindergarten Group presenting on 'Support to improve children’s senses in play with creation of digitalisation in kindergarten', Manager of Early Learning New Zealand Ministry of Education Dr Bradley Hannigan's session on New Zealand education policy and a talk from Limin Hou on Digital Technology and Teacher Subjectivity. #earlychildhoodeducation #NewZealand #China #internationaleducation #studywithnz Education New Zealand - Greater China Michael Zhang（张典）Ben Burrowes Alanna Dick

The fifth annual New Zealand-China Early Childhood Education Symposium is currently underway in Christchurch, marking the first time the event has been held in New Zealand. Co-organised by Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao, the China Center for International People-to-People Exchange (CCIPE) of the China Ministry of Education and the University of Canterbury, the event aims to foster academic exchanges and cooperation in early childhood education between New Zealand and China.  Broad topics this year include emerging opportunities and challenges of artificial intelligence in teachers’ work in early childhood education, the use of digital technologies for early childhood education assessment, and digital transformation for communication and collaboration with families. Click below to read more. #earlychildhoodeducation #China #NewZealand Education New Zealand - Greater China #internationaleducation #studywithnz Ben Burrowes Michael Zhang（张典）Alanna Dick

We are thrilled that Minister for Tertiary Education and Skills Penny Simmonds has announced the latest round of awardees for the Prime Minister's Scholarship to Asia and Latin America. Congratulations to all 119 recipients, we are so excited to follow your journeys and see what you achieve in your time overseas and beyond. 👏 Read the media release below to learn more. #internationaleducation #studywithnz

🎌🎌🎌Unique study and experience opportunities are in growing demand in Japan, an important source of international students for Aotearoa New Zealand. To meet this demand, our wonderful team members in Japan, Misako (Misa) Kitaoka and Tomomi Kontani have been busy supporting New Zealand institutions and regions to share their unique offerings, elevating New Zealand’s key selling points and helping us stand out among competitors. Two examples are rugby clinics for Japanese school students in Tokyo which saw 100 students attending across three sessions and the other, a delegation visiting international and IB schools in Okinawa to raise awareness for their region. Misa and Tomomi are continuing to explore this market and connection opportunities with New Zealand and Japanese institutions. Wellington College Whanganui High School Whanganui Girls Cullinane College Whanganui & Partners #studywithnewzealand #newzealand #japan #internationaleducation #rugby

ENZ is happy to share our latest findings from the 2024 survey on New Zealander’s Perceptions of International Education! In a nutshell, this year’s survey shows that New Zealanders are generally positive about international education with 72% of respondents saying that international education/students benefit New Zealand. Other key findings include: ✅77% said they wanted to see more or the same number of international students in New Zealand. ✅82% agree that international students contribute to our cultural diversity. ✅79% feel that they help local students learn about other cultures and ways of life. ✅79% also think they contribute to local businesses during their studies. ✅78% agree that international students bring different perspectives to New Zealand and our learning environments. Anyone interested in hearing more about these results can tune in at 12pm tomorrow (Wednesday 20 November) to hear from ENZ’s Director of Insights, Marie Clark. She’ll take a deeper dive into the results and what this means for our sector. You can register to attend here - https://lnkd.in/grfsY_ks You can also find our media release on our website here - https://lnkd.in/ghqvAqvJ and find the full 40-page report on IntelliLab here - https://lnkd.in/g7CjWDBa #internationaleducation #newzealand #research #internationalstudents