Professor Roger J Field ViceChancellor Lincoln University New Zealand Chair New Zealand ViceChancell

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Professor Roger J FieldVice-Chancellor
Lincoln UniversityNew ZealandChairNew
Zealand Vice-Chancellors Committee
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Competing for International Students New Players
and New Realities
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Competing for International Students New Players
and New Realities

• What are the requirements for being a significant
  and legitimate player in international education?
  
  
• High quality universities that provide known and
  consistent education experiences
  
• Protection of the interests of participating
  students
  
• Recognition that cultural changes must be
  actively managed
  
• A safe and welcoming environment that supports
  all students and a location that stimulates
  interest and is rich in unique experiences

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New Zealand

• A consistent, whole of country approach
• New Zealand as a well established country in
  international education
  
• New Zealand universities and the role of the New
  Zealand Vice-Chancellors Committee
  
• Education New Zealand and an integrated marketing
  approach
  
• Pastoral care of international students in New
  Zealand
  
• New Zealand universities and the form of
  international linkages
  
• The International Education Agenda for New
  Zealand
  
• Development by New Zealand of a North American
  Education Strategy
  
• Future opportunities

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1. New Zealand and International Education

• New Zealand has a well established involvement in
  international education
  
• High numbers of incoming students relative to the
  total population but smaller outflows to partner
  countries
  
• The total university student body demonstrates a
  high level of international connectedness
  
• There is a substantial emphasis on giving
  incoming students a high quality study period
  that links to both the quality of the
  universities and a wide range of experiences
  linked to New Zealands unique cultural diversity
  and landscapes.

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2. New Zealand Universities

• There are eight publicly funded universities in
  New Zealand and no privately funded universities.

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New Zealand Universities

• The universities share common standards and
  approaches across all activities.
  
• The New Zealand Vice-Chancellors Committee has
  legislated responsibility to establish and
  maintain good practices to support the
  universities
• The uniformity of approach by New Zealand
  universities has made a high level of individual
  and collective participation in international
  education relatively straightforward

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Quality Assurance in New Zealand Universities

• The Education Act 1989 provides for delegation to
  the New Zealand Vice-Chancellors Committee
  (NZVCC)
  
• The NZVCC gives effect to the delegation and the
  overall consistency of quality assurance
  through
  
• The Gazetted Criteria established through the
  agencies of Government
  
• The Committee on University Academic Programmes
• New Zealand Universities Academic Audit Unit
• The requirements of the New Zealand Register of
  Quality-Assured Qualifications
  
• Additionally the NZVCC recognises international
  education issues through its International Policy
  Committee

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3. Education New Zealand

• Education New Zealands mission
• to Empower New Zealands Education Exporters
• Education New Zealand works with New Zealand
  Trade and Enterprise to manage the generic and
  collective marketing of New Zealand education
  internationally through the national export
  education marketing programme
• New Zealand education institutions support
  Education New Zealand by making levy payments
  based on international student enrolments

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Education New Zealand

• Education New Zealand is recognised by the New
  Zealand Government as the umbrella industry body
  for education exporters in New Zealand
  
• There are five Strategic Goals
• Provide leadership in international education
• Improve and expand stakeholder engagement
• Develop capability of the industry
• Promote excellence and quality
• Improve and consolidate business performance

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4. Pastoral Care of International Students in New
Zealand

• The New Zealand Code of Practice for Pastoral
  Care of International Students applies to all
  institutions that enrol international students
  
• The Code of Practice provides a framework for
  minimum standards, good practice procedures and a
  complaints procedure
  
• All institutions are audited for compliance with
  the Code of Practice
  
• In addition to the Code of Practice, New Zealand
  has strong consumer protection laws that are
  important in safeguarding the interests of
  students

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5. New Zealand Universities - the Form of
International Linkages

• Membership of global networks (eg. Universitas
  21, Association of Pacific Rim Universities)
  
• University to University agreements frequently
  linked to major research collaboration including
  staff and postgraduate student exchanges
  
• Credit recognition pathways and articulation
  agreements to support student mobility
  
• Student exchange and study abroad arrangements,
  which are particularly popular with students from
  US universities
  
• The New Zealand Government must approve all
  student exchange programmes
  
• Offshore delivery arrangements
• Development of jointly awarded qualifications
  with selected, high quality institutions

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6. The International Education Agenda

• Whole of government approach to international
  education
  
• Key themes
• International education should benefit all
  students, domestic and international
  
• Long-term, sustainable, New Zealand Inc
  approach
  
• Quality is paramount
• Sensible diversification in markets and delivery
  modes
  
• Government and education sector both need to
  prioritise / coordinate.

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The International Education Agenda

• Goals
• 1. New Zealand students equipped to thrive in an
  inter-connected world
  
• 2. International students enriched by their
  education and living experiences in New Zealand
  
• 3. Domestic education providers strengthened,
  academically and financially, through
  international linkages
  
• 4. Wider economic and social benefits to New
  Zealand

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7. New Zealand North American Strategy

• An important element of a strong Asia-Pacific
  focus and specifically to implement the New
  Zealand Governments international education
  agenda in North America, that includes the USA
  and Canada
• The Strategy recognises the USA as a key partner
  to New Zealand for research partnerships, for
  sharing best practice, for providing mobility
  opportunities for New Zealand students and in
  nurturing alumni activities

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New Zealand North American Strategy

• The Strategy has four objectives
• Increase awareness and understanding in education
  between New Zealand and North America
  
• Improve student, academic and labour mobility
  between North America and New Zealand
  
• Strengthen education policy, practice and
  research outcomes through increased cooperation
  and collaboration
  
• Underpin commercial relationships in the
  education sector between New Zealand and North
  America

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New Zealand North American Strategy

• The trend in North American students studying in
  New Zealand since 2000 is positive and capable of
  significantly further growth
  

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8. Future Opportunities

• An increase in the total volume of students in
  exchange and study abroad programmes linking
  universities in New Zealand and the USA
  
• Expansion of research collaboration through
  development of postgraduate student
  opportunities
  
• Further focus on student mobility programmes that
  utilise the unique physical, biological, social
  and economic resources of partner institutions
  and their locations
• Recognition that student flows are often
  generated by the connection of faculty,
  particularly those that collaborate in research