Wellington has an international reputation for the quality of the education we are able to provide. We have considerable capability in education, with world class tertiary institutions and schools focused on the common goal of excellence in education.
Export Education continues to be a major revenue earner for New Zealand, and the Wellington region. While Grow Wellington‟s primary focus in export education is on accelerating the growth in inbound international student numbers,it is also working on the development of exportable education products.
Education Wellington works with a membership base of more than 45 institutions, ranging from primary schools through to universities, to promote the Wellington region of New Zealand as a study destination for international students.
International students are an important part of our story. They play a vital role in knowledge creation and transfer, contribute significantly to the local economy and bring with them a global perspective, helping to build an internationally competitive Wellington.
In addition to the international student attraction programmes, Grow Wellington has begun working on the development of a number of export education products. Over the last twelve months we have been working with the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education in South Korea on creating a series of sister school relationships at the primary school level.
As part of these relationships,New Zealand teachers will be used to deliver real time English conversation lessons into Korean after-school programmes, using existing web technology. We are currently piloting Words from Wellington, Online Cultral Exchange and English Lessons.
Our new project Postcard Home, helps us tell Wellington's story by getting Vietnamese students to send postcards home telling their friend and family about the benefits of studying in Wellington.
We look forward to welcoming international students from all over the world to Wellington.