Reaching International Students Around the World

Over the past few years education has gone through a major transition as online and hybrid learning became mainstream, and as students looked for more flexible learning options. Education New Zealand (ENZ) is New Zealand’s international student agency focused on export education and promoting New Zealand as a leading learning destination. However, since the world experienced the mass adoption of online learning, the role of export education transitioned to include international students who wanted to study with New Zealand institutes from offshore.

In early 2022, ENZ witnessed the increased global demand for micro-credentials and short courses from students looking to learn and engage online. They also recognised many international students were looking for unique learning experiences that played into the strengths of New Zealand - innovation, sustainability, creativity and culture. It was through these insights and emerging trends that MissionNewZealand.com was born.

academyEX utilised and licensed our learning management system to deliver a suite of curated courses from multiple providers. A simple sign up, search and start function was developed to minimise the process for learners between finding a course that they wanted to study and being able to start their learning. Simplicity, learner engagement and connection was at the heart of the site and promoting New Zealand to a large international audience was a core outcome.