New Zealand Education

Education System Information
	System of Education:
	http://www.ibe.unesco.org/en/worldwide/unesco-regions/asia-and-the-pacific/new-zealand/profile-of-education.html
	WENR - Education in New Zealand:
	http://www.wes.org/ewenr/wenrarchive/NZ_EduTransitionSumm92.pdf
Government Links
	Education Review Office:
	http://www.ero.govt.nz/ero/publishing.nsf/Content/Home+Page
	Reports publicly on the quality of education in all New Zealand schools and early childhood services
	Ministry of Education:
	http://www.minedu.govt.nz/
Educational Institutions
	University Listings:
	http://www.minedu.govt.nz/theMinistry/EducationInNewZealand/DirectoryOfEduca tionalinstitutions.aspx
	Under "specific schools information" click on "Team - Up website"
Professional Bodies
	Association of Colleges of Education in New Zealand:
	http://www.acenz.ac.nz/
	Association of Staff in Tertiary Education:
	http://www.aste.ac.nz/
	Council for Education Research:
	http://www.nzcer.org.nz/
	Aims to provide educators, students, parents, policy makers and the public with innovative and independent research, analysis, and advice
	Distance Education Association of New Zealand:
	http://www.deanz.org.nz/
	Maintains standards in distance education through membership of people from all aspects of the education sector
	Education Forum:
	http://www.educationforum.org.nz/
	Includes both education news and reports from New Zealand, but also reports on education in developing countries; has short articles (OpEds) on private higher education in China, India, Ghana and one on the International Finance Corporation.
	Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics:
	http://www.itpnz.ac.nz/
	Consortium of institutes offering vocational, technical and professional education
	Institution of Professional Engineers:
	http://www.ipenz.org.nz/ipenz/
	Professional body representing professional engineers from all disciplines. Sets internationally benchmarked qualifying standards for degree qualifications in engineering; Also assesses foreign qualifications.
	New Zealand Universities Academic Audit Unit:
	http://www.aau.ac.nz/
	Carries out audits of the quality assurance processes and provides advice and assistance with regard to the maintenance and enhancement of national academic standards
	New Zealand Vice-Chancellors' Committee:
	http://www.nzvcc.ac.nz/
	Tertiary Education Commission:
	http://www.tec.govt.nz/
	Responsible for the funding of all higher education providers; greater cooperation and collaboration in the tertiary education system and with the community and local business
Information for International Students
	Education New Zealand:
	http://www.educationnz.org.nz/
	Focused on the export of New Zealand’s education services offshore
	Fulbright Commission:
	http://www.fulbright.org.nz/
	Provides information on educational exchange between the U.S. and New Zealand
	New Zealand Qualifications Authority:
	http://www.nzqa.ac.nz/
	National body providing quality assurance for secondary and tertiary institutions as well as overseas qualifications