Congratulations IPU New Zealand (Palmerston North) on achieving a Category 1 ranking in the External Evaluation and Review (EER) report by NZQA released on Monday, 23 September 2019!
Following an on-site visit in June 2019, NZQA gave IPU New Zealand the Category 1 ranking of Highly Confident in educational performance and Confident in capability in self-assessment.
IPU New Zealand.approaches its 30th anniversary next year.
The good news comes hot on the heels of the award of first place to IPU student Alisha Elliot in the JSANZ Tertiary Japanese Language Speech Contest 2019.
JSANZ Tertiary Japanese Language Speech Contest
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 Speech Contest.
1st place Alisha Elliot (IPU) 挑戦から得たもの
2nd place Jordan Schulde (Victoria University of Wellington) 私の日本の経験
3rd place Nicki Jackson (Ara Institute) 私が日本語を学ぶ本当の理由
Congratulations to all. The prize giving ceremony will be held at IPU on Saturday 28 September from 10-10:45am.
AUT welcomes new Consul
AUT Japanese department held a morning tea on 14 June to welcome the new Consul, Sukeno san to his post at the Consulate General of Japan, Auckland, and to farewell Hayasaka san at the end of his two year post. Hayasaka san will be sorely missed for all the work he has done for Japanese language education and we look forward to working with Sukeno san after he settles in to his new life in New Zealand.
North Asia CAPE Study Tours to Ishikawa Prefecture
The North Asia CAPE will offer fully-funded study tours for first-year students of Japanese language to experience first-hand the value of learning Japanese in country.
In 2019, 15 students from throughout New Zealand will have the opportunity to travel to Ishikawa Prefecture to study Japanese language and culture. Learn more about the programme here: http://www.ifie.or.jp/ijsc/english/ijsp/
Are you eligible?
- Students must be a citizen or permanent resident of New Zealand.
- Students must have taken at least one core course in Japanese at a first-year University level or JPLT N5 with grade above B+ or equivalent.
- Available for travel between 22 November and 8 December.
- Students must be endorsed by their tutor or teacher
Applications will open on the North Asia site (see link above) on July 10, and close on July 31.
JSANZ Tertiary Japanese Language Speech Contest
Please read the 2019 JSANZ Speech Contest Guidelines carefully before sending in your application.