The New Zealand Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, His Excellency James Munro, launched the ‘NZ Education Ambassador’ social media initiative at an event in the New Zealand Embassy in Riyadh today. The initiative builds on New Zealand’s reputation as a premium destination for Saudi scholarship students, particularly those selecting their destination country through the “Your Job Your Scholarship” program.
New Zealand has emerged as a premium study destination:
- New Zealand’s education system was ranked 1st in the world for preparing students for the future in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2017
- visa free entry for Saudi citizens for up to 3 months,
- direct flights from Dubai to Auckland,
- world-class rankings, with more than 20 subjects ranked in the top-50 universities worldwide, and
- an international experience – students from more than 180 countries choose to study in New Zealand.
“The ‘NZ Education Ambassador’ initiative reinforces New Zealand’s commitment to providing safe, exciting and affordable education and travel experiences for young Saudi Arabian students” says Ambassador Munro.
Approximately 2,000 Saudi students are studying in New Zealand, with all of the New Zealand’s Universities being ranked in the top-3% worldwide.
John Laxon, Education New Zealand Regional Director and Education Attaché added “New Zealand is delighted to invest in the education relationship with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and we look forward to welcoming more Saudi students who select New Zealand through the 13th cohort of the Your Job Your Scholarship initiative.”
“We thank and congratulate the Minister of Education, His Excellency Dr. Ahmed Al-Issa, and the Ministry of Education for this world-leading scholarship Program,” added Mr Laxon.
Saudi students studying in New Zealand and Alumni can find out more about the initiative by following Education New Zealand’s Twitter https://twitter.com/studyinnzsa channel. The promotion runs through to 29 June 2018
To find out more about studying in New Zealand people can visit www.studyinnewzealand.govt/ar.