NZIIU is an incorporated charitable trust approved by the Ministry of Education to promote international understanding through overseas student exchange. Our quality host family homestay programmes have been operating for over 20 years and in that time thousands of young people have experienced educational and cultural exchanges between New Zealand and other countries.
We currently have students in France, Germany, Japan, Spain, Italy, Argentina, USA and Brazil.
NZIIU News
No Quotas
NZIIU has no quotas in any country except the USA. If you apply with us and we think you can can flourish on exchange, we’ll send you to the country you want on the programme you choose. We’re careful in our selection processes, provide thoughtful preparation based on long experience before you go and good support once you’re there.
Deadlines getting close
The deadlines for full applications for a number of exchanges are now very near. We will not be interviewing in September this year so we have less flexibility than usual. People going any any of the following exchanges in particular, should be sure to get their full applications completed as soon as possible and definitely by mid-August:
Six weeks in France starting in early December 2010
January 2011 starts in Germany
January 2011 starts in France
Three months in Japan starting in January 2011
Three months in Italy starting in early December 2010
The final deadline for applications for our scholarships to Germany is 16 August. These are great, needs-based scholarships and relatively easy to get.
New Scholarships for 2011 Starts
Our board has just set aside another $26,000 for the award of scholarships for exchanges starting in 2011. Individual awards are usually made in lumps of $2000 to $4000 and are available for any length of exchange to any country. They are given according to our perception of a student’s need for assistance and on their likely success on exchange. Applications are very simple and are made at the interview which comes at the end of the application process.
