If you're looking to expand your education and your horizons, come and study in New Zealand.
For a semester, a year, or even longer, New Zealand is one of the world's best places to live. Along with gaining world class qualifications, you'll also be in for some amazing experiences – whether you're heading out for a night on the town or bungee jumping for the first time. Plus you'll get to hang out with some of the friendliest people in the world.
For Singaporean and Malaysian students, New Zealand offers the familiarity of life in an English-speaking, modern democracy. Education is based on the prestigious British system. Generally, our universities offer formal lectures supported by smaller tutorial class sizes for personalised, top quality courses.
You can study at a university, polytechnic or Private Training Organisation (PTO). The variety of courses and tertiary qualifications is as comprehensive as those available anywhere in the world. Our specialisations range from qualifying in business administration to engineering, social sciences and IT.
Add in New Zealand's famous scenic beauty and relaxed lifestyle and you'll see why so many students choose to come here to complete or further their education.
To study in New Zealand, you have several visa choices:
- A student visa that allows you to spend time in New Zealand while you study full-time. Find out what you’ll need to qualify here. A student visa costs SGD$192 for Singapore Work Exchange Programme visas and SGD$149.00 for Malaysian Working Holiday Scheme visas.
- A visitor visa if you want to do a single course that takes no more than three months to complete. Singapore and Malaysia has a visa-free agreement with New Zealand – as long as you're staying for less than three months you won't need a visa. Learn more about visitor visas here
- A A Work Exchange Programme for Singaporeans if you want to work, do a short training course and travel for up to 6 months.
- A working Holiday Scheme visa for young Malaysians interested in work, do a short training course and travel for up to 6 months.
Check out these links which have a range of information about your study options in New Zealand:
NZ Educated
The Ministry of Education
Code of Practice for the Pastoral Care of International Students
To find out more about specific programmes of study, check out New Zealand Educated’s Institutions and Courses.
Many tertiary institutions have student unions and plenty of support for international students. Take a look at the services available to you at each of our 8 universities:
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