The New Zealand Consulate-General in Hong Kong is pleased to inform you that the uniquely New Zealand multi-media extravaganza, the World of Wearable Arts (WOW), will be performed in Hong Kong as a Special Event of the 2012 Hong Kong Arts Festival.

WOW is a unique fusion of art, fashion and theatre, where hundreds of performers don magnificent artworks created by designers from around the world in a spectacular of dance, music and light. For the first time ever, WOW takes its multi-sensory experience outside New Zealand.

There will be a short presentation by the 3 New Zealanders who are here for the Social Enterprise Summit on 24 November followed by a Q&A session and an introduction to the new book "How Communities Heal: Stories of Social Innovation and Social Change", written by Mr Vivian Hutchison, Executive Director of the New Zealand Social Entrepreneur Fellowship (NZSEF).

The University of Auckland Business School (UABS) has launched The Dean’s Asia Scholarships for three international undergraduate students from Asia (including Hong Kong and Macau) to pursue undergraduate business studies at UABS covering full annual tuition and fees (currently NZ $26,040 per annum). Applications close on 15 November 2011.

Please click here to download the scholarship application form and further details.

Hong Kong Secretary for Education, Mr Michael Suen, and New Zealand Secretary for Education, Ms Karen Sewell, signed an Arrangement on Education Co-operation in Hong Kong on 13 October 2011.

The Agreement represents a significant step forward in the bilateral education relationship, providing the opportunity to strengthen collaboration in areas of common interest such as the internationalisation of education, vocational training, quality assurance and ways to increase student achievement levels.