New Zealand Embassy Tokyo, Japan

Studying in New Zealand

The Ministry of Education website contains information about the New Zealand education system, New Zealand’s Code of Practice for the care of international students and a guide to living and studying in New Zealand.

New Zealand Educated provides international students with information and resources including links to institutions and courses and scholarships.

Student visas

Immigration New Zealand has information about how to apply for a student visa.

New Zealanders are friendly, welcoming, love travel and enjoy meeting people from other cultures. New Zealanders are famous for their warm hospitality to overseas visitors.
Japanese students can expect a high standard of education and good living conditions.
English is the everyday language of New Zealanders and there is strong english language support for international students.
New Zealand offers an attractive and stimulating environment for both secondary and tertiary education. The institutions are diverse in size and location and offer a wide range of general and specialist courses.
New Zealand is a long-established democracy with a safe and stable political environment.
New Zealand is renowned for its natural beauty and there are a great variety of recreational and cultural experiences on offer.
Living and tuition costs compare well with other countries.
The climate is temperate, therefore conducive to study and recreation.
A wide variety of ethnic communities live in New Zealand.

Last updated 25th Nov 09