International Universities – Watch your emails as well as the News & Events pages on this site for information sessions by visiting overseas universities. Ms McLaughlin has some material available and also receives regular emails from many universities around the world.
IB Guide for applying to Overseas Universities
International Students — many NZ and overseas universities have scholarships available specifically for international students, so be sure to check these out. If you need helping finding out information about courses, international tuition fees, etc, please come and see me and I will help you research this. – Ms McLaughlin
Want to study overseas?
- US education Advisor, Kate Sleeman – email: educationusanz@state.gov
- educationusa.state.gov
- SAT system and practice: Khan Academy
- To help choose a university in UK: university.which.co.uk
- nzqa.govt.nz/audience-pages/international gives specific country requirements for recognition of NCEA.
- Go on a summer school taster course or a university tour course during the July holidays with organisations in the UK or USA such as Oxbridge Academic, Oxford Royale Academy. Check out their websites and the posters on the Careers Noticeboard in PC Block.
Scholarships:
- The University of Canterbury offer scholarships to First Year International Students for $10,000, $15,000 or $20,000. Up to 25 scholarships are awarded. Closing date mid-August. More information
- Waikato University offers $5000 for Academic Excellence for international students. More information
- Victoria University also awards International Excellence scholarships if students have been in NZ school for 12 months. More information
- At the University of Otago international students can apply for all undergraduate scholarships if they did Year 12 in NZ and are completing Year 13. More information
- Also see http://www.schoolconnect.co.nz/scholarships for general scholarship information