NZ SheLeads Essay Competition: Applications invited from undergraduate students in India
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SheLeads Essay Competition is a unique opportunity for women leaders. Only women who are pursuing undergraduate courses from universities and institutes in India can participate. The last date to submit your video essay is April 15, 2024.
New Zealand has invited Indian young women to the SheLeads Video Essay Competition which is open to undergraduate students in Indian universities and institutes. The women are invited to participate and share their unique perspectives by submitting video essays by April 15, 2024. The competition is organised by Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao.
"Submit your video essay in landscape orientation and it should not exceed beyond 3 minutes. Please note that a video essay entails recording yourself speaking, it does not entail presenting slides, graphics, or visuals with a voiceover," reads the official statement.
The competition aims to honour and celebrate women leaders for their incredible contributions in diverse fields such as education, STEM, sustainability, and more.
Topics, Prices for SheLeads Essay Competition
The topic of the competition is - Breaking Barriers: Strategies for Achieving Gender Parity in Education by 2030 in alignment with SDG 4
(a) Identify Current Challenges
(b) Innovative Educational Practices/Policy Solutions
(c) Role of Collaboration and Partnerships
Following are the prices:
- Shortlisted video essays to receive a Certificate of Participation
- Top 10 winners will receive New Zealand goodie bags
- Top 3 will win Amazon vouchers worth INR 5,000
- Winning essay gets featured on our LinkedIn page, said the organiser's statement.
New Zealand – India Education Connect Initiative held in India
To improve the bilateral ties with India, Education New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao (ENZ) led the "New Zealand – India Education Connect" initiative last month. Under this initiative, a high-level delegation comprising academic heads, regional recruitment staff, Vice Chancellors, Deputy Vice Chancellors, and International Directors of all eight New Zealand universities visited India and signed two Education Cooperation Arrangements (ECAs) and one Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with the Higher Education Department, Government of Karnataka; IIMA ; and GIFT City respectively.
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Lisa Futschek, ENZ’s General Manager of International who led the delegation said, "India consistently holds the position of the second-largest international student market for New Zealand. The dynamic growth in the education partnerships between our two countries is attributed to strategic investments by universities, marked by heightened levels of internationalisation and strengthened commitments through the establishment of in-country representatives/offices by all eight."
The delegation's visit to IIT Delhi was one of the highlights of the visit.
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