Ministry of Education New Zealand

Ministry of Education New Zealand - The Code of Practice

The New Zealand Ministry of Education has promoted a "code of practice" for international students that aims to safeguard the welfare and interests of international students wishing to study in New Zealand.

The code :

• promotes high professional standards and conduct at all levels of conduct relating to international students
• encourages ethical and responsible behaviour towards international students
• supports the dissemination of up-to-date information to international students
• recognises the vulnerability of young and inexperienced international students
• encourages cultural sensitivity
• outlines the procedures relating to the resolving of grievances

You can get a copy of the code online. Please visit

www.minedu.govt.nz/index.cfm.
A summary of the code is available at
www.minedu.govt.nz/index.cfm.
Translations of the code are available in simplified and traditional Chinese, Thai, Japanese and Korean languages. Please visit
www.minedu.govt.nz/index.cfm.