Welcome to the April newsletter!

In this edition, we provide details on:

• ELA continues to protect and care for international students during lockdown
• Online course update
• ELA launches new test preparation platform
• 2020 QS Subject Rankings announced
• Online learning life, Maria Fernanda (Colombia)
• Upcoming non teaching day

ELA continues to protect and care for international students during lockdown

New Zealand will move to Alert Level 3 at midnight on Monday 27 April 2020. Please see HERE for what Alert Level 3 means.

Our English language courses are now offered online for intakes up to the end of 2020 - A list of FAQ¡¯s can be accessed HERE .

Regular support measures have been established by the Student Services team to ensure the well-being and safety of students is tracked for the remainder of the lockdown period. ELA staff members have been working remotely to support the continuance of school operations during the lockdown period.

Online course update

The ELA is pleased to offer online courses until the end of 2020.

The online courses include FCertEAP, EPUS, EPPS, Academic English, General English, TESOL (TKT), Business English and IELTS preparation courses.

The intake dates and tuition fees remain the same and can be viewed HERE.

For more information and FAQ¡¯s about our online delivery, please visit HERE.

ELA launches new test preparation platform

The ELA has partnered with E2Language to bring you top quality online test preparation for both IELTS and PTE Academic tests. The courses include practice questions, live classes, a mock test with comprehensive speaking and writing feedback and much more!

For more information, please click HERE.

2020 QS Subject Rankings announced

The latest QS Subject Rankings put the University of Auckland in the Top 50 globally in 13 subjects and the Top 100 in a further 20 subjects. The University is rated the best in New Zealand in 36 of the 40 subjects in which we are ranked. 

For full ranking information, please click HERE.

Online learning life | Maria Fernanda (Colombia)

Maria Fernanda who is currently studying our TESOL course, shares how her first week of online learning has been with 4 helpful tips.

Read the full article HERE.

Upcoming non teaching day

Monday 27 April - ANZAC day

Welcome to the March newsletter!

In this edition, we provide details on:

• Coronavirus update
• New international payment method: Flywire
• UoA International Student Excellence Scholarship
• English for Teaching - TESOL (TKT) 
• Testimonial - Yi, China
• Meet the teacher - Manju
• Upcoming closure dates

Coronavirus update

One case of the virus has now been identified in New Zealand, however the Ministry of Health advises that the likelihood of a sustained community outbreak of the disease in New Zealand ¡°remains low¡±, due to this country¡¯s readiness to deal with it.

The ELA will continue to take a precautionary approach, and will follow any infectious disease protocols advised by the New Zealand Ministries of Health and Education. Our aim is to minimise the spread of the virus if it does reach us and to support those who might be affected by it.

The University of Auckland has a dedicated web-page on the virus situation including what cautionary measures you can take; please read here.

New international payment method: Flywire

We are happy to inform you that although the ELA still accepts bank transfers, we have partnered with Flywire to provide you with a new, easy and secure method of sending international payments. 

Flywire benefits include:

• Real-time tracking - Know where your money is, from payment initiation through reconciliation with online payment tracking, including SMS messaging or email notifications on your payment status
• 24/7 multilingual customer support via live chat, email, phone and WeChat for Chinese students
• Local familiar payment methods with 150+ currency offerings
• Best Price Guarantee ? Flywire will match the rate if they find a better price. See more details here
• Competitive exchange rates and no hidden bank fees (eliminating short balance payments)
• Additional payment visibility to the ELA allowing quicker posting to student accounts
• Security ? Flywire has strict internal controls and insurance programs in place to ensure funds are safe and your information is secure

Payment can be made at the ELA's Flywire page

Flywire also has a free Agent Solution to make it easier for Agents to manage student information, automatically remind students when their payments are due, and track their payments to institutions. If you are interested, please visit flywire.com/education/agents for more information, or email agent.solution@flywire.com to sign up.

For more information, visit Flywire.
 

UoA International Student Excellence Scholarship

Congratulations to former ELA student Kang on being awarded the University of Auckland International Student Excellence Scholarship worth up to $10,000 NZD - an impressive achievement!

ELA students are eligible for the scholarship if they are planning on further studies at the University of Auckland. Scholarship applications for study in Semester Two open on 9 March 2020. For more information, please visit here.

English for Teaching - TESOL (TKT)

Our 4 week English for Teaching - TESOL (TKT) course provides you with a globally recognised certificate in English language teaching. The course is ideal for non-native English speakers with little or no teaching experience.

2020 Course Dates:

• 16 March ? 9 April (4 weeks)
• 2 June ? 26 June (4 weeks)
• 14 September ? 20 November (10 weeks)

For more information, please click here.

Testimonial - Yi, China

Yi's study journey started from the ELA and after progressing to postgraduate studies at the University of Auckland, she went on to secure a role with Mainfreight as a Data Analyst in the global logistics supply chain industry.

Watch Yi's video testimonial here.

Meet the teacher - Manju

Manju has been teaching for 24 years, of which the last 13 years have been at the ELA. Read more here.

Upcoming closure dates

Friday 10 April - Good Friday

Monday 13 April - Easter Monday

Monday 27 April - ANZAC Day

Welcome to the September newsletter!

In this edition, we provide details on:

• New Business English course
• New Agent Portal
• Enrolment system issue
• UoA rises in the 2020 QS Graduate Employability Rankings
• UoA International Excellence Scholarship
• Achieving IELTS goal for nursing registration
• Upcoming closure dates

New Business English course

From 2020 we will be offering two 4-week full-time Business English courses.

Our Business English course will help you to increase your English language proficiency in order to gain confidence in your professional communication. The course will provide you with business language skills in order to participate with increasing independence and fluency in professional contexts in English.

Emphasis is placed on essential employability and English communication skills from a business perspective, as well as on raising awareness of cultural differences in international business.

The Business English course can be combined with a General English courses. 

Due to the limited availability of seats, early registration is strongly recommended to ensure your students participation.

Course dates: 

17 February ? 13 March 2020

20 July ? 14 August 2020

For further information about the Business English course, please visit our website

New Agent Portal

We are happy to introduce our new Agent Portal. 

In the portal you can:

• Enrol students
• Access our print and video collateral
• Meet Marketing Team and find the right contact person. 

For access to the portal, please click here

Enrolment system issue

If you have experienced any login issues when enrolling students via the Agent Portal, please let us know.

If your login details don't work and you need to urgently enrol students, please use this link, and when you have completed the application, email the student's details to the ELA Enrolment office (enrolment@ela.auckland.ac.nz) so it can be associated with your record.

We apologise for the inconvenience.

UoA rises in the 2020 QS Graduate Employability Rankings

Students graduating from the University of Auckland are highly likely to be employed and even to change the world.

The recent QS Graduate Employability rankings put the University of Auckland 59th in the world; No. 1 in New Zealand and in the top five of Oceania universities. Auckland graduates are extremely likely to be employed and go on to change the world.

Read more here

UoA International Excellence Scholarship

Congratulations to former ELA student, Eric (Shuai Yu), on being awarded the University of Auckland International Student Excellence Scholarship worth up to $10,000 NZD - an impressive achievement.

ELA students are eligible for the scholarship if they are planning on further studies at the University of Auckland. Learn more here

Achieving IELTS goal for nursing registration

Thank you Chikako for sharing your experience with our IELTS preparation course. Best of luck for your future career developments in nursing!

Please read Chikako's testimonial here

Upcoming closure dates

Labour Day 2019 - Monday, 28 October