01/09/2026
This week we welcomed NZELTO Asia Intake 64 to Te Whanganui-a-Tara.
This intake brings together 48 scholars from Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Timor-Leste and Viet Nam, who are in Aotearoa for 13 weeks of English language study, under the theme of Education, at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.
The scholars were formally welcomed at a lunch on Monday attended by representatives from the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Education New Zealand | Manapou ki te Ao, the diplomatic community, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, Kāpuhipuhi Wellington Uni-Professional, and friends of the programme.
The scholars heard from Shane Coleman, Manager Health and Education Unit, Development People and Planet Division at the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade, and Angela Joe, Director of the English Language Institute, before sharing kai and connecting with members of the wider programme community.
We're looking forward to supporting the scholars throughout their time in Aotearoa over the next 13 weeks.
The NZELTO Programme is part of the Manaaki New Zealand Scholarship Programme, commissioned by New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade in partnership with Education New Zealand | Manapou ki te Ao.