New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has awarded scholarships to 15 Kiwi students from the New Zealand Institute of Fashion Technology (NZ Fashion Tech) to study at Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu.

“The scholarships will enable more New Zealand students to experience life and study in a different country and culture, and build important people-to-people links between the two countries,” said ZienaJalil, Education New Zealand’s Regional Director for South Asia.

“Being better connected fosters creativity and innovation - principles at the heart of New Zealand’s education system. These scholarships will increase the flow of new ideas and new thinking between our countries, and could lead to future reciprocal research or business opportunities,” he said.

Successful recipients were 15 students from NZ Fashion Tech, an award winning fashion and garment technology institute with campuses in Auckland and Wellington.

The five-week programme will consist of four weeks of introduction and exploration of aspects of yarn, textile and fashion design and manufacturing in the Coimbatore-Erode districts of Tamil Nadu.

During the last week, students will get an opportunity to undertake research and recreate a high fashion garment for their design and production challenge. The collaboration between the two institutions is aided by the Giles Brooker Group which has offices in India and New Zealand.

The ‘Prime Minister’s Scholarships for Asia’, cover overseas study, research or internships ranging from five weeks to two years at undergraduate or postgraduate level in China, Japan, Korea, India and ASEAN countries, including Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, Philippines, Malaysia, Viet Nam, Singapore and Indonesia.

New Zealand offers a number of scholarships to Indian students – Christchurch Educated Skills Scholarships have recently been awarded.

Fifteen Indian students will receive a full scholarship to study courses directly related to rebuild such as construction, engineering, ICT, telecommunication and science. International PhD students also pay the same domestic fees as their local counterparts, and additional benefits are extended to their families, including an open work visa for spouses and a fees-wavier for their children to attend a government school.

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