Export Education Innovation Programme Strategic Overview
The Government has announced funding of $0.5 million in 2004/05 and $1.0 million each year subsequently, to encourage and support innovation in export education. The Export Education Innovation Programme Strategic Overview and Operational Guidelines document attached outlines the purpose of this Export Education Innovation Programme, what funding will be used to achieve, the criteria for assessing funding applications and other matters relating to the governance and administration of the programme. As the fund is administered by the Education New Zealand Trust Request For Proposals for the fund are available at www.educationnz.org.nz
Timing of Implementation
49. The Management Group for the EEIP has been established, and the Expert Advisory Body is in place to assist with the assessment of funding applications. A total of four funding rounds of the EEIP, covering 18 projects, have been undertaken up to 31 March 2007.
50. A call for tenders for innovative industry projects is issued in parallel to this revised version of the Strategic Overview and Guidelines document and is available at www.educationnz.org.nz. Please refer regularly to the Education New Zealand website (above) for further details.