May 2019 UpdateMessage from the Director - Professor Siah Hwee Ang
Welcome to our May update. This month, we’re excited to share details of our Market Insights Programme (MIP) with you. Together with our colleagues at the North Asia and Latin America CAPEs we’re offering the MIP across four regions in NZ this year. We’d like to remind you that applications are still open for our project with Toitoi Media. If you know any keen young writers and artists aged 5-14, please encourage them to submit a piece of writing or art exploring their connections with Southeast Asia. Other exciting updates this month include the Market Readiness Programme in Tauranga, Hamilton and Auckland; Bahasa Indonesia classes; the launch of our Tertiary Market Immersion Programme student reports; and student reflections about the recent Business Challenge programme to Vietnam.
CAPEs Market Insights Programme - Applications now open!Exciting news for New Zealand businesses interested in North Asia, Southeast Asia & Latin America markets! The North Asia, Southeast Asia and Latin America Centres of Asia-Pacific Excellence (CAPEs) are joining forces to offer the nationwide 2019 Market Insights Programme (MIP). The MIP is a project based, guided internship programme that harnesses the market and culture-specific insights of domestic and international tertiary students and matches these to the needs of New Zealand businesses. Applications are now open for students, businesses and expert partners in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington and Dunedin.
Toitoi - Submission deadline approachingThe May 24th deadline for submissions to Toitoi is fast approaching! SEA CAPE, along with Toitoi Media and the School of Languages and Cultures at Victoria University of Wellington, invite submissions by young writers and artists aged 5-14 to submit their work to be published in a special edition Toitoi journal on Southeast Asia. Students are encouraged to explore their connections to Southeast Asian countries, and send in their writing and art work in English, te reo Māori or any Southeast Asian language. The journal will be distributed in January 2020. A copy will be given to every primary, intermediate school and public library in New Zealand.
Market Readiness Programme (MRP)MRP provides participating businesses with the mind-set, assessment tools and strategising preparation work needed for engaging in Southeast Asian markets. We have workshops coming up in Tauranga, Hamilton and Auckland. These workshops are free of charge and can be a great benefit to your business. Register or find out more by following the link below.
Your chance to learn Indonesian!The University of Auckland and Auckland University of Technology are again jointly offering a Bahasa Indonesia course for adult learners. The course will run from 30 May for six weeks on Thursday evenings at the AUT Indonesia Centre. SEA CAPE is pleased to once again offer a $150 grant-in-aid to anyone who completes the course. The course is open to beginners and those who have some familiarity with the language. It covers core language required to get around and interact with Indonesian speakers, and further topics for more advanced students.
TMIP reports now available onlineDuring the Tertiary Market Immersion Programme in January 2019, our students worked in teams to develop business ideas for New Zealand companies or entrepreneurs to enter the Southeast Asia market. Each group focused on a different industry: food and beverage, e-commerce, SME innovation and entrepreneurship, and social enterprise. At the end of the programme, they pitched their ideas to a panel of judges in Singapore, and further developed these into a final report on their return. These reports were formally launched at events held in Auckland and Wellington in April. We are delighted to share these reports with you on our website.
Business Challenge: SaigonDuring the April school holidays, SEA CAPE, in partnership with the Young Enterprise Scheme (YES), took a group of 12 entrepreneurial secondary school students to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam as part of the Business Challenge programme. Students learned about the culture and business community in Vietnam and visited both established and emerging companies. You can read the full story below, including pieces written by two students on the trip.
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