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Overview

Chinese Government provides 18 language assistants to help qualify Mandarin teachers New Zealand

Commitment Year•2011Country of Activity•New ZealandDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•New ZealandSector•EducationFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2011

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • Hanban, Confucius Institute Headquarters

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of New Zealand

Loan description

Chinese Government provides 18 language assistants to help qualify Mandarin teachers New Zealand

Narrative

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Project narrative

In 2011, the Chinese Government sent 18 Chinese language assistants to New Zealand to help qualified teachers at 35 schools, 23 of which are in Auckland. The goal is for the number of Mandarin learners in New Zealand to increase to 50,000 total by the end of 2011. Under the New Zealand-China Free Trade Agreement, China pays the travel and living expenses of the assistants while New Zealand covers their insurance. This agreement also caps the total number of assistants allowed in the country at once at 150.