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Our Team

INTRODUCTION

Our Vision

We will be recognised globally for our excellence in quality teaching, student care and wellbeing services, delivering purposeful and relevant English language courses and high school study programmes, as well as preparing students for university success and their future careers

Our Mission

Our mission is to provide an enriched and positive student experience and to deliver a transformative learning journey from high school to university through our progressions-focused approach and quality study programmes, our talented people, our student support and pastoral care services, and our distinct teaching practice that will enable students to reach their full potential and optimise their future study and career prospects.

Kiwi College is a registered private training establishment (PTE) with the Ministry of Education, MoE number 8748 and a signatory of The Education (Pastoral Care of Tertiary and International Learners) Code of Practice 2021.

Kiwi College’s last external evaluation and review (EER) was conducted by NZQA in August 2020. The EER outcome resulted in summative judgements of Confident in educational performance and Confident in capability in self-assessment.

Prospectus

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Student Handbook

Our Strategic Advisory Board

Dr. Michael A. Peters

CHIEF STRATEGIC ADVISOR

Dr. Michael A. Peters is currently a Distinguished Professor at Tsinghua University, is widely recognized as one of the most influential educators in contemporary education, enjoying a prestigious reputation in the international educational community. He is also a tenured professor at the University of Illinois, USA, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand. He has authored over 100 books and published more than 500 papers. He was the President of the Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia and served as the editor-in-chief of several leading international journals. His research spans across philosophy of education, knowledge economy, and digital technology, where he has made groundbreaking contributions. He is renowned for his innovative theories “Knowledge Socialism", and has provided valuable policy advices on education to multiple governments around the world.

Dr. Tina Besley

SENIOR STRATEGIC ADVISOR

Dr. Tina Besley is a Distinguished Professor at Tsinghua University and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA), UK. She has held distinguished academic positions at institutions including Beijing Normal University, the University of Waikato, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Besley’s research focuses on education philosophy, intercultural studies, and global education policy, and her work on intercultural dialogue and youth well-being has had a lasting impact on the global education landscape.

Our Senior Management Team

Peter Meng

MANAGING DIRECTOR

peter@kiwi.ac.nz

Dr. Ricky Versteeg

Academic Director

ricky@kiwi.ac.nz

Shuaib Chota

Quality Assurance Manager & University Foundation Programme Leader

Shuaib@kiwi.ac.nz

Dr. Dandan Cao

International Director

dandan@kiwi.ac.nz

Jay Cheng

Finance Manager

jay@kiwi.ac.nz

Our Excellent Teacher Team

Christina Nettleship

Senior Lecturer

christina@kiwi.ac.nz

Jane Bailey

Foundation Programme Tutor

jane@kiwi.ac.nz

Paul Hill

English Tutor

paul@kiwi.ac.nz

Karolyn Flockhart

English Tutor

karolyn@kiwi.ac.nz

Monica Sun

English Tutor

monica@kiwi.ac.nz

Stellan Piacun

English Tutor

stellan@kiwi.ac.nz

Rosie Hutchinson

NZCEL TUTOR

rosie@kiwi.ac.nz

Chelsea Parker

FOUNDATION PROGRAMME TUTOR

chelsea@kiwi.ac.nz

Roselyn Kim

NZCEL Tutor

roselyn@kiwi.ac.nz

Austin Zuo

English Tutor

austin@kiwi.ac.nz

Maxinne Ambion

English Tutor

maxinne@kiwi.ac.nz

Anan Zhao

FOUNDATION PROGRAMME TUTOR

anan@kiwi.ac.nz

Our Awesome Marketing, Admin and Student Support Team

Roger Lee

Marketing Manager

roger@kiwi.ac.nz

Karl Urbahn

Marketing Officer

karl@kiwi.ac.nz

Aaron Lan

MARKETING OFFICER

aaron@kiwi.ac.nz

Francesca Wang

Administration Manager

francesca@kiwi.ac.nz

Kris Zhang

ADMIN & STUDENT SUPPORT MANAGER

kris@kiwi.ac.nz

ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Our Local Advisory Committee

John P. Tregidga

Ange Marshall

Gerry Masters

Eve Price

Ichizo Murakami

Kitty Su