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New Zealand Specialist Agents - Germany

Wednesday, 22 September 2010

Education New Zealand are delighted to announce that the following German Education Agencies have been awarded the title of New Zealand Specialist Agents. A New Zealand Specialist Agent is one that has a deep knowledge and understanding of the New Zealand Education System and has experience in working professionally with the New Zealand International Education industry. We encourage those interested in studying in New Zealand to contact the friendly people on this list for their expert advice and recommendations.

GLS Sprachenzentrum

Established 1983

Kastanienallee 82, 10435 Berlin, Germany
Phone +49 30 7800 8953
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GLS has long term experience in sending students to selected secondary schools in New Zealand. The office is based in Berlin and staff regularly visit schools in New Zealand, entertaining close contacts with all cooperating partners.

GLS sets a high value on consulting students well: We offer long and short term educational programmes for all ages and run a language school in Berlin. In order to prepare students, GLS offers “Get Ready” seminars such as language courses and workshops in Berlin as well as orientation meetings for students and parents in various cities all over Germany.

GLS is a member of DFH (Deutscher Fachverband High School).

Individual members: Verena Laube (since June 2009) and Katrin Schauer (since September 2010)

Hausch & Partner GmbH

Established 1989

Gasstraße 16 22761 Hamburg, Germany
Phone +49 40 4147 580

www.hauschundpartner.de

Hausch & Partner is a high school recruiting agent located in Hamburg. We offer a fee paying programme for New Zealand and Australia which is available to all students holding a EU passport. Our programmes are tailored to the specific needs of a student. Our specialisation enables us to incorporate academic and extra-curricular requirements (e.g. languages, competitive sports, music tuition) in our considerations and recommendations. We maintain close personal relationships to our overseas partners. Application deadlines don’t apply. We offer chaperoned flights in January and July but are also able to organise overseas stays at any time of the year.

Individual members: Kristine Hausch (since June 2009), Anja Raiwa and Claudia Buttenmüller (since September 2010)

IEC Online GmbH - International Education Centre

IEC - Kostenloser Info- und Bewerbungsservice fürs Auslandsstudium

Beratungstelefon: Mo - Fr, 10 - 18 Uhr: +49-30-20458687 oder -89, Fax: +49-30-20458688
Beratungsbüro: Marienstraße 19/20, 10117 Berlin-Mitte
www.ieconline.de

The International Education Centre (IEC) is a leading university representative and educational consultant in Germany and Austria. IEC was established in 2001 and assists students in planning and organizing their studies at universities in New Zealand as well as in Australia and several other English speaking countries. Our experienced team is looking forward to help anyone who is planning to study and discover New Zealand. Our service is free of cost. Contact IEC today and start planning your studies with us!

Individual members: Katja Dittmann and Katrin Kuehn (since June 2009), David Nitschke, Paula Albert and Ákos Király (since September 2010)

Susanne Röhrig

iSt Internationale Sprach- und Studienreisen GmbH
Established 1981

Stiftsmühle
69080 Heidelberg, Germany
Phone +49 6221 8900 137

www.sprachreisen.de

iSt Internationale Sprach- und Studienreisen organizes student and adult language courses, High School, AuPair and Work and Travel Programmes abroad.

We are working with more than 60 high schools in NZ and will help you to find the adequate school according to the student’s profile. You can choose between a short stay (3 months) up to a stay of 18 months and participate in the NCEA-exams. You will be looked after by our partner N to Z International Student programme who has offices in Wellington and Auckland and German speaking staff.

Daniela Weissner

KulturLife gGmbH
Established 1995

Max-Giese-Strasse 22, 24116 Kiel, Germany
Phone +49 431 8881410

www.kultur-life.de

KulturLife was established in 1995 and up to now we operate in 17 countries on 5 continents. Our qualified and experienced staff offer full time assistance and make sure that the students have a life-time experience abroad.

Manuela Wulf and Julia Fischer

Carl Duisberg Centren Sprachreisen ITC GmbH
Established 1962

Hansaring 49-51, 50670 Köln, Germany
Phone +49 221 16 26 225 or 227

www.cdc.de

Carl Duisberg Centren was established in 1962 and is one of Germany`s leading companies in the area of international training and qualification. In our offices in Germany, we offer language trainings, seminars on intercultural competence, as well as cross-border educational projects for businesses and public institutions.

One of our key sectors are language, work experience and secondary school programs abroad. We help students find the right language school or secondary school in New Zealand, and organise their trip. We offer high quality programs and support students before and throughout their stay.

Beatrice Lyra

GIVE - Gesellschaft für Internationale Verständigung
Established 1987

In der Neckarhelle 127a
69118 Heidelberg, Germany
Phone +49 6221 38935 12

www.give-highschool.de

GIVE organizes high school programs for students who want to study abroad and we do have an inbound program which gives students from all over the world the possibility to attend a high school in Germany.

We are working with more than 50 schools in New Zealand and we will help the students to find the right school depending on their personal profile. Students attending a high school in New Zealand can stay for 3, 6, 9, 12 or even 18 months in order to do the NCEA. Our partner in New Zealand is N to Z International Student Program who has offices and German speaking staff in Wellington and Auckland.

Gaby Kühn

Open Door International e.V.
Established 1985

Thürmchenswall 69 50668 Köln, Germany
Phone +49 221 606085514

www.opendoorinternational.de

Open Door International (ODI) is an education agency established in 1983 and based in Cologne, Germany. ODI specializes in recruiting German students aged 15-18 to study at secondary schools in New Zealand and many other countries of the world. We offer our clients personalized assistance before, during and after their experience in New Zealand. Our main goal is to find the right school for each individual student according to his or her wishes, abilities and interests. Major parts of our service is the personal interview at the students home and the compulsory pre-departure orientation program that provides the student with comprehensive information related to their stay in New Zealand.

Anne Neifer

team! Sprachen und Reisen GmbH
Established 1992

Bärbroich 35, 51429 Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
Phone +49 2207 911 390

www.team-sprachreisen.de

team! Sprachen & Reisen is organizing language trips abroad for over 15 years now:
Language Holidays for teenager & adults, High School, Academic Semester & Year.
team! is a member in the trade association FDSV and DFH.
We offer students the opportunity to study at a New Zealand High School for either three, six, nine, twelve or even 18 months to do their NCEA. team! offers their students a great preparation weekend in Germany as well as a whole preparation week in Auckland or Wellington before school starts. The students get assistance through us and our New Zealand partner organization NtoZ International during their whole stay.

Constanze Baarlage

TravelPlus Group GmbH
Established 2001

Muensterstrasse 111, 48155 Muenster Germany
Phone +49 2506 8303 295

www.travelworks.de
www.carpe.de

Travelplus Group GmbH with its two brands carpe diem language travel and TravelWorks ranges amongst the leading tour operators combining travelling, learning and working abroad. In the past 18 years we have helped more than 100.000 participants to explore the globe through one of our programs which include high school study abroad stays, voluntary work, work & travel, language travel and internships.

We are members of several quality associations such as ALTO (Association of Language Travel Organisations), WYSETC (World Youth Student & Educational Travel Confederation), DFH (Deutscher Fachverband High School e.V) and others.

GOzealand! International Education Consultancy

GOzealand!
Established 2000

Lange Strasse 54
70174 Stuttgart, Germany
Phone +49 711 284 8886
www.gozealand.de

GOzealand! International Education Consultancy is an official representative of New Zealand Universities and Language Schools and was established in 2000. Our friendly, experienced and trained staff help students to identify “their” university and program and process their application at a NZ university. Our offices are based in Stuttgart, Hamburg and Dortmund. Due to the Special Agent training and work trips to New Zealand our team is well trained and familiar with the opportunities the students have at universities and of course we know where to go and what to do in the semester breaks!

Individual members: Jeannette Geesmann (since June 2009), Torben Brinkema and Sophie Friederichs (since September 2010)

Melanie Ritter

TREFF – International Education e.V.
Established 1984

Negelerstrasse 25 72764 Reutlingen, Germany
Phone +49 71271 240747

www.treff-sprachreisen.de

TREFF mainly organises high school exchange programmes to the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Apart from that, TREFF has various language travel programmes for adults (including business related language travel) as well as summer programmes for young learners.
Our partners in New Zealand are secondary school throughout the country. We visit our partners in New Zealand regularly and select our schools after having visited them personally.

Stepin GmbH

Established 1997

Beethovenallee 21
D-53173 Bonn, Germany
Phone: +49 228 95695-0

www.stepin.de

Stepin (Student Travel & Education Programmes International) is a Youth Travel Organisation located in Bonn that has more than ten years experience working on a cross-border basis with an outstanding network of professional partner organisations all around the world. Stepin offers various exchange programmes abroad for the age group 14 to 35, such as High School, Work & Travel, Internship, Volunteer, Au-pair or Language courses in Australia, New Zealand, North America, Latin America, Africa, Asia or Europe.

Individual members: Janine Mertens, Heike Völkl, Stefanie Hullermann and Julia Hildebrandt (since June 2009), Ines Veldmann (since September 2010)

Margit Noack

Southern Cross
Established 1998

Friedrichstr. 37-70174 Stuttgart, Germany
Tel: +49 711 3803416; +41 76 3201176 (Switzerland)
Email:
Web: www.highschool-downunder.com; www.southerncross.eu

Southern Cross is the specialised agency for High School Programs, Language courses, Work & Travel and Au Pair in New Zealand and Australia only.
With over 13 years of Down Under experience we have setup a large number of New Zealand schools to choose from. We do personal and individual counselling at the clients home or any of our offices in Germany and Switzerland.

Donna Hemsley

Hemsley Consulting
Established 1998

Hemsley Consulting and Training Münstergasse 18 8001 Zürich, Switzerland

German Phone +49 177 9755570
Swiss Phone +41 76 3036508

www.hemsleyconsult.com

Hemsley Consulting is a government certified specialist agent for selected schools and educational institutes in New Zealand.

We offer support for German & Swiss Students in the following areas. :

•   Choosing the right school or institution
•   Applications
•   Visa matters
•   Orientation & language courses
•   Bi-lingual mediation
•   No consultancy fee to students

Donna Hemsley is a native New Zealander who speaks fluent German. She has extensive experience with the New Zealand education system and travels yearly to New Zealand to visit her selected schools and liaise with the international managers.

Donna also organises tailor-made tours of selected schools and institutions in Germany and Switzerland should you wish to do a marketing tour.

Thomas Eickel

ec.se educational consulting & student exchange GmbH
Established 2002

Adenauerallee 12-14, 53113 Bonn, Germany
Phone +49 228 259 084-0

www.ecse.org or for the German speaking market: www.highschoolberater.de

ec.se - educational consulting & student exchange is an independent educational advisory service in the field of international student exchange located in Bonn/Germany. We concentrate on public and private schooling in New Zealand, Australia, Canada and the USA. By working with professional partners and outstanding schools in those countries we are able to provide high standard programmes and services for the student so that we focus from the very beginning on those options that will best enhance the student’s academic success and personal growth.

Julia Knoke

Institut Ranke-Heinemann Ltd.
Established 1998

Informationszentrum Wien
Theresiengasse 32
1180 Wien, Österreich (Vienna, Austria)
Phone +43 1 4060224

www.ranke-heinemann.de
www.ranke-heinemann.at

The Institut Ranke-Heinemann is the central student application and registration office of all New Zealand Universities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. We run information centers in Berlin, Munich, Essen and Vienna and offer a free service all the way through the process: from deciding on a course (e.g. Bachelor, Master, PHD, study abroad), enrolment, applying for a visa to finding accommodation and much more. We operate to high standards, run a number of scholarship programs and offer unbiased advice about studying in New Zealand. All our students become a member of the largest Down Under alumni association and other social networks.

Sarah Kühn

Advised Studies Sprachreisen GmbH
Established 1998

Wiesnerstraße 5
44141 Dortmund
Germany

Phone 0049 (0231) 42 42 88
Fax 0049 (0231) 41 14 51

www.advised-studies.de

As a consulting agency and program organizer we assist students of all age groups in the field of international education. We help those who want to learn a foreign language or participate in an exchange program, e.g. high school, college, homestay or internship. We represent a number of highly recognised language training centres, student exchange organisations and reputable colleges and schools all over the world. Academic, educational and business needs require experienced and highly professional support and guidance for our clients. We hope to meet these high expectations and offer our services with a friendly personal touch.

Agency High School Overseas

Jungfernstieg 44, D-20354 Hamburg
Tel: +49 40 350 165 61
Fax: +49 40 350 165 62
Email:
Web: www.agency-high-school-overseas.de

Hi all together!
We are from Germany and we send students to NZ – this wonderful country ! We enjoy doing that and we are happy that parents and students are happy as well.
They have the chance to make good expierences with a different school system, the people and all the other students from New Zealand and from all over the world. What a chance to get in contact with other cultures and languages!
We do our very best that the students have a really good time and that they learn a lot at their High School.
Regards from Hamburg / Germany

Individual members: Nannette Meyer-Sand

iE-international Experience e.V.

Amselweg 20, D-53797 Lohmar
Germany
Tel: +49 22 46 915 49 13
Fax: +49 22 46 915 49 12

Program Director NZ: Ms. Maxi de la Haye
Email:
Specialist: Ms. Jane Lorenz
Email:

Founded in 2000 by former exchange students, teachers and Fulbright alumni iE has since focused on student exchange programs based on the emotional intelligence of students. iE interviews applicants individually in their home, assessing and evaluating their maturity, flexibility, adaptability and their academic history. All students are run through a pre-departure orientation weekend which supplies the most important knowledge on their destination in terms of the new culture, correct behavior, school system and expectation, host family life, no-go’s, visa procedures, insurance issues and emergency procedures. iE acts as a communicator and translator between schools, host families and the natural parents.

Individual members: Jane Lorenz

JUMP-OVERSEAS

Inh. Birgit Lotz
Martinsstrasse 17
55116 Mainz, Germany
Tel: +49 6131 2122130
Fax: +49 6131 2122131

Email:
www.jump-overseas.com

JUMP-OVERSEAS is an international agency specialising on high school stays in New Zealand. Our main objective is to maintain strong personal contact with our students. We use our expertise to provide highly individualised consultation to find schools that live up to our students’ expactations and meet their needs. To offer quality advice and recommendations, we have been on-site of all schools which are part of our programme – in the North- & South-Island.
We believe in the high quality of the NZ education system and that education in NZ can therefore help you „make a step into your international future“.

Individual members: Birgit Lotz and Juliane Lotz

Kaplan Deutschland

Aspect Internationale Sprachschule GmbH
Kaiser-Friedrich-Ring 49, D-65185 Wiesbaden, Deutschland
Tel: +49 611 890 85 71
Fax: +49 611 890 85 85

Email:
Web: www.kaplaninternational.com/de

Kaplan Inc., a subsidiary of the Washington Post Company, is a leading provider of educational services. The branch in Germany offers international education such as language courses (over 40 language schools worldwide, among 2 schools in New Zealand), Work&Study and internship programmes, University Preparation as well as High School exchange programmes. In New Zealand, Kaplan is offering a huge range of high schools both in the South and NorthIsland.

Individual members: Verena Fehling

Dr. Frank Sprachen & Reisen GmbH

Dr. Frank Sprachen & Reisen GmbH
Siegfriedstraße 5
64646 Heppenheim, Germany

Tel: +49 62 52 93 32 11
Fax: +49 62 52 93 32 60

Email:
General Email:
Web: www.dfsr.de

For more than 30 years, DFSR has enabled students to fulfill their dreams and become an exchange student. We offer High School and other language programs in various countries all over the world and New Zealand is one of our most popular destination. We provide for our students a carefully selected choice of public High Schools all of which our New Zealand specialist Dagmar Scupin has visited personally. Dagmar also keeps daily and very personal contact with our partner organization in New Zealand and gets in touch with our students on a regular basis. Before students decide to apply for the program, a personal interview with our staff members gives them and their parents the possibility to receive all necessary information. Our pre-departure orientation meeting prepares them thoroughly for their adventure ahead. DFSR offers flexible starting dates and lengths and is pleased to help with the choice of school to make sure that the student’s individual requirements are met.

Individual members: Dagmar Scupin

Study Nelson Ltd.

Bildungsberatungsagentur für Neuseeland
International Education Consultants

Blue Sky Uwe Seils
Kurfürstendamm 132
10711 Berlin, Germany
Tel: +49 30 8900 9594
Fax: +49 30 8900 9524

E-Mail:
www.studynelson.com
www.auszeitneuseeland.com

Since 1999 STUDY NELSON organises educational experiences for High School students and young adults. We also offer English language courses, Internships, AuPair, Work & Travel and Volunteer Programmes.
STUDY NELSON is the only German speaking international education organisation with its head office in New Zealand. We have a close relationship with all schools and host families. As specialist New Zealand Education Consultants we provide extensive advice on the New Zealand education system, and are able to guide students through the Abitur equivalent “NCEA”. Our team includes specially trained Diplompädagogen. We also have a contact office in Germany.

Individual members: Birgit Neumann

EUROVACANCES / e2 - Der Highschool-Spezialist

Rothenbaumchaussee 5
20148 Hamburg
Tel: +49 40 454501
Fax: +49 40 4108526
Email:

Web: www.eurovacances.de

“e2 – Der Highschool-Spezialist” was founded in 1997 and is one of the leading German exchange organisations for long-term international student exchange. Each year we accompany approx. 250 students for whom we – and our international partners – organise stays in well chosen host families and the opportunity to attend excellent high schools in New Zealand, Australia and Canada. One of our most outstanding features is the very individual consulting service that we offer to German families that enables them to find “the right” school for their child – taking into consideration families’ geographical preferences as well as personal and academic needs. If you have questions please contact us under or take a look at our website(http://www.e2.de).

Individual member: Susanne Mollnow

STS Education

STS Sprachreisen & High School Programme
Established 1987
Mönckebergstrasse 5
20095 Hamburg , Germany
Tel: + 49 40 303 999 23

Email:
Web: www.sts-education.de

STS, founded over 50 years ago in Göteburg, Sweden, has grown to be one of the market leaders in international youth exchange, specializing in short and long term High School Programs both inbound and outbound. With our own offices in New Zealand as well as in Australia, committed STS staff both in Europe and “down under” we help students to find the right school, prepare each student thoroughly during an Orientation Seminar and provide support to schools, natural parents and host families. Flexible starting dates and program lengths make STS the right choice for a program in New Zealand!

Individual member: Volker Dankers