Pacific: Qualifications and recommended subjects

Below you can find information on which qualifications and subjects we recommend for candidates from your country.

These subjects align with New Zealand's development objectives in your country.

You may study at postgraduate level only in New Zealand. We recommend these sectors and subjects for eligible students from your country.

Scholars applying for PhD studies must be eligible for direct entry i.e. We will not support English Language training for prospective PhD candidates.

Preference will be given to applicants seeking to develop skills and capabilities in the areas of climate change and resilience, good governance, economic resilience and the private sector.

Note: These subjects could be useful keywords when you search the course catalogue on each education institution website.

CLIMATE CHANGE AND RESILIENCE

Climate Change and the Environment

  • Climate change

  • Environmental law

  • Rural development

  • Water management

Disaster Risk Management

  • Civil engineering

  • Engineering

  • Emergency management

  • Geology

  • Geophysics

  • Geotechnical engineering

  • Resilience and disaster risk management

  • Engineering geology

  • Geospatial science

Renewable Energy

  • Energy distribution systems and technologies 

  • Energy management 

  • Energy policy 

  • Hydroelectric, solar and wind energy 

GOOD GOVERNANCE

Governance

  • Public Management

  • Human resource management, workforce planning

  • International relations

  • Statistics

Peace and Security

  • International security

  • Security studies

  • Strategic studies

  • Peace and conflict studies

Public Finance

  • Accounting 

  • Finance 

  • Economics 

  • Financial engineering 

ECONOMIC RESILIENCE AND PRIVATE SECTOR

Economic resilience and private sector 

  • Business

INFRASTRUCTURE

Infrastructure

  • Bioengineering 

  • Civil engineering 

  • Construction management 

  • Maritime engineering 

  • Mechanical engineering 

  • Quantity surveying 

  • Supply chain management 

  • Urban planning 

EDUCATION

Education

  • Teaching

  • Education

HEALTH

Health

  • Counselling

  • Social work


You may study at either undergraduate or postgraduate level at a New Zealand or Pacific university. We recommend these sectors and subjects for eligible students from your country.

Note: These subjects could be useful keywords when you search the course catalogue on each education institution website.

CLIMATE CHANGE AND RESILIENCE

Climate Change and the Environment

  • Disaster management

  • Environmental studies

  • Environmental science

  • Natural resource management

  • Water management

Renewable Energy

  • Energy distribution systems and technologies 

  • Energy management 

  • Energy policy 

  • Hydroelectric, solar and wind energy 

  • Chemical Engineering

GOOD GOVERNANCE

Governance

  • Governance 

  • Public Policy

  • Public management

  • Human resource management/workforce planning 

  • International relations 

Public Finance

  • Accounting 

  • Finance 

  • Economics 

  • Financial engineering 

Infrastructure

  • Bioengineering 

  • Civil engineering 

  • Construction management 

  • Maritime engineering 

  • Mechanical engineering 

  • Quantity surveying 

  • Supply chain management 

  • Urban planning 

ECONOMIC RESILIENCE AND PRIVATE SECTOR

Fisheries

  • Aquaculture 

  • Fisheries management 

  • Management & information systems

  • Geographic Information System

  • Food science and technology

EDUCATION

Education

  • Curriculum and assessment

  • Education for learners with special needs

  • Education leadership

  • Education policy and planning

  • Educational Leadership

  • Teaching

  • Specialist teaching  

  • Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages  

HEALTH

Health

  • Dentistry (Study in the Pacific only)

  • Dietetics and Nutrition

  • Health leadership and management

  • Health services management

  • Medical Imaging / Radiography

  • Medical laboratory science (Study in the Pacific only)

  • Medicine (Study in the Pacific only)

  • Nursing

  • Paramedicine

  • Public Health

  • Pathology

  • Pharmacy (Study in the Pacific only)

  • Physiotherapy (Study in the Pacific only)

  • Sexual health / reproductive health / family planning

  • Optometry

  • Psychology

MFAT does not currently support studies towards the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) at Canterbury University.

MFAT does not currently support studies towards the Bachelor of Law at Victoria University of Wellington


You may study at undergraduate or postgraduate level in New Zealand. We recommend these sectors and subjects for eligible students from your country.

Preference will be given to applicants seeking to develop skills and capabilities in the areas of Climate Change and the Environment, Governance and Education.

Note: These subjects could be useful keywords when you search the course catalogue on each education institution website.

CLIMATE CHANGE AND RESILIENCE

Climate Change and the Environment

  • Conservation Management

  • Environmental law

  • Environmental policy and planning

  • Natural resource management

  • Water management

Disaster Risk Management

  • Disaster management  

  • Emergency management  

  • Engineering    

  • Engineering technology    

  • Infrastructure construction 

Renewable Energy

  • Energy distribution systems and technologies  

  • Energy Management  

  • Solar, hydroelectric and wind energy  

GOOD GOVERNANCE

Governance

  • Public policy

  • Public management

  • Public financial management

  • International relations

ECONOMIC RESILIENCE AND PRIVATE SECTOR

Economic Resilience and Private Sector

  • Accounting 

  • Commerce   

  • Economics  

  • Marketing  

HEALTH

Health

  • Dental technology  

  • Dentistry  

  • Dietetics and nutrition  

  • Nursing  

  • Paramedicine  

  • Public health  

EDUCATION

Education

  • Curriculum and assessment 

  • Education for learners with special needs 

  • Education leadership 

  • Education policy and planning 

  • Quality assurance 

  • Research and evaluation 

  • Specialist teaching 

  • Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages 

MFAT does not currently support studies towards the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) at Canterbury University.

MFAT does not currently support studies towards the Bachelor of Law at Victoria University of Wellington


You may study at postgraduate level in New Zealand. We recommend these sectors and subjects for eligible students from your country.

We strongly encourage applicants who are interested in studying Climate Change and Environment studies.

Note: These subjects could be useful when you search the course catalogue on each education institute website.

CLIMATE CHANGE AND RESILIENCE

Climate Change and the Environment

  • Conservation Management

  • Environmental Law

  • Environmental Management

  • Geology

  • Natural Resource Management

  • Water Management

  • Biosecurity

  • Marine Conservation

  • Biodiversity

Disaster Management

  • Disaster management

  • Meteorology

  • Emergency Management

  • Resilience and Disaster Risk Management

Renewable Energy

  • Energy Management

  • Solar Energy

  • Energy distribution systems and technologies

  • Energy Policy

GOOD GOVERNANCE

Law and Justice

  • Human Rights

  • Law

  • Legislative drafting

  • Maritime Law

  • Trade Law

  • Commercial Law

  • Intellectual Property

  • International Law

Public Finance

  • Accounting 

  • Finance 

  • Economics 

MFAT does not currently support studies towards the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) at Canterbury University. MFAT does not currently support studies towards the Bachelor of Law at Victoria University of Wellington


You may study at undergraduate or postgraduate level in New Zealand or at a Pacific University. We recommend these sectors and subjects for eligible students from your country.

Preference will be given to applicants seeking to develop skills and capabilities in the areas of Education and Health.

Note: These subjects could be useful keywords when you search the course catalogue on each education institution website.

CLIMATE CHANGE AND RESILIENCE

Climate Change and the Environment

  • Conservation Management    

  • Environmental Law   

  • Environmental Management   

  • Geology   

  • Natural Resource Management   

  • Water Management   

  • Biosecurity 

  • Marine Conservation 

  • Biodiversity

Disaster Management

  • Disaster management

  • Meteorology

  • Emergency management

  • Resilience and Disaster Risk Management

Renewable Energy

  • Energy Management 

  • Solar Energy 

  • Energy distribution systems and technologies 

  • Energy Policy 

GOOD GOVERNANCE

Governance

  • Public policy

  • Public sector management

  • Public financial management   

  • Asset management

  • International relations   

  • Journalism and media studies   

  • Research and evaluation 

  • Statistics 

  • Human Resource Management, workforce planning

Law and Justice

  • Human Rights   

  • Law 

  • Legislative drafting 

  • Maritime Law 

  • Trade Law 

  • Commercial Law 

  • Intellectual Property 

  • International Law 

Public Finance

  • Accounting

  • Finance

  • Economics

EDUCATION

Education

  • Curriculum and assessment 

  • Teaching 

  • Education for learners with special needs/inclusive education   

  • Education leadership   

  • Education policy and planning   

  • Initial Teacher Education: Early Childhood Education, Primary teaching, Secondary teaching 

  • Specialist teaching (including but not limited to information technology) 

MFAT does not currently support studies towards the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) at Canterbury University.

MFAT does not currently support studies towards the Bachelor of Law at Victoria University of Wellington


This covers the Federated States of Micronesia, Marshall Islands and Palau.

You may study at undergraduate or postgraduate level in New Zealand or at a Pacific University. We recommend these sectors and subjects for eligible students from your country. We encourage applications from the outer islands. We strongly encourage applicants who are interested in studying Biomedical Engineering or Water engineering.

Note: These subjects could be useful keywords when you search the course catalogue on each education institution website.

CLIMATE CHANGE AND RESILIENCE

Climate Change and the Environment

  • Environmental law

  • Environmental policy and planning

  • Geology

  • Geotechnical engineering

  • Natural resource management

  • Research and evaluation

  • Supply chain management

Disaster Management

  • Disaster management

  • Emergency management

  • Meteorology

  • Resilience and Disaster Risk Management

Governance

  • Governance

  • Government services: public policy (especially energy, environmental, health, education), public management, public financial management

  • International relations

ECONOMIC RESILIENCE AND PRIVATE SECTOR

Economic Resilience and Private Sector

  • Marketing

  • Commerce

  • Economics

Fisheries

  • Aquaculture

  • Fisheries

HEALTH

Health

  • Nursing

  • Paramedicine

  • Public health

  • Pathology

  • Pharmacy

  • Physiotherapy

  • Sexual health / reproductive health / family planning

  • Medical imaging / radiography

  • Medical laboratory science

  • Medicine

  • Health leadership and management

  • Health services management

  • Dental technology

  • Dentistry

  • Dietetics and nutrition

EDUCATION

Education

  • Education policy and planning

  • Curriculum and assessment

  • Research and evaluation

  • Quality assurance

  • Education leadership

  • Specialist teaching

  • Education for learners with special needs

  • Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

  • Early childhood education


There is an Agreement with the Government of PNG not to offer Bachelors courses that are available in Papua New Guinea. These specifically are for bachelor’s degrees in:

  • Medicine (MBBS)

  • Law

  • Engineering

  • Primary and secondary teaching, and

  • Nursing

You may study at undergraduate or postgraduate level in New Zealand. We recommend these sectors and subjects for eligible students from your country.

Scholars applying for PhD studies must be eligible for direct entry i.e. We will not support English Language training for prospective PhD candidates.

Note: A wide range of subjects can be studied under each priority sector. All subjects approved by the Manaaki New Zealand Scholarship Programme for study in New Zealand will be available to applicants during the application process.

CLIMATE CHANGE AND RESILIENCE

Climate Change and the Environment

Disaster Management

Renewable Energy

FOOD SECURITY AND AGRICULTURE

Food Security and Agriculture

GOOD GOVERNANCE

Governance

Law and Justice

Peace and Security

ECONOMIC RESILIENCE

Economic Resilience and Private Sector  

MFAT does not currently support studies towards the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) at Canterbury University

MFAT does not currently support studies towards the Bachelor of Law at Victoria University of Wellington


Samoa Open Intake 

You may study at undergraduate or postgraduate level in New Zealand or at a Pacific University. We recommend these sectors and subjects for eligible students from your country.

PhD applications are only available for study at The University of the South Pacific and Fiji National University.

Note: These subjects could be useful keywords when you search the course catalogue on each education institution's website.

CLIMATE CHANGE AND RESILIENCE

Climate Change and the Environment

  • Climate change science 

  • Environmental law 

  • Environmental management 

  • Environmental policy and planning 

  • Marine conservation 

  • Natural resource management 

  • Rural development 

  • Water management 

Disaster Risk Management

  • Resilience and disaster risk management

Food Security and Agriculture

  • Agricultural science

  • Biosecurity

  • Farm management

  • Food technology

  • Rural development

  • Veterinary Science

GOOD GOVERNANCE

Governance

  • E-government  

  • Governance  

  • Public Policy

  • International law  

  • International relations  

  • Public financial management  

  • Public management  

  • Research and evaluation  

Law and Justice

  • Commercial Law (Postgraduate level only)  

  • Criminal justice  

  • Criminology  

  • Forensics  

  • Gender  

  • Human rights  

  • Maritime Law (Postgraduate level only)  

  • Patent Law (Postgraduate level only)  

  • Trade Law (Postgraduate level only)

EDUCATION

Education

  • Curriculum and assessment  

  • Early childhood education  

  • Education for learners with special needs  

  • Education leadership  

  • Education policy and planning 

  • Specialist teaching  

  • Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages  

HEALTH

Health

  • Counselling

  • Dental technology  

  • Dentistry  

  • Dietetics and nutrition   

  • Health leadership and management  

  • Health services management  

  • Laboratory Technology

  • Medical imaging / Radiography  

  • Medical laboratory science  

  • Medicine  

  • Nursing  

  • Optometry

  • Ophthalmology

  • Psychology

  • Paramedicine public health  

  • Pathology  

  • Pharmacology

  • Physiotherapy  

  • Public Health

  • Sexual health / reproductive health/family planning  

  • Social work

  • Speech Therapy  

MFAT does not currently support studies towards the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) at Canterbury University.

MFAT does not currently support studies towards the Bachelor of Law at Victoria University of Wellington.


You may study at undergraduate or postgraduate level in New Zealand or at a Pacific University. We recommend these sectors and subjects for eligible students from your country.

Scholars applying for PhD studies must be eligible for direct entry i.e. We will not support English Language training for prospective PhD candidates.

Note: These subjects could be useful keywords when you search the course catalogue on each education institution website.

CLIMATE CHANGE AND RESILIENCE

Climate Change and the Environment

  • Climate change 

  • Climate change science 

  • Environmental law 

  • Environmental management 

  • Environmental policy and planning 

  • Environmental science

  • Natural resource management 

  • Sustainability studies

  • Rural development 

  • Water management  

Disaster Risk Management

  • Civil engineering 

  • Disaster and hazard management 

  • Electrical engineering 

  • Emergency management 

  • Engineering 

  • Engineering technology 

  • Geology 

  • Geophysics 

  • Geotechnical engineering 

  • Meteorology 

  • Resilience and Disaster Risk Management 

  • Volcanology 

Renewable Energy

  • Energy distribution systems and technologies  

  • Solar, hydroelectric and wind energy  

Food Security and Agriculture

  • Agribusiness  

  • Agricultural commerce  

  • Biosecurity 

  • Food Technology 

  • Horticulture 

  • Supply chain management 

  • Veterinary Science (Postgraduate only) 

  • Veterinary Technology (Undergraduate only) 

GOOD GOVERNANCE

Governance

  • Accounting (including audit)

  • Data science 

  • Development Studies

  • Economics 

  • Governance  

  • Human resource management/workforce planning 

  • Information systems 

  • International relations  

  • Law (including commercial, international)

  • Public Financial Management 

  • Public Management 

  • Public policy (especially energy, environmental, health, education) 

  • Statistics 

  • Youth and development

Peace and Security

  • Counselling

  • International security 

  • Peace and conflict studies 

  • Security studies 

  • Strategic studies 

  • Border management and security

EDUCATION

Education

  • Curriculum and assessment 

  • Early childhood education 

  • Education for learners with special needs 

  • Education leadership 

  • Education management 

  • Education policy and planning 

  • Quality assurance 

  • Research and evaluation 

  • Teaching 

  • Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages 

ECONOMIC RESILIENCE AND PRIVATE SECTOR

Economic Resilience and Private Sector 

  • Accounting 

  • Aquaculture

  • Business 

  • Commerce   

  • E-commerce 

  • Economics  

  • Fisheries management

  • International business 

  • Marketing  

  • Occupational Health and Safety  

  • Quality Assurance 

  • Sustainable forestry

  • Tourism management 

  • Trade policy 

Information Communications Technology 

  • Computer science 

  • Cyber security 

  • Networks and security 

  • Software engineering 

HEALTH

Health

  • Dental technology  

  • Dentistry (Study in the Pacific only)  

  • Dietetics and nutrition 

  • Health leadership and management  

  • Health science (mental health and psychology)

  • Health services management  

  • Medical imaging / radiography  

  • Medical laboratory science (Study in the Pacific only)  

  • Medicine (Study in the Pacific only)  

  • Nursing (undergraduate only)

  • Paramedicine  

  • Pathology  

  • Pharmacy (Study in the Pacific only)  

  • Physiotherapy (Study in the Pacific only)  

  • Public health  

  • Sexual health / reproductive health / family planning  

  • Social work and social services

INFRASTRUCTURE

Infrastructure

  • Aviation Engineering 

  • Civil engineering  

  • Construction management 

  • Electrical engineering 

  • Engineering  

  • Maritime engineering   

  • Mechanical engineering 

  • Quantity surveying 

  • Supply chain management 

  • Urban planning 

  • Water management   

MFAT does not currently support studies towards the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) at Canterbury University.

MFAT does not currently support studies towards the Bachelor of Law at Victoria University of Wellington


You may study at undergraduate or postgraduate level in New Zealand or at a Pacific University. We recommend these sectors and subjects for eligible students from your country.

Preference will be given to applicants seeking to develop skills and capabilities in the areas of Governance and Health.

Note: These subjects could be useful keywords when you search the course catalogue on each education institution website.

CLIMATE CHANGE AND RESILIENCE

Climate Change and the Environment

  • Climate change

  • Environmental Law (Postgraduate level only)

  • Environmental management

  • Environmental policy and planning

  • Environmental science

  • Geographic information systems

  • Geology

  • Geophysics

  • Natural resource management

  • Water management

Disaster Management

  • Disaster management

Renewable Energy

  • Emergency management  

  • Energy distribution systems and technologies  

  • Engineering 

  • Solar and wind energy  

GOOD GOVERNANCE

Governance

  • Development studies 

  • E-government  

  • Governance  

  • Human resource management  

  • International relations  

  • Public management 

  • Public policy 

  • Statistics 

Law and Justice

  • Conflict resolution  

  • Criminal justice  

  • Criminology  

  • Forensic Science  

  • Human rights  

  • International Law (Postgraduate level only)  

  • Legislative drafting  

  • Maritime Law (Postgraduate level only)  

Public finance 

  • Accounting 

  • Economics 

  • Finance 

  • Financial engineering 

  • Public financial management  

EDUCATION

Education

  • Curriculum and assessment 

  • Early Childhood Education  

  • Education for learners with special needs  

  • Education leadership  

  • Education policy and planning  

  • Literacy  

HEALTH

Health

  • Biochemical engineering  

  • Biomedical engineering  

  • Biomedical science  

  • Dental Surgery  

  • Dental technology  

  • Dietetics and nutrition  

  • Health leadership and management  

  • Health services management  

  • Medical imaging / Radiography  

  • Medical laboratory science (Study in the Pacific only)  

  • Medicine  

  • Nursing 

  • Pathology  

  • Pharmacology  

  • Physiotherapy (Study in the Pacific only) 

  • Public health 

ECONOMIC RESILIENCE AND PRIVATE SECTOR

Economic Resilience and Private Sector

  • Communications  

  • Journalism and media studies  

  • Quality Assurance  

  • Research and evaluation  

  • Supply chain management 

Food Security and Agriculture

  • Agribusiness  

  • Agricultural science 

  • Biosecurity  

  • Biotechnology  

  • Farm management  

  • Fisheries management  

  • Food technology  

  • Horticulture  

  • Rural development  

  • Soil science  

  • Veterinary Science (Undergraduate only)

  • Veterinary Studies (Postgraduate only)

INFRASTRUCTURE

Infrastructure

  • Aviation management 

  • Civil engineering 

  • Geotechnical engineering 

  • Urban planning 

Information and Communications Technology

  • Computer science  

  • Cyber security   

  • ICT 

  • Network engineering  

  • Software engineering 

MFAT does not currently support studies towards the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) at Canterbury University.

MFAT does not currently support studies towards the Bachelor of Law at Victoria University of Wellington


You may study at undergraduate or postgraduate level in New Zealand or at a Pacific University. We recommend these sectors and subjects for eligible students from your country.

PhD applications are only available for study at The University of the South Pacific and Fiji National University.

Note: These subjects could be useful keywords when you search the course catalogue on each education institution website.

CLIMATE CHANGE AND RESILIENCE

Climate Change and the Environment

  • Environmental law  

  • Environmental policy and planning  

  • Environmental Management

  • Geology  

  • Geotechnical engineering  

  • Natural resource management  

  • Research and evaluation  

  • Supply chain management   

  • Engineering

Disaster Risk Management

  • Disaster management

  • Emergency management

GOOD GOVERNANCE

Governance

  • Governance  

  • Public management, Public financial management  

  • International relations  

Public Finance 

  • Accounting 

  • Finance 

  • Economics 

  • Financial engineering 

ECONOMIC RESILIENCE AND PRIVATE SECTOR

Economic Resilience and Private Sector 

  • Marketing  

  • Commerce   

  • Economics 

  • Business

  • Business Administration

  • Accounting

  • Finance

  • Supply Chain Management

  • International Business

  • International Trade

  • Transport

FISHERIES

Fisheries

  • Aquaculture  

  • Fisheries  

  • Marine Biology 

ICT

Digitial Connectivity

  • Computer Science

  • Information technology

MFAT does not currently support studies towards the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) at Canterbury University

MFAT does not currently support studies towards the Bachelor of Law at Victoria University of Wellington


You may study at undergraduate or postgraduate level in New Zealand or at a Pacific University. We recommend these sectors and subjects for eligible students from your country. We encourage applications from the outer islands. We strongly encourage applicants who are interested in studying Biomedical Engineering or Water engineering.

Note: These subjects could be useful keywords when you search the course catalogue on each education institution website.

CLIMATE CHANGE AND RESILIENCE

Climate Change and the Environment

  • Climate change 

  • Environmental Science 

  • Environmental law 

  • Rural development 

  • Water management

  • Bio-engineering

Disaster Management

  • Civil engineering 

  • Engineering 

  • Emergency management 

  • Geology 

  • Geophysics 

  • Geotechnical engineering 

  • Resilience and Disaster Risk Management 

GOOD GOVERNANCE

Governance

  • Public management

  • Human resource management, workforce planning

  • International relations

Peace and Security

  • International security 

  • Security studies 

  • Strategic studies 

  • Peace and conflict studies 

Public Finance

  • Accounting 

  • Finance 

  • Economics 

  • Financial engineering 

ECONOMIC RESILIENCE AND PRIVATE SECTOR

Economic resilience and private sector 

  • E-commerce 

  • Information Communication Technology 

  • Procurement 

  • Quality Assurance 

  • Supply chain management 

EDUCATION

Education

  • Curriculum and assessment  

  • Education for learners with special needs   

  • Educational Leadership:  Teacher education and teacher training  

  • Teaching

HEALTH

Health

  • Nursing

  • Nursing educators 

  • Specialised Health Professions: Paediatrics, Emergency Medicine, Gynaecologist, Mental Health, Radiologist) biomedical engineering

TOURISM

Tourism

  • Air Traffic Control 

  • Aviation Engineering 

  • Biosecurity 

  • Tourism management 

LAW AND JUSTICE

Law and Justice  

  • Criminal Justice 

  • Criminology 

  • Human Rights 

MFAT does not currently support studies towards the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) at Canterbury University. MFAT does not currently support studies towards the Bachelor of Law at Victoria University of Wellington