AUT onboard with Xero Learn launch
Source: Auckland University of Technology (AUT) 19 Sep, 2018 AUT academics and students are among the first in the world to use Xero’s training platform aimed at upskilling tomorrow’s accounting leaders. Launched this month at Xerocon in Brisbane, Xero Learn allows educators to integrate Xero into their curriculum, giving accounting students real-life experience, including setting […]
Read More →Auckland campus collection enhanced with new works
Source: Massey University Lonnie Hutchinson’s works Secrets you can’t tell (left) and I can make a rhyme emply her signature use of hand-cut forms Brett Graham’s 37.24° S, 175.02° E Massey University’s Auckland campus is home to a collection of more than 90 artworks – and it continues to grow with the acquisition of new works […]
Read More →Learning te reo Māori online with Te Kura
Source: Te Kura – Correspondence School Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu (Te Kura) offers online te reo Māori courses to all New Zealanders, living in New Zealand, free of charge. Te Kura Chief Executive Mike Hollings says it’s been rewarding to adapt te reo Māori resources for the school’s online learning environment. “We are […]
Read More →PMC Seminar: Fiji’s General Election – the calm before the storm?
Source: Pacific Media Centre Analysis published with permission of PMC Event date and time: Wednesday, November 7, 2018 – 16:30 – 18:00 ACADEMIC MEDIA ASSIGNMENT IN FIJIFiji is facing a General Election soon – the second post-coup election with the first in 2014 – but the date has yet to be set. Fiji-born digital media […]
Read More →Women in science – a celebration of NZ pioneers
Source: University of Auckland (2) The Dame Mira Szászy School of Psychology honours one of New Zealand’s leading Māori educators who was the first Māori woman to be awarded a university degree and who dedicated her life to the welfare and needs of Māori. She believed Māori could only progress when the position of women […]
Read More →Women in science – a celebration of NZ pioneers pioneers
Source: University Of Auckland The Dame Mira Szászy School of Psychology honours one of New Zealand’s leading Māori educators who was the first Māori woman to be awarded a university degree and who dedicated her life to the welfare and needs of Māori. She believed Māori could only progress when the position of women within […]
Read More →Massey staff member wins at Women of Influence Awards
Source: Massey University Dr Palmer is presented with her award at the Women of Influence gala dinner [embedded content] School of Management senior lecturer and the first female elected to the board of New Zealand Rugby Dr Farah Palmer has received the 2018 Women of Influence Board and Management Award. Dr Palmer was presented with the […]
Read More →Future for two ITPs lies in commissioner connecting to staff and communities
Source: Tertiary Education Union Press release 18 September 2018 Future for two ITPs lies in commissioner connecting to staff andcommunities Staff at Whitireia and Weltec polytechnics are resigned to the fact thatthe Minister of Education will be appointing a commissioner to replace thecouncil overseeing both institutions but they are shocked by the poorfinancial positions of […]
Read More →Construction Course Taking Women into Building Industry
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology – Tairāwhiti 29 mins ago Ana and Danielle Biddle on the job for RJ and RA Building Ltd where they have joined the growing number of women taking up building as a career. Gisborne Herald photo. Two sisters are leading the way into the local construction scene after finishing EIT’s […]
Read More →Prestigious Awards for Toihoukura Leaders
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology – Tairāwhiti 1 min ago Ahorangi/Professor Derek Lardelli (centre) with Ayson Lewis (left) and Makarini Solomom who all featured in this year’s Matariki awards. The status of Toihoukura – EIT Tairāwhiti’s School of Visual Māori Arts – as a world-class faculty was further enhanced when its professor/ahorangi and two of […]
Read More →UC Connect public lecture: New Zealand’s place in a changing world
Source: University of Canterbury Home > News > 2018 > 18 September 2018 How does a small country like New Zealand chart a course in the choppy waters of international relations? In an upcoming UC Connect public talk, Deputy Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ben King will discuss the current environment for New Zealand’s […]
Read More →Graduate shines fresh light on colonial benefactor
Source: University Of Auckland A fresh light has been shone on early Auckland benefactor James Mackelvie. In a 15,000-word essay to be published in Records of the Auckland Museum, Andrew McKay, one of the first three graduates of the University’s new Master in Museums and Cultural Heritage, probes the story of the prolific collector. “I […]
Read More →The heart of the matter
Source: University Of Auckland A young New Zealand researcher who is part of a cutting-edge, international heart team at Oxford University returns home next week to graduate. Jenny Wang, 26, will graduate from the University of Auckland’s Bioengineering Institute (ABI) on 25 September with a PhD in Biomedical Engineering. Jenny is currently a member of […]
Read More →Preliminary decision to appoint a commissioner to Whitireia/WelTec
Source: Tertiary Education Commission Last updated 18 September 2018Last updated 09/18/2018 The Education Minister Chris Hipkins has made a preliminary decision to appoint a commissioner to Whitireia and WelTec. The combined council has up to 21 days to respond. You can read the Minister’s media statement for more detail.Read the Minister’s previous media statement about the consultation […]
Read More →Consultation on Whitireia/WelTec
Source: Tertiary Education Commission Last updated 28 August 2018Last updated 08/28/2018 The Education Minister Chris Hipkins has announced a consultation on the proposed dissolution of the combined council of Whitireia and WelTec and the appointment of a commissioner to the two Wellington-region institutes of technology. You can read his media statement for more detail. MIL OSI
Read More →No increased risk of lung infections among infants using popular anti-reflux medicines
Source: University of Otago Tuesday, 18 September 2018 10:16amMei-Ling BlankNew University of Otago research shows infants using popular anti-reflux medicines like omeprazole are not at increased risk of pneumonia or other lower respiratory tract infections, contrary to findings from other international studies.Lead researcher, Mei-Ling Blank from the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine says use […]
Read More →Artist in residence experiments with sound and vision
Source: Massey University David Downes – Visiting artist in residence at the Manawatū campus. Composer and experimental multi-media artist David Downes is taking his fascination for building musical instruments that don’t need a human touch in a new direction – with his role as Artist in Residence at Massey’s Manawatū campus. The talented musician is […]
Read More →Architecture exhibition celebrates innovation and diversity
Source: University Of Auckland An exhibition of projects honoured by one of the world’s most prestigious and distinctive architecture awards opened on Wednesday night. The exhibition was hosted by University of Auckland with the support of GIB to coincide with the 2018 New Zealand Festival of Architecture. The George Fraser Gallery features the shortlisted and […]
Read More →Otago scientists secure almost $1.6 million for heart research
Source: University of Otago Monday, 17 September 2018 3:06pmProfessor Alison HeatherUniversity of Otago researcher Professor Alison Heather has secured funding from the Heart Foundation to continue her investigations into preventing atherosclerosis, the leading cause of deaths from heart disease.Professor Heather, from the Department of Physiology, is one of a large number of Otago scientists successful […]
Read More →Trucking success | Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology
Source: Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology Students from as far as lower Hutt and Auckland loaded up their families and hit the road in celebration of their academic achievements. More than 40 trades and logistics students received awards at the Toi Ohomai Logistics training centre. Group Manager and Transport and Logistics tutor Adrian Bowen says […]
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