EIT student one day, carpentry apprentice the next
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology – Tairāwhiti 11 mins ago Tipene Douglas, who progressed through the EIT Trades Academy into a carpentry certificate and on into an apprenticeship. Tipene Douglas finished his EIT carpentry programme on a Wednesday. Thursday he started his apprenticeship with a prominent Hawke’s Bay building company. Quite an achievement for a […]
Read More →Going back to school pays solid results for mature EIT students
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology – Tairāwhiti 1 min ago Making the decision to go back to school to train for a career change is a tough one. Loss of income or the juggle of working and studying, not to mention the challenge of being a student again. Plus the impact on family, fitness and […]
Read More →Student awarded Te Pia Tāpoi scholarship
Source: Auckland University of Technology 19 Nov, 2018 Second-year Tourism Management student Heaven-Lee Kaka has been appointed the 2019 Te Pia Tāpoi scholarship recipient by leading tourism operator, Ngāi Tahu Tourism. The scholarship was open to Ngāi Tahu students and includes study fee support, paid holiday work and opportunities to grow cultural skills and learn […]
Read More →The challenge of reducing health inequities and improving health outcomes in New Zealand
Source: University of Otago Monday 19 November 2018 2:21pm Professor Jim Mann The Healthier Lives – He Oranga Hauora National Science Challenge, hosted by the University of Otago, welcomes the announcement from the Minister of Research, Science and Innovation Hon Megan Woods, confirming funding for its 2019-2024 research strategy. Director Professor Jim Mann says the […]
Read More →Professor reports on historic referendum
Source: Auckland University of Technology 19 Nov, 2018 Professor David Robie with Kanak ‘independence’ flags outside the Loyalty Islands polling both in Noumea. Professor David Robie, Director of the Pacific Media Centre in the School of Communication Studies, has been part of the contingent of more than 100 journalists and media academics reporting on and […]
Read More →New study finds link between smell and obesity
Source: University of Otago Monday 19 November 2018 1:00pm Dr Mei Peng University of Otago researchers have broken new ground by identifying a link between smell and obesity. The findings will be published today in the international Obesity Reviews journal. Lead-author of the study, Dr Mei Peng, from the University of Otago’s Department of Food […]
Read More →Proposal for National School of Rural Health remains firmly on the table
Source: University of Otago Friday 16 November 2018 12:48pm Professor Peter Crampton The University of Otago remains committed to the collaborative proposal for a National Interprofessional School of Rural Health. The collaboration proposes creating an interprofessional community of rural health academics, dispersed across rural New Zealand and brought together on a virtual campus. Professor of […]
Read More →Honorary doctorate for alumna Jenny Harper
Source: University of Canterbury Home > News > 2018 > 19 November 2018 New Zealand art writer, academic, curator, art gallery director and University of Canterbury alumna Jenny Harper will receive an Honorary Doctorate from her alma mater at the December graduation ceremony for the College of Arts. New Zealand art writer, academic, curator, art […]
Read More →Delegation bolsters academic ties with Latin America
Source: Massey University (from left) Heather Tootell, Dr Leonel Alvarado, Maree Brannigan, Djhoanna Lambert, Professor Valmor Alberto Augusto Tricoli (Associate Director for International Cooperation), Professor Paul Spoonley, Professor Raul Machado Neto (Provost for International Cooperation at Universidade de Sao Paulo), Associate Professor Kerry Taylor, Professor Laura Patrícia Zuntini de Izarra (Associate Director for National and International […]
Read More →Noelene Set To Empower Tauranga Youth
Source: Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology She’s young, passionate and focused on improving youth outcomes. Meet Toi Ohomai student Noelene Tewhakaara, selected by Tauranga MP, Jan Tinetti has her Youth MP for 2019. Noelene is currently studying a New Zealand Certificate in Foundation Skills (Level 2) at Toi Ohomai’s Windermere Campus in Tauranga. She says […]
Read More →Mohaka School Students Take a Starring Role
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology – Tairāwhiti 14 mins ago Te Kura O Mohaka students Aimee MacDonald and Fergus Morunga take their turn in front of the camera at the North Pole set at Ideaschool, EIT. Te Kura O Mohaka students took the lead in an EIT North Pole news broadcast last week. (Thursday 8 […]
Read More →Otago scientists’ contributions recognised nationally
Source: University of Otago Friday 16 November 2018 9:35am Professor Warren Tate Three University of Otago scientists have been recognised for their significant contributions to New Zealand’s science community with awards from the New Zealand Association of Scientists. Associate Professor Siân Halcrow has received the Hill Tinsley Medal awarded to outstanding young scientists, Dr Judith […]
Read More →New Poutuara weaving Mātauranga Māori through EIT
Source: Eastern Institute of Technology – Tairāwhiti 5 mins ago Michelle Lee has joined EIT as the inaugural Poutuara (assistant head of school) of Te Ūranga Waka and Te Whatukura. Michelle Lee feels that the strands of her diverse career are bound together in Mātauranga Māori and this is what she brings to her new […]
Read More →2018 UC Council awards presented
Source: University of Canterbury Home > News > 2018 > 15 November 2018 The Chancellor’s Dinner and UC Council Awards, featuring the official presentation of the three 2018 UC Council awards, was held recently. [embedded content] The 2018 UC Council award winners (from left to right) are Professor Jon Harding, winner of the 2018 UC […]
Read More →Ending the cycle of exploitation for immigrant workers
Source: University of Waikato Waikato’s Professor Francis Collins is one of those leading research for the Government to help curb migrant exploitation in the workplace. He is working with Associate Professor Christina Stringer and Professor Snejina Michailova from the University of Auckland Business School on the seven month Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment funded […]
Read More →Taking Opotiki to Parliament | Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu
Source: Te Kura – Correspondence School Taking Opotiki to Parliament Opotiki’s Tame Cole (TC) Koroheke Satele has been selected by MP David Parker to be a representative at next year’s Youth Parliament. TC is a student at Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu (Te Kura), New Zealand’s state distance education provider. TC says he was […]
Read More →Open day at NorthTec
Source: NorthTec Anyone interested in studying at NorthTec in 2019 is invited to come along to an open day next week. The event will be held on Friday, 23 November, from 3pm to 5pm, at the Interactive Learning Centre (ILC) near Gate 1 in Raumanga Valley Road. Staff including tutors from the various subject areas […]
Read More →Press publishes three new titles
Source: Massey University Massey University Press will publish three new non-fiction books this month on a diverse range of topics. The New Zealand Horse Written by Deborah Coddington and accompanied by stunning photographs from one of New Zealand’s best known photographers, Jane Ussher, this book is a magnificent tribute to the New Zealand horse, documenting […]
Read More →Māori Council partners with Massey research hub
Source: Massey University Matthew Tukaki, executive director NZ Māori Council; Professor Mohan Dutta, director of CARE; Professor Gary Raumati-Hook, advisor to the NZ Māori Council; Sir Eddie Taihākurei Durie, chairperson of the NZ Māori Council; Dr Steve Elers, communication lecturer at the MAssey Business School; Donna Hall, legal advisor to the NZ Māori Council. The […]
Read More →Lecturers awarded for going the distance
Source: Massey University At the inaugural Exy Awards run by the Extra Mural Students’ Society (from left): Hayley Brandon (vice-president of EXMSS); Steve Duffin (School of Humanities); Jean Jacoby (Digital Innovation – Sciences); Dr Polly Yeung (School of Social Work); Dr Karen Jillings (School of Humanities); Christine Harris (team leader – Distance Library Service); Hannah […]
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