Bay of Plenty Polytechnic - Latest News [Page 2]
Egg-citement in the Bay as world record broken!
Tuesday, 22 July 2014, 5:13 pm | Bay of Plenty Polytechnic
It was all hands on deck today when 207 Bay of Plenty Polytechnic staff and students joined forces to break a Guinness World Record – for the ‘most people dipping egg soldiers simultaneously’. More >>
BOP Polytechnic tutor ‘flipping brilliant’
Wednesday, 2 July 2014, 9:45 am | Bay of Plenty Polytechnic
Mike Scott, an electrical tutor at Bay of Plenty Polytechnic was one of only 12 educators to be awarded a prestigious 2014 Tertiary Teaching Excellence Award in Wellington last night. Presented by the Minister for Tertiary Education, Hon Steven ... More >>
Real Foodie – healthy gourmet meals direct to you!
Friday, 16 May 2014, 5:02 pm | Bay of Plenty Polytechnic
Anyone meeting Bay of Polytechnic chef Aidan Galloway knows he is completely devoted to quality fresh food. What they may not know is that his partner, Casey Hume, is equally passionate and, between them both, have launched a brand new business, the ... More >>
Passionate teaching staff credited for win at Competenz
Friday, 9 May 2014, 3:39 pm | Bay of Plenty Polytechnic
Bay of Plenty Polytechnic: passionate teaching staff credited for win at Competenz Awards Engineering staff from Bay of Plenty Polytechnic were all smiles at the recent Competenz Provider Awards winning two out of a possible nine national awards. Competenz, ... More >>
First art design degree for Bay of Plenty
Friday, 28 March 2014, 4:57 pm | Bay of Plenty Polytechnic
The cream of the Bay of Plenty’s creative community came together last night to celebrate one of the most exciting advances in creative collaboration in decades - the launch of Bay of Plenty Polytechnic’s Bachelor of Creative Industries. More >>
A Golden Opportunity
Thursday, 13 March 2014, 6:35 pm | Bay of Plenty Polytechnic
The Bay of Plenty Rugby Union and Bay of Plenty Polytechnic recently travelled to the USA to attend the USA Rugby National Development Summit in Philadelphia. The trip was the result of a successful funding application by the Polytechnic to Education ... More >>
Principals share best practice at Bay of Plenty Polytechnic
Wednesday, 12 March 2014, 1:17 pm | Bay of Plenty Polytechnic
Bay of Plenty Polytechnic hosted 100 principals and other educators from around the region last week as part of the Bay of Plenty Principals’ Association (BOPPA) 2014 conference forum. More >>
Bay of Plenty Polytechnic – world class in online learning
Friday, 7 March 2014, 3:35 pm | Bay of Plenty Polytechnic
Proving Tauranga educators are at the forefront of the world, Bay of Plenty Polytechnic academic Lynette Steele recently won top accolades at a higher education conference in Dubai. More >>
New pathways for Bay secondary school students
Wednesday, 12 February 2014, 10:25 am | Bay of Plenty Polytechnic
New pathways for Bay secondary school students Eighty five secondary school students from around the Bay gathered with kaumatua, teachers, principals and deputies at Bay of Plenty Polytechnic to celebrate the launch of the Western Bay of Plenty hub ... More >>
Goalposts provides teachers new learning tools
Monday, 16 December 2013, 3:43 pm | Bay of Plenty Polytechnic
Adult educators have had a valuable training boost with the launch of a new resource by Bay of Plenty Polytechnic staff developers and researchers, Judith Honeyfield and Cath Fraser. More >>
Bay of Plenty Polytech cleans up at Fitness Industry Awards
Monday, 25 November 2013, 4:27 pm | Bay of Plenty Polytechnic
Bay of Plenty Polytechnic tutors Kelly Pender and Sheree Trotter were all smiles on Saturday night after being jointly awarded Lecturers of the Year at the annual New Zealand Fitness Industry Awards. More >>
International Rugby Sevens opportunity for Bay
Tuesday, 19 November 2013, 2:41 pm | Bay of Plenty Polytechnic
Bay of Plenty Polytechnic, working in conjunction with the Bay of Plenty Rugby Union, has been awarded $45,000 by Education New Zealand to develop a Rugby Sevens Study Abroad programme targeted at college students in the United States. More >>
Top sports qualification delivered at Bay of Plenty Polytech
Thursday, 7 November 2013, 6:53 pm | Bay of Plenty Polytechnic
Bay of Plenty Polytechnic is pleased to announce that from 2014 they will be delivering the full AUT three-year Bachelor of Sport & Recreation in Tauranga. More >>
Becoming effective teachers for under-25 students
Thursday, 5 September 2013, 5:02 pm | Bay of Plenty Polytechnic
A two year collaborative research project incorporating the combined skills of a team of researchers from the Bay of Plenty Polytechnic, Eastern Institute of Technology, Wintec, Waiariki Institute of Technology and Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi is ... More >>
BoP tutor named as one of country’s best tertiary teachers
Wednesday, 10 July 2013, 12:49 pm | Bay of Plenty Polytechnic
Bay of Plenty Polytechnic tutor named as one of the country’s best tertiary teachers More >>
Challenging last century learning design space
Thursday, 6 June 2013, 3:00 pm | Bay of Plenty Polytechnic
The Council of Educational Facilities Planners International (CEFPI) held its annual Australasian conference in New Zealand for the first time last week, attracting delegates from around the globe. More >>
King Abdullah scholarships all set
Friday, 3 May 2013, 11:41 am | Bay of Plenty Polytechnic
Bay of Plenty Polytechnic is delighted to announce it has been approved as one of only four ITPs (Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics) in New Zealand able to accept King Abdullah Scholars from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. More >>
New directions for Director Education and Māori Development
Tuesday, 19 February 2013, 4:45 pm | Bay of Plenty Polytechnic
Kuku Wawatai (Ngati Porou), Director Education and Māori Development at Bay of Plenty Polytechnic, resigned his position last week leaving behind a legacy of commitment and passion for education, specifically in improving Māori participation and success ... More >>
Bay of Plenty Polytechnic to offer Civil Engineering course
Tuesday, 4 December 2012, 4:15 pm | Bay of Plenty Polytechnic
Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce recently announced that provision had been made for 1000 extra places for engineering students at universities and polytechnics in 2013 to help address the shortage of engineers in New Zealand. More >>
New Corporate Services Director for Bay of Plenty Polytech
Tuesday, 23 October 2012, 3:44 pm | Bay of Plenty Polytechnic
Now six weeks months into the job, Bay of Plenty of Polytechnic Corporate Services Director Anthony Robertson has already made an impact on the institution. More >>