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Myers Scholarship Taking Cantabrian To Cambridge
Tuesday, 3 April 2012, 12:56 pm | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
Zoë Higgins, a student from Banks Peninsula with a passion for improving the quality and sustainability of human life, has been awarded the prestigious Sir Douglas Myers Scholarship for 2012 to Cambridge University in England. More >>
Robertson Scholars Off To Duke University
Tuesday, 27 March 2012, 12:51 pm | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
Three exceptional students with a strong desire to create a better world have won valuable scholarships to prestigious Duke University in the United States. Their scholarships, each worth $100,000 a year, are funded by New York philanthropist Julian ... More >>
2012 Girdlers’ Scholarship winner announced
Monday, 12 March 2012, 10:33 am | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
Kate Poskitt is looking forward to engaging with some of the best minds in the world when she begins studying for a Politics, Psychology and Sociology (PPS) Tripos degree at Cambridge University later this year. The 18-year-old former Western Heights High ... More >>
Universities NZ welcomes incoming Minister
Monday, 12 December 2011, 1:52 pm | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
Media Release 12 December 2011 Universities NZ welcomes incoming Minister for Tertiary Education Universities New Zealand-Te Pōkai Tara welcomes today’s announcement that Steven Joyce will serve another term as the Minister for Tertiary Education ... More >>
Rhodes Scholars Elect for 2012
Friday, 21 October 2011, 3:37 pm | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
Andrew Dean, Max Harris and Briar Thompson have been selected as Rhodes Scholars Elect for 2012 following a selection meeting held at Government House in Wellington on Thursday. More >>
Funding support for Canterbury’s universities welcomed
Thursday, 22 September 2011, 10:53 am | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
Universities NZ welcomes today’s announcement that the government has agreed to fund Canterbury’s tertiary institutions at pre-earthquake-negotiated funding levels through 2012. More >>
Universities NZ welcomes changes to UE
Wednesday, 10 August 2011, 12:40 pm | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
Universities New Zealand – Te Pōkai Tara (Universities NZ) welcomes the changes to the university entrance requirement announced by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority today. More >>
Survey determines what becomes of university graduates
Wednesday, 22 June 2011, 11:20 am | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
A large-scale survey of New Zealand graduates – which aims to determine the ongoing impact of a university education on graduates’ lives – is being launched this year and is a world first in its scope. More >>
Universities’ Reaction to Budget 2011
Thursday, 19 May 2011, 5:48 pm | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
Universities New Zealand – Te Pōkai Tara is pleased that the government has recognised the important contribution higher education makes to New Zealand’s future growth. More >>
Universities take leading role in growing innovation
Wednesday, 23 March 2011, 1:06 pm | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
A survey released by Statistics New Zealand, in association with the Ministry of Science and Innovation (MSI), shows that universities undertook $802 million worth of research and development (R&D) in 2010, a third of the nation’s total R&D spend. ... More >>
Robertson Scholarship Takes Kiwis to US Universities
Tuesday, 22 March 2011, 5:31 pm | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
Two former head girls of schools in Auckland and New Plymouth have won scholarships to esteemed universities in the US. Their scholarships, funded by a New York philanthropist, provides free tuition, board and a living allowance for up to 4 years. More >>
2011 Girdlers’ Scholar Looking Forward to Cambridge Life
Tuesday, 22 March 2011, 2:08 pm | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
Ryan Ammar is looking forward to student life at Cambridge University when he begins studying for an English Tripos later this year. The 18-year-old has won the 2011 Girdlers’ Scholarship to study at Cambridge’s Corpus Christi College. More >>
Myers Scholar to study languages at Cambridge
Friday, 18 March 2011, 2:48 pm | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
William Coleman, head prefect at King’s College, Otahuhu last year, has been awarded the prestigious Sir Douglas Myers Scholarship for 2011 to Cambridge University in England. More >>
Universities responding to Christchurch students’ (update)
Friday, 4 March 2011, 3:13 pm | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
In the aftermath of the earthquake, the New Zealand universities have been working together to assist affected students from the Canterbury region. More >>
Universities responding to Christchurch students’ needs
Friday, 4 March 2011, 1:21 pm | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
MEDIA RELEASE 4 March 2011 Universities responding to Christchurch students’ needs In the aftermath of the earthquake, the New Zealand universities have been working together to assist affected students from the Canterbury region. Lincoln University’s ... More >>
Universities Working Together To Respond To Earthquake
Tuesday, 1 March 2011, 2:09 pm | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
Universities New Zealand – Te Pōkai Tara would like to express our deepest sympathy and concern for the people of Christchurch and the broader Canterbury region after last week’s devastating earthquake. More >>
Universities face the challenge of an ageing workforce
Tuesday, 1 February 2011, 11:53 am | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
A report by Business and Economic Research Limited (BERL) shows that the universities are facing a shortage of academic staff over the next ten years due to an ageing academic workforce and other factors. Coupled with lower funding relative to countries ... More >>
Rhodes Scholars Elect for 2011
Monday, 22 November 2010, 12:35 pm | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
Richard Higgins, Ryan Manton and Iona Mylek have been selected as Rhodes Scholars following a selection meeting at Government House in Auckland on Friday. Tenable at Oxford University, Rhodes Scholarships constitute the pinnacle of achievement ... More >>
Universities Boost Economic Performance
Thursday, 14 October 2010, 5:28 pm | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
A report by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER) shows that government investment in New Zealand’s universities provides a significant permanent increase to GDP. More >>
Universities welcome additional funding for places
Tuesday, 12 October 2010, 4:24 pm | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
Universities New Zealand – Te Pōkai Tara (Universities NZ) welcomes the government’s announcement to invest more money into university student places for 2011 and 2012. This decision is in accord with what universities have been pointing to for some ... More >>
