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Universities call for effective regulation of social media
Friday, 29 March 2019, 4:40 pm | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
New Zealand’s universities are joining the Privacy Commissioner and major corporate advertisers in calling for more effective regulation of and responsiveness from social media platforms. More >>
Outstanding Christchurch student wins Myers scholarship
Friday, 29 March 2019, 9:59 am | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
William Wynn Thomas, Dux of Christchurch’s Christ’s College last year, has been awarded theprestigious Sir Douglas Myers scholarship to study at Cambridge University in England. More >>
Future leader awarded prestigious Robertson Scholarship
Thursday, 28 March 2019, 11:37 am | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
An exceptional young man who aims to become the chief economic adviser at Treasury has been awarded the prestigious Robertson Scholarship to study in the US. More >>
Prestigious Scholarship awarded to Matthew Sutcliffe
Wednesday, 27 March 2019, 3:27 pm | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
Matthew Sutcliffe, from Wellington, has been awarded the prestigious 2019 Girdlers’ Scholarship, which will enable him to study Human, Social and Political Sciences at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, starting in October 2019. More >>
NZ universities condemn terror attack
Saturday, 16 March 2019, 6:30 pm | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
A statement from Derek McCormack, Vice-Chancellor of AUT and Chair of Universities New Zealand, on behalf of New Zealand universities: More >>
NZ universities slip in QS World University Subject rankings
Wednesday, 27 February 2019, 9:43 am | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
New Zealand universities are placed among the world’s top 50 universities in 20 different subjects in the latest result from the annual QS World University Rankings by Subject. More >>
Rhodes scholarships awarded to future leaders
Monday, 19 November 2018, 6:54 pm | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
Three outstanding young New Zealand graduates have received prestigious Rhodes Scholarships to carry out post-graduate study at the University of Oxford, UK. More >>
Outstanding students gain Woolf Fisher scholarships
Wednesday, 19 September 2018, 3:01 pm | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
Three outstanding young New Zealanders with the potential to be leaders in their field have each been awarded a Woolf Fisher Scholarship to study at Cambridge University. More >>
UNZ welcomes announcement on post-study visa rights
Wednesday, 8 August 2018, 4:13 pm | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
Universities New Zealand (UNZ) welcomes today’s announcement on post-study visa rights by Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway. More >>
Universities acknowledge funding increase
Wednesday, 27 June 2018, 5:18 pm | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
University Vice-Chancellors acknowledge the 1.6% increase in tuition subsidies announced today and hope this Government will invest further in the university sector in coming years to ensure it can deliver on its policies to build a resilient and adaptable ... More >>
Universities welcome post-study work rights proposals
Saturday, 2 June 2018, 10:14 am | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
New Zealand’s universities welcome today’s announcement by Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway of proposed changes to post-study work visas for international students. More >>
Ethel Benjamin scholarships for outstanding women lawyers
Wednesday, 23 May 2018, 9:26 am | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
Three remarkable women have this year received New Zealand Law Foundation Ethel Benjamin scholarships for outstanding women lawyers. More >>
Engineering students awarded RMTU scholarships
Friday, 18 May 2018, 3:43 pm | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
Two young students with a passion for engineering have been awarded Ernest William File scholarships for 2018. More >>
Budget a missed opportunity, say universities
Thursday, 17 May 2018, 5:10 pm | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
The Government has utterly failed to back up its rhetoric about the future of work and the importance of preparing for the challenges of technological change, according to the Vice-Chancellors of New Zealand’s universities. More >>
Canterbury academic receives Critic and Conscience Award
Tuesday, 15 May 2018, 4:46 pm | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
Canterbury academic receives Critic and Conscience of Society Award On 22 February 2011, Dr Ann Brower’s life was changed by the Canterbury earthquake. More >>
BayTrust scholarship awarded to kaimoana researcher
Tuesday, 8 May 2018, 4:14 pm | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
Waikato University PhD student Vanessa Taikato has been awarded the 2018 Bruce Cronin BayTrust Scholarship to study ways in which Māori moved marine shellfish from location to location. More >>
Future leader awarded prestigious Robertson Scholarship
Tuesday, 1 May 2018, 3:42 pm | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
An exceptional young woman who wants to make a difference by working on the ethical complications arising from technology has been awarded the prestigious Robertson Scholarship to study in the US. More >>
Universities New Zealand delighted at conference win
Wednesday, 28 March 2018, 5:03 pm | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
Universities New Zealand (UNZ), the peak body representing the interests of New Zealand’s eight universities, is delighted that New Zealand has been successful in its bid to host the 2021 Asia-Pacific Association of International Education (APAIE) Conference ... More >>
International collaborations shown to benefit NZ Inc.
Thursday, 8 March 2018, 4:18 pm | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
Universities New Zealand has today released a new Deloitte Access Economics report that assesses the benefits of international collaboration between New Zealand and overseas universities. It finds that collaboration on joint research, and the active ... More >>
Governments education work programme welcomed
Wednesday, 21 February 2018, 3:58 pm | Universities New Zealand - Te Pokai Tara
Universities New Zealand says the Government’s release of more detail of its education portfolio work programme for the next three years is welcome, and it comes at an important time for a system under pressure from a long-term decline in real per-student ... More >>
