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Celebrating Elwyn Richardson’s legacy of art in education

Tuesday, 16 July 2013, 4:17 pm | AUT University

Artists, teachers and researchers will celebrate the legacy of renowned educationalist Elwyn Richardson at a symposium with art exhibition on Wednesday 17 July. More >>

The Wotwots Series 2 Lands On Channel 5’s Milkshake!

Tuesday, 16 July 2013, 4:07 pm | Pukeko Pictures

Following the success of the first series of The WotWots on Milkshake!, Channel 5 welcomes the adorable SpottyWot and DottyWot back for Series 2 in August, narrated by British broadcasting legend, Nicholas Parsons OBE. More >>

Culinary Arts Professor Contributes to Book on Wine

Tuesday, 16 July 2013, 3:37 pm | Otago Polytechnic

In yet another reflection of the calibre of staff within the school, Associate professor Richard Mitchell, has received recognition from the prestigious OIV- an international jury of wine experts, for a chapter he contributed to an award-winning scientific ... More >>

New Director of Joint Grad School in Plant and Food Science

Tuesday, 16 July 2013, 3:30 pm | Joint Graduate School in Plant and Food Science

Associate Professor Andrew Allan, an expert in plant molecular physiology, has been appointed the new Director of the Joint Graduate School in Plant and Food Science. More >>

The Power of Technology gives Kiwi Youth a Voice

Tuesday, 16 July 2013, 2:26 pm | High Tech Youth

More than 60 young New Zealanders from over 20 schools are set to uncover their talents, increase their technology skills and learn from some of New Zealand’s best technology brains, at this week’s High Tech Youth Meet Up. More >>

A Taste of EIT

Tuesday, 16 July 2013, 1:54 pm | Eastern Institute of Technology

Would-be tertiary students have responded in record numbers to the opportunity for a free taste of life at EIT. For Year 11-13 school students and teenagers who have already left school, this week’s taste @ EIT is an opportunity to find out more ... More >>

Waikato Welcomes New Dean of Arts And Social Sciences

Tuesday, 16 July 2013, 1:20 pm | University of Waikato

Waikato University has welcomed Professor Robert Hannah as the new Dean of Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, having officially taken up the appointment on July 1. More >>

UCOL strengthens community links

Tuesday, 16 July 2013, 12:58 pm | UCOL

Jo Hayes has joined staff at Whanganui UCOL as Director of Community Relations to help strengthen links with the community and follow-up on recommendations from the Joint Wanganui District Council and UCOL Taskforce. More >>

UC student wins trip to Melbourne on Naked CEO Competition

Tuesday, 16 July 2013, 11:55 am | University of Canterbury

A University of Canterbury (UC) fourth year business student, Nicole Van Dugteren, is one of six Asia-Pacific winners in the Australian-organised Naked CEO Boardroom competition. More >>

Iwi set plan of action for Maori education

Tuesday, 16 July 2013, 10:58 am | Nga Kaikokiri Matauranga

Iwi representatives will meet this week to hear and discuss their priorities and plan of action to address serious educational issues facing Maori children and adults. More >>

Documents show Ministry concern about National Standards

Tuesday, 16 July 2013, 9:35 am | NZEI Te Riu Roa

NZEI Te Riu Roa says it is not surprised at revelations that the Ministry of Education has ongoing concerns about the effect of National Standards on New Zealand children’s education. More >>

Improved Career Development for Youth

Monday, 15 July 2013, 4:56 pm | Waiariki Institute Of Technology

Waiariki Institute of Technology and Careers New Zealand have signalled they are fully committed to working together to improve career development for young people which will flow into industry. More >>

Victoria University embraces New Zealand musical treasure

Monday, 15 July 2013, 4:24 pm | Victoria University of Wellington

Victoria University is extending its publishing activities through the recent acquisition of iconic New Zealand music recording label, Rattle. More >>

Call for applications Fulbright Travel and Specialist Awards

Monday, 15 July 2013, 4:09 pm | Fulbright NZ

Fulbright New Zealand invites applications for its second and final round of short-term NZ-US exchange awards for 2013. The following awards are available for exchanges of up to 90 days in the United States of America by New Zealand academics, artists ... More >>

School trialling latest multi-touch system

Monday, 15 July 2013, 2:54 pm | West Coast ICT Facilitator

Whataroa pupils had a taste of the future recently when they trialled a new multi-touch display. Dubbed the 'giant ipad' by students, the 40 inch multi-touch display runs three operating systems simultaneously - Android, Mac and Windows, along with an ... More >>

Toys part of the fun at Highwic these holidays

Monday, 15 July 2013, 2:34 pm | Historic Places Trust

Bored school children will be able to enjoy doing something a little different at Highwic these school holidays. Master toymaker Richard Lees, of Tinderbox, will lead a Toy Making holiday progamme on July 24 in which children will be able to learn ... More >>

Inaugural conference success

Monday, 15 July 2013, 1:12 pm | Waikato University

An inaugural indigenous research conference held at Claudelands in Hamilton has been hailed a success. More >>

UC classics PhD student wins Wakefield Scholarship

Monday, 15 July 2013, 12:09 pm | University of Canterbury

A University of Canterbury (UC) classics PhD student has won the Edward Gibbon Wakefield Scholarship. The Wakefield Scholarship will help UC postgraduate student Andrew Wong enrol as a visiting student at Oxford University for an academic year at Christ Church ... More >>

Applied Research and Development Industry Showcase

Monday, 15 July 2013, 11:55 am | Weltec

Tuesday 16 July from 5.30 – 7.30pm at the Wellington Institute of Technology School of Hospitality, level 3 48 – 54 lower Cuba Street, Wellington More >>

New York state of mind

Monday, 15 July 2013, 10:34 am | University of Waikato

New York City will be home to two former University of Waikato students who have received Fulbright Awards to continue their studies in the United States. More >>

PhD student researching blood sugar levels of ICU patients

Sunday, 14 July 2013, 10:05 am | University of Canterbury

A University of Canterbury (UC) PhD student is researching the control of blood sugar levels of adult patients and neo-natal babies in hospital intensive care units. More >>

Treasury sends contradictory messages on tertiary education

Friday, 12 July 2013, 5:33 pm | NZ Union of Students' Associations

Treasury’s latest four-yearly outlook on ways to constrain government spending without compromising prospects for better living standards in New Zealand over the next four decades – released this week – has left room to explore more positive ... More >>

Visiting Sociologist Seeking Alternatives to Capitalism

Friday, 12 July 2013, 5:16 pm | Auckland University of Technology

Prominent American sociologist, Professor Erik Olin Wright, visits New Zealand next week to talk about ‘transforming capitalism through real utopias’. More >>

Entrepreneurs hone new venture concepts

Friday, 12 July 2013, 3:01 pm | University of Auckland

Potential entrants in the Spark $100,000 Challenge received tips from industry leaders at a Spark Ideas to Business (I2B) workshop at The University of Auckland recently. More >>

Multi lingual ‘ready for school’ programme about to begin

Friday, 12 July 2013, 2:48 pm | Kids Planet Childcare

A brand new languages, music and a technology curriculum will be launched for North Shore Preschoolers as part of the Kids Planet Childcare ‘ready for school programme.’ More >>

Early childhood education in our rural regions

Friday, 12 July 2013, 2:38 pm | Ruahine Kindergartens

Living in rural areas can sometimes be isolating, particularly when access to services city people take for granted are many kilometres away. While education and community experiences are not always readily available, the Hunterville Mobile Kindergarten ... More >>

Government commits $90 million to AUT’s Manukau Campus

Friday, 12 July 2013, 12:37 pm | AUT University

AUT University’s Vice Chancellor, Derek McCormack, welcomes the announcement by the Prime Minister, Rt Hon John Key, alongside the Ministers of Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment and Māori Affairs, today that the government will provide ... More >>

NZ Impress at Microsoft Imagine Cup World Finals

Friday, 12 July 2013, 10:49 am | Joint Press Release

University of Auckland students compete in the World Citizenship category at the world’s most prestigious student technology competition, with their Windows Phone App to track UV exposure More >>

$200 million wasted on inadequate professional development

Friday, 12 July 2013, 9:32 am | PPTA

The government is spending $200 million a year on woefully inadequate teacher professional learning and development (PLD) that does not help lift student achievement. More >>

Big expansion for AUT Manukau

Friday, 12 July 2013, 9:20 am | New Zealand Government

Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce today welcomed the Tertiary Education Commission’s decision to support Auckland University of Technology’s (AUT) Manukau Campus expansion. More >>

Min of Education backtracks on Nat Standards for computers

Friday, 12 July 2013, 9:18 am | New Zealand Educational Institute

The Minister of Education Hekia Parata has reversed her decision to make PaCT, a computerised National Standards assessment tool, mandatory for every primary school student in 2015. More >>

UCOL welcomes Chinese students

Thursday, 11 July 2013, 4:21 pm | UCOL

Twelve Chinese students were welcomed with a Mihi Whakatau to Whanganui UCOL this week. More >>

Secrecy ends for Uni of Waikato alumnus with Xbox One Unveil

Thursday, 11 July 2013, 4:11 pm | University of Waikato

A Canadian student who completed his Masters degree at the University of Waikato was recently able to tell his friends and family what he’s been doing for the last year and a half. More >>

Open Polytechnic of NZ hosts Indian Delegates

Thursday, 11 July 2013, 3:33 pm | Open Polytechnic

Leading distance education provider, the Open Polytechnic of New Zealand, is this week hosting delegates from India’s National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), the largest open schooling system in the world. More >>

TV2 KidsFest 2013 builds on city's creativity

Thursday, 11 July 2013, 2:40 pm | Christchurch City Council

Ask anyone who’s ever been a Canterbury kid: one of the highlights of the events calendar is TV2 KidsFest, running this year from Saturday 13 – Saturday 27 July. More >>

UC senior lecturer receives top teaching award

Thursday, 11 July 2013, 1:30 pm | University of Canterbury

Dr Rua Murray, a University of Canterbury (UC) senior mathematics and statistics lecturer, has been recognised as one of New Zealand’s top tertiary teachers. More >>

NorthTec to open a new Auckland Campus

Thursday, 11 July 2013, 12:37 pm | North Tec

NorthTec is pleased to announce that it will soon be offering tertiary studies in Auckland when its new Campus becomes operational later this year. More >>

Kids Can Cook Kitchen sows the seeds in tens of thousands

Thursday, 11 July 2013, 11:38 am | Kids Can Cook

Kids Can Cook Kitchen - 11 July - 2013. The Kids Can Cook Kitchen has visited over 25 thousand children in schools nationwide in the last 6 months I can see there is certainly a growing inability for some parents to provide the basics in life and ... More >>

Survey shows widespread insecure work in tertiary education

Thursday, 11 July 2013, 11:34 am | Tertiary Education Union

A survey of nearly 2000 TEU members shows insecure work, casual and fixed-term employment agreements are widespread in tertiary education. One in six respondents said they were currently in an insecure, casual or fixed-term position, and a further one-third ... More >>

Call for entries – Vodafone World of Difference Fellowship

Thursday, 11 July 2013, 11:24 am | Vodafone New Zealand Foundation

The Vodafone New Zealand Foundation is offering a $90,000 grant for a leader in the youth sector to research ways of getting at-risk young people into education. More >>

Kids Can Cook Kitchen

Thursday, 11 July 2013, 10:04 am | Kids Can Cook

As the end of Term 2 approaches I take off my chefs hat to all teachers as I now know how much work is involved in teaching the next generation. More >>

Callaghan Innovation and AUT have strong synergies

Wednesday, 10 July 2013, 6:24 pm | AUT University

Off the back of the Statement of Intent announcement by Minister Joyce yesterday about Callaghan Innovation, AUT University is looking forward to engaging with the organisation in market-facing innovation and technology research. More >>

Speech- NZPF President Philip Harding to National Conference

Wednesday, 10 July 2013, 4:06 pm | New Zealand Principals' Federation

Speech delivered by NZPF President Philip Harding to NPPF National Conference. To the Minister of Education, the Honourable Hekia Parata MP, to Norm Hart, the president of the Australian Primary Principals Association, to Chris Harrison, the past President ... More >>

Young chefs wow at Wakatipu Youth Trust culinary spectacular

Wednesday, 10 July 2013, 3:48 pm | Joint Press Release

Held at the hotel’s Threesixty restaurant, the event was the culmination of the Wakatipu Youth Trust’s ‘Beyond the Basics -Top Chef’ initiative where local youth undertake a five-week chef mentoring programme. More >>

Principals’ National Conference Pooh-Poohs Pact

Wednesday, 10 July 2013, 3:30 pm | New Zealand Principals' Federation

School principals across New Zealand attending their national conference have today resoundingly rejected any further association with the development of the Progress and Consistency Tool (PACT), set to become a de-facto national test. More >>

Costly tool for schools to fix flawed National Standards

Wednesday, 10 July 2013, 3:19 pm | NZEI

NZEI Te Riu Roa is urging all political parties to oppose the Government’s plan to make compulsory a computerised assessment system to measure student achievement. More >>

Taking theatre into the workplace

Wednesday, 10 July 2013, 3:17 pm | Massey University

Feelings and emotions are often marginalised in the rational world of business, but one academic has spent his life’s work trying to change that – and he’s visiting New Zealand to spread the word. More >>

University of AK scoops three Teaching Excellence Awards

Wednesday, 10 July 2013, 3:13 pm | University of Auckland

University of Auckland recipients were: Associate Professor Bryony James from the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Professor Alison Jones, Te Puna Wānanga, School of Māori Education and Associate Professor Cather Simpson, School ... More >>

Unitec lecturer's win National Tertiary Teaching Awards

Wednesday, 10 July 2013, 3:09 pm | UNITEC

Nursing lecturer Sue White and building technology lecturer, Kamuka Pati, have been recognised for excellence in tertiary teaching. The two Unitec lecturers along with 8 others received Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awards (TTEA), last night at a reception ... More >>

Progress and consistency tool (PaCT) not a test

Wednesday, 10 July 2013, 2:36 pm | Ministry of Education

The progress and consistency tool (PaCT) is not a test, the Ministry of Education reconfirmed today. The Ministry today demonstrated to the Education and Science Select Committee how the tool works and how it will support teachers and schools. More >>

Ophthalmologist awarded PM's top prize for tertiary teaching

Wednesday, 10 July 2013, 1:06 pm | Ako Aotearoa

Tonight, the Prime Minister awarded his Supreme Award for Tertiary Teaching Excellence to Associate Professor Gordon Sanderson, leading ophthalmologist from the School of Medicine, University of Otago. More >>

e-Learning Design and Development for 21st Century Learning

Wednesday, 10 July 2013, 12:53 pm | North Tec

Intrigued with integrating technology into 21st century teaching and learning? Thought about joining the mindshift? Pondered upon how best to design online learning? Or perhaps you've been itching to know what it all means - tags, podcasts, wikis, blogs, ... 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 >>

UC strongly supports Callaghan Innovation’s direction

Wednesday, 10 July 2013, 12:03 pm | University of Canterbury

The University of Canterbury today welcomed the Callaghan Innovation’s first full three year Statement of Intent which has been tabled in Parliament. More >>

Students commend Tertiary Teaching Excellence

Wednesday, 10 July 2013, 11:21 am | NZUSA

New Zealand’s national organisation for tertiary students has commended the 10 winners announced at this year’s Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awards at a function held last night at Parliament. More >>

Waikato-Tainui part of initiative to inspire next generation

Wednesday, 10 July 2013, 9:39 am | Waikato Tainui Group

Ms McLean will be speaking with students from Hamilton’s Fraser High School in a bid to inspire New Zealand’s next generation of leaders. She is part of a 300-strong Dream Team of athletes, scientists, CEOs, politicians and community leaders who are ... More >>

Closer engagement with Callaghan Innovation welcomed

Tuesday, 9 July 2013, 5:10 pm | University of Auckland

The University of Auckland has welcomed Callaghan Innovation’s Statement of Intent which will see the crown entity partner more closely with universities. More >>

Victoria welcomes collaboration with Callaghan Innovation

Tuesday, 9 July 2013, 4:55 pm | Victoria University of Wellington

Victoria University is committed to supporting initiatives that will help to achieve Sir Paul Callaghan’s vision of greater commercialisation of innovation in New Zealand. More >>

AUT only NZ team competing in Australian University Games

Tuesday, 9 July 2013, 4:23 pm | Auckland University of Technology

AUT University is proud to be the only University from New Zealand participating in the 2013 Eastern Australia University Games, sending four teams to compete in hockey, touch rugby and volleyball. AUT is also the only international contingent ... More >>