Quality and diversity in the tertiary sector

University Of Auckland

The University of Auckland Vice-Chancellor Dr John Hood, in commenting on the granting of AIT’s university status, said this is the beginning of AIT’s journey towards its aspiration to be a world-class university of technology.

"They will be delighted they have achieved this milestone. They now face the challenge of developing their teaching and research to the highest internationally benchmarked standards.

"The alliance agreement between the two organisations commits us to pursue jointly the creation of a high quality, differentiated tertiary sector," said Dr Hood.

The University and AIT alliance agreement in June enshrined the principles of co-operation and differentiation. It recognised AIT’s aspiration to be a university of technology of high international repute, just as it recognised the University of Auckland’s aspirations to be a research-led university of the highest international standards.

The University of Auckland Vice-Chancellor Dr John Hood, in commenting on the granting of AIT’s university status, said this is the beginning of AIT’s journey towards its aspiration to be a world-class university of technology.

"They will be delighted they have achieved this milestone. They now face the challenge of developing their teaching and research to the highest internationally benchmarked standards.

"The alliance agreement between the two organisations commits us to pursue jointly the creation of a high quality, differentiated tertiary sector," said Dr Hood.

The University and AIT alliance agreement in June enshrined the principles of co-operation and differentiation. It recognised AIT’s aspiration to be a university of technology of high international repute, just as it recognised the University of Auckland’s aspirations to be a research-led university of the highest international standards.

© Scoop Media

Gordon Campbell: On the Sony cyber attack

Given the layers of meta-irony involved, the saga of the Sony cyber attack seemed at the outset more like a snarky European art film than a popcorn entry at the multiplex.

Yet now with (a) President Barack Obama weighing in on the side of artistic freedom and calling for the US to make a ‘proportionate response’quickly followed by (b) North Korea’s entire Internet service going down, and with both these events being followed by (c) Sony deciding to backtrack and release The Interview film that had made it a target for the dastardly North Koreans in the first place, then ay caramba…the whole world will now be watching how this affair pans out. More>>