Victoria University signs Auckland partnership
International students will soon be studying for Victoria
University of Wellington pre-University qualifications in
Auckland city. An Agreement with Auckland-based Academic
Colleges Group, means that Victoria University’s Foundation
Studies programme will be taught from 2004 in downtown
Auckland.
“We expect eventually up to 300 international
students beginning their pre-University studies with
Victoria University in Auckland, and transferring to
Wellington to complete their undergraduate degrees,” said
Vice-Chancellor, Professor Stuart McCutcheon.
“We are
keenly interested in ensuring that our international
students meet the highest standards both in terms of English
language competency, and also in the areas of independent
research and thinking, and study skills. Victoria
University’s Foundation Studies programme will provide an
innovative and comprehensive introduction to study in the
New Zealand tertiary environment, and we expect it to be
highly successful in Auckland.”
Victoria University of
Wellington provides an outstanding learning environment for
international students and was one of the first tertiary
providers in New Zealand to comply with the Code of Practice
for the Pastoral Care of International Students. The
Auckland Foundation programme will facilitate the planned
growth in the number of international students from the
current level of 12 percent of total enrolments to 16
percent of total enrolments.
“We are pleased to have
forged a partnership with Academic Colleges Group, which has
an exceptional international reputation for specialist
pre-University learning,” said Professor
McCutcheon.
Academic Colleges Group already offers
pre-University programmes for international students on
behalf of two Auckland Universities. Academic Colleges
Group also provides learning from pre-school to senior
secondary school level, where students take NZQA University
Bursary and Cambridge International Examinations.
Ian
King, Chief Executive of Academic Colleges Group says that
he is looking forward to working with Victoria University of
Wellington. “While Auckland is often the entry point for
international students, it will be a strong marketing
position to offer students a broader New Zealand experience
as we stair-case them to University study in Wellington,” he
said.
Websites: www.acg.ac.nz www.vuw.ac.nz
Issued by Victoria University of Wellington Public
Affairs
For further information please contact
Jude.Urlich@vuw.ac.nz or phone +64-4-463 5539 or 029 463
5539