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Universities New Zealand submission to the review of Archives New Zealand, The National Library of New Zealand and Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision
17 August 2018 | submissions
Universities New Zealand has made a submission to the Ministerial Reivew of Archives New Zealand, The National Library of New Zealand and Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, on behalf of all eight...
Universities New Zealand welcomes post-study rights visa announcement
08 August 2018 | media
Universities New Zealand (UNZ) welcomes today’s announcement on post-study visa rights by Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway.“Providing good graduate outcomes is key to attracting the best...
AQA Board seeks new lay members
06 August 2018 | news
The Board of the Academic Quality Agency for New Zealand Universities (AQA) is seeking two lay members of the Board with expertise in quality assurance for a three-year term beginning 1 January...
Universities acknowledge funding increase, look for further investment
27 June 2018 | media
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...
Submission into the Government Inquiry into Mental health and Addiction
08 June 2018 | submissions
Universities New Zealand has made a submission to the Government Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction. The submission outlines a number of key points, which are both issues and opportunities...
Universities welcome post-study work rights proposals
02 June 2018 | media
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.“The previous system...
Ethel Benjamin scholarships for outstanding women lawyers announced
23 May 2018 | media
Three remarkable women have this year received New Zealand Law Foundation Ethel Benjamin scholarships for outstanding women lawyers.The awards honour Ethel Benjamin, New Zealand’s first woman...
Engineering students awarded RMTU scholarships
18 May 2018 | media
Two young students with a passion for engineering have been awarded Ernest William File scholarships for 2018.Eighteen-year-old Hannah Hudson (Christchurch) and Anton Rufer (Tirau) have been...
Budget a missed opportunity, say universities
17 May 2018 | media
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...
Canterbury academic receives Critic and Conscience of Society Award
15 May 2018 | media
On 22 February 2011, Dr Ann Brower’s life was changed by the Canterbury earthquake.The only survivor of 13 people in a bus crushed by falling masonry from the unreinforced parapet and facade of a...
Outstanding young musicians awarded Patricia Pratt Scholarships
09 May 2018 | media
Three outstanding young musicians—cellist Matthias Balzat, tenor Filipe Manu and soprano Katherine McIndoe—have been awarded 2018 Patricia Pratt Scholarships in Musical Performance, enabling them...
BayTrust scholarship awarded to kaimoana researcher
08 May 2018 | media
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.Worth $5000,...
Future leader awarded prestigious Robertson Scholarship
01 May 2018 | media
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...
Outstanding Auckland student wins scholarship to Cambridge
27 April 2018 | media
Olivia Bennett, Dux of Auckland’s St Cuthbert’s College last year, has been awarded the prestigious Sir Douglas Myers scholarship to study at Cambridge University in England.Eighteen-year-old...
Universities New Zealand delighted at conference win
28 March 2018 | media
Universities New Zealand (UNZ) is delighted that New Zealand has been successful in its bid to host the 2021 Asia-Pacific Association of International Education (APAIE) Conference and Exhibition...
Prestigious 2018 Girdlers’ Scholarship awarded to Andrew Tang
21 March 2018 | media
Andrew Tang, from Wellington, has been awarded the prestigious 2018 Girdlers’ Scholarship, which will enable him to study Economics at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, starting in October 2018....
International collaborations shown to benefit NZ Inc.
08 March 2018 | media
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...
QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018
01 March 2018 | publications
The 2018 round of QS World University Rankings by Subject have now been released. They can be viewed on the QS website, HERE.
Government’s education work programme welcomed
21 February 2018 | media
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...
Congratulations to academics recognised in 2018 New Year Honours List
30 December 2017 | news
Universities New Zealand congratulates all academics recognised in the 2018 New Years Honours List released today, for their contribution to New Zealand and New Zealanders. See the full list at...
Kiwi Music Scholarships awarded to outstanding young performers
21 December 2017 | media
From Left to right: Alexander McFarlane, Katherine McIndoe, Sam Rich, Benson Wilson and Bradley Wood.Five talented young performers have been awarded Kiwi Music Scholarships to continue their...
Read our Latest News (December 2017)
14 December 2017 | news
The December issue of UNZ's Latest News is available here
In Brief
14 December 2017 | news
Christmas / New YearUNZ wishes all readers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Our office is closed on Friday 22 December and reopens on Monday 8 January 2018.Farewells and welcomesTwo...
From the Chair: Who benefits from fees-free?
13 December 2017 | news
Professor Stuart McCutcheonAt 47% of public expenditure on tertiary education, New Zealand has a very high level of investment in student support, due particularly to interest-free loans. The OECD...
How does NZ’s research stack up?
12 December 2017 | news
A recent report highlighted the strong performance of UK researchers in terms of research articles, downloads and citations, relative to global population and R&D expenditure. So, we wondered,...
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