Kiwi Music scholarship awarded to percussionist, pianist and a mezzo soprano

08 July 2015 | media

Kiwi Music Scholarships have been awarded to three young talented music students to assist them in pursuing their musical education after graduating from New Zealand universities.The Kiwi Music...

Celebrating ten years of Māori academic achievement

12 August 2015 | media

University Vice-Chancellors have congratulated Te Kāhui Amokura on their 10th anniversary of working to lift Māori success in our universities.Te Kāhui Amokura, which is Universities New Zealand’s...

NZ Universities win 67% of science research funds

03 September 2015 | media

The relevance and impact of university research has been recognised in this year’s Science Investment Round announced by Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce today.Chris Whelan, the...

Prestigious Woolf Fisher scholarships to study at Cambridge announced today

14 August 2015 | media

Three outstanding students with the potential to become future leaders in their field have today been awarded Woolf Fisher scholarships to study for their doctorates at the prestigious University...

100% of NZ universities ranked within world’s top 3%

15 September 2015 | media

All New Zealand’s universities remain among the top 3% in the world according to the 2015 QS international QS rankings released today.Executive Director of Universities New Zealand Chris Whelan...

NZ in top 4% of Times Higher Education World University Rankings

01 October 2015 | media

The high quality of New Zealand’s universities has been confirmed in the annual Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings released today.The results show that New Zealand universities...

International students satisfied with NZ universities

02 October 2015 | media

The International Student Barometer Survey has found that 90% of international students studying at a New Zealand university are satisfied with their study experience here.The independent survey,...

Universities welcome National Statement of Science Investment

05 October 2015 | media

Universities New Zealand has welcomed the National Statement of Science Investment released by the Government today.The Executive Director of Universities New Zealand, Chris Whelan, says this is a...

Universities ready to help NZ’s emerging export companies

12 October 2015 | media

Universities want to play a bigger role in helping emerging New Zealand export companies break into international markets.University Vice-Chancellors and representatives from NZTE and Callaghan...

NZ universities seeking more opportunities with China

22 October 2015 | media

All eight New Zealand universities are in China this week as part of a Ministerial delegation led by Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce. Their goal is to deepen links between the education...