Archive for the 'Education' Category

Wellington regional Mayors to celebrate school trustees

Press Release – Wellington Wairarapa School Trustees Association
“All around Wellington there are people who volunteer to do work that enhances their community, however there are not many who have to go through an election process to fulfil this goal. School trustees are one such group” states Chris Toa, Chairperson, Wellington Wairarapa School Trustees Association. Read more »

International ranking places VUW accounting research among world’s best

Press Release – Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University’s School of Accounting and Commercial Law (SACL) has been ranked among the best in the world for research quality in an international ranking. Read more »

Queen Margaret College barbershop chorus wins third in international contest

Press Release – Queen Margaret College
The Sweet Margaritas, Queen Margaret College’s Barbershop Chorus, pulled off an exciting third place in the inaugural Young Women in Harmony Chorus Competition, run by the women’s barbershop parent organisation Sweet Adelines, and open to entries from around the world. Read more »

VUW student wins award for funding entrepreneurship

Press Release – Victoria University of Wellington
A Victoria University student has collected the top award in a global business competition for a scheme to support entrepreneurs in villages in developing countries. Read more »

Public lecture at VUW will examine financial crises

Press Release – Victoria University of Wellington
Predicting financial crises and reducing their likelihood and severity will be the focus of a public lecture in Wellington by an international expert visiting Victoria University. Read more »

VUW students provide 4000 free meals to help stress-free study week

Press Release – Victoria University Students Association
The Victoria University of Wellington Students’ Association (VUWSA) in partnership with Victoria University has provided 4000 meals feeding students across all the University’s campuses during this week’s end of trimester ‘Stress Free Study Week’. Read more »

One-third of Massey students don’t have enough money for food – survey

Press Release – Massey University
More than a third of university students say their diets have been affected by a lack of funds, according to the results of a new Massey University/Westpac survey. Read more »

Graduate women give $100,000 scholarship to Amanda Taylor

Press Release – NZ Federation of Graduate Women

GWW President Joy Dunsheath with awardee winners Bronwyn Tweedle, Amanda Taylor and Nicola Chisnall


Graduate Women Wellington (GWW) celebrated International Federation of University Women (IFUW) Day this month by awarding a new GWW PhD Scholarship to Amanda Taylor who is studying epiphytes. Read more »

Architecture students from VUW are redesigning future shape of Lower Hutt

Press Release – Victoria University of Wellington
More than 100 students from Victoria University’s School of Architecture have been applying their creative skills to inspire the future of Lower Hutt. Read more »

Nigerian professor to speak at adult education conference

Press Release – Adult and Community Education
Emeritus Professor Michael Omolewa, a leading figure in Nigeria’s academic community and UNESCO will give a keynote address at this year’s Australasian Adult and Community Education (ACE) Conference in Wellington, June 18-20. Read more »

WelTec introduces new training course for IT security specialists

Press Release – Weltec
A new cyber security and information assurance course designed for IT security specialists is very timely, says WelTec Chief Executive Linda Sissons. Read more »

Wellington researchers to spend $6m curbing NZ’s allergy epidemic

News from Malaghan Institute
Today the Health Research Council of New Zealand announced their ~$6.2 million investment into allergy research being undertaken at the Malaghan Institute of Medical Research in Wellington. Read more »

Massey researchers to study pesticides and children’s development

Press Release – Massey University
New Zealand’s first study of pesticide exposure levels and its effect on the development of children’s nervous systems is to be undertaken by Massey University’s College of Health, following the awarding of nearly $1.2 million by the Health Research Council. Read more »

Wellington businesses offered chance to learn at Trentham event

Press Release – The Biz Dojo
Passion for your product or service is a given for most small business owners, but that doesn’t mean you’re automatically equipped with vital skills like accounting or marketing. Finding time to develop these skills, while managing the day-to-day, is a challenge for those who run small to medium enterprises (SMEs). Read more »

June lectures – Institute for Governance and Policy Studies

Press Release – Institute for Governance and Policy Studies
IGPS June and Beyond Read more »

Finalists chosen for Callaghan Young Science Orator contest

Press Release – Eureka
After an intensive assessment process lasting two days, 12 secondary school and university undergraduate students have been selected to participate in the finals of the 2013 Eureka! Sir Paul Callaghan Awards for Young Science Orators. Read more »

Miracle materials and mystery particles – lecture at VUW

Press Release – Victoria University of Wellington
The potential for modern materials science to revolutionise the electronics industry will be the focus of Professor Uli Zuelicke’s inaugural professorial lecture at Victoria University on Tuesday 11 June. Read more »

School holiday art programme at Artrium

Press Release – Artrium Gallery
Artrium Gallery in Wellington announces its July School Holiday Art Programme. Read more »

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