Thursday 7 May 2015

Friday 8 May 2015


Four more Centres of Research Excellence Funded 

Steven Joyce | Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment
Four more Centres of Research Excellence (CoREs) have been selected by the Tertiary Education Commission at the end of the second round of CoREs funding. Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce has commended successful applicants, the Bio-Protection Research Centre (Lincoln University), The Riddet Institute (Massey University), QuakeCore: Centre for Earthquake Resilience (University of Canterbury) and Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga (The University of Auckland.) ...

$10.4m redevelopment for Ellerslie School 

Nikki Kaye | Education
Work will get under way this month as part of a $10.4 million redevelopment of Ellerslie School in Auckland, says Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye. Ms Kaye will visit the school this afternoon with local MP Sam Lotu-Iiga, to celebrate the start of construction with students and teachers. “The redevelopment will address the school’s ongoing roll growth, as well as classrooms that are old and in poor condition,” says Ms Kaye. ...

Elizabeth Rata: Academic learning a path to better things

What are schools for?When Prime Minister and Minister of Education Peter Fraser said in the 1940s all children should have the opportunity to be educated to the fullest extent of their abilities, he captured a commitment to two...

Universities' plan to boost world rankings

Universities could get a leg-up in international league tables through closer links with the Government's Crown Research Institutes.

Kiwi educators: How are you using technology?

Educators NZ
Various studies have been conducted on the use of technology in the classroom, looking at how students take notes and how lectures are presented in a tertiary education setting. One study divided a class into three sections. One section used only a ...

N4L opens Pond to the public

Educators NZ
He tagged the item as being useful for NCEA Level 1 Physics, so now anyone searching for learning resources on this topic can discover it when searching on the Pond site or via search engine like Google. Similarly ... “Allowing teachers to share their ...

Best Educational Apps for Kids - App Review 

With over 1.3 mil Apps in Playstore, are there apps that actually help toddlers learn?

Concern over Education Minister's disinterest

Scoop.co.nz
... to be included in the secretive deal. “The only winners in such a deal will be the mega corporations peddling for-profit charter schools and one-size-fits-all text books and testing. The quality of public education in New Zealand will suffer as a ...

Education left out of council plans for Wellington

Stuff.co.nz
Engineers are in high demand by local employers and Wellington's regionaleducational institutions make a significant contribution to the region's needs. For example, Victoria and Weltec already work cooperatively to offer students different pathways ...

Kea partners with Education NZ to attract international students

Stuff.co.nz
Education New Zealand (ENZ) and Kea have teamed up to include international students and New Zealand-educated alumni into Kea's global network of more than 600,000 expat Kiwis and friends of New Zealand. The network allows businesses and people ...

New Director of Postgraduate Studies appointed

Professor of Food Science Charles Brennan has been appointed Lincoln University Director of Postgraduate Studies. He replaces Professor of Environmental Management Ken Hughey, who had held the role for 10 years. Professor Brennan has been with Lincoln ...

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