International Blog
Learning English in New Zealand
Thursday, 18 December 2008
Sue Wilde teaches the advanced English-as-a-second-language course at Whitireia Community Polytechnic's Wellington campus. Her students joined her course for a variety of reasons, such as wanting to go to university, or they need English for their careers, "and some of them just do it for their self-confidence." Sue says.
International School Planned for Wakatipu
Thursday, 4 December 2008
New Zealand United World College project director John Hillhorst says an undisclosed site in the Wakatipu basin (near the popular resort town of Queenstown) had been selected out of nearly 70 considered nationally for the school. The college would be one of 13 worldwide.
Researchers and Business Working Together in NZ
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Commercialisation of university research is currently generating a billion dollars for the New Zealand economy through the market capitalisation of spin-out companies.
New Plymouth world’s most “liveable community”
Wednesday, 12 November 2008
New Plymouth is one of the best places in the world to live, according to judges in a United Nations-endorsed awards.
Degrees can lead to careers in New Zealand
Monday, 20 October 2008
While there's no such thing as a guaranteed job for university students, there are certainly some graduates who are being snapped up as the end of the academic year approaches.
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