Sri Lankan News
PhD student from Germany Warns of Eco-tourism’s Effect on Penguins
Wednesday, 1 October 2008
Research that shows unregulated tourism is threatening the survival of a yellow-eyed penguin colony on the Otago Peninsula has won a PhD student from the University of Otago a major prize in the MacDiarmid Young Scientists of the Year Awards.
NZ Pilot Training Popular with Indian Students
Tuesday, 30 September 2008
Soaring demand for pilots worldwide means business is taking wing at an Otago, New Zealand flight school.
Studying Super-eruptions and Cancer-fighting Vegetables
Tuesday, 23 September 2008
The New Zealand government has allocated a $54 million pool of funding to a variety of scientific projects around the country as they announced this year's Marsden Fund Awards.
Hospitality Schools Team Up in Queenstown
Saturday, 20 September 2008
In an industry first, Otago Polytechnic and Queenstown Resort College have been working together to bring a new level of education to Queenstown, one of New Zealand's top tourist destinations. The busy hub is always in need of well-trained hospitality staff.
Malaysian Scholarships for University of Canterbury
Friday, 19 September 2008
Malaysian alumni of the University of Canterbury are generously supporting the university's Malaysian Scholarship Fund.