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NZ Educated Designers in Top International Roles
Tuesday, 25 November 2008
Former Assistant Designer for Porsche, Professor Simon Fraser, writes about educating New Zealand’s next generation of international designers. I recently returned from a trip to the United States where I visited world-class companies such as Apple and Nike, design schools such as the California College of the Arts and arguably the world’s top design consultancy, IDEO, in San Francisco. What – beyond their commitment to design or their obvious status as leaders in their respective fields – was my reason for visiting these organisations? To visit world-class New Zealanders, all operating as industrial designers in key positions within these organisations. One has to ask, how did they get into these positions of influence?
Chinese delegation checks out Massey’s food tech facilities
Saturday, 22 November 2008
Massey University's reputation as a leader and innovator in food technology education prompted a Chinese delegation of business leaders from the Beijing region to check out facilities and teaching programmes at the Albany campus recently.
NZ Design Student Chosen for International Honour
Tuesday, 18 November 2008
Design student Josh Wallace has earned a place at the world’s largest student design conference. Josh will represent UCOL’s Whanganui School of Design at the 2009 AGIdeas conference in Melbourne in May 2009. He will be one of an international group of student committee members, from selected, high achieving design schools around the world.
Young Leaders focus on Asia-New Zealand cooperation
Saturday, 15 November 2008
The Asia New Zealand Foundation Young Leaders Forum brings together outstanding young people, aged 20 to 34, from New Zealand and Asia for a week-long programme beginning on November 16. Selected through a competitive application process, the 37 participants have each demonstrated leadership potential and a commitment to furthering New Zealand-Asia relations.
NZ Scientists Honoured by Royal Society
Tuesday, 11 November 2008
The Academy of the Royal Society of New Zealand has announced the election of 10 new Fellows. The research of the new Fellows reveals the diversity and breadth in the innovative science that is being carried out in New Zealand across the range of our Universities and scientific institutes. Six of the new Fellows come from Universities and four from Crown Research Institutes.
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