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Kiwi Researchers Finalists for International Operations Research Award
Thursday, 2 April 2009
Helping a global company to reduce costs and increase earnings in a declining market has gained researchers from The University of Auckland’s Faculty of Engineering a finalist’s spot in an international competition. Norske Skog, one of the world’s largest paper producers, called on the University’s Department of Engineering Science to streamline its manufacturing and supply chain costs using operations research. The model Professor Andy Philpott helped Norske Skog to develop saved the company more than (US)$200 million over 11 years.
Winning Waikato Student Examines Dutch Connections
Monday, 30 March 2009
An essay by a University of Waikato student promoting the use of social networking tools, such as Facebook, to support Dutch culture in New Zealand has won the 2008 Hanny van Roekel prize.
Prestigious Award for International Student at CPIT
Thursday, 26 March 2009
Representatives from the City & Guilds of London Institute were at “Visions on Campus” last Friday, to present one of Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology’s Professional Cookery students with its prestigious Excellence Award.
Massey University Teaching Food Technology in Singapore
Tuesday, 24 March 2009
New Zealand's Massey University today formally signed an agreement with Singapore Polytechnic that will significantly boost the number of students graduating from the food technology programme.
Win a New Zealand Orientation Prize Pack
Monday, 23 February 2009
International students currently in New Zealand have a chance to win one of 10 awesome Orientation Packs by entering our Great New Zealand Orientation Giveaway on Facebook.