NZ Educated Hong Kong Blog http://www.newzealandeducated.com/hk/en/blog New Zealand is a great place to study ‐ discover why en Education New Zealand Copyright 2008 2008-10-21T03:38:01+12:00 International PhD Scholarships Benefit NZ http://www.newzealandeducated.com/hk/en/blog/entry/international_phd_scholarships_benefit_nz1 http://www.newzealandeducated.com/hk/en/blog/entry/international_phd_scholarships_benefit_nz1#When:03:38:01Z Thirty-eight top doctoral research students from around the world have been offered New Zealand International Doctoral Research Scholarships (NZIDRS), funded by the New Zealand Ministry of Education, and administered by Education New Zealand. These outstanding students will be working in New Zealand on their PhDs, many taking on projects that will have the potential for major benefits in this country. 4. Latest News 2008-10-21T03:38:01+12:00 Degrees can lead to careers in New Zealand http://www.newzealandeducated.com/hk/en/blog/entry/degrees_can_lead_to_careers_in_new_zealand http://www.newzealandeducated.com/hk/en/blog/entry/degrees_can_lead_to_careers_in_new_zealand#When:02:20:10Z 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. 1. Cultural Knowledge 2008-10-20T02:20:10+12:00 “Quantum Whirlpools” Please University of Otago Physicists http://www.newzealandeducated.com/hk/en/blog/entry/quantum_whirlpools_please_university_of_otago_physicists http://www.newzealandeducated.com/hk/en/blog/entry/quantum_whirlpools_please_university_of_otago_physicists#When:22:28:05Z Discovering exactly how the Big Bang created the universe may be a step closer – thanks to the combined efforts of physicists from New Zealand, Austraila and the US. 4. Latest News 2008-10-16T22:28:05+12:00 Indonesian Teachers Train at NZ Polytechnic http://www.newzealandeducated.com/hk/en/blog/entry/indonesian_teachers_train_at_nz_polytechnic http://www.newzealandeducated.com/hk/en/blog/entry/indonesian_teachers_train_at_nz_polytechnic#When:01:50:01Z A group of 23 Jambi academic staff have just completed their Certificate in Professional Teaching Practice at Whitireia Community Polytechnic's Auckland Campus. A delegation had come to New Zealand to review the progress of students and to sign a continuation of a formal arrangement which has allowed for academic staff from tertiary institutions in Jambi to study in New Zealand for four months to upgrade their skills in academic English and in teaching. 4. Latest News 2008-10-15T01:50:01+12:00 Kiwi secondary student wins major international science award http://www.newzealandeducated.com/hk/en/blog/entry/kiwi_secondary_student_wins_major_international_science_award http://www.newzealandeducated.com/hk/en/blog/entry/kiwi_secondary_student_wins_major_international_science_award#When:00:30:05Z Pippa Grierson from the town of Katikati in the Bay of Plenty has won a major award at an international competition for young scientists in Europe. 4. Latest News 2008-10-13T00:30:05+12:00 NZ and EU student exchange on climate change http://www.newzealandeducated.com/hk/en/blog/entry/nz_and_eu_student_exchange_on_climate_change http://www.newzealandeducated.com/hk/en/blog/entry/nz_and_eu_student_exchange_on_climate_change#When:01:48:11Z The New Zealand government and the European Commission are co-funding a university-based programme which will focus on developing better technology to monitor the parameters of climate change such as temperature, gas concentration and water quality. 4. Latest News 2008-10-10T01:48:11+12:00 New skydiving diploma another world first for NZ http://www.newzealandeducated.com/hk/en/blog/entry/new_skydiving_diploma_another_world_first_for_nz http://www.newzealandeducated.com/hk/en/blog/entry/new_skydiving_diploma_another_world_first_for_nz#When:01:44:01Z New Zealand Skydiving School has created a world first with the introduction of a Diploma in Advanced Skydiving, a qualification designed to train skydivers to take tandem passengers. 1. Cultural Knowledge 2008-10-09T01:44:01+12:00 AUT Radio Telescope Offers New Research Opportunities http://www.newzealandeducated.com/hk/en/blog/entry/aut_radio_telescope_offers_new_research_opportunities http://www.newzealandeducated.com/hk/en/blog/entry/aut_radio_telescope_offers_new_research_opportunities#When:00:56:06Z The new facility, which is linked to New Zealand's most powerful super computers, will enable AUT University's Institute of Radiophysics and Space Research to receive and process enormous amounts of data from deep space for cutting-edge research in astrophysics and earth science. 4. Latest News 2008-10-08T00:56:06+12:00 NZ Engineering Students Win International Earthquake Design Prizes http://www.newzealandeducated.com/hk/en/blog/entry/nz_engineering_students_win_international_earthquake_design_prizes http://www.newzealandeducated.com/hk/en/blog/entry/nz_engineering_students_win_international_earthquake_design_prizes#When:23:44:01Z A team of postgraduate engineering students from the University of Auckland has returned victorious from an international earthquake design competition in Taiwan, where student teams competed to construct earthquake-resistant models of buildings. 4. Latest News 2008-10-06T23:44:01+12:00 WOW - NZ Polytechnics & Institutes of Technology in the Arts Spotlight http://www.newzealandeducated.com/hk/en/blog/entry/wow_nz_polytechnics_institutes_of_technology_in_the_arts_spotlight http://www.newzealandeducated.com/hk/en/blog/entry/wow_nz_polytechnics_institutes_of_technology_in_the_arts_spotlight#When:02:19:00Z One of New Zealand's most popular annual events has a lot of help behind the scenes from hard-working students. 1. Cultural Knowledge 2008-10-06T02:19:00+12:00