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Study “Supercomputing” in New Zealand
Tuesday, 20 January 2009
The University of Canterbury, the first institution in the Southern Hemisphere to have an IBM Blue Gene supercomputer, is to become the first tertiary institution in Australasia to teach high performance computing.
Fullbright Scholar to Study New Zealand’s Mountains
Friday, 16 January 2009
American geologist Marcia Bjornerud (Lawrence University) has been named a recipient of a 2009 Fulbright Senior Scholar Award. Beginning in March, the $28,000 award will support four months of research in New Zealand at the University of Otago.While in New Zealand, her research will focus on rocks exposed along the Alpine Fault on the South Island, one of the world's most active plate boundaries.
Ecotourism Course Brings Canadians to Otago
Monday, 12 January 2009
A group of Canadian students from Brock University in Ontario have escaped the freezing Canadian winter to participate in a summer course in Ecotourism at the University of Otago.
Singapore Award for NZ Aviation School
Tuesday, 30 December 2008
Massey University's School of Aviation has received an appreciation award from the Singapore Aviation Academy (SAA) in recognition of the school's promotion of excellence.
Yale Geology Students Visit New Zealand’s Natural Sights
Friday, 26 December 2008
Twenty geology graduate students and three academic staff from prestigious Yale University based in New Haven, Connecticut in America will be shown around New Zealand by Waikato University staff over the New Year break.
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