QTI Member Articles
Monthly articles submitted by member organisations
November 29,
2016 64946 64946 
The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) has given NZMA its highest seal of approval, reinforcing the provider’s reputation as one of New Zealand’s top-ranked training establishments.
November 29,
2016 859 859
Whitecliffe is proud to announce the approval of a new three-year BFA degree and a one-year BFA (Honours). Starting in 2017, all students enrolling to begin their studies at Whitecliffe in Fine Arts, Photo Media, Fashion Design or Graphic Design within the Bachelor of Fine Arts will be enrolled in a three-year programme. A four-year journey will see successful students graduating with a postgraduate Honours degree in 2020 and beyond.
October 28,
2016 989 989
Palmerston North's first Tertiary Knock Out competition was held recently in The Square with UCOL, Massey, Te Wananga o Aotearoa and IPU New Zealand all participating. About 50 people attended the event, which resulted in a tie for first between Massey and IPU New Zealand.
October 28,
2016 866 866
Media Design School is the first tertiary provider in New Zealand to offer a qualification with a dedicated stream focusing on two of the world’s biggest emerging technologies: Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR).
October 28,
2016 901 901
The plight of an Italian woman who lost her family in Central Italy’s August 24 earthquake has struck a chord with a group of hospitality and cookery students from NZMA – they recently hosted an Italian canape lunch in Otahuhu to raise money for her.
October 28,
2016 985 985
A childhood fascination for sci-fi and fantasy movies has evolved into a promising career for Hening Wang (Ted) from ACG Yoobee Wellington. Twenty years after hiring his first VCR from his local video shop in Dalian China, Ted is now living in the land of The Hobbit, one step closer to creating his very own sci-fi blockbuster.
October 28,
2016 1460 1460
International Travel College (ITC) is giving away 20 scholarships to celebrate its 20th birthday and to help 20 motivated individuals gain a qualification in airline, travel or tourism. Scholarships range between $1,000 and $5,000 NZD and will be awarded to applicants who can demonstrate outstanding enthusiasm for the industry.
October 28,
2016 1025 1025
Whitecliffe Graphic Design graduates Brittnee Covich, Caroline Konarkowska received Student category gold and silver awards at the 2016 Best Design Awards and HOD Graphic Design Jonty Valentine won gold in the Design Communication category.
October 4,
2016 1176 1176
Quality Tertiary Institutions (Nga Wananga Kounga), a key private tertiary education sector peak body, has welcomed the Productivity Commission’s draft report into new models of tertiary which it called “thoughtful and bold.” QTI strongly supports the proposed move to a more genuinely market-based tertiary education system with a strong focus on students. The report also comprehensively challenges official claims that the current system is ‘high trust/high accountability’ and ‘low compliance’ – in fact, the Commission described Government control as “high-level”, “pervasive” and “stifling innovation.”
September 27,
2016 1155 1155
A beautiful spring day and blooming cherry blossoms made for a perfect International Spring Festival at Palmerston North's IPU New Zealand. The busiest thus far, the festival attracted 7250 people and made the front page of the Manawatu Standard and Stuff.co.nz.