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- Chinese school children experience IPU New Zealand’s distinctive and welcoming campus culture by Wayne Cooper
On Thursday, 1 August, fifteen school children from China visited IPU New Zealand’s campus with their host teachers from Carncot School. Their visit to IPU New Zealand was part of a day tour around local high schools and Massey University. The students... - Celebrating Spring in a new way at IPU New Zealand by Wayne Cooper
The famous IPU New Zealand International Spring Festival is taking a break this year so we can prepare for an even larger festival in 2020 to celebrate our 30th Anniversary. We are making the most of this opportunity by showing off our wonderful... - BIG CLAP to IPU Volunteer Team at Global Festival 2019 by Wayne Cooper
This is the second year to have IPU volunteer team at Global Festival, a multicultural event, on Saturday 13th July in Palmerston North City Library. A big team formed by 13 IPU students was hosting three activities in Fun World area including face... - Students Celebrate Matariki by Wayne Cooper
IPU New Zealand Volunteer Committee students helped Palmerston North City Council organising the Okoro Matariki Puanga (Maori New Year) event on Saturday, 6th July, 4-7 pm on the Manawatu Riverside. Despite bad weather, our students helped making this... - MOU established between IPU Japan/NZ and Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium by Wayne Cooper
On 1 July 2019, Presidents of Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and IPU Japan/NZ signed on a Memorandum of Understanding at the Embassy of Belgium in Tokyo, Japan. His Excellency Mr Gunther Sleeuwagen, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary... - Ambassador promotes international education during his visit to IPU New Zealand by Wayne Cooper
On Wednesday, 1 May 2019, Ambassador Nair of Fiji attended IPU New Zealand’s 2019 Commencement Ceremony as a special guest, owing to his long and distinguished career in international relations and diplomacy. Ambassador Nair has worked for the... - A colourful new career for IPU New Zealand graduate, Dr Amita Fotedar by Wayne Cooper
On 9 February 2019, IPU New Zealand graduate Dr Amita Fotedar had her new business endorsed by Wellington mayor, Honourable Justin Lester and Member of Parliament Paul Eagle at the Holi Wellington Colour Fest 2019. Amita graduated with a Postgraduate... - India’s 70th Republic Day Celebration by Wayne Cooper
High Commission of India cordially invited IPU New Zealand to celebrate India’s 70th Republic Day on 26 January 2019, Saturday 6:30PM – 8:30PM at Bharat Bhavan, 48 Kemp St, Kilbirnie, Wellington. Republic day in India is celebrated every year with... - MANATESOL workshop at English Language Partners Taranaki shares professional knowledge by Wayne Cooper
On Saturday, 24 November 2018, MANATESOL members and local English language teachers enjoyed an afternoon of professional learning at a two-hour workshop hosted by English Language Partners (ELP) Taranaki. Dana Taylor from IPU New Zealand Tertiary... - PPI Games at IPU New Zealand attracts tertiary athletes from around New Zealand by Wayne Cooper
On Friday, 19 October 2018, the first PPI (Perhimpunan Pelajar Indonesia) Games held its opening celebration event at IPU New Zealand. The PPI Games attracted Indonesian tertiary athletes from around New Zealand, including students from Wellington,... - Pizza and Fireworks bring students together by Wayne Cooper
Over 100 students from IPU New Zealand, Massey, UCOL, Awatapu College, Palmerston North Boys High School, and Freyberg High School attended the Welcoming Communities Student Connect event - 'Pizza & Fireworks' on Monday November 5th. It was a... - Overseas students flock to Manawatū as successful marketing campaign bears fruit by Wayne Cooper
An overseas student studying in Palmerston North isn't surprised the city's international education sector is booming, given its natural beauty and compact layout. New figures show the sector has added $115 million to the economy in 2017 and with a... - IPU New Zealand Toastmasters Club awarded Select Distinguished Club ribbon by Wayne Cooper
IPU New Zealand Toastmasters Club has recently been named a Select Distinguished Club for the 2017-2018 Toastmasters year. To win a Select Distinguished Club ribbon, IPU New Zealand Toastmasters Club met education, membership, training, and... - Red Cross staff ‘first on the scene’ at the IPU New Zealand Spring Festival by Wayne Cooper
Volunteers of the Palmerston North branch of the New Zealand Red Cross raised funds for the organisation’s humanitarian projects by holding a book stall and a charity shop at this year’s IPU New Zealand Spring Festival. Alan Puttock, Jan Dawes, and... - IPU New Zealand students recognised for their success by Wayne Cooper
On Wednesday afternoon, 29 August 2018, IPU New Zealand recognised students for achieving academic excellence in Semester 1, 2018. Stewart Holdaway and Neil Bond, Assistant Deans of the Faculty of International Studies handed out the awards to IPU... - IPU New Zealand lecturer helps Indonesian students achieve success by Wayne Cooper
One of IPU New Zealand’s business and marketing lecturers, Marveys Ayomi, featured in the 2018 edition of the Indonesian Embassy's annual magazine: INZIST (Indonesia and New Zealand including Samoa and Tonga). This edition highlighted the 60th year of... - IPU Student Volunteers help Global Festival suceed by Wayne Cooper
Saturday the 21st of July saw the Palmerston North City Library hold a fun multicultural event for families in the community. Six students from IPU New Zealand kindly volunteered their time to help out, interacting with local children, painting faces... - IPU New Zealand Kodama Drum Team entertains at The World on Stage by Dana Taylor
On Saturday, 30 June 2018, cultural groups from around the Manawatu entertained the Palmerston North community with an evening of multicultural dancing, costumes, singing, and music at the Regent on Broadway. Organised by the Manawatu Multicultural... - Captivating speeches from international students at IPU New Zealand’s 2018 Speech Contest by Wayne Cooper
On Wednesday, 20 June 2018, fourteen speakers from Uzbekistan, Japan, Nepal, New Zealand and Taiwan competed for the top prize in the annual IPU New Zealand speech contest. This year’s speech topic was After I finish at IPU New Zealand, what is my... - Dr Tadashi Iwami Presentation in Tokyo by Wayne Cooper
Dr Tadashi Iwami, Lecturer in International Relations at IPU New Zealand, gave a presentation entitled “New Zealand under Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern” at an international conference between 1 and 3 June 2018. The conference took place at Faculty of... - A fun night for High School students at the IPU New Zealand Omatsuri by Wayne Cooper
On Friday evening, 25 May 2018, secondary school students from around the Manawatu and beyond enjoyed experiencing Japanese culture and food at the IPU New Zealand annual Omatsuri Festival held in the Recreation Centre. Over 300 students and their... - IPU lecturer speaks to Massey University students about strategy in the hospitality industry by Wayne Cooper
On Thursday, 24 May 2018, Glen Hepburn gave a guest lecture to postgraduate students at Massey University’s Business School in Palmerston North. Glen was invited by Professor Christian Felzensztein to speak to students in his Advanced Strategic... - IPU New Zealand sorts career and learning pathways at the Sort-it Careers Expo by Wayne Cooper
On Thursday, 17 May, the Manawatu Sort It Careers Expo at the Fly Palmy Arena attracted secondary school groups from around the Manawatu region and beyond. The expo showcased the career training and employment prospects offered by seventy providers to... - Emeritus Professor of Ochanomizu University inspires IPU New Zealand students and staff by Dana Taylor
On Thursday, 3 May 2018, Emeritus Professor Nobuko Uchida of Ochanomizu University gave a motivating lecture to IPU New Zealand students and lecturers about communication skills for the age of globalisation. Professor Uchida’s two main teaching... - An English language teaching qualification that opens doors around the world by Wayne Cooper
With two billion people expected to be using or learning English by 2020, the need for teachers with high quality, internationally accepted English language teaching qualifications has never been greater. IPU New Zealand offers one of the world’s most...
