NEWS

  • Applications for Semester One 2016 still open by Heather Drinnan
    IPU New Zealand is still taking applications for study in semester one 2016 (Orientation Week: Wednesday 13th - Friday 15th April).  Download an enrolment application form here:  NZ Application Form, or get in touch with a study advisor by...
  • 2015 IPU New Zealand Research Award goes to Talented Poet by Heather Drinnan
    IPU New Zealand's annual staff research award was presented at the 2015 graduation ceremony at the Regent Theatre to poet and lecturer Johanna Aitchison. Johanna, an English lecturer in IPU New Zealand's degree programme, was nominated for the award by...
  • 25th Graduation Ceremony at IPU New Zealand by Heather Drinnan
    On Friday 4th December IPU New Zealand held our 25th Graduation Ceremony at the Regent Theatre. Celebrating a quarter century of delivering quality tertiary education this year, we congratulated 169 students who graduated with a diploma, degree,...
  • IPU New Zealand thanks 2015 Internship Providers by Heather Drinnan
    On Wednesday the 2nd of December IPU New Zealand hosted a thank you morning tea for our internship providers of 2015 in addition to prospective providers for 2016. The morning tea was not only an event to show our gratitude for the support from local...
  • IPU New Zealand hosts CATE Conference Guests by Heather Drinnan
    On Wednesday 18th November IPU New Zealand hosted 48 Careers Advisors from 33 secondary schools around New Zealand for the evening. The guests were in Palmerston North for the three-day annual CATE (Careers and Transition Education) Conference held at...
  • IPU New Zealand Student puts Translation Skills to use in Horizons' Regional Council Internship by Heather Drinnan
    IPU New Zealand third year student Yurika Yasukawa is thriving in her internship at the Horizons' Regional Council. Working towards her dream of becoming a translator, Yurika is getting hands-on experience translating bus timetables from English to...
  • MPs Jono Naylor and Todd Barclay visit IPU New Zealand by Heather Drinnan
    IPU New Zealand hosted MPs Jono Naylor and Todd Barclay on Monday 19th October. Jono Naylor, who has a long-standing friendship with IPU New Zealand, introduced the Clutha-Southland MP, who was visiting the area from Gore. The two met with faculty...
  • Trinity TESOL- Applications Open for 2016 Course by Heather Drinnan
    Applications are now open for the February 2016 Trinity CertTESOL course. The Trinity CertTESOL is an internationally-recognised qualification that equips students  with the basic skills and knowledge required for ESOL teachers. The course...
  • 2015 International Spring Festival by Heather Drinnan
    At the International Spring Festival on Saturday 26th September there was extra cause to celebrate- in its 25th jubilee year IPC announced its official name change to IPU New Zealand. The name change reflects the institution's forward looking...
  • IPU New Zealand Welcomes New Head Librarian by Heather Drinnan
    September saw the addition of Mojgan Sadighi to the IPU New Zealand family, as our new Head Librarian. Mojgan, along with her husband and two daughters, moved to Palmerston North from Australia in January this year, and brings with her an impressive...
  • Manawatu Turbos Players Recognised at Academic Excellence Awards Ceremony by Heather Drinnan
    At IPU New Zealand's Academic Excellence Awards Ceremony on August 24th 83 students received an award to acknowledge their high achievements over the past semester. Students were recognised for attaining the highest grades in their class, across...
  • Palmerston North City Councillors' Visit by Heather Drinnan
    IPU New Zealand hosted ten of the fifteen Palmerston North City councillors on Tuesday 22 September, to showcase their multicultural learning environment. As they celebrate their 25th Jubilee in 2015, IPU New Zealand are looking forward to...
  • NZQA "Highly Confident" in IPU New Zealand's Educational Performance by Website
    IPU New Zealand is delighted to announce that the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) undertook an External Evaluation Review of our institution in June 2015, the first since 2011, and have given us the highest possible rating: that of Highly...
  • 2015 English Speech Contest by Website
    The 6th IPU New Zealand English Speech Contest was held on the 24th June 2015 for the first time in our Dojo, Recreation Centre. 42 contestants participated in the event, which showcased the speaking and presentation skills of our students at all...
  • Japanese Speech Contest by Website
    On June 16 & 17, IPU New Zealand held its annual Japanese Speech contest for Kiwi students learning Japanese at IPU New Zealand. Students were allowed to pick any topic they wanted to speak about, and spoke for around 5 minutes each.   On...
  • IPU Lecturer's Poetry Skills Rewarded by Website
    Palmerston North poet Johanna Aitchison will be immersing herself in words when she takes up residency at the prestigious writers programme at Iowa University for two months. Made possible by funding of $20,000 from Creative New Zealand, Aitchison...
  • 2015 Kyoto Omatsuri by Website
    On May 29, IPU New Zealand Tertiary Institute held its increasingly popular annual event for learners of Japanese, the お祭り (Omatsuri, Japanese Festival). Over 200 high school students, year levels 10-13, from 14 schools across the North Island...
  • May Japanese Intensive Weekend by Website
    IPU New Zealand Tertiary Institute, in Palmerston North, has been running Japanese Intensive Weekends for a number of years, with the aim of providing high school students an exciting and interactive Japanese experience, thereby increasing their...
  • Post Graduate Lecturer's Work to be Published in Journal by Website
    Postgraduate programme coordinator and lecturer Dr. Rashid Ameer has had his paper, entitled "Idiosyncratic Risk of Investing in Islamic Capitalist Market Equities", accepted for publication in an upcoming issue of The Journal of Investing...
  • Leadership Camp for the Immersion Programme and Hall Leader Team by Website
    To celebrate their successful completion of the Japanese Immersion Programme, the new Kiwi students joined our team of Hall Leaders at a leadership camp in Otaki Gorge, from March 30th to April 1st. The purpose of this camp was to allow the new...
  • Semester 1 Orientation 2015 by Website
    This year IPU New Zealand has the privilege of welcoming over 150 new students, who come to us from various locations in New Zealand and from all around the world. Orientation took place from April 8 - April 10, and it was fantastic to see our whole...
  • IPC Postgraduate Lecturer's Work Features in Financial Book Series Published in UK by Website
    Dr Rashid Ameer, a lecturer on the Postgraduate Studies programme, has contributed to a recently published book in the UK, by writing two chapters with co-researchers. One chapter is entitled Finance and Sustainability- Resources, Capabilities,...
  • IPU New Zealand Kendo Club at Auckland Kendo Seminar by Website
    IPU New Zealand Kendo Club captain Zoe Taylor attended the annual Auckland Kendo Seminar with four other members on the 21st and 22nd of February, 2015. The seminar featured a high-level, famous kendo practitioner (kendo-ka) each year; this year the...
  • International Relations Lecturer Publishes Journal Article by Website
    Dr. Eswaranathan Ehambaranathan, known as Dr. Nathan, International Relations lecturer, recently published an article in the International Journal of Human Resource Studies. which can be found here on the Macrothink Institute website. The article...
  • IPU New Zealand Lecturers have Journal Article and Book Published by Website
    This month IPU New Zealand celebrates the successes of two of its faculty members having academic works published. Postgraduate Programme Coordinator Dr. Rashid Ameer's journal article FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS, DEBT OVERHANG AND CORPORATE INVESTMENT:...