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Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is Denodo?
Virtualisation

Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is Denodo?

Denodo's CMO explains the benefits of data virtualisation and its place in the ANZ region in this IT Jams interview. #TechDay #DataVirtualisation.

By Nick Forrester • 6 min read • Wed, 28th Oct 2020
Students get chance to work with new game design engine
EduTech

Students get chance to work with new game design engine

YoYo Games marks 5th anniversary of GameMaker Studio with affordable bulk licenses for students and institutions. Budding designers rejoice!.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Wed, 24th May 2017
Exclusive: ALE outlines plans for ANZ as region becomes global growth engine
EduTech

Exclusive: ALE outlines plans for ANZ as region becomes global growth engine

Asia Pacific is set to become the growth engine for ALE, with ANZ leading the way, as local companies seize the opportunity to buy business outcomes.

By Heather Wright • 3 min read • Tue, 10th May 2016

Stories from Other Regions

Higher education stories

Recognition for facilities management skills
Digital Transformation

Recognition for facilities management skills

New qualifications could ease a shortage of facilities managers, after employers said they struggle to find local candidates.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 20th Oct 2020
Perfect timing for new engineering apprenticeship model
Education, Learning & Training

Perfect timing for new engineering apprenticeship model

The programme could help ease New Zealand’s engineering skills shortage as students earn while studying for a first-of-its-kind degree apprenticeship.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Fri, 31st Jan 2020
Auckland ICT Graduate School adopts AWS programme
EduTech

Auckland ICT Graduate School adopts AWS programme

Auckland ICT Graduate School has subscribed its entire class to Amazon Web Services in order to bridge the gap between graduates and the workforce.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Aug 2019
Solving the construction sector’s skill shortage with gaming?
eLearning

Solving the construction sector’s skill shortage with gaming?

Gamified training could help ease hiring woes in construction, with a new tycoon game aimed at teaching employability skills and industry realities.

By Staff Writer • 7 min read • Mon, 20th May 2019
Students worldwide join forces to tackle Waikato’s waste problems
Sustainability

Students worldwide join forces to tackle Waikato’s waste problems

A global design-thinking relay has helped turn Raglan waste concerns into reusable-box ideas aimed at curbing single-use packaging in Waikato.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Wed, 23rd Jan 2019
National AI strategy urgently needed, major report insists
Customer Relationship Management

National AI strategy urgently needed, major report insists

A shortage of local AI talent risks leaving New Zealand a downstream consumer of overseas research unless ministers set a coordinated strategy soon.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 14th May 2018
Music hath charms to stimulate creativity
Productivity

Music hath charms to stimulate creativity

Happy music could help workers and students generate more original ideas, a study suggests.

By Geoff • 2 min read • Wed, 27th Sep 2017
Afternoon slumps nothing to do with time of day
eLearning

Afternoon slumps nothing to do with time of day

Time of day makes little difference to students’ memory-test performance, suggesting afternoon slumps may reflect task fatigue rather than waning self-control.

By Geoff • 2 min read • Thu, 21st Sep 2017
New Student Management System helps NMIT serve students
EduTech

New Student Management System helps NMIT serve students

Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT) has implemented a new digital student management system to better serve their students.

By Matthew Bain • 2 min read • Thu, 18th May 2017
Students urged to combat cybercrime
Malware

Students urged to combat cybercrime

Unfilled cyber jobs are set to surge, prompting schools to steer pupils towards a fast-growing sector vital to New Zealand's economy.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 6th Apr 2017
UC cuts to the Core of future engineering
Unified Communications

UC cuts to the Core of future engineering

Students at Canterbury will get new social and flexible learning spaces as the USD $144 million engineering overhaul opens its central hub.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 16th Feb 2017
University makes plans for long term development
Unified Communications

University makes plans for long term development

Earthquake recovery is largely complete as the university outlines a 30-year campus blueprint, with key projects due by 2018.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 1st Feb 2017
Blackboard provides a roadmap to the cloud for higher education
EduTech

Blackboard provides a roadmap to the cloud for higher education

Blackboard has announced a transition plan at its recent Teaching and Learning Conference in Sydney to help institutions move to cloud-based services.

By Al Blake • 3 min read • Mon, 5th Sep 2016
New Kiwi website aimed to help school leavers
EduTech

New Kiwi website aimed to help school leavers

New Zealand school leavers can now access a new website, SchoolLeaver.nz, to help them plan their future after high school.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Mon, 4th Jul 2016