Platinum partnership celebrates 20 years with The University of Auckland

7 June 2019 – A 20 year partnership between the University of Auckland and UP Education has been celebrated across campuses this month to acknowledge the special relationship between the two organisations.

In 1998, Ian King, then Deputy CEO of ACG Education, and a member of the University of Auckland Academic staff were fortuitously delayed flying out of Indonesia. Before long they had devised a plan to create a new programme to support the recruitment of international students into the University via a Foundation course.

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Meet Xinpei Zhou from China

November 29, 2017

Xinpei Zhou (Harriet) came to New Zealand in 2007 at the age of 17. Now a successful marketing professional, she runs her own company specialising in helping NZ and Australian brands excel in China. In 2016 she was granted the Valuable Contribution award by the New Zealand Chinese Association for her work promoting Chinese culture…

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Demi au pair: Langton family testimonial

September 10, 2018

The Langton family from Auckland hosted 19-year-old au pair Simona, from Germany, through The Campbell Institute’s Demi Au Pair programme.   For working mum Rachel Langton, life was already busy when she found out she was expecting a third child. “We were constantly needing an extra pair of hands,” she said. The family opted to…

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Yoobee Screen & Film students benefit from Industry mentor

October 18, 2018

Connections are everything in the creative industries, and Yoobee’s Animation and Film Production (AFP) tutor in Christchurch – Heather O’Leary invited an old friend – Wellington Producer, Jaimee Poipoi, from Electric Shoelace Productions, to speak to the AFP and Screen Production class about her experience to date. Jaimee is a creative at the core, and…

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