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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Real Test of Character: Light And Dark reveals talented animation students

August 14, 2018

Now in its fifth year, Light and Dark is the country’s largest character design competition for Year 11, 12 and 13 students. Presented by Animation College in conjunction with Yoobee School of Design, entrants use their artistic talents to create a character portraying two opposite emotions – excitement and fear, happiness and sadness, love and…

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Yoobee builds bridges for higher education research in New Zealand

May 3, 2023

Leveraging higher education research to address local and global challenges, Yoobee College of Creative Innovation was represented at the 2023 International Foundation of Fashion Technology Institutes (IFFTI) Conference. Held in New Zealand for the first time, educators were eager to attend this year’s conference following two cancelled events as a result of closed borders. Tertiary…

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NZMA opens campus in tourism hotspot to provide in-demand hospo training

February 6, 2018

With Rotorua continuing to shine as a premier tourist destination in New Zealand, NZMA will open its first campus there this month, to deliver hospitality programmes for the local community. According to NZMA’s Regional Manager for Manukau, Northland and Bay of Plenty, Monique Le Marque, the arrival of NZMA in Rotorua will bring great benefits…

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