University of Waikato
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Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato | |
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| Motto | Template:Lang-mi |
|---|---|
Motto in English | For The People |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1964 |
| Chancellor | Jim Bolger, ONZ |
| Vice-Chancellor | Professor Roy Crawford |
| Students | 13,089 (2010)[1] |
| Location | , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www.waikato.ac.nz |
| The University of Waikato logo | |
The University of Waikato (informally Waikato University, or simply Waikato) (Template:Lang-mi) has campuses located in the cities of Hamilton and Tauranga, New Zealand. Established in 1964, it was the first university in New Zealand to be built from the ground up[2]. Waikato is a comprehensive university, made up of seven faculties and schools, with more than 12,000 students at March 2012[3].
Waikato was ranked top in 10 subject areas in the 2006 New Zealand government’s Performance-Based Research Fund evaluation exercise[4].
In the QS World University Rankings (2011/12), Waikato was ranked 357th in the top 500 universities[5]. In the Times Higher Education World University Rankings (2011-12), Waikato was ranked 318th in the top 400 universities[6]
History
The University of Waikato owes its existence to a determined group of Hamilton locals, who in 1956 launched a petition for a university to serve the needs of the South Auckland region. The group was led by Douglas Seymour, a barrister, and subsequently Anthony (‘Rufus’) Rogers, a Hamilton GP and brother to long-time Hamilton mayor Denis Rogers[7].
Their campaign coincided with a shortage of teachers in the 1950s that prompted the New Zealand government to consider plans for a teachers’ college in the region. Where there was a teachers’ college, there needed to be a university to give students access to undergraduate courses[8].
In 1960, the newly-established Hamilton Teachers’ College opened its doors, and combined forces with the fledgling university (then a branch of Auckland University) to plan a new joint campus on farmland at Hillcrest, on the city’s outskirts[9].
In 1964, the two institutions moved to their new home, and the following year the University of Waikato was officially opened by then Governor-General Sir Bernard Fergusson (later Lord Ballantrae)[10].
The first Vice-Chancellor, Dr Don Llewellyn, was keen to develop the shared campus as one and build a single academic programme, an approach welcomed by the Teachers’ College Principal, John Allan. But even the idea of co-location flew in the face of established practice, and the formal merger of the two institutions did not take place until 1990[11].
At this time the University comprised a School of Humanities and a School of Social Sciences[12]. In 1969, Dr Llewellyn succeeded in persuading the authorities to fund the establishment of a School of Science (now the Faculty of Science and Engineering)[13].
This was followed by the creation of Waikato Management School in 1972[14], Computer Science and Computing Services (which ultimately became the Faculty of Computing and Mathematical Sciences) in 1973[15], and the establishment of the School (now Faculty) of Law in 1990[16].
From the beginning, it was envisaged that Maori studies should be a key feature of the new University[17], and the Centre for Maori Studies and Research was finally set up in the School of Social Sciences in 1972, after many delays[18]. A separate School of Māori and Pacific Development was formally established in 1996[19].
In 1999, the original Schools of Humanities and Social Sciences were merged to create the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
In 1998, the University formed an alliance with the Bay of Plenty Polytechnic to facilitate teaching in the Western Bay of Plenty. The first students from the University of Waikato at Tauranga graduated at a ceremony held in Tauranga in 2001.
In 2010, the tertiary partnership was widened to include Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi in the Eastern Bay of Plenty[20], and funding is currently being sought for a dedicated university-led campus in Tauranga[21].
General Information
Structure and governance
The chief executive of the University of Waikato is the Vice-Chancellor, currently Professor Roy Crawford.
The University is governed by a Council, headed by the University’s Chancellor, who is currently former New Zealand prime minister Rt Hon James B Bolger ONZ.
The University Council works with Te Rōpū Manukura, made up of representatives of the 16 iwi (Māori tribal) authorities in the University’s catchment area. Te Rōpū Manukura is the Kaitiaki (guardian) of the Treaty of Waitangi for the University of Waikato, and acts to ensure that the University works in partnership with iwi to meet tertiary needs and aspirations of Māori communities.
Campuses
The University of Waikato operates from two campuses – in Hamilton and Tauranga. The main Hamilton campus is spread over 64 hectares of landscaped gardens and lakes, and includes extensive sporting and recreational areas. In Tauranga, the University shares campuses with the Bay of Plenty Polytechnic at Windermere Campus and the Bongard Centre in Tauranga's CBD.
The Hamilton campus was originally farmland. Designed by architect John Blake-Kelly in 1964, the open space landscaping contains extensive native plantings, including a fernery, centred around three artificial lakes, created by draining marshy paddocks[22].
The lakes play a vital role in the University’s stormwater system, but they are shallow, making them susceptible to eutrophication. Each spring harvesting takes place to remove excess water weed and remove pest fish.
The social heart of the Hamilton campus is the new Student Centre, which was officially opened in 2011 by Waikato alumnus Governor-General Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae. Designed to incorporate the existing University library, the $30 million building has been awarded five green stars for sustainable design, the first five-star project in the Waikato region[23].
The Hamilton campus is also home to the Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts. Overlooking Knighton Lake, the award-winning building was built through public subscription and opened in 2001. It provides teaching and performance facilities for music, drama, dance and kapa haka as well as exhibition space, and attracts internationally renowned performers and artists.
Schools and Faculties
The University is made up of seven schools/faculties:
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Dean: Dr David Lumsden (Acting)
Faculty of Computing and Mathematical Sciences Dean: Professor Geoff Holmes
Faculty of Education Dean: Professor Roger Moltzen
Te Piringa – Faculty of Law Dean: Professor Bradford Morse
School of Māori and Pacific Development Dean: Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith
Faculty of Science and Engineering Dean: Professor Bruce Clarkson
Waikato Management School Dean: Professor Frank Scrimgeour
Accreditations
Waikato Management School achieved Triple Crown status in 2006 by gaining accreditation from the three leading international business school accreditation bodies, AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS. Currently 57 business schools worldwide have Triple Accreditation.
Waikato Management School is also accredited by the Public Relations Society of America. The School gained accreditation for its public relations undergraduate programme in 2009, and is currently one of only five institutions outside of the United States to have won CEPR certification[24].
In 2011, Waikato Management School’s MBA programme for Māori leaders won AMBA’s inaugural MBA Innovation Award[25]. The Waikato MBA is delivered in partnership with the Waikato-Tainui College for Research and Development.
The University’s Bachelor of Engineering degrees are all internationally accredited by the Institute of Professional Engineers of New Zealand (IPENZ)[26]. The BE qualifications include 800 hours of work experience and cover: • Chemical and Biological Engineering • Electronic Engineering • Materials and Process Engineering • Mechanical Engineering • Software Engineering
Research rankings
In the New Zealand Tertiary Education Commission’s most recent (2006) Performance Based Research Fund (PBRF) quality evaluation, the University of Waikato was ranked top in 10 subject areas[27].
Accounting and Finance Chemistry Communications, journalism and media studies Computer science, information technology, information sciences Ecology, evolution and behaviour Education* Management, human resources, industrial relations, international and other business Molecular, cellular and whole organism biology Music, literary arts and other arts Pure and applied mathematics
- Waikato is ranked first in education when University and College of Education scores are combined.
Research Institutes and Centres
Since 2010, the University of Waikato has focused on building research platforms to foster inter-institutional and international research collaborations. Four new research institutes have been launched to draw together the University’s academic expertise in the fields of social, cultural and economic sustainability. They join the existing Wilf Malcolm Institute for Educational Research.
The University’s key research institutes are:
Environmental Research Institute (ERI): Multi-disciplinary research across a range of ecosystems that will support effective environmental outcomes.
Institute for Business Research (IBR): Our business is adding value to your business.
National Institute for Demographic and Economic Analysis (NIDEA): Undertakes research at the interface of population and economics to help inform choices and responses to the demographic, social and economic interactions that are shaping New Zealand's future.
Te Kotahi Research Institute (TKRI): Improving iwi access to research and providing pathways for innovation.
Wilf Malcolm Institute for Education Research (WMIER): Research that makes a difference to policy and practice in early childhood, primary and secondary school and tertiary education.
The University has also established a new Centre for Environmental, Resources and Energy Law in Te Piringa - Faculty of Law[28], and is in the process of setting up the Institute of Educational Professional Learning and Development through the new Te Toi Tupu consortium of educational providers to work with schools on professional development[29].
Other research facilities include:
International Centre for Terrestrial Antarctic Research (ICTAR)
Stable Isotope Research Facilities
University of Waikato Herbarium (WAIK)
Waikato Confocal Microscopy & Imaging
Waikato DNA Sequencing Facility
Waikato Radiocarbon Dating Laboratory
The University’s research commercialisation arm WaikatoLink was set up in 2002, and has established a dozen spin-off companies and joint ventures in areas including bioplastic technologies, enzymes and data mining. It also has a technology development unit (the Hothouse), and runs a venture incubator programme focusing on high growth technologies in the agbio, biotechnology and ICT sectors.
Library
The University of Waikato Library has extensive holdings in four locations, and provides access to a range of electronic periodicals and books.
The University has a history of digitising material that supports research on New Zealand history and in developing aids for finding otherwise less-accessible New Zealand material[30].
Te Kohikohinga o Aotearoa - The New Zealand Collection contains more than 100,000 items relating to New Zealand and selected areas of the Pacific, as well as literary works written by New Zealanders. The Collection’s archives include: • Pei te Hurinui Jones papers • The Selwyn Collection of early Māori documents, which are a collection of 210 letters to Bishop Selwyn, dated from 23 February 1842 to August 1872. An author index has been compiled, as well as a chronological listing of the documents. • Rosemary Seymour Collection • Wattie Whittlestone papers • The Raupatu Document Bank, prepared by the Waitangi Tribunal, consists of copies of documents held by the National Archives of New Zealand relating to land claims in New Zealand from the 1870s to 1960s, together with statutes relating to confiscated land.
Māori at Waikato
Waikato is unique among New Zealand universities in its partnership with Tainui on whose land the University stands. At governance level, Te Rōpū Manukura, the Kaitiaki (guardian) of the Treaty of Waitangi for the University, acts to ensure the University works in partnership with iwi to meet the tertiary needs and aspirations of Māori communities.
The University’s marae, Te Kohinga Mārama, was opened in 1987 as part of the then College of Education, and comes under the mantle of Kīngi Tuheitia, the Māori King. The marae is under the stewardship of the people of Ngāti Haua and Ngāti Wairere, and the University community of staff and students.
The University enrols approximately 15% of New Zealand’s Māori university students, the highest proportion of any New Zealand university. These students make up 17% of all equivalent full-time students (EFTS) at Waikato. Māori academic staff make up 10% of the total, and hold one-quarter of all senior positions throughout the University[31].
Each year in April, the University celebrates its commitment to kaupapa and tikanga Māori on Kīngitanga Day. It is also a strategic partner in Te Matatini, the biennial national kapa haka competition.
Scholarships
The University offer a large number of scholarships, for school leavers through to graduates. The most prestigious is the Sir Edmund Hillary Scholarship Programme. Launched in 2005, the Programme assists students who are talented sports people or artistic performers while they undertake tertiary study. Each year, the University accepts around 50 new Hillary Scholars, who receive a full-fee scholarship, personalised academic support, leading tutors in their area of sports/arts, funding for specialised skills development and leadership training.
Notable Hillary Scholars include: Laura Langman, international netball player and Silver Fern captain Patrick Power, tenor Nikki Cox, world champion surf lifesaver Graham Oberlin-Brown, silver medallist 2010 World Championships lightweight double sculls Gabe Young, world champion blokarter Santiago Canon Valencia, cellist
Students' Association
Nexus (student magazine)
Waikato Post Graduate Students’ Association (PGSA)
Accommodation
The University of Waikato has four Halls of Residence on campus, offering a total of more than 1000 on-campus beds, all in single rooms.
Distinguished Alumni Award winners
2011 Paul Bowker, Owner, Hotel on Devonport and Director, H & H Construction Ltd John Erkkila, Founder and Executive Director, New Zealand Home Loans Hon Hekia Parata, MP, Cabinet Minister Lt Col Dr Christopher Pugsley, FRHistS, Senior Lecturer War Studies, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, UK
2010 Sam Knowles, Kiwibank Founding Chief Executive Dr Craig Nevill-Manning, founder of Google’s software engineering centre in New York Lt Col Tenby Powell, leading businessman
2009 Dr Judy McGregor CNZM, Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) Commissioner Alyn Ware, peace educator, Annabelle White, chef and food critic
2008 Lt Gen The Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, ONZM, Governor-General and former chief of NZ Defence Force Hon David Derek Sikua, former Solomon Islands Prime Minister Peter Vela, ONZM, businessman and bloodstock industry developer
2007 Theresa Gattung, former CEO of Telecom NZ Clare McTamney, management consultant Deryck Shaw, consultant and Chairman of Lakes District Health Board, Rotorua
References
- ^ Facts, University of Waikato, New Zealand.
- ^ Day, Paul. From The Ground Up: An informal chronicle of the genesis and development of the University of Waikato 1964-1984, University of Waikato, 1984, p55
- ^ University of Waikato Annual Report 2011, to be published on www.waikato.ac.nz in April 2012
- ^ http://www.tec.govt.nz/Documents/Reports%20and%20other%20documents/pbrf-2006-quality-evaluation.pdf
- ^ http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2011?page=7
- ^ http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2011-2012/top-400.html
- ^ Day, Paul. From The Ground Up: An informal chronicle of the genesis and development of the University of Waikato 1964-1984, University of Waikato, 1984, p6
- ^ Celebrating 50 years of Teacher Education, 1960-2010, University of Waikato, 2010 p2
- ^ Day, Paul. From The Ground Up: An informal chronicle of the genesis and development of the University of Waikato 1964-1984, University of Waikato, 1984, pp18-27
- ^ Day, Paul. From The Ground Up: An informal chronicle of the genesis and development of the University of Waikato 1964-1984, University of Waikato, 1984, pp58-60
- ^ Celebrating 50 years of Teacher Education, 1960-2010, University of Waikato, 2010 pp3-4
- ^ Day, Paul. From The Ground Up: An informal chronicle of the genesis and development of the University of Waikato 1964-1984, University of Waikato, 1984, p30
- ^ Celebrating 40 years of Science & Engineering, 1969-2009, University of Waikato, 2009, p1
- ^ Day, Paul. From The Ground Up: An informal chronicle of the genesis and development of the University of Waikato 1964-1984, University of Waikato, 1984, pp172-5
- ^ Day, Paul. From The Ground Up: An informal chronicle of the genesis and development of the University of Waikato 1964-1984, University of Waikato, 1984, p219
- ^ http://www.waikato.ac.nz/law/faculty
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- ^ Day, Paul. From The Ground Up: An informal chronicle of the genesis and development of the University of Waikato 1964-1984, University of Waikato, 1984, pp157-9
- ^ University of Waikato Calendar 1996, p31
- ^ http://www.waikato.ac.nz/annualreport/2010/chancellorOverview.shtml
- ^ http://www.bayofplentytimes.co.nz/news/city-uni-campus-one-step-closer/1250739/
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- ^ http://www.warrenandmahoney.com/en/portfolio/university-of-waikato-student-centre
- ^ http://www.prssa.org/about/certification/
- ^ http://www.mbaworld.com/previousinnovationawardwinners
- ^ http://www.ipenz.org.nz/ipenz/Education_Career/accreditation/four_year.cfm
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- ^ University of Waikato Annual Report 2011