Press Release – Universities New Zealand – Te Pokai Tara Benjamin Adams, from Tauranga, has been awarded the prestigious 2021 Girdlers Scholarship, which will enable him to study for a Masters degree in engineering, specialising in energy sustainability, at Cambridge University. As well as a stellar …
Benjamin Adams, from Tauranga, has been awarded the prestigious 2021 Girdlers’ Scholarship, which will enable him to study for a Master’s degree in engineering, specialising in energy sustainability, at Cambridge University.
As well as a stellar academic record, Benjamin is also an elite squash player at a national level, and is keen to pursue success in both his passions at Cambridge. “The long history and stellar alumni of the University of Cambridge are truly inspiring,” he says. “As a highly prestigious university, I am confident it will challenge me to perform my best academically, and offer new and exciting opportunities in community and sporting areas.
Prestigious 2021 Girdlers Scholarship Awarded To Tauranga s Benjamin Adams
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Tertiary students say they are dealing with a massive power imbalance when it comes to accommodation rights, but institutions and providers say the current regulations are working. Students spoke to the Education and Workforce Select Committee on Wednesday as part of the inquiry into student accommodation, which was launched after Covid-19 exposed inequalities across New Zealand universities. Speakers told stories of being looked after by overstretched residential assistants, universities charging for accommodation they could not access during lockdown, and being told they could leave when they raised issues of homophobia and sexism.
So far six of New Zealand’s eight universities have said they would pay half of the MIQ costs for new or returning students, but would not help fund partners or dependents. International students already pay significantly higher course fees to study New Zealand universities. For example, in 2020 a bachelor of commerce degree at Lincoln University cost $5900 for a domestic student, compared to $28,500 for someone from overseas.
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Karla Lopez Reyes was among the first international students to enter New Zealand following the border closure. Andrew Lessells, national president of New Zealand Union of Students’ Associations, said the Government and universities should foot the whole bill as many returning international students only left the country to visit family or undertake research.