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  • Research communication platform for Asia-Pacific

    The Context: Asia-Pacific is where you can get quick, plain language overviews of high-quality academic research. Recent stories include one about cultural intelligence research. Other examples include the capabilities that SMEs need to succeed in international markets.

    The platform will also include youth voices from tertiary students interested in global engagement. You can subscribe to email newsletters to receive updates about your area of interest.

    The Centres of Asia-Pacific Excellence were established by the government in 2017, to support New Zealanders to engage with North Asia, Southeast Asia and Latin America.

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  • Diwali celebrations light up New Zealand campuses

    It was a wonderful week of Diwali across New Zealand campuses as students and education institutions came together to celebrate the festival of lights.  

    AUT lights up for Diwali 

    The sights, sounds and colours of Diwali were on full display at AUT’s recent Diwali Festival.   

    With the largest cohort of international students from India in New Zealand, AUT’s Diwali Festival celebrated the incredible contribution Indian students make to life at AUT.   

    Pro Vice-Chancellor International, Professor Guy Littlefair, said the event enriches their campus culture and showcases the university’s commitment to diversity and inclusion.   

    “Our incredible Diwali event was a wonderful opportunity for our entire university to celebrate our Indian students and the richness and joy of Indian culture,” Professor Littlefair said.   

    “We are proud of our growing reputation throughout India for our wide range and quality of study programmes, for being the university of technology in New Zealand, and for our great student support, accessibility to academic staff, employability, and student success.   

    “India is an extraordinarily important partner country to us, but more importantly our Indian students are an extremely valued part of our AUT family and the unique perspective and rich culture they bring to us are treasured by all our staff and students.”  

     

    Students lead Diwali celebrations at Wintec | Te Pūkenga 

    Diwali 2023 performers, organisers, volunteers, and audience all enjoyed the celebrations at Wintec | Te Pūkenga City Campus, including International Student Services Advisors, Unmesha Veetil (far left) and Li Li (front row with orange sari).

    This year, the Diwali celebrations at Wintec | Te Pūkenga City and Rotokauri campuses were completely ākonga (student)-led, making them even more special than usual. Although facilitated by the International Student Support team, the events were entirely hosted by ākonga, from the MCs to all the entertainment.  

    Unmesha Veetil, International Student Services Advisor, said the events were vibrant and high energy and a real testament to the students.  

    “The MCs did a great job of engaging the audience and getting them singing along, the dance performances and magic tricks were stunning and there were even talented students doing henna designs. On the request of the audience there was a final open dance floor which got many from the audience dancing too and proved lots of fun.”

    A crowd enjoying a Diwali dance performance at Wintec | Te Pūkenga

    The true spirit of the festival was also on full display as a diverse, multicultural communities organised the festivities with much generosity and kaitiakitanga.   

    Members of the Chinese Postgraduate Society who volunteered as ecowarriors for the Auckland Diwali Festival.

    The Chinese Postgraduate Society volunteered for the Auckland Diwali Festival as eco warriors, helping make the celebration as eco-friendly as possible. 

    “It was a great experience for us to immerse in a different culture and make valuable contributions,” Wilson Pan, President of the Chinese Postgraduate Society said.  

  • Summer safety messages

    Following the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake, tsunami and aftershocks, Civil Defence began a nationwide safety advertising campaign to ensure people know the warning signs and life-saving actions to take.

    The campaign will be reinstated again this summer, from 17 December to 13 January, and includes a number of resources to be used across digital and social media to support the television, radio and video on-demand ads.

    What can you do?

    • Encourage your school to include tsunami planning in its emergency plans when it returns in February
    • Share tsunami zone maps on your website and social media
    • Use social media posts, posters, web buttons and banners, digital ads, videos online and in your publications
    • Share translated resources with non-English speaking communities
    • Share other resources with staff, stakeholders and members of the public.

    Resources include

    • Factsheets in 23 languages
    • Print advertisements
    • Posters
    • Digital banners
    • Radio advertisements
    • Tsunami 101 posters and social media posts

    And lots more, available at www.civildefence.govt.nz/get-tsunami-ready

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