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Pages in category "Victoria University of Wellington alumni" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 906 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Staff Cuts at Victoria University of Wellington In 2023, VUWSA faced the challenge of significant staff cuts at Victoria University of Wellington due to financial difficulties. The university announced plans to cut up to 260 full-time equivalent positions, impacting over 10% of its total staff, as part of efforts to address a projected $33 ...
Victoria University of Wellington (originally known as Victoria University College) was founded in 1897, named after Queen Victoria, on the 60th anniversary of her coronation. [9] The original name was Victoria University College , but on the dissolution of the University of New Zealand in 1961 Victoria or "Vic" became the Victoria University ...
Victoria Cross and George Cross holders. Fifteen Old Wellingtonians have won the Victoria Cross; one Old Wellingtonian has won the George Cross. [10] They are as follows: Victoria Cross. Zulu War. Lieutenant Henry Lysons, VC (He later achieved the rank of colonel and was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)) (1858–1907)
Born in Lower Hutt, Wellington, he was the son of the renowned historian John Beaglehole. He gained a MA from Victoria, then receiving a MA and PhD from King's College, Cambridge. He was a Harkness Fellow at Harvard University (1965–1966) and taught at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London in 1978.
The International Institute of Modern Letters (IIML; Māori: Te Pūtahi Tuhi Auaha o te Ao) is a centre of creative writing based within Victoria University of Wellington. Founded in 2001, the IIML offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses (including a PhD in creative writing) and has taught many leading New Zealand writers.
The most frequently attended university is Victoria University of Wellington with four alumni (Jack Marshall, Geoffrey Palmer, Bill English and Chris Hipkins) having held the office of prime minister, followed by the University of Canterbury with three alumni.
Williams completed a PhD at Victoria University of Wellington, with a thesis on nursing in the 1960s through to the 1990s. [1] Williams served as executive director of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation , and led negotiations on pay and working conditions for nurses.