New Zealand’s Laidlaw College has implemented Tribal’s student management system, ebs:VET, which uses powerful features from ebs's enterprise version.

"It is a significant win for Tribal being the first customer in New Zealand to adopt our Student Marketing and Recruitment, Event Management and Alumni Management Solutions as well as the Student Engage App."

The hub was created as a digital skills platform to connect ICT training needs of industry and employees with VET, tertiary and industry digital courses.

Students studying anatomy at La Trobe University are utilising digital technologies as opposed to textbooks to learn about the human body.

The CSI Labs consist of a data centre with a dedicated research network and server infrastructure, as well as dual-display workstations and a training environment.

The Private Training Establishment will be the first of its kind in the area and seeks to address the skills shortage in the tech sector - both in the region and on a national scale.

“As soon as you remove the preconception that everyone needs a degree you can tap into lots of new talent," says NZTech CEO Graeme Muller.

THETA 2017 is looking to be one of the most relevant conferences for decision makers and infrastructure managers in the tertiary sector.

"STEM graduates with a Bachelor's degree or above change jobs less than other graduate groups, but are more likely to end up in high paying industries

“A good tertiary education system is one that meets the needs of all learners – including those from diverse backgrounds and with diverse goals."

$35 million will be poured into 'Entrepreneurial Universities' that can attract researchers, innovation and ultimately grow New Zealand education.

Victoria University of Wellington Students' Association (VUWSA) has called for more focus on providing service quality and innovation.

Students’ needs and expectations will continue to change as new technologies arise and affect the education sector.

"By leveraging Watson’s ability to bring context to huge amounts of unstructured data, impossible for people to process, we will bring new insights."

“We are looking forward to sharing our NZTC early childhood education opportunities with students living and working abroad."

“UXC Keystone worked closely with Federation University Australia to ensure the ServiceNow solution met all of the institution’s needs."

"This is the first step looking at how our tertiary education system can innovate to meet the needs of learners and the community in the future."

Brydge has released new wireless keyboards in New Zealand for secondary and tertiary students who want to turn their iPad into an education tool.

"This is a big day for our customers, as it represents the latest step we've taken to provide them with an LMS that is tailored to meet their needs."

"Institutions cannot remain static and expect to survive - they must assess the changing environment and take action in collaboration with IT."

Demand for technology in education, which can be accessed from any location, has sparked a revolution in the online learning segment.

"Meaningful dialogues between peers, as well as between student and teacher, are the building blocks to an effective overall communication channel."

“The results demonstrate New Zealand’s commitment to equipping our students with the skills they need for the 21st century."

The Government is investigating new models of tertiary education that fit better with the changing demands of today’s world.