Massey University , Major Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa is a public institution of higher education in New Zealand . Located in Palmerston North on North Island .
| Massey University ( MUNZ ) | |
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| English Massey University , Majori Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa | |
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| International name | Massey university |
| Motto | Floreat scientia ( May knowledge flourish ) |
| Year of foundation | 1927 |
| Year of reorganization | 1961 |
| Type of | |
| Chancellor Vice Chancellor | Nigel Gould Ian Thomas |
| Rector | Russell Ballard |
| Students | 33 904 (2011) |
| Foreign students | about 3000 |
| Undergraduate | there is |
| Master | there is |
| Doctoral studies | there is |
| Location |  New Zealand : Palmerston North , , Wellington New Zealand |
| Legal address | Massey University Auckland (East Precinct) Albany 0632 New zealand |
| Website | massey.ac.nz |
About 35,000 students study at Massey University, 17,000 of whom are distance learning or distance learning, making it the second largest university in New Zealand. More than 3,000 foreign students from more than 100 countries study at the university. The learning process takes place on three campuses in Palmerston North , and Wellington .
History
It was founded in 1926 as a branch of the University of New Zealand. In 1927, changed its name to Massey College of Agriculture. The first classes took place on February 1, 1927. Since 1932, girls and women began to study here. The first female teacher in college was the botanist Ella Orr Campbell , who got a job here in March 1945, and was the only teacher at this university until 1963 [1] [2] [3] .
Since 1961, Massey University bears its current name.
Structure
Faculties:
- Economic
- Educators
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Natural sciences
- Fine Arts and Music
- Health care
Massey University is the only university in New Zealand to graduate in aviation , arbitration, veterinary medicine or nanotechnology .
Famous alumni and teachers
- Joe Aleh , yachtsman, 2012 Olympic champion
- Graham Henry , New Zealand Rugby Team Coach
- Cohen, Nathan , athlete, Olympic champion in rowing 2012, two-time world champion in 2010 and 2011.
- Milner-Skadder , Nehe , athlete, rugby player
- Otai, Mana , athlete, rugby player, coach of the Tonga rugby team
- Taylor, Richard Leslie , Filmmaker
Notes
- ↑ Dame Ella Campbell ( massey.ac.nz)
- ↑ J. Clemens. In Memory of Ella O. Campbell, DNZM, FRIH (English) (2003) on rnzih.org.nz
- ↑ Women at Massey University ( mas .) On massey.ac.nz