Type Private President Wayne Edwards Website www.ipu.ac.nz Phone +64 3-441 3502 | Established 1990 Campus Urban Founded 1990 Number of students 2,652 | |
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Location Palmerston North, New Zealand Address Queenstown 9300, New Zealand Motto Go Global at IPU New Zealand Similar International Pacific University, Universal College of Learning, Eastern Institute of Technology, Nelson Marlborough Institute o, Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology Profiles | ||
Institute of the Pacific United is a Japanese and New Zealand tertiary educational institution based in Palmerston North, New Zealand. Another network of the institute is International Pacific University, which was established in 2007 in Okayama, Japan. Students of IPU New Zealand are from 24 different countries around the world.
Contents
- Partner Universities
- Diploma Programmes
- Bachelor of International Studies Programmes
- Postgraduate Programmes
- Foundation Education
- For domestic students
- For international students
- Campus Facilities
- Halls of Residence
- Facilities
- Staff Redundancies
- References
IPU New Zealand mainly offers tertiary education of business (including accounting, finance, marketing and management), international relations, linguistics, environmental studies and tourism.
Despite the fact that the institution had been known as International Pacific College (IPC) for 25 years, its name was officially changed to Institute of the Pacific United (IPU New Zealand) on September 26, 2015.
Partner Universities
Diploma Programmes
Bachelor of International Studies Programmes
Postgraduate Programmes
Foundation Education
For domestic students
IPU requires students from New Zealand to gain different levels of University Entrance through NCEA to enter different programmes offered by them.
For international students
International students are required to take Foundation Education and English Programmes if they do not gain particular qualifications below:
Campus & Facilities
Unlike other Manawatu-regional campuses such as Massey University and Universal College of Learning, IPU is built with the style of Japanese architecture with 20.5 hectare campus with 12 main buildings, located at Aokautere Drive, Palmerston North.
Main buildings
Seminar Blocks
Halls of Residence
Single-room hostels:
Guest apartment:
Twin-room hostels:
Facilities
Staff Redundancies
On May 24, 2013, the Manawatu Standard broke an article detailing the difficulties the reporter had getting information from the management staff as to the organizational restructure that was taking place. Sources, including previous and current employees, had revealed to the newspaper, under the condition of anonymity, that more than 10% of the work force had been "laid off, left or were "forced out" since the start of the year." Sources also revealed the extent of the institutions use of service as opposed to permanent employment contracts, and that "Management were reluctant to be upfront about the restructure because of cultural differences and the need to "save face."
President Wayne Edwards responded to the article more than a month and half later in an interview with the reporter, stating that privacy concerns had prompted the College's extended silence on the issue.