Victoria University of Wellington is a public research university in Wellington,New Zealand. It was established in 1897 by Act of Parliament,and was a constituent college of the University of New Zealand.
The University of Otago is a public research collegiate university based in Dunedin,Otago,New Zealand. Founded in 1869,Otago is New Zealand's oldest university and one of the oldest universities in Oceania.
The University of Auckland is a public research university based in Auckland,New Zealand. The institution was established in 1883 as a constituent college of the University of New Zealand. Originally it was housed in a disused courthouse. Today,the University of Auckland is New Zealand's largest university by enrollment,hosting about 40,000 students on five Auckland campuses. The City Campus,in the Auckland central business district,has the bulk of the students and faculties. There are eight faculties,including a law school,as well as three associated research institutes.
Christopher Robert Laidlaw is a New Zealand politician and former rugby union player,Rhodes Scholar,public servant,diplomat and radio host.
The Harkness Fellowship is a program run by the Commonwealth Fund of New York City. This fellowship was established to reciprocate the Rhodes Scholarships and enable Fellows from several countries to spend time studying in the United States.
The Senate House is a 1720s building of the University of Cambridge in England,used formerly for meetings of its senate and now mainly for graduation ceremonies.
Michael William McCrum CBE was an English academic and ancient historian who served as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge,Master of Corpus Christi College,Cambridge,and Head Master of Tonbridge School and Eton College.
Sir Richard Hughes Trainor,,is an academic administrator and historian who served as the Principal of King's College London from 2004 to 2014. He was previously the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Greenwich from 2000 to 2004. He is currently Rector (head) of Exeter College,Oxford.
Westlake Boys High School is a state secondary school for boys in Forrest Hill,Auckland,New Zealand. The school opened in 1962,when Westlake High School split into Westlake Girls High School on the existing site and Westlake Boys High School on a new site. Serving Years 9 to 13,the college has 2,711 students as of February 2024.
John H. McCall MacBain is a Swiss-based,Canadian billionaire businessman and philanthropist who is the founder of the McCall MacBain Foundation and Pamoja Capital SA,its investment arm. Prior to establishing the McCall MacBain Foundation,in the late 1980s he bought Auto Hebdo magazine in Montréal,Canada and bought and consolidated several other existing Auto Traders and Buy and Sell classified papers to form Trader Classified Media with operations in 23 countries.
Glyn Conrad Davis,is an Australian academic and public servant,who serves as the Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. He was appointed by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on 30 May 2022,and commenced on 6 June 2022.
Dame Julie Katharine Maxton is a British-New Zealand barrister,legal scholar,and academic administrator. Since 2011,she has been executive director of the Royal Society.
Sir David Robert Bell is a public policy analyst who is Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of the University of Sunderland. He was previously Vice-Chancellor of the University of Reading for six years. Prior to that,he was Permanent Secretary at the Department for Education and its predecessor departments from January 2006 until 2012. Before that he was Chief Inspector of Schools at the Office for Standards in Education from 2002.
Sir Graeme John Davies was a New Zealand engineer,academic and administrator. During his career,he was Vice-Chancellor of three universities:the University of Liverpool,the University of Glasgow and the University of London.
Sir Maurice Victor Blank is an English businessman and philanthropist. He is the former Chairman of Lloyds TSB and the current chairman of several educational and charitable organisations including the Social Mobility Foundation,UJS Hillel and Wellbeing of Women.
Sir Malcolm John Grant,,FAcSS is a barrister,academic lawyer,and former law professor. Born and educated in New Zealand,he was the ninth President and Provost of University College London –the head as well as principal academic and administrative officer of the university –for over a decade from 2003 until 2013.
Donald John Markwell is an Australian social scientist,who has been described as a "renowned Australian educational reformer". He was appointed Head of St Mark's College,Adelaide,from November 2019. He was Senior Adviser to the Leader of the Government in the Australian Senate from October 2015 to December 2017,and was previously Senior Adviser on Higher Education to the Australian Minister for Education.
Sir Alan Stewart was a New Zealand educator and university administrator. He was principal of Massey Agricultural College from 1959 to 1963 and founding vice-chancellor of Massey University from 1964 to 1983,during which time he guided the institution's transition from agricultural college to full university. He is noted for building the university's internationally recognised agricultural programme,as well as for greatly expanding the university's extramural programme to make tertiary education available to rural New Zealanders. He was knighted in 1981 for services to education.
Sir Colin James Maiden is a New Zealand mechanical engineer,university administrator and company director.
Damon Ieremia Salesa is a New Zealand academic. Of Samoan descent,he is the first Pacific person to hold the position of vice-chancellor at a New Zealand university.
