A funding shortfall at the Open Polytechnic of New Zealand could mean student-staff ratios skyrocket as one in five academics lose their jobs.

Hawkes Bay Regional Prison library staff recently promoted the importance of literacy and learning to prisoners as part of National Library Week.

Dave Feickert, Whanganui based director of KiaOra - stay alive and mine safety adviser to the Chinese government and companies met engineers from the Shandong based firm, Micro Sensor Photonics Limited (MSP) on Friday, in Beijing. Following the meeting, Mr Feickert said,

The University's Centre for Defence and Security Studies will offer postgraduate diploma studies to members of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces under a three-year contract expected to earn several hundred thousand dollars.

Learning comes in various ways and new research indicates that cell phones and technology can play important part.

Massey University has won the Excellence in Education Award for outstanding achievement in enhancing learning and outreach through rich media at the Mediasite user conference in the United States.

Massey University is a founding member of a new research consortium with four Australian Universities.

The Distance Education Hub includes the University of New England in Armidale, Charles Sturt University, Central Queensland University and the University of Southern Queensland.

Invercargill Mayor Tim Shadbolt is teaming up with international cycling star Tom Scully to compete at the 2010 Southland Uni Games.

But there won't be any lycra in sight - the pair are gunning for the indoor bowls title as members of the Southern Institute of Technology team.