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Partnerships for Excellence projects
Agriculture and Life Sciences Partnership for Excellence
Partners: Massey and Lincoln Universities with key agricultural industry groups (predominantly Meat and Wool New Zealand, the key players in the dairy industry, The Agricultural Marketing and Research Development Trust (AGMARDT) and the horticultural industry).
This project will build human capacity and capability in agriculture in a way that integrates the research and educational activities of the universities with the requirements of industry.
The partnership will operate via a new bridging trust of $22.34 million derived from private sector contributions of $13.39 million and Partnerships for Excellence (PfX) funding of $8.95 million.
Centre for Plastics Innovation and Technology
Partners: Auckland University with Plastic New Zealand and key companies in the New Zealand plastics industry .
The University of Auckland and the New Zealand plastics industry will establish a ‘Centre for Plastics Innovation and Technology'. This ‘Plastics Centre' will provide for specific research in industry-identified areas, facilitate the development and application of leading edge technologies, up skill ‘on-the-job' technicians, engineers and chemists and create long-term training/education facilities.
The proposal has been awarded PfX funding of $5 million that will be invested in fitting out the Plastics Centre within an existing building; and an endowment fund that will generate income to fund academic positions and scholarships.
ICT Innovation Institute (Uci 3)
Partners: University of Canterbury with industry partners including Jade Software and other national and international ICT companies
The University of Canterbury will establish an ICT Innovation Institute (Uci 3) based in Christchurch to step up capability in order to meet the needs of the national ICT sector. In addition, a donation by Sir Angus Tait will fund the establishment of a Chair within the Institute.
The proposal has been awarded PfX funding of $9.7 million that will be used to construct a building to house the institute.
The Institute for Health Innovation - Democratising health information and technology
Partners: University of Auckland with a diverse range of private sector companies including Enigma Publishing, iSoft, Procare, Southern Cross, Phonak Orion and Vodafone.
Partnerships for Excellence funding will enable the University of Auckland to establish ‘The Institute of Health Innovation' at the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tamaki Campus, in partnership with private sector companies.
The Proposal has been awarded PfX funding of $7 million that will be invested in a purpose-built building to house the institute and co-locate collaborative partnerships and an endowment for the position of Director of the Institute for Health Innovation.
Toward a future-focused New Zealand equine industry
Partners: Massey University with Bomac Laboratories Ltd, Matamata Vetinerary Services Ltd and other key participants in the equine industry.
The equine teaching and research programmes of Massey University will be enhanced, in collaboration with its project partners. The project's goal will be to increase the equine teaching and research capability of the New Zealand tertiary education sector and thereby assist the New Zealand equine industry to achieve its economic potential.
The partnership will be established with PfX funding of $5 million and matching funds from the equine industry.
TradeFIT- a real world trades learning and innovation centre
Partners: Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT) with Orion NZ Ltd, Gough Group Ltd and others in the infrastructure and construction industries.
The proposal originated from an approach by the electricity industry seeking assistance to create a distribution lines training centre in which trainees could practise infrastructural distribution work in a real-world context.
PfX funding of $4.9 million will be used to create a student services centre, a library and educational facilities for students using TradeFIT. This will be located next to the project's simulated subdivision.
The Institute of Innovation and Biotechnology
The University of Auckland's biotechnology institute provides a centre for graduate training and research. Graduate students are immersed in an entrepreneurial environment where research and its translation into commercial applications are co-located. The Institute for Innovation in Biotechnology is equipped with state-of-the-art technology and works closely with the commercial sector.
The Star Path: Project for tertiary participation and success
The Star Path project was established at The University of Auckland in 2004 to ensure that New Zealanders from all walks of life enter and succeed in advanced tertiary qualifications and high skill employment. The Star Path works in collaboration with corporate, community and philanthropic organisations.
Leading Thinkers
The Leading Thinkers project involved the establishment of approximately 25 projects that are typically but not exclusively endowed chairs to attract leading academic researchers and teachers in a number of critical fields of study.
The Auckland Business School
The Partnerships for Excellence facility has allowed the University of Auckland to establish a “world class Business School”. The Business School has eight projects, from The Centre of Excellence in Energy to The Auckland Business History Project, that are supported by over fifty individuals, corporations and trusts.