With a Student Exchange Agreement and Memorandum of Understanding already in place, The University of Waikato and The University of Newcastle are enthusiastic about creating additional avenues for collaboration through the development and formalisation of a strategic partnership.
The two tertiary providers have several research commonalities, particularly across the Indigenous engagement, social sciences and engineering disciplines.
Delegations from each of the universities visited the other’s campus in 2022 in a demonstration of the commitment to explore opportunities to work more closely together and increase research capabilities and engagement with teaching and learning.
Dr Raymond Kelly, Dr Sarah-Jane Tiakiwai, Professor Alex Zelinsky, Professor Neil Quigley, Dr Te Kahautu Maxwell, and Professor Kent Anderson.