Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jan 30, 2019 16:25:29 GMT 12
HOW MĀORI UNIVERSITY NAMES PROMOTE STUDENT INCLUSIVITY
While searching for your study abroad options in New Zealand, you may notice the use of Māori names listed underneath the institution’s official name.
Take Massey University of New Zealand as an example, whose Māori name is ‘Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa’, or the Victoria University of Wellington, with ‘Te Whare Wānanga o Te Ūpoko o Te Ika a Māui’.
By adding this extra layer underneath, universities demonstrate a sense of unity and togetherness many international students respect.
As New Zealand’s official tourism site states, “Māori are the tangata whenua, the indigenous people, of New Zealand. They came here more than 1000 years ago from their mythical Polynesian homeland of Hawaiki.....
www.studyinternational.com/news/how-maori-university-names-promote-student-inclusivity/
While searching for your study abroad options in New Zealand, you may notice the use of Māori names listed underneath the institution’s official name.
Take Massey University of New Zealand as an example, whose Māori name is ‘Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa’, or the Victoria University of Wellington, with ‘Te Whare Wānanga o Te Ūpoko o Te Ika a Māui’.
By adding this extra layer underneath, universities demonstrate a sense of unity and togetherness many international students respect.
As New Zealand’s official tourism site states, “Māori are the tangata whenua, the indigenous people, of New Zealand. They came here more than 1000 years ago from their mythical Polynesian homeland of Hawaiki.....
www.studyinternational.com/news/how-maori-university-names-promote-student-inclusivity/