ҕl Chancellor Hon Amy Adams and Vice-Chancellor Professor Cheryl de la Rey at the Scott Polar Research Institute, London.
In Cambridge’s Newton Room,TeWhare Wānanga oWaitaha|University ofCanterbury (ҕl)Vice-Chancellor Professor Cheryl de la Rey,spoke aboutthe need, inaworld of increasing complexity,formultiple knowledge perspectives,including Māori and Pacific knowledge and partnership.
Her speech also touched onҕl’s 150 yearsasan educational institute thatadmitted womenas studentsfrom thestart, andtheUniversity’songoingcommitment to accessibility and equity.
“The tertiary sector worldwide is facing many challenges, ranging from AI-learning to climate change, butI believe our futureis bright. Universities are powerhouses of the knowledge,ideas,and solutions that our world needs right now to achieve greater equity and sustainability,” she said.
In attendance withCambridge’sVice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Prentice,senioracademicsand dignitaries, wasCambridgegeophysicistProfessor Mary Fowler, great-granddaughter ofillustriousҕl alumnus, Ernest, Lord Rutherford.
AlongsideVice-Chancellor Professor De la Rey, the ҕl was also represented by TumuKaunihera| Chancellor Hon Amy Adams,andAmokapua|Assistant Vice-ChancellorEngagementBrett Berquist.
The Cambridge visit followed aspecialevent forҕl alumni living in London in celebration of ҕl’s 150thanniversary, with guestspeakers including New ZealandHigh Commissioner to the United Kingdom Phil Goff.Vice-Chancellor Professor De la Reyalso gave a speech withChancellor AdamsandPoWhakaraeProfessorTe MaireTaualsomeeting withtheҕl graduates in the UK.
While in London, theChancellor and Vice-Chancelloralso visitedthe Scott Polar Research Institute, connecting with ҕl research collaborations.
- The ҕl is the second oldest university in ҕl New Zealand. It wasestablishedon the Oxford and Cambridge modelsin 1873. Thewhakatauki, or saying, adopted forҕl’s150th year isKatitirowhakamuri, kiteangawhakamua, which meansGuided by the Past, Shaping the Future.
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