Italian Film Series 2016 - Cineforum
The 2016 Italian Film Series will run from 3 March to 29 September.
2016 news
Read news items from our 2016 archives.
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Jewels of Kyoto – lecture and demonstration by Japanese Maiko
On 4 and 5 March 2016 the University played host to two visiting Maiko from the Higashi Gion district of Kyoto, Japan. This is the first time that Maiko have visited New Zealand, rounding off their tour of Australasia.
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Jock Phillips's graduation speech on YouTube
Historian Dr Jock Phillips was awarded an honorary doctorate at the December 2015 graduation ceremonies.
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Leading writers and exciting new voices in this year's writers on Mondays programme
The 2016 programme is now available to read or download.
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Maurice Goldsmith lecture: aesthetic responsibility
The attitudes and judgments we make of artists based on their artworks were discussed at this year's Maurice Goldsmith Public Lecture by a top visiting philosophy scholar from the United States.
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Mayor walks the talk with Chinese language lessons
Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown is the highest profile of a growing number of public servants and other professionals taking Mandarin lessons with the Confucius Institute at Victoria University of Wellington to better prepare them for their dealings with China and its people.
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MoU brings senior Indian historian to Victoria
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on 2 May in Auckland in the presence of the President of India, His Excellency Mr Pranab Mukherjee, gives Victoria students a unique opportunity to be taught about India by a senior Indian historian.
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‘Must see’ show inspired by family history
Sitting in on a history lecture in 2014 on the Spanish Influenza, Victoria University Pacific Studies Honours graduate Tupe Lualua would never have imagined the path it was about to set her on.
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New Director of the Centre for Strategic Studies announced
Associate Professor David Capie will take up the position of Director of the Centre for Strategic Studies from 1 March 2016.
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New Writer in Residence at the International Institute of Modern Letters
Acclaimed playwright Victor Rodger has been appointed the Victoria University of Wellington and Creative New Zealand Writer in Residence for 2017. Mr Rodger is the first writer of Samoan descent to be awarded this position.