Selwyn Times: March 31, 2021

Selwyn Times Wednesday March 31 2021
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NEWS
DOMESTIC student numbers
are at a 10-year high at Lincoln
University.
Numbers for semester 1 are 35
per cent higher than at the same
time last year, with a total of 894
domestic equivalent full-time
students enrolled, an increase of
231 on semester 1, 2020. At the
same time, new-to-programme
domestic enrolments are up 58
per cent on last year.
These figures represent the
highest number of domestic
EFTS enrolled for the university
semester 1 programmes since
before 2010.
Acting Vice-Chancellor
Professor Bruce McKenzie said
domestic student numbers were
significantly ahead of target, and
demonstrated the university’s
ability to respond to changing
demands in the Covid-19-affected
environment.
“New Zealand’s primary industries
are confronting a number
of distinct challenges in the
Covid-impacted marketplace,”
McKenzie said.
“Lincoln has moved swiftly over
the last 12 months to tailor course
offerings to meet the demands
of the country’s thriving food
and fibre sectors, and ultimately
produce graduates who will help
drive the economy forward.”
Property management.
Six sub-degree programmes in
the ields of food and fibre became
fees-free when the Government’s
targeted training and apprenticeship
fund took effect in semester 2
last year. The university extended
this initiative to offer its own fee
waivers on targeted courses until
December 2022.
Lincoln has also recorded its
highest total of Māori students
since before 2010, with 161 students,
an increase of 17 per cent
since semester 1 last year.
McKenzie said this increase
was particularly significant for
the university, which had a key
focus on boosting the achievements
of Māori and Pasifka.
“The university is committed
to contributing to the Māori
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Domestic students give
Lincoln Uni a boost
TREND: Lincoln University students Imogen Morrison, Bella
Nolan and Franny Ullrich. They are all studying Land and
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
economy by developing trained
and skilled thought leaders to
support maximum performance
and growth of Māori assets. The
increasing participation and
retention rate of Māori learners is
a particularly pleasing outcome
of our successful 2021 enrolment
campaign,” he said.
Females outnumbered males
this year, accounting for 53 per
cent of the university’s student
population, further cementing a
trend that began in 2018.
As expected, the university
has experienced a drop in
international student enrolments
due to border restrictions. Its
2020 total of 359 semester 1
EFTS compares to 195 EFTS in
2021.
GOOD SPIRITS: Co-organisers of the event Seb Curry, of
Rolleston College, and Constable Glenn Dawson holding
the trophy.
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
Students take win
against police teams
• By Susan Sandys
IT WAS an epic battle of youth
against experience at the
inaugural Rolleston College
versus Selwyn Police Sports Day.
Police were on the back foot to
start with, outnumbered at just
37, compared to 60 students.
Co-organiser Constable Glenn
Dawson said all games were
played in great spirit.
There was plenty of banter at
the basketball. The result saw
students come out on top by just
one point, achieved in the final
second.
Students also won the netball
and cricket, while police won
the football and touch rugby.
The latter game was the undoing
of the area response manager
Senior Sergeant Dean Harker,
who was injured in the first
minute, tearing a hamstring.
Police were quite happy to be
the underdogs, it has just made
them all the more determined
for next year, Dawson said.
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