"We want to give educational institutions an easy and affordable way to engage students with their passion for game development."

"We wanted to ensure that the business is meeting global standards for education, and with Tribal’s help, we’re delivering exactly that."

The widespread availability of business-grade “as-a-service” (aka cloud) offerings is affecting all industries. Higher education is no exception.

"For a large number, school’s over. Having useful info to help all students regardless of what options they choose, is the key point behind the site."

In New Zealand, technology spending in the higher education sector will total NZ$268 million in 2016.

Higher education IT spending in the Asia Pacific region is expected to significantly increase by 2019, thanks to digital transformation initiatives.

"Information technology is transforming the way we teach, learn and administer in the education world,” says Dong Wu from Huawei.

“A new style of learning is emerging, and the new tools are expected to change the face of universities dramatically by 2020," says Extreme Networks.

Technology is vital in providing accessible education to students around the world, said Sir John Daniel at an event in Wellington.

Information technology specialists from the tertiary education sector will be descending on Massey University’s Palmerston North campus during early September.

"Unitec students are benefiting from unique career development opportunities and developing skills that are highly valued by employers, giving them a significant edge when they graduate and look to transition into another job."

"By extending the eduroam footprint beyond institutional boundaries, we’re turning Wellington’s CBD into an offsite campus for the global knowledge community. This will help our city’s libraries, museums, cultural institutions and even cafés become key building blocks to a borderless, educated society."

Video conferencing is assisting students to build the skills they need to enter today’s digital workforce, says Marci Powell, Global Director for Education Industry Solutions at Polycom and industry expert in the field of educational technology and telecommunications.

This week’s Innovations in Tertiary Education Delivery Summit 2014 (ITES2014) has kicked off in Auckland, hosted by the Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister, Steven Joyce.

eLearning Guidelines for the tertiary sector are now improved, with updated guidelines and a new website to support online teaching and learning.

Massey University’s ‘definingnz’ magazine now has its own iPad app, the first of its kind to be published by a New Zealand university.

The Fortune 500 company Concentrix has joined the IBM Delivery Centre at Auckland’s Unitec Institute of Technology, with the partnership bringing numerous benefits to the students and the business community.