Waikato regional economic profile - Waikato Regional Council

Technology both value and undertake research extensively and the Waikato region hasa strong presence of primary sector-focused Crown Research Institutes. Businessdevelopment and growth is supported by government agencies such as the Ministry ofBusiness, Innovation and Employment, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise and TePuni Kōkiri (Ministry of Māori Development), science and technology parks focused onprimary industries and clean energy, and business incubators focused on weightless,AgBio, biotechnology and information and communications technology sectors.11.2 EducationIn the Waikato region there are 452 early childhood education providers, 253 primary tointermediate schools and 56 secondary schools (including composite schools). Thesole university is the University of Waikato, with 12,800 enrolments. The WaikatoInstitute of Technology (Wintec) has a similar number of enrolments, 12,300. TeWānanga O Aotearoa, with 36,000 enrolments, is the third largest education institute inNew Zealand after the University of Auckland and the Open Polytechnic. Thesenumbers are presented in table 18.Table 18:Education institutions and enrolmentsInstitution type Institutions 2010EnrolmentsEarly childhood education providers 452 18335Primary and intermediate schools 253 42915Secondary schools 56 31436Universities 1 12841Institutes of Technology 1 12269Wananga 1 3599111.2.1 The University of WaikatoThe University of Waikato was opened in 1964 and in 1998 began teaching inTauranga.The University of Waikato is comprised of seven faculties/schools of Studies:Faculty of Arts and Social SciencesFaculty of Computing and Mathematical SciencesFaculty of EducationTe Piringa - Faculty of LawSchool of Māori and Pacific DevelopmentFaculty of Science and EngineeringWaikato Management School.In addition there are a number of specialised research institutes, centres, groups andunits.The University of Waikato offers a wide range of undergraduate degrees, postgraduatediplomas, masters and higher degrees, including higher doctorates (LLD, DLit, DSc),the supervised doctorate (PhD), supervised professional doctorates (EdD, SJD), andthe Master of Philosophy (MPhil).The University of Waikato has 1,460 full time equivalent staff, of which more than 650are academic staff.As shown in figure 118, 3,772 people gained qualifications from the University ofWaikato in 2010, of which 2,600 were domestic students. 32 per cent were honours orpost-graduate level qualifications, a slightly lower rate than the average for NewDoc # 2069885 Page 127