Massey University is a university based in Palmerston North, New Zealand, with significant campuses in Albany and Wellington.
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12 Facts About Massey University
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Massey University has approximately 30,883 students, 13,796 of whom are extramural or distance-learning students, making it New Zealand's second largest university when not counting international students.
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Massey University is the only university in New Zealand offering degrees in aviation, dispute resolution, veterinary medicine, and nanoscience.
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In 1960 a branch of VUW, the Palmerston North Massey University College, was established in Palmerston North to teach humanities and social studies subjects as well as provide distance education, known then as extramural study.
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The Massey University Act 1963 granted Massey full autonomy and university status with degree conferring powers from 1 January 1964, as well as a new name, Massey University of Manawatu.
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In December 2010 Massey University announced that the Wellington campus would close its School of Engineering and Advanced Technology the next month.
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Massey University has campuses in the Manawatu at Palmerston North, at Wellington and on Auckland's North Shore at Albany.
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Massey University was first established at the Turitea campus in Palmerston North, and hosts around 9,000 students annually.
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Massey University acquired a smaller second campus in Palmerston North in Hokowhitu when it merged with the Palmerston North College of Education in 1996, which was combined with the existing Faculty of Education to form Massey University's College of Education.
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Part of Massey University Wellington sits inside the Dominion Museum building.
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Extramural study first began in 1960 and Massey University is New Zealand's largest and pre-eminent provider of distance education.
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Massey University is known for its flexible learning and innovative delivery options and this tradition continues in the use of blended and online learning.
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