26 April 2004
Media Release
Auckland College of Education score gives confidence
Auckland College of Education’s score in the Performance Based Research Fund exercise is an excellent platform to build
on, says Principal of the College, Dr John Langley.
The college ranked first out of the four stand alone colleges of education and finished in the middle of the ratings of
tertiary education institutions that participated.
“In recent years we have made a concerted effort to build a research culture. This result is great testimony to our pool
of researchers and emergent researchers at the college, many of whom are respected nationally and internationally for
their work.”
The college’s PBRF results have added significance, given the proposed amalgamation of the college and University of
Auckland. “The situation we have now is that the top ranked college and top ranked university from this exercise are
proposing to amalgamate. We are seeing more clearly the strengths of our two institutions and what we can bring to the
table in an amalgamation. We believe it’s setting a new benchmark for educational excellence and leadership in New
Zealand.”
Dr Langley said the college’s focus had traditionally been excellence in teaching. “The college’s strengths are, and
always have been, in teaching and applied research about and for the education community. For over 123 years we have
been providing the nation with top notch teachers and social workers through our specialised education programmes,
taught by leading teaching academics.”
ENDS