Shaping the future of universities: a New Zealand perspective

This collection of articles from University of Canterbury | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha showcases expertise – from local insight to worldwide impact – including embedding bicultural competence into curricula, using AI to teach soft skills, welcoming and onboarding new students, fostering university-industry partnerships and using an innovative campus garden to teach spatial skills. UC is host of THE Campus Live ANZ, whose 2025 theme is “Local roots to global reach: shaping ANZ universities’ future”.

Building blocks for AI policy

Why AI literacy must come before policy

When developing rules and guidelines around the uses of artificial intelligence, the first question to ask is whether the university policymakers and staff responsible for implementing them truly understand how learners can meet the expectations they set

Kathryn MacCallum, David Parsons

University of Canterbury | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha