A design concept for a tertiary campus development in Tauranga's CBD has been approved by its three regional funders - Tauranga City Council, Bay of Plenty Regional Council, and Tauranga Energy Consumer Trust. The concept was also approved by the Tauranga Tertiary Campus Charitable Trust, the entity responsible for overseeing the interests of the three regional funders. The design concept highlighted the facilities which would be built to create flexible, modern undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. University of Waikato senior deputy vice-chancellor Professor Alister Jones said the concept sign-off marks a major milestone in the campus development project. Tauranga City Council chief executive Garry Poole said the approved concept design took the city another step closer to delivering a vibrant education hub in the central city.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 10, 2016 03:45 UTC