Victoria University of Wellington looking to change name to avoid overseas confusionKEVIN STENT/STUFF Victoria University could be renamed the University of Wellington. CAMERON BURNELL/STUFF Students looking to study at Wellington's Victoria University in the future may study under a different institution name. READ MORE:* Victoria University establishes health faculty* Victoria University's $100 million School* Victoria University research 'rort' claimsTe Herenga Waka, which translates to the hitching post for your canoe, has been suggested. HOW VIC UNI GOT ITS NAMEThe capital's university was named after Queen Victoria 120 years ago as the University of New Zealand's Victoria College. HOW THE NAME CHANGE WILL WORK* University will consult with alumni, current students and staff* The university's council will then make a final decision sometime in the coming months* Costs associated with a name change will then be announced* Any name change will go to Education Minister Chris Hipkins for approvalNAMES SIMILAR TO VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON* Victoria University - Melbourne, Australia* University of Victoria - Victoria, Canada* Victoria Shanghai Academy - Hong Kong* Victoria University (college at the University of Toronto) - Toronto, Canada* Victoria University of Bangladesh - Dhaka, Bangladesh* Victoria University Kampala - Uganda* Victoria International College - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia* Victoria College Jersey - St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands* Victoria College Belfast - Belfast, Northern Ireland- Stuff

Source: Stuff May 01, 2018 05:00 UTC