Archive for November, 2010
News 30/11 – Couch Fires, Lotto Win, Paracetamol for Kids
In: ITPs|TEO Sector Groups|Tertiary Education|Universities|Wananga
30 Nov 2010Couch Fires Exported to Chch Christchurch students have picked up a couch fire fetish from their Dunedin counterparts. Telford Corner Telford Rural Polytechnic ran its first graduate parade just before it merges with Lincoln. Otago Wins Lotto Otago academics have won $1.71m on Lotto, but not through an office syndicate, but a Lottery Grants Board. Personally I have no idea why gamblers should have to lose more money than they would otherwise… Read Full Story.
News 29/11 – PM’s Science Award. AgExcel. Removalist Quals.
In: Export Education|Funding|ICT|Industry|Industry Input|ITOs|ITPs|Policy|PTEs|Research|Tertiary Education|Universities|Wananga
29 Nov 2010PM’s Science Award I’ll lead with a slew of stories about the PM’s Science Award winners (also NZPA). the top one of $500K went to a team at Victoria Uni led by Prof Sir Paul Callaghan (who has a few more years on the clock after successful cancer treatment), which is working on using magnetic resonance for innovation. A Bluff school… Read Full Story.
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Manage by Rankings (Simulation Software)
26 Nov 2010I really enjoyed a THE story from a few weeks back on Taiwanese software that enables universities to model the effects of different policies on international university rankings. While I admire the entrepreneurship involved, I suspect that the software will not be that useful for rankings since ranking agencies regularly review their measures. Anyway, Professor Han-Lin Li’s model is explained below. He showed how an institution could see… Read Full Story.
News 26/11 – Fish Ladders. $250 Cut? MOE Policy Jobs.
In: Funding|ITPs|Policy|Politics|TEO Sector Groups|Tertiary Education|Universities|Wananga
26 Nov 2010Pike River TVNZ”s Close Up interviewed the Tai Poutini Poly graduate chefs who have helped out after the disaster – they heard the sirens starting during their graduation ceremony. Comments from a University of Canterbury academic on gas build-up. Fish Ladders Fish ladders have been successful in a Muriwai stream, with a Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi academic helping with a survey. Children’s Study The… Read Full Story.
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- Tags: AUT, Bay of Plenty Polytechnic, Christchurch Quake, Labour, Lincoln University, Massey University, NorthTec, Tai Poutini Polytechnic, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi, TEU, Unitec, University of Auckland, University of Canterbury, University of Otago, University of Waikato, Victoria University of Wellington, Wintec
Pike River & Tai Poutini Poly
25 Nov 2010I wrote earlier today about how the Pike River disaster touched on Tai Poutini Polytechnic, based in Greymouth. A little later I received the following email from Paul Wilson, their CE, who has kindly agreed to me publishing it. All 29 had undertaken training with TPP – four had recently completed the trainee miner induction programme we run with Mines… Read Full Story.
News 25/11 – Pike River. New Plant/Food Grad School. WITT Council Fees.
In: ICT|ITPs|Policy|Staff|TEI External Evaluation & Review|TEI Issues|Tertiary Education|Universities
25 Nov 2010I’m down in Dunedin from Friday late morning to early Tuesday morning. If there are any keen readers who want to catch up, contact me via the contact form on the site. Pike River In a small country, a tragedy like that at Pike River affects everyone in some way. For the tertiary education sector, many of the mine workers did some training through… Read Full Story.
A New Massey Professor?
24 Nov 2010The poster below was put up in the window of a popular Wellington cafe (Espresso Republic), which has now closed. Apparently Sir Robert Jones got upset at an earlier message left by his tenant and put up a much larger notice in response. The tertiary education relevance is to Massey University, which have denied the new specialisation on Facebook (HT Whale Oil).
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Pike River Tai Poutini Poly graduate chefs have been doing a great job feeding people involved in the rescue effort. Massey and Victoria psychology academics talk about how miners, if they are alive, would be dealing with the situation. Maori Potatoes A Massey academic has written a book to help growers of Maori potatoes. Make Salads…and dressings with an Otago Poly chef. Trout Out? An Otago Uni academic explored the impact of trout and suggested… Read Full Story.
News 23/11 – Bye Tim! Which TEI is High Risk? Students Party.
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23 Nov 2010Tim Beaglehole Farewell Emeritus Professor Tim Beaglehole was farewelled last week by Victoria Uni (he’s stepping down from Council). Tim has been involved at Vic since he started as a student in 1951, other than doing his PhD at Cambridge (his dad, J C Beaglehole, also brought him to a staff children’s Xmas party in the 1930s). He has been students assn VP, Weir House warden, history… Read Full Story.
Parliament Report 22/11
In: Funding|Government on Industry|Industry|ITOs|Parliament|Policy|Tertiary Education
22 Nov 2010Hmm, this post was supposed to go on my subscription site, ED Insider, but I posted it here by mistake. Oh well, there’s a first time for everything – I hope ED Blog readers enjoy it This Parliament Report covers the week ending 19 November. TEC has released new plan summary requirements for TEOs. ESITO and Tranzqual have… Read Full Story.
- Siouxsie Wiles: Sorry, I should dd that my motive was not just obtaining top up funds, but also to spark the public' [...]
- Siouxsie Wiles: Hi Dave Thanks for your support! It is disappointing to see that Mark thinks this is anti-int [...]
- Ian: Completion rates anyone? [...]
- Dave Guerin: Pedantic, I'm sure the banks will lend money based on Steven Joyce's cogent analysis alone. [...]
- Pedantic: It's good news. The Budget is now sure to include significant funding for buildings so universities [...]
- Are ITOs Doing More Business Training?
- News 17/5 – Get Exporting! WIE Wins Dispute. Marine Resources.
- News 16/5 – Premier Uni. Music Review. Tui.
- News 15/5 – Nursing Investigation. Vet School. Name for Sale.
- News 14/5 – World Class Salaries. Hotels and Feng Shui. Fatal Crash.
- News 11/5 – Chch Renewal Plan. Land Purchase. Teaching Excellence.
- Would you crowdfund a research project?
- News 10/5 – Income Mobility. Industrial Coating. WITT Uniforms.
- News 9/5 – Saudi Ban. Durie Retires. Op Shops.
- News 8/5 – World Class Uni. BSA Complaint. CircoArts.
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