2011 December

Archive for December, 2011

23 Dec 2011

Merry Xmas and have a great holiday break to all of you. Update: posts will resume Monday 9 January. In the meantime, we are posting top stories of the day via Facebook and Twitter – follow us at top right of this page. Those coming to the site today will notice a design change. We’re still tweaking it… Read Full Story.

News 22/12 – Motel SIT. Birdflu. Massey & Police.

22 Dec 2011

Policy & Management WITT $$ The Taranaki Daily News has some good news for WITT’s turnaround, based on a TEC report released yesterday. Motel SIT SIT has bought the Aachen Motel in Invercargill to house international students. Extras: flood protection work at Massey. Research & Innovation Birdflu Auckland’s Siouxsie Wiles comments on the research that may be censored… Read Full Story.

News 21/12 – Whitireia Buildings. VSM Hearing. Aviation Oddity.

21 Dec 2011

Policy & Management Whitireia Buildings Whitireia has pulled out of a $3m contribution to a performing arts development in Porirua, both because they’ve moved their course into Wellington and approved a $20m development at Porirua for classrooms etc to replace prefabs. It’s upset some people in Porirua, but it’s hard to fault the priorities. Industry Training The MOE… Read Full Story.

News 20/12 – Agencies Differ Over Pilot School. Grant’s Back. Fish Ears.

20 Dec 2011

Policy & Management Agencies Differ Over Pilot School A Palmerston North flying school, Wings Flight Training Academy, seems at high risk of closure after the International Education Appeal Authority found that accommodation and settling in of students were not up to standards. The IEAA has recommended six months suspension for the provider, during which time no students could… Read Full Story.

News 19/12 – PEI Job Losses. PM’s Science Prizes. Otago Fees.

19 Dec 2011

ED Blog will close up shop for the year on Friday and restart on 4 or 10 January (depends on how my break is going). Any coverage in between will be done for major stories on ED’s Facebook or Twitter. If you get emails, I can pause your subscription for you – just let me know the dates…. Read Full Story.

News 16/12 – Smart Crows. Cancelled Graduation. Dr Richie McCaw.

16 Dec 2011

Policy & Management Youth Unemployment The Reject Youth Unemployment coalition wants to meet Paula Bennett to discuss youth unemployment issues – given it is a leftwing coalition that launched a few weeks out from the election, complained about “the last three years” and is now inviting Bennett to meet via media release, I suspect they may not be… Read Full Story.

News 15/12 – ITO Costs/Benefits. Abseiling Graduate. Posthumous PhD.

15 Dec 2011

Policy & Management ITO Costs/Benefits The ITF has released research they commissioned from BERL on the costs and benefits of industry training (Dom Post, Stuff). Extras: Aoraki-Lincoln articulation; AUT’s top managers turn to iPhones; new Canterbury Chancellor; Raukawa head takes pay cut; new NZUSA president. Research & Innovation Bienniale Massey’s Heather Galbraith will be deputy curator for NZ’s… Read Full Story.

News 14/12 – Student Fees. 13 Top Professors. 3D Training.

14 Dec 2011

Policy & Management Student Fees Otago Uni has boosted its 2012 student services fees by $92 above the uni and students’ assn charges this year, while OUSA will be able to keep all of its staff. 13 Top Professors Auckland has named 13 new Distinguished Professors – 5 existing ones were appointed in 2001. Does this start an… Read Full Story.

News 13/12 – New Ministers. Raukawa Funding Cut. New NZUSA Prez.

13 Dec 2011

Policy & Management New Ministers John Key announced new Ministers yesterday, with Steven Joyce keeping tertiary education (adding “skills and employment” too) and picking up economic development, plus science and innovation – Hekia Parata gained education (all the following stories are pretty generic: NewstalkZB, NewstalkZB, RadioLIVE, Kapiti Independent, APNZ, NZ Herald, NZ Herald, RNZ, BusinessDesk, Idealog, One News,… Read Full Story.

News 12/12 – Joyce’s Roles. Ad Complaint. Chasing a Job.

12 Dec 2011

Policy & Management Joyce’s Roles The NZ Herald reckons that Steven Joyce can “expect to leap to a front-bench position and the economic development and science and innovation portfolios as well as hanging on to tertiary education”. That’s been my pick for some time too. Ad Complaint Unitec had a complaint made to the Advertising Standards Authority about… Read Full Story.

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