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News 1/11 – AG ITO Excels. Enzymes & Microbes. Business on Education.
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1 Nov 2011Policy & Management Ag ITO Excels The Agriculture ITO has had a good EER report with highly confident and excellent findings galore. Taupo Language Here’s a nice profile of Taupo Language, and especially founder Rose Blackley, who I always enjoyed working with when I represented English language schools. Note the dig at compliance costs towards the end –… Read Full Story.
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- Tags: Agriculture ITO, Aoraki Polytechnic, AUT, Bay of Plenty Polytechnic, Business NZ, CPIT, EIT, Health Research Council, Lincoln University, Massey University, NMIT, NZITP, NZUSA, Taupo Language, TEU, Unitec, University of Auckland, University of Canterbury, University of Otago, University of Waikato, Victoria University of Wellington, Waiariki Institute of Technology, WITT
News 27/10 – Whitireia’s 25th. Architecture + Women. Low Student Votes.
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27 Oct 2011Whitireia’s 25th Nice story on upcoming celebrations at Whitireia and its development since 1986. Aoraki Changes Consultation has been extended on changes to Aoraki courses by two weeks – not really a story. Architecture + Women Auckland Uni and industry are supporting a website, graduate tracking and broader initiatives to celebrate 80 years of female architecture grads (in… Read Full Story.
News 25/10 – RIP Frank Holmes. Aoraki No Confidence. Unitec for Sale?
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25 Oct 2011RIP Frank Holmes Emeritus Prof Sir Frank Holmes, a giant in NZ public policy and economics circles, died yesterday morning at the age of 87 (NewstalkZB, Business Day, One News). He was a long-time professor at Victoria (22+ years) and founded the Institute of Policy Studies, which I’d nominate as one of the most successful institutes amongst NZ… Read Full Story.
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- Tags: Aoraki Polytechnic, AUT, Christchurch Quake, CPIT, Massey University, MIT, Otago Polytechnic, Te Whare Wananga o Te Pihopatanga o Aotearoa, TEU, UCOL, Unitec, University of Auckland, University of Canterbury, University of Otago, University of Waikato, Victoria University of Wellington, Waiariki Institute of Technology
News 17/10 – Rena Grounding. Tourism Dropped. Compulsory English?
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17 Oct 2011The Rena Grounding shows again the great contribution that academics can make to both understanding and addressing problems, and the willingness of students to volunteer to help. Congrats to all those involved. Quake Skateboard A Canterbury engineering student has designed a skateboard to deal with quake-created terrain. Rena Grounding Over 1,000 birds have died and 130 have been… Read Full Story.
News 4/10 – Pregnant Students. Canterbury Staffing. Academic Challenged.
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4 Oct 2011Pregnant Students Immigration Minister Jonathan Coleman might drop a policy that means pregnant foreign students must go home (NZN). Canterbury Staffing Canterbury is calling for staff to seek voluntary redundancy, which is likely to be a forerunner to compulsory redundancy for others. Simulation Centre In a story crying out for photos, Auckland has opened a new patient simulation… Read Full Story.
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- Tags: Bay of Plenty Polytechnic, Competenz, Immigration, Lincoln University, Massey University, NMIT, NorthTec, Tai Poutini Polytechnic, Telford Rural Polytechnic, UCOL, University of Auckland, University of Canterbury, University of Otago, University of Waikato, Victoria University of Wellington, VSM, Waiariki Institute of Technology, Wintec
News 3/10 – Massey Teacher Ed. Vic Solar Bach. Languages International.
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3 Oct 2011Massey Teacher Ed Massey is planning to phase out 3-4 year teacher education primary/ECE courses at undergrad level and replace them with a one year postgrad programme, and NZEI and students are upset (NZEI, NZEI Young and New Members, Manawatu Standard). Vic Solar Bach The solar bach from Victoria gained 3rd place overall (out of 19 teams) at… Read Full Story.
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- Tags: Aoraki Polytechnic, AUT, Bay of Plenty Polytechnic, BCITO, CPIT, Labour, Languages International, Lincoln University, Massey University, Minister - Tert. Ed, NMIT, NorthTec, NZEI, NZIM, UCOL, University of Auckland, University of Canterbury, University of Otago, University of Waikato, Victoria University of Wellington, VSM, Waiariki Institute of Technology, Wintec
Would You Like War with that English Course?
30 Sep 2011An old friend from an English language school sent through a Middle Eastern student’s enquiry the other day: dear sirs we are interest to study English in New Zealand also war we will study in your school… The staff considered it internally, suggesting that if the student managed to gather a class of 7 students, the school could… Read Full Story.
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News 21/9 – Export Ed to Double? Dodgy Surveillance Law. ITO Completions.
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21 Sep 2011By the way, I have a new contract that you should be aware of. I’m providing behind the scenes support to the Industry Training Federation for a day or two per week until they appoint a new Executive Director. I will not be lobbying for, or speaking on behalf of, the ITF, so don’t read anything into stuff… Read Full Story.
News 15/9 – Students Protest! UC Grades Up. Tramper Saved.
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15 Sep 2011Students Protest! The students at Victoria had a noisy protest yesterday, although seemingly helped along a bit by Workers Party types. Seems about 300 turned up to hear speeches and get some free food before 50-100 went up to the Hunter Building to deliver a letter to VC Pat Walsh (not a thank you letter). Security stopped them… Read Full Story.
News 13/9 – Coffee Roasting. E-Cigarettes. RWC Stories.
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13 Sep 2011Coffee Roasting Waikato PhD student Cameron Kelly is checking out how to automate coffee roasting, although his supervisor Prof Jonathan Scott hogged the story. e-Cigarettes Auckland’s Chris Bullen is checking out whether e-cigarettes help people quit smoking. RWC Stories A Victoria grad has designed the man of the match trophies for the tournament. Victoria manages to avoid the RWC… Read Full Story.
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