Archive for the ‘Tertiary Education’ Category

A Chronicle of Higher Education article on shrinking newsrooms made me think about media coverage of education in NZ. The quote below provides a sense of the article.
At a time when newspapers are slashing their staffs and squeezing out education coverage, it is more difficult for colleges to communicate their relevance and messages to the [...]

 Since we started trialling the new ED Insider service on Friday, you may now see an “(I)” at the end of a new item. That signifies more detailed analysis being available to ED Insider subscribers. There is no change in our approach to news here; we’re just doing extra analysis over at the other site [...]

Education Directions is launching a new service in late March. ED Insider is a Web-based service that gives tertiary education professionals the strategic policy, industry and tertiary education sector information they need about their environment. You can find out the full details here.
Our first ED Insider item is our monthly agenda of what’s going on in [...]

…in NZ, that is, but they’re equal 61st in the latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings. The what rankings, I can hear you say. Well, it seems that QS ran rankings with the Times Higher Education from 2004-09, but that relationship has broken up, so this is a new name on the block.
Rankings for the [...]

Six institutes of technology and polytechnics (ITPs) have been renegotiating a multi-employer collective agreement (MECA) for academic staff with the Tertiary Education Union for almost a year now, but are stuck on some big issues. I thought it was time to have a look at why, so I’ll start off with the convoluted back story [...]

In a media control move worthy of Tiger Woods, OUSA is seeking to control footage of Orientation events so that broadcasters can’t show “severe intoxication . . . including, but not limited to vomiting, concussion, fighting, individuals receiving medical attention, and sexually explicit material”. It probably sounded good when it was approved but (a) it [...]

The TEU made a major announcement today, announcing that they want facilitation under the Employment Relations Act for their negotiations with six ITPs over the only Multi-Employer Collective Agreemnt for tertiary education institutions. Negotiations have been going on for a year and gaps between the parties have narrowed considerably, but there are obviously sticking points.
I had been [...]

The TEC doesn’t know how tertiary enrolments are looking, or so said Roy Sharp to the Education and Science Committee yesterday. Since TEC’s investment managers will have been contacting all of the bigger providers, I’m sure Roy does have some good indications of enrolments, but obviously he wasn’t asked the right questions (or they weren’t [...]

The OECD has released a paper on the impact of the economic crisis on education. It is based on a survey last June and is worth a quick skim for people interested in wider policy issues. I’ll be including more international content in the blog from now on, as many other people are dealing with [...]

New Minister for Tertiary Education Steven Joyce was on Morning Report today. He was preceded by a report on the government’s push for trade training.
The lead-in report covered Business NZ’s Phil O’Reilly (we need more choices), the ITF’s Jeremy Baker (vocational quals need to lead to a job – let’s ensure value for money), the PPTA’s [...]


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  • Industry groups support tertiary funding change March 11, 2010
    Employment organisations say a change to funding tertiary insitutions party on student performace will result in a better qualified workforce. […]
  • Tertiary cuts starting to bite March 11, 2010
    Telford Rural Polytechnic is considering merging with Canterbury's Lincoln University, as the tertiary shake-up and funding cuts squeeze the Balclutha institution. […]
  • Joyce moves to soothe Maori Party March 11, 2010
    Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce has headed off a row with the Maori Party over planned changes to higher education. Party co-leader Pita Sharples had said he feared wananga courses would be axed. […]
  • Tertiary education set to receive shake up March 11, 2010
    Source: Close Up Watch (1) Source: Close UpLabour Party's Education spokeswoman Maryan Street WATCH the video (7:08) Slacking students, nonsense courses and student loans are all in the government's sights as the new Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce makes his mark. […]
  • Moa DNA successfully isolated March 11, 2010
    An international team of researchers, including University of Otago archaeologists Chris Jacomb and Richard Walter, has successfully isolated ancient Moa DNA. […]
  • Minister Will Pay For Roads But Not Education March 11, 2010
    Yesterday Steven Joyce, the minister of tertiary education said that he was "acutely aware of how important better educational outcomes for our young people are to strengthening our economy for the future" but then went on to say "it is highly unlikely that there will be any significant cash injections in... […]
  • Science New Zealand congratulates prizewinners March 11, 2010
    Science New Zealand congratulates winners of the inaugural Prime Minister’s Science Prizes Science New Zealand congratulates the winners of the first-ever Prime Minister’s Science Prizes – the Science Prize, Emerging Scientist’s Prize, Science Teacher’s Prize, the Science Media Communications Prize, and the.. […]
  • Education cuts will refocus on efficiency March 11, 2010
    A $25 million budget cut to the Ministry of Education will lead to redundancies and a greater need to focus on efficiency, Education Minister Anne Tolley announced today. […]
  • Top Award For NorthTec Design Student March 11, 2010
    NorthTec student is inaugural Ellerslie International Flower Show Student Designer of the Year NorthTec student Katie Hilford has been named Ellerslie International Flower Show Student Designer of the Year presented by Yates. […]
  • Dunedin teen parents don't have Turia's support March 11, 2010
    Why don’t Dunedin’s teen parents have your support Tariana? Dunedin South Labour MP Clare Curran today accused Associate Social Development Minister Tariana Turia of hypocrisy and a lack of consistency in supporting a North Island teen parenting programme, while not supporting the sole Dunedin programme... […]
  • No plans to cut courses - Joyce March 11, 2010
    A review of New Zealand's 6000 qualifications is likely to see courses change to fit a national qualification but there are no plans to slash the number on offer, Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce says. […]
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