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News 24/5 – Restructuring Booms, as Does Budget Reaction

In: Funding| ITPs| Staff| Students| Universities

24 May 2010

Restructuring Around the Country

Massey University is closing down its Hawkes Bay teacher education courses, based at EIT. It will maintain its MOE-funded teacher professional development team. The 59 students will be able to transfer to Palmerston North or continue studying by distance. Massey says that the operation is not financially viable. As budgets tighten, it [...]

Lest We Forget Lawyers Hurt by the Budget

In: Funding| Registration & Licensing

21 May 2010

While people have been checking their tax winnings or wallowing in alternative left-wing budget plans, we have forgotten something important – the plight of budding young lawyers, or at least an organisation that trains them (I’m sure they’re just “doing it for the lawyers”).
You see, the Institute of Professional Legal Studies (IPLS) runs Profs courses, the [...]

News 21/5 – Budget, Budget & Gondolas

In: Funding| Policy| Students

21 May 2010

Budget Announcement Steven Joyce has put out two key releases on student support and new places (the latter link was working yesterday but access is now “forbidden” – maybe there are no new places after all…). TEC Budget info is here.
Budget Reaction

The NZ Herald has a story today on student reaction to the Budget. David Do [...]

News 20/5 – 4WD Training & ITP Cuts

In: Funding| ITOs| ITPs| Students| Universities

20 May 2010

I’ll be earning a crust analysing the Budget for subscribers of ED Insider, ED Blog’s sister site, today so I don’t plan to put up anything major about the Budget. I might throw up a couple of key issues for discussion.

4WD Training There is a great story at NZ4WD about the impact of the TEC ceasing [...]

NZAPEP’s Pre-Budget Post

In: Funding| PTEs

17 May 2010

This post by Edwige Fava, NZAPEP President and Dean of Studies at Wellington Catholic Education Centre,  is the seventh and last in our series of guest posts from sector groups on the 2010 Budget. You can access the others in our featured posts sidebar.
There seems to be one constant in the life of the private tertiary [...]

NZVCC on the Budget

In: Universities

17 May 2010

This post by Derek McCormack, NZVCC Chairperson and AUT Vice-Chancellor, is the sixth in our series of guest posts from sector groups on the 2010 Budget. You can access the others in our featured posts sidebar.
It’s no secret that the government is facing difficult financial times and the New Zealand Vice-Chancellors’ Committee (NZVCC) acknowledges that tough [...]

NZUSA Budget Preview

In: Students

14 May 2010

This post by David Do and Pene Delany, NZUSA Co-Presidents, is the fifth in our series of guest posts from sector groups on the 2010 Budget. You can access the others in our featured posts sidebar.
Increased access, quality and support have long been priorities for students. They will be watching the Budget with interest, hoping [...]

Budget Directions Set Well in Advance

In: ITPs

13 May 2010

This post by James Buwalda, NZ ITP Chairperson, is the fourth in our series of guest posts from sector groups on the 2010 Budget.
The annual Budget is the Government’s main device for laying out in detail fiscal policies that have often been signalled for some time.  NZ ITP expects the tertiary education section of the [...]

News 12/5 – Science Funding and Student Caps

In: ITOs| Research| Students| Universities

12 May 2010

Budget Science Boost John Key announced $321m of science funding yesterday (more over at ED Insider for subscribers). The video is below and the media release is here. NBR has a review, as do Stuff and the NZ Herald. 
Enrolment Caps Student concern is rising about several universities bringing forward tighter admission restrictions, while the ODT [...]

ITI Budget Preview

In: Funding| PTEs

11 May 2010

This post by Tim Cullinane, Independent Tertiary Institutions Chairperson, is the third in our series of guest posts from sector groups on the 2010 Budget.
Many years ago, Budgets were closely guarded political secrets with successive Ministers of Finance zealously guarding every detail.  As a result, the Budget Day speech was the first time most people [...]


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