Posts Tagged ‘Business NZ’

News 29/7 – Intl Students Up, Student Loans & Food Safety

In: Export Education| Funding| ITOs| ITPs| Industry Input| TEO Sector Groups| Universities| Wananga

29 Jul 2010

International Students Up International students were up 7%in the first four months of 2010, following a 6% rise in FY 2009. PTEs were up 8%, ITPs up 15% and unis up 4%. SIT is showing good growth this year, going from 220 international EFTS in 2009 to 259 so far this year, and is on [...]

Metros’ New Link with Business

In: Industry| Research

8 Jul 2010

The Metros’ Group of ITPs has taken a major positive step with the launch of their Innovating New Zealand website (see Metros’ media release here), which “will connect companies with a range of services, expert advice and staff training”. The site has been launched in cooperation with Business NZ and forms part of their new ManufacturingNZ [...]

News 14/5 – Reaction to VUW Caps plus Lincoln-Telford Merger

In: Funding| Research| Students| TEI Issues| Universities

14 May 2010

Our fifth sector group comments on the upcoming budget today at 9.30am - it’s NZUSA, covering the student viewpoint.

Vic’s Enrolment Shutdown Unsurprisingly, yesterday’s media was dominated by VUW’s decision to stop taking enrolments for the rest of 2010.

NZUSA said that the doors of opportunity had been slammed shut twice on students, at VUW and Otago (which [...]

Universities Have Great Idea

In: Universities

12 May 2010

The NZVCC have just announced a great initiative, along with Business NZ, TEC and the University Commercialisation Office of NZ. As you might have guessed by the participants, it’s all about business-university links.
UniServices, the commercialisation arm of the University of Auckland, is hosting an event to promote university innovation and technology in the health sector on [...]

News 7/4 – ITO audits, health and safety training, and UCOL fees

In: Funding| ITOs| Quality Assurance

7 Apr 2010

ITO Audits Radio NZ ran a story (2:41) on proposed ITO audits on Checkpoint yesterday, with Erica Cumming (HITO CEO and ITF Board member) and Liz Valintine (ATTTO CEO) and Steven Joyce (Minister for Tertiary Education) all saying it needs to be kept in perspective.
Health and Safety Training Cuts Radio NZ reported yesterday on Morning Report Business NZ [...]

ITP Musical Chairs 5 – External Roles

In: ITPs| TEI Issues

23 Feb 2010

Employer and union reps are currently guaranteed positions on institute of technology and polytechnic (ITP) Councils until April 30, but should they keep that privilege? I say no. (This is the fifth post in a series on ITP Council changes.)
I’m very supportive of employer and union involvement on ITP councils (and I mean both groups, because there [...]


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