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23 Nov 2011Policy & Management Whitireia-WelTec Merger Steven Joyce has approved the Whitireia-WelTec council merger. Fees There were fears that Otago Uni’s fees would rise by 4% and they did…. Read Full Story.
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10 Nov 2011Policy & Management Maori Education RNZ had two rather weak stories yesterday, referring to WITT holding its own on Te Reo Maori against TWOA (which “has several North… Read Full Story.
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24 Aug 2011Explaining is Losing I love the PR/politics phrase that “explaining is losing” and it applies perfectly to this headline: “Varsities not rolling in cash – Maharey“. VSM In… Read Full Story.
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16 Aug 2011Canterbury is closed today, as is Lincoln, CPIT and other Christchurch providers. Aoraki is also closed. Snowy Days Two Nepalese students at WITT were interviewed about the snow…. Read Full Story.
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20 Jun 2011CHCH101 Canterbury’s paper on rebuilding Christchurch has stirred some comment about whether it is easy credits or a great way to integrate real life into academic study (RNZ)… Read Full Story.
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22 Nov 2010Hmm, this post was supposed to go on my subscription site, ED Insider, but I posted it here by mistake. Oh well, there’s a first time for everything… Read Full Story.
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27 Oct 2010Akld Intl Airport Closed Down! Well, their PTE has been closed by NZQA for not filing returns. It may be sad news for AIA (but they may have wanted… Read Full Story.
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15 Oct 2010Spend more on Unis? Universities New Zealand has released a report by NZIER that apparently “that government investment in New Zealand’s universities provides a significant permanent increase to… Read Full Story.
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1 Jul 2010Allowances Boom in 09 Steven Joyce was on Morning Report yesterday talking about student allowances increases in 2009, while NZUSA put out a release about it too. Allowances eligibility… Read Full Story.
In: ITOs
15 Apr 2010ED is sponsoring the Industry Training Federation’s Vocational Education and Training Research Forum today and tomorrow. The ITF has provided three research summaries that we are running as guest… Read Full Story.