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13 Apr 2012Bit of excitement around the PBRF yesterday – check it out below. Policy, Management & People PBRF Gaming The TEC changed the PBRF rules yesterday, sparking blog posts by such luminaries as Eric Crampton and David Farrar (and me), but no mainstream media interest. The TEU welcomed the TEC’s efforts. Rutherford Changes Steven Joyce announced some changes to… Read Full Story.
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12 Apr 2012If you haven’t yet, check out the student finance conference next week – it’s a good line-up. Policy, Management & People Christchurch Plan The recovery plan for Christchurch education should be released in the coming weeks. Education Centre Otago Uni is handing to a school-organised trust an educational centre that supports Central Otago schools. Presumably they’re dropping revenue-losing… Read Full Story.
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11 Apr 2012Not much in the news today, because comms people exhausted their media releases by Easter Saturday and everyone’s on leave now! Policy, Management & People Extras: MIT’s new campus plans; Waiariki-Awanuiarangi trip to India; profile of Agriculture New Zealand tutor Jenny North. Research & Innovation Dairy Migrants Lincoln’s Rupert Tipples is to research migrant workers, mainly in the… Read Full Story.
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10 Apr 2012I really like the good hearted intent and the silliness being Flat Man, who helps students out in Christchurch. We need a bit more fun in life. Policy, Management & People Bye Terry BOPP’s Terry Fulljames has retired as Director Academic – he’ll be missed (SunLive). New Profs Otago Poly made Samuel Mann and Sally Pairman professors (ODT)…. Read Full Story.
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5 Apr 2012Enjoy your Easter break – the news will be back on Tuesday (I’ll be back at work even if you’re not). Policy, Management & People Grad Survey Universities NZ has released the first results from its new grad survey. Canty Reviews Well, Canterbury is finally doing what I had expected for about a year, which is to go… Read Full Story.
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4 Apr 2012I enjoyed last night’s launch of The New Zealand Initiative, the merger of the NZ Business Roundtable and the NZ Institute. I’m sure we’ll hear a lot more about them. Policy, Management & People Joyce Won’t Help…to keep Canterbury arts courses off the chopping block, after a TEU request to help. Of course, Ministers shouldn’t get involved in… Read Full Story.
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3 Apr 2012Nice quite morning on the tertiary education front. Policy, Management & People Computer Power…has been purchased by WelTec and Whitireia (liquidators, NZN). Health Checks…are being loosened for international students (Education NZ). Extras: umu and a grove of native trees for Matariki at Massey Albany; obituary of Sir Paul Callaghan and another by Steve Maharey; Stuart Middleton read the… Read Full Story.
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2 Apr 2012April Fool’s Day was yesterday so I missed the fun this year – previous efforts are here and here for the curious. Policy, Management & People Chch Boost Lincoln welcomed the $5m for international promotion of Christchurch education. Languages International’s Darren Conway argues for work rights for language students. Computer Power The liquidators announced that WelTec and Whitireia… Read Full Story.
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30 Mar 2012It was great to catch up with some people at the Higher Education Summit in Auckland on Wed-Thur – I’ll try and bring some of the ideas to the Blog in future weeks. Policy, Management & People Allowances Freeze Steven Joyce announced that the parental income threshold for student allowances would not change (RNZ, NZ Herald, NZN, 3… Read Full Story.
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29 Mar 2012Off to introduce Steven Joyce as a conference this morning. Any suggestions on what I should say? Policy, Management & People Intl Students Drop…by 37% in Canterbury last year, but were up a bit in the rest of NZ (NewstalkZB, APNZ, The Press, RNZ). And here’s a story on the impact on TEIs. I pointed out much the… Read Full Story.