Posts Tagged ‘Open Entry

ODT Feature on University Access The ODT has a story and a long feature on university entrance issues quoting Steven Joyce, Pete Hodgson, a BNZ economist and me (rambling… Read Full Story.

Welcome to all the new readers this week – we’ve had a wee spike in traffic – and let me know if you’d like to see anything new… Read Full Story.

We have 7 universities covered today, but didn’t have a story for Lincoln – maybe next time we’ll get the clean sweep. Otago Access Limits In major entry… Read Full Story.

I’d like to start today by expressing my sorrow at the death of Jiayi Li, a Chinese student who came here to learn and grow, but lost her… Read Full Story.

Rod’s Closing the Doors Rod Carr, University of Canterbury VC, is calling for tighter entry to university again, with former MP Liz Gordon taking the opposite view. David… Read Full Story.

 A quiet news day today, but I’m sure the Minister will drop something before the weekend, like ITP Council appointments maybe. CRI Changes The Government has broadly agreed… Read Full Story.

Waynne Smith’s post on ITO issues yesterday raised some good issues and so have the comments – check it out if you haven’t already. CRI Taskforce A big report was… Read Full Story.

David Choat is the third blogger to join ED Blog. He is profiled here. University of Canterbury Vice-Chancellor Rod Carr has a challenging article in yesterday’s Press (not… Read Full Story.


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