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2 Feb 2012

Policy, Management & People Building/Glass Wintec is finding it hard to fill its construction trades classes while UCOL is not filling the glass school in Wanganui. New Professors Auckland has named 11 new professors. Aviation 25th Massey’s School of Aviation is celebrating 25 years of operation. New ECE Centre TWOA has started a new ECE centre in Gisborne…. Read Full Story.

News 1/2 – WITT Rockets. Rod to Stay. Innovation Database.

1 Feb 2012

Policy, Management & People A View on Everything This opinion piece covers almost every issue in current tertiary education in short bites. Since it is probably just written to provoke, I think I will refrain from comment. WITT Rockets WITT’s enrolments are up by 50% on last year, down to PEI’s demise, WITT’s own marketing and the general… Read Full Story.

News 30/1 – King’s Education. Pasifika Success. New Bible.

30 Jan 2012

Policy, Management & People King’s Education About 100 Japanese people will fly to NZ next month to mark the year since the death of 12 Japanese King’s Education students in the CTV building. Tauranga Campus The local paper thinks a new Tauranga campus will energise the city. User Innovation Lincoln’s Prof John Fairweather writes about support for user… Read Full Story.

News 20/1 – Enrolment Trends. Toi Moko. Android Phones.

20 Jan 2012

Policy, Management & People Enrolment Trends Aoraki is bursting its seams in Ashburton. Canterbury’s enrolment release was covered by RNZ and The Press. Massey HB Visit VC Steve Maharey and other Massey honchos are off to Hawke’s Bay to meet the locals. Extras: students have a new GP visit fee at Auckland (One News); Loons at CPIT Open… Read Full Story.

News 17/1 – PEI to Close. Zero Fees. Wilding Pines.

17 Jan 2012

I forgot to welcome people back to work yesterday, as the tertiary education sector gradually starts filling up again. You’ll notice the site is looking a bit different and there will be a few new features over the next two weeks. Policy, Management & People PEI to Close Practical Education Institute in New Plymouth is going to close,… Read Full Story.

News 23/12 – New Site Design. ERA Award. New Professors.

23 Dec 2011

Merry Xmas and have a great holiday break to all of you. Update: posts will resume Monday 9 January. In the meantime, we are posting top stories of the day via Facebook and Twitter – follow us at top right of this page. Those coming to the site today will notice a design change. We’re still tweaking it… Read Full Story.

News 22/12 – Motel SIT. Birdflu. Massey & Police.

22 Dec 2011

Policy & Management WITT $$ The Taranaki Daily News has some good news for WITT’s turnaround, based on a TEC report released yesterday. Motel SIT SIT has bought the Aachen Motel in Invercargill to house international students. Extras: flood protection work at Massey. Research & Innovation Birdflu Auckland’s Siouxsie Wiles comments on the research that may be censored… Read Full Story.

News 12/12 – Joyce’s Roles. Ad Complaint. Chasing a Job.

12 Dec 2011

Policy & Management Joyce’s Roles The NZ Herald reckons that Steven Joyce can “expect to leap to a front-bench position and the economic development and science and innovation portfolios as well as hanging on to tertiary education”. That’s been my pick for some time too. Ad Complaint Unitec had a complaint made to the Advertising Standards Authority about… Read Full Story.

News 5/12 – Christchurch Rebuild. Women in Newspapers. NZer of the Year.

5 Dec 2011

Policy & Management Christchurch Rebuild The wave of new students/trainees in construction don’t yet have a job to go to, with rebuilding in Christchurch not yet starting – comments by BCITO’s Ruma Karaitiana and CPIT’s Phil Agnew. Wings Trimmed Southern Wings Aviation College, which is shifting away from being an SIT subcontractor, has had an EFTS cut as… Read Full Story.

News 30/11 – Labour Leadership. Aged Care. Microsoft-SPCA Links.

30 Nov 2011

Policy & Management Labour Leadership David Shearer’s speech to the NZ Tertiary Education Summit has been talked up as a Labour leadership speech – I was there and it was a good speech and I have a lot of time for him. Auckland’s Joe Atkinson comments briefly on the race. Extras: recognition for CPIT TV ads; SIT’s good… Read Full Story.

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