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News 7/11 – Loan Scheme Loses Money. Otago Poly to Akld. Name that Sea Creature.
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7 Nov 2011Policy & Management Loan Scheme Loses Money TV3 did a story at the weekend disclosing how the interest-free student loan scheme would fail if it was a business, although it must be said that giving away money at no cost has never been seen as a winning business strategy. I’m happy it’s being highlighted but the treatment is… Read Full Story.
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- Tags: ACE, AUT, Bay of Plenty Polytechnic, BCITO, Christchurch Quake, HSI, King's Education, Lincoln University, Massey University, NMIT, NZUSA, Otago Polytechnic, Retail Institute, Student Loans and Allowances, TEC, TWOA, Unitec, University of Auckland, University of Canterbury, University of Otago, University of Waikato, Victoria University of Wellington, WITT
News 28/10 – Welcome Back Peter. PBRF Rort? Air Crash Email.
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28 Oct 2011CEISMIC Canterbury’s earthquake digital archive is live and will have a launch event tonight. Welcome Back Peter Peter Coolbear has gone back to lead Ako Aotearoa after a short stint at TEC in the ITP investment team. I admire Peter for giving it a go, but I’m not surprised he left. PBRF Rort? Eric Crampton has details of… Read Full Story.
News 26/10 – Otago EFTS Down. R J Scott Medal. Fulbright Scholars.
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26 Oct 2011I hope you’re all keeping warm if the northern North Island gas leak has shut off your institution’s gas heating! Otago EFTS Down Otago Uni’s EFTS will be down about 330 for 2011, but that’s mainly due to them limiting entrants after above plan growth in recent years. R J Scott Medal AUT’s Prof Stephen Henry has won… Read Full Story.
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- Tags: AUT, Bay of Plenty Polytechnic, Christchurch Quake, CPIT, EIT, Fulbright, Greens, King's Education, Lincoln University, Massey University, National, Te Whare Wananga o Te Pihopatanga o Aotearoa, TEC, Unitec, University of Auckland, University of Canterbury, University of Otago, University of Waikato, Victoria University of Wellington
News 14/10 – Rena. PBRF. Camping Out.
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14 Oct 2011Rena Waikato’s’ Chris Battershill spoke to the Science Media Centre, RNZ and the Bay of Plenty Times about the impacts of the oil spill, and to the NZ Herald about sand extraction. You can check out a video of the Massey-organised team cleaning a penguin (and it then swimming in the rehab pool) and an overview of the… Read Full Story.
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- Tags: AUT, Bay of Plenty Polytechnic, Christchurch Quake, CTC Aviation Group, EIT, Labour, Lincoln University, Massey University, Media Design School, NMIT, NorthTec, NZ Childcare Assn, NZUSA, PBRF, Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre, TEC, TEU, UCOL, University of Canterbury, University of Waikato, Victoria University of Wellington, VSM
News 2/9 – Canterbury Cuts. Auckland’s VIPs. Staff Negotiations.
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2 Sep 2011Sorry for the delay today – the car had a flat battery and the AA guy suggested I drive it for 45 minutes to recharge it, so the morning went south from there. Canterbury Cuts Busy day on this issue! News broke yesterday of cuts of up to 350 jobs at the University of Canterbury, with the TEU calling… Read Full Story.
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- Tags: Aoraki Polytechnic, BCITO, Christchurch Quake, CPIT, EIT, Labour, Lincoln University, Massey University, NMIT, NZUSA, SIT, TEC, TEU, UCOL, Unitec, University of Auckland, University of Canterbury, University of Otago, University of Waikato, USNZ, Victoria University of Wellington, VSM, Waiariki Institute of Technology, WelTec, Whitireia Community Polytechnic, Youth
News 1/9 – Gun Promo. Lots of Leave? Space Satellite.
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1 Sep 2011Gun Promo Otago Uni’s Prof Kevin Clements offers a rather off the cuff opinion about a gun sale, but then again, a $1 gun will either excite or appal many people. He’s not excited. Whitebait Whitebait eggs are being killed by UV and need vegetation over stream edges according to Canterbury’s Mike Hickford. Maybe we should pay farmers… Read Full Story.
News 26/8 – Performance Data. CPIT Strike. Firing VCs.
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26 Aug 2011Performance Data TEC released data on tertiary education organisations educational performance yesterday, with Steven Joyce kicking it off. Various organisations put out releases to promote their version of the data, including Massey (explaining a low result), Otago Uni (bragging about a top result), WelTec (near-top performance). The ODT profiled the results for Otago Uni and Poly. CPIT Strike… Read Full Story.
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- Tags: ACT, AUT, Bay of Plenty Polytechnic, CPIT, Lincoln University, Massey University, Minister - Tert. Ed, NMIT, NorthTec, Otago Polytechnic, SIT, Student Loans and Allowances, TEC, TEU, UCOL, University of Auckland, University of Otago, University of Waikato, Victoria University of Wellington, WelTec
Should Te Wananga O Raukawa Be Funded in 2012?
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25 Aug 2011I wonder whether Te Wananga O Raukawa (Raukawa) should be funded in 2012. You see, they had the worst course completions of any tertiary education institution (public providers) in 2009 at 42%. The latest figures, just announced (here is Raukawa’s report), show that their 2010 course completions were 43%, a paltry improvement of 1%. That’s pretty poor…. Read Full Story.
News 23/8 – Libya. TEI $$. Don for TWOA.
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23 Aug 2011Libya Good riddance to Gaddafi and let’s see how long it take to clean up the mess. I’d pick 5-10 years, but if you want to see what a real expert thinks about Libya, Otago Uni’s Robert Patman has been all over the news (TV3, RadioLIVE). TEI $$ The Minister and TEC released 2010 financial stats for universities,… Read Full Story.
News 9/8 – Training Opportunities Cut. Plumbing Leaks? See Ya Roger!
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9 Aug 2011Training Opportunities Cut TEC has reduced Training Opportunities funding by 500 in the wake of a decisions last year for MSD to take over 40% of the funding previously allocated to the area. The NZ Herald has a story quoting TEC and various providers, while releases have been put out by the YMCA and the Salvation Army (two… Read Full Story.
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- Tags: ATTTO, AUT, Lincoln University, Massey University, MIT, NMIT, NorthTec, NZUSA, Otago Polytechnic, PGDR ITO, Salvation Army Employment Plus, TEC, Training Opportunities, Unitec, University of Auckland, University of Canterbury, University of Otago, University of Waikato, Victoria University of Wellington, Waiariki Institute of Technology, Wintec, YMCA
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