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6 Apr 2010Tairawhiti and EIT Merger Tairawhiti Polytechnic and Eastern Institute of Technology may merge, largely as a result of financial pressures on the former. This was on the cards… Read Full Story.
In: ITPs|TEI Issues
1 Apr 2010Steven Joyce, Minister for Tertiary Education, has just announced who will take up the 80 roles on institute of technology and polytechnic (ITP) councils from May 1. Each… Read Full Story.
Men’s Scholarships Unitec has teamed up with the NZ Men’s Health Trust to give out 5 scholarships of $5,000 each to men studying health sciences. Given men’s poor… Read Full Story.
This post reviews whether CEOs, students and staff should have designated roles on Councils – its the third in a series on ITP Council arrangements – and my… Read Full Story.
This post explains the backstory of the governance changes at ITPs, the second of a series on the issue. I agree with the changes taking place, which should improve… Read Full Story.
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2 Feb 2010It’s musical chairs time in ITPs as an average of 14 Council members at each ITP need to fit into the new 8-person Councils from May 1. This is… Read Full Story.
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2 Feb 2010Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki (WITT) has turned in a good surplus and has had its debt wiped, so is it out of the woods financially? After… Read Full Story.