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News Round-Up 6 Feb

In: Tertiary Education

6 Feb 2010

This is a new feature and I’d appreciate feedback. Next week we’ll probably introduce a newsfeed to the site as well.

Lincoln University is seeking to convert a leasehold high country station into freehold, sparking fears of loss of public access – unlike most such issues, no overseas owners are involved! Some land will go to [...]

Is WITT on the up and up?

In: Funding| TEI Issues

2 Feb 2010

Western 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 having its debt apparently written off in late 2008, the new National government wouldn’t sign off on the paperwork. But last week the Taranaki Daily News reported [...]


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  • Jim Doyle: ...on the other hand perhaps it's not an error [...]
  • David Choat: Maybe the official who wrote the document is from [...]
  • Dave Guerin: Your memory is correct. I'm going to start working on a post on this for ED Insider and another one [...]
  • Darel Hall: As I remember it we were both involved in Labour's attempt to introduce performance element to fundi [...]
  • John MacCormick: The coverage in NZ is shallow - and the disappearance of Ed Review means the specialist coverage isn [...]

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  • Industry groups support tertiary funding change March 11, 2010
    Employment organisations say a change to funding tertiary insitutions party on student performace will result in a better qualified workforce. […]
  • Tertiary cuts starting to bite March 11, 2010
    Telford Rural Polytechnic is considering merging with Canterbury's Lincoln University, as the tertiary shake-up and funding cuts squeeze the Balclutha institution. […]
  • Joyce moves to soothe Maori Party March 11, 2010
    Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce has headed off a row with the Maori Party over planned changes to higher education. Party co-leader Pita Sharples had said he feared wananga courses would be axed. […]
  • Tertiary education set to receive shake up March 11, 2010
    Source: Close Up Watch (1) Source: Close UpLabour Party's Education spokeswoman Maryan Street WATCH the video (7:08) Slacking students, nonsense courses and student loans are all in the government's sights as the new Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce makes his mark. […]
  • Moa DNA successfully isolated March 11, 2010
    An international team of researchers, including University of Otago archaeologists Chris Jacomb and Richard Walter, has successfully isolated ancient Moa DNA. […]
  • Minister Will Pay For Roads But Not Education March 11, 2010
    Yesterday Steven Joyce, the minister of tertiary education said that he was "acutely aware of how important better educational outcomes for our young people are to strengthening our economy for the future" but then went on to say "it is highly unlikely that there will be any significant cash injections in... […]
  • Science New Zealand congratulates prizewinners March 11, 2010
    Science New Zealand congratulates winners of the inaugural Prime Minister’s Science Prizes Science New Zealand congratulates the winners of the first-ever Prime Minister’s Science Prizes – the Science Prize, Emerging Scientist’s Prize, Science Teacher’s Prize, the Science Media Communications Prize, and the.. […]
  • Education cuts will refocus on efficiency March 11, 2010
    A $25 million budget cut to the Ministry of Education will lead to redundancies and a greater need to focus on efficiency, Education Minister Anne Tolley announced today. […]
  • Top Award For NorthTec Design Student March 11, 2010
    NorthTec student is inaugural Ellerslie International Flower Show Student Designer of the Year NorthTec student Katie Hilford has been named Ellerslie International Flower Show Student Designer of the Year presented by Yates. […]
  • Dunedin teen parents don't have Turia's support March 11, 2010
    Why don’t Dunedin’s teen parents have your support Tariana? Dunedin South Labour MP Clare Curran today accused Associate Social Development Minister Tariana Turia of hypocrisy and a lack of consistency in supporting a North Island teen parenting programme, while not supporting the sole Dunedin programme... […]
  • No plans to cut courses - Joyce March 11, 2010
    A review of New Zealand's 6000 qualifications is likely to see courses change to fit a national qualification but there are no plans to slash the number on offer, Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce says. […]
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