Posts Tagged ‘Telford Rural Polytechnic’
News 22/11 – PTE Regulation, Sex and Intl Students. Pike River.
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22 Nov 2010PTE Regulation The NZ Herald reported yesterday on Grant Robertson’s (Labour) support for Steven Joyce’s PTE regulation changes – although Grant put in a few caveats, as one would expect (Grant’s media release). The NZ Herald has also followed up on last weekend’s stories on dodgy business schools by pointing out that the main ones blacklisted by Massey were the three closed down… Read Full Story.
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- Tags: AUT, Bay of Plenty Polytechnic, Degree Entrance, ETITO, Immigration, Labour, Lincoln University, Massey University, Media Design School, Minister - Tert. Ed, NCEA, NMIT, NZQA, Otago Polytechnic, Tai Poutini Polytechnic, Telford Rural Polytechnic, TEU, University of Canterbury, University of Otago, University of Waikato, WelTec, Whitireia Community Polytechnic
News 19/11 – Telford-Lincoln Merger (and Whitireia-WelTec?). Judge Sentences Man to Education.
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19 Nov 2010Lincoln-Telford Merger As I covered yesterday, Lincoln University and Telford Rural Polytechnic are to merge – well Lincoln is taking over Telford (Minister’s release). The two institutions have put out a joint release, emphasising the potential for vertical integration of training. RNZ reported briefly while the ODT has written a long piece with a focus on Telford – wroth a read if you’re keen on the issue…. Read Full Story.
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- Tags: AUT, CPIT, EIT, Lincoln University, Massey University, Minister - Tert. Ed, MIT, NorthTec, Open Polytechnic, Otago Polytechnic, SIT, Telford Rural Polytechnic, TEU, UCOL, University of Canterbury, University of Otago, Victoria University of Wellington, Whitireia Community Polytechnic
Telford to Become Part of Lincoln
18 Nov 2010Steven Joyce has just announced that Telford Rural Polytechnic will be disestablished and incorporated within Lincoln University from January 1 2011. The two institutions applied for the change earlier this year and, after public consultation, the Minister has approved the change – his comments are shown below. I expect the merger will improve the speed, reach, and effectiveness of knowledge transfer from research to on-farm practice. The land-based sector… Read Full Story.
News 11/11 – Intl Students Ups and Downs, VSM Bill Proceeds.
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11 Nov 2010Thank to Independent Tertiary Institutions for their hospitality last night at their end of year function at the Beehive. Good to catch up with old friends and hear the Minister, Steven Joyce, talk of some work around PTE policy settings. Intl Students Up Steven Joyce announced a 5% rise in international students yesterday (some comments from the public here) plus ten doctoral scholarships for international students. Intl Students Downer While it’s… Read Full Story.
Nursing to Unis? The TEU republished, with my consent, an ED Insider post about proposals to shift nursing from ITPs to universities. Shooting Game A third-person shooting game made by a group of students from Auckland’s Media Design School has been chosen as one of five finalists in the student section of the 2nd Independent Games Festival Awards (IGF) China. That’s pretty impressive… Read Full Story.
News 3/11 – Quakes, the Defence Review and Beetroot Recipes
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3 Nov 2010Bad Press UC is getting some bad press about its notice to students of its Nelson teacher training campus closure. Laban Welcome Winne Laban, ex-MP, has been welcomed to her job at Victoria University. Quakes in Chch Under the Sea UC’s Mark Quigley had another sellout crowd in Chch for a lecture on geology – will we now see disasters caused by academics wanting similar crowds?. NIWA,… Read Full Story.
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- Tags: Agriculture ITO, AUT, Bay of Plenty Polytechnic, EIT, Lincoln University, Massey University, NMIT, Student Loans and Allowances, Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre, Telford Rural Polytechnic, UCOL, University of Canterbury, University of Otago, Victoria University of Wellington, WITT
Competenz’s Billionaire Link In an embarrassing story, a Competenz manager has been linked by TVNZ to a story of a fake billionaire. There’s not that much to the Competenz aspect really, but who wants that link with your brand? Best Bus Driver Tranzqual has named Riki Katene as NZ’s best bus driver after a national competition. Chch Beatup… Read Full Story.
News 8/9 – Staff Working Bees to Clean Up After Quake
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8 Sep 2010Education performance information will be released by TEC at 11am today. ED have some embargoed figures so we’ll publish a post at 11am. Quake Update Aftershocks are slowing down building checkups (and requiring new checks), which in turn are delaying the cleanup. However, Canterbury Uni is having a (voluntary) staff working bee starting at noon today – although read… Read Full Story.
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- Tags: Aoraki Polytechnic, AUT, Avonmore Tertiary Institute, Bay of Plenty Polytechnic, Christchurch Quake, Design, Lincoln University, Massey University, Otago Polytechnic, SIT, Tai Poutini Polytechnic, Telford Rural Polytechnic, University of Auckland, University of Canterbury, Victoria University of Wellington, WITT
News 30/8 – ITO Vision. Angry Council. Telford Expansion?
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30 Aug 2010Forestry Vision ITOs are covered so rarely in the media, but the NZ Herald had a good story today on FITEC and its work with other ITOs to set up the Primary Industries Trade Academy, but the story also has a wider focus on how industry skills need will be met. In a similar vein, there’s a very… Read Full Story.
News 25/8 – Lincoln-Telford Merger & Stolen Websites
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25 Aug 2010Lincoln and Telford The merger proposal is moving on, with the Minister calling for submissions on a formal proposal and the institutions releasing details. Stories have been published by NZPA and the ODT. TEU Won’t Sue NMIT…well, this time anyway Free Flat “I am very proud to welcome these fine students to UC Accommodation Student Village”, said regular ED Blog… Read Full Story.
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