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News 20/4 – Loans and Fees the Key, Plus Grid Girls

In: Funding|Tertiary Education

20 Apr 2010

Student Loans and Fees There have been many stories following up on Steven Joyce’s announcements on TV on Sunday about student loans and fees (see yesterday’s news post for details) John Key was on Breakfast (at 4:33 on) talking about student loans and the key points are in this story, including that students should respect the taxpayers’ contribution to their… Read Full Story.

News 19/4 – Steven Joyce Drops Big Budget Hints

In: Funding|ITOs|Research|Staff|Students

19 Apr 2010

Over-Delivery Radio NZ ran a story on Friday about over-delivery by universities and ITPs last year. I received similar information last Thursday for a wider group of providers and will be running posts at 11am from Mon-Fri this week on them. Steven Joyce 1 Steven Joyce was on TVNZ’s Q+A programme (transcript here) yesterday covering: performance-funding (variable targets by… Read Full Story.

News 16 Mar – Fees on Agenda, WITT Cuts

In: Staff

16 Mar 2010

Keeping an Eye on Fees Fee maxima are complicated, especially in relation to course costs, so it’s positive to see that Victoria University’s students association is keeping an eye on the University. NZUSA has also picked up on signals from Steve Joyce that fees may rise. Reforms Blogger Peter Wilson has written an interesting review of the tertiary education… Read Full Story.

News 15 Mar – Briefings to New Minister, Budget Lobbying Starts

In: Funding|Government on Industry|Policy|Research|Staff|Strategy & Policy

15 Mar 2010

Joyce’s Briefings Steven Joyce released briefings given to him as the new Minister on Friday. There are nine papers for the curious. (I = ED Insider story) Tertiary Education Reforms The Manawatu Standard has come out in support of performance-based funding for providers and for student loans. Martin Kay, political reporter, has written a lengthy piece on the… Read Full Story.

New MOE Research – Tuition Fees, Productivity and Training Opportunities

In: Funding|Research|Statistics & Analysis

24 Feb 2010

The Minister of Education has published three new research reports. I have a soft spot for the MOE’s Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting team and I regret that there is not a bigger market for research-based evidence in tertiary education policymaking. To help make up for that, I’ll promote their work! Comparing university tuition fees with PBRF performance,by… Read Full Story.


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