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3 Feb 2012Policy, Management & People BIMs Treasury’s BIM sparked media releases from NZUSA’s Pete Hodkinson (opposing interest on student loans) and the TEU’s Sandra Grey (opposing shifting funding to younger students and research money to help the private sector). It is not surprising that NZUSA wasn’t too worried about shifting funding towards younger students as most student reps are…younger… Read Full Story.
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2 Feb 2012Policy, Management & People Building/Glass Wintec is finding it hard to fill its construction trades classes while UCOL is not filling the glass school in Wanganui. New Professors Auckland has named 11 new professors. Aviation 25th Massey’s School of Aviation is celebrating 25 years of operation. New ECE Centre TWOA has started a new ECE centre in Gisborne…. Read Full Story.
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30 Jan 2012Policy, Management & People King’s Education About 100 Japanese people will fly to NZ next month to mark the year since the death of 12 Japanese King’s Education students in the CTV building. Tauranga Campus The local paper thinks a new Tauranga campus will energise the city. User Innovation Lincoln’s Prof John Fairweather writes about support for user… Read Full Story.
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24 Jan 2012Policy, Management & People Timetabling Staff are upset at Canterbury’s new timetable but apparently it’s set to meet student needs. There are some interesting issues raised in the story. Tauranga Development BOPP, Waikato and Awanuiarangi are asking Tauranga District Council to waive rent for 33 years and initial development fees for a new joint campus (SunLive). The need… Read Full Story.
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23 Jan 2012Policy, Management & People New TV Ads I was going to write a post about new TV ads put out by ITPs, but StopPress wrote much the same thing on Friday, so I’ll pass. It’s worth a read on cool new ads by Open Poly and MIT. Innovation City Prof Sir Peter Gluckman has followed up last year’s… Read Full Story.
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22 Dec 2011Policy & Management WITT $$ The Taranaki Daily News has some good news for WITT’s turnaround, based on a TEC report released yesterday. Motel SIT SIT has bought the Aachen Motel in Invercargill to house international students. Extras: flood protection work at Massey. Research & Innovation Birdflu Auckland’s Siouxsie Wiles comments on the research that may be censored… Read Full Story.
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12 Dec 2011Policy & Management Joyce’s Roles The NZ Herald reckons that Steven Joyce can “expect to leap to a front-bench position and the economic development and science and innovation portfolios as well as hanging on to tertiary education”. That’s been my pick for some time too. Ad Complaint Unitec had a complaint made to the Advertising Standards Authority about… Read Full Story.
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7 Dec 2011Policy & Management Lincoln Closures Lincoln is moving staff out of its Hilgendorf and Student Union buildings due to poor seismic ratings (FAQ, campus map – Hilgendorf at bottom left, student union in middle – NewstalkZB, The Press, ). They’re doing a space audit to find new places for displaced people and are confident they can find the… Read Full Story.
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6 Dec 2011Policy & Management Centre Closes Otago Poly is closing a South Dunedin learning centre. Wellness A TWOA wellness app is up for a Microsoft award. VSM Kiwiblog has a post on alleged misuse of funds by VUWSA, but he’s barking up the wrong tree in my opinion (I have an involvement up there). Opposition Advice Stuart Middleton offers… Read Full Story.
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5 Dec 2011Policy & Management Christchurch Rebuild The wave of new students/trainees in construction don’t yet have a job to go to, with rebuilding in Christchurch not yet starting – comments by BCITO’s Ruma Karaitiana and CPIT’s Phil Agnew. Wings Trimmed Southern Wings Aviation College, which is shifting away from being an SIT subcontractor, has had an EFTS cut as… Read Full Story.