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5 Apr 2012Enjoy your Easter break – the news will be back on Tuesday (I’ll be back at work even if you’re not). Policy, Management & People Grad Survey Universities NZ has released the first results from its new grad survey. Canty Reviews Well, Canterbury is finally doing what I had expected for about a year, which is to go… Read Full Story.
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27 Mar 2012An alleged PBRF scam came up yesterday. I think it was rather insubstantial, but needs to be addressed nonetheless and I’ll post about it shortly. Policy, Management & People Post VSM David Farrar wrote yesterday about a post-VSM experience of a law students’ club and argued that students’ associations should take a lesson from them. He makes some… Read Full Story.
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26 Mar 2012The biggest tertiary education story of the weekend was Prof Sir Paul Callaghan’s death, followed by a group of students drinking in Dunedin. Policy, Management & People Paul Callaghan Prof Sir Paul Callaghan of Victoria has died. There has been recognition from, Victoria, RSNZ, the Government, Labour, Greens, MacDiarmid Institute (plus the Board and International Advisory Board), and Massey. There… Read Full Story.
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9 Mar 2012Euroasia Language Academy had a cute idea to use Graham Henry’s Argentinean role to promote Spanish language learning. They didn’t execute it that well, but cute idea. Policy, Management & People Huffer Clothes I had no idea where to put this story, but Auckland has a new line of Huffer apparel. I checked out the site and it’s… Read Full Story.
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7 Mar 2012Policy, Management & People Welcome Back Andy Lincoln’s new VC is Andy West, who some of you may remember from roles such as TEC Chair and NZQA CE (NZN, BusinessDesk, Fairfax, RNZ, TEU). Waikato EFTS …are up 1% for domestic and 6% for international. Waiariki…international numbers are up at FY 2011 levels already. Odd OUSA RNZ had an odd… Read Full Story.
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1 Mar 2012Canterbury has revealed a 2011 $9.5m surplus before insurance payments (The Press), but the after insurance payments surplus of $30m is said to be misleading for various reasons, such as capital costs (which sound reasonable). Overall, they’re not in a great position, as we knew. Policy, Management & People Massey Staff Cuts 25 jobs are apparently on the… Read Full Story.
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27 Feb 2012Students are apparently fleeing NZ and while Auckland’s Stats Chat debunks the survey results a little, the overall figure align with recent MOE research I reviewed for ED Insider. We do, as we know, have a real problem of grads going, and staying, offshore. Policy, Management & People Student Fee Problem The NZ Herald had a story at… Read Full Story.
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22 Feb 2012The Christchurch quake has had an enormous impact on many in the tertiary education sector, especially the friends and family of the 8 staff and 64 students King’s Education who died. It has also affected all those working and studying in tertiary education in Christchurch, as they struggle with changing enrolment numbers, damaged facilities and personal impacts. I… Read Full Story.
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20 Feb 2012The next time someone says that academics don’t speak publicly, I’ll get them to read a weekend’s worth of my Public Issues section! It’s a big one today. Policy, Management & People Problem PTEs The NZ Herald’s Andrew Laxon continues his good work highlighting problem PTEs – there’s a short and long story. Labour’s Grant Robertson says more… Read Full Story.
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15 Feb 2012The answer was yes…to the Auckland student being proposed to by billboard. Policy, Management & People Canterbury Facilities Canterbury has gained CEMARS carbon footprint certification, while its UCSA Events Centre is on schedule for post-Easter opening and you can watch an interview with their facilities manager. $51m Hall Auckland’s new $51m student hall opens this week and it… Read Full Story.