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Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi – EER Report
The Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi (Awanuiarangi) external evaluation and review (EER) report was released last week, with a high rating. The wananga has good EPIs...
Parliament Report 27/2
TEI governance reform is moving up the agenda, with staff and student reps most likely to be at risk if change occurs. The Greens’ Jan Logie continues to gain...
Newsletter 24/2 – Restructuring
Take on the Week Restructuring is on the agenda for Steven Joyce. On Monday, RNZ quoted him as saying that TEI mergers were on the cards in Christchurch, with the...
Ako Aotearoa’s New Business Model
Ako Aotearoa has released an analysis of consultation on how it can fund its operations. The Minister wants the organisation to generate more non-government revenue...
ED Insider Agenda 20/2
We are re-launching a summary of current issues – the ED Insider Agenda. This summarises current issues in tertiary education and we plan to update it on a monthly...
Parliament Report 20/2
The week was pretty quiet other than a splash by the Greens’ Jan Logie over the Training Incentive Allowance. This Parliament Report covers the period from...
Which Student Loan Borrowers Go Offshore?
The MOE and Stats NZ have explored which student loan borrowers go offshore and who returns. University ex-students are over-represented in both those who go offshore...
Newsletter 15/2 (Govt’s More Interventionist Agenda)
Take on the Week The Government is setting out a new tertiary education direction, shifting from a reliance on simple levers to becoming more interventionist. Since...
Immigration Update 15/2
The Dept of Labour (DOL) has released statistical reports for the June 2011 year that provide useful data for those in international education, and we have also...
Te Rautaki Māori 2012-2017 Consultation
NZQA has launched a draft new Māori Strategy, Te Rautaki Māori 2012-17. The Strategy is more succinct and more closely aligned to NZQA’s role than the 2007-12...
Industry News 14/2 (Social Work & Flight Training)
This industry news post has a roundup of news since the start of the year and one older item. It’s concerning that 22% of social work stakeholders, unprompted,...
Parliament Report 13/2 (Equine ITO Merger)
Parliament started back last week and, while most of the focus was on other areas of policy, Written Questions by Labour’s Grant Robertson show likely lines...
BIMs – MSI & HRC
The Ministry of Science and Innovation (MSI) and Health Research Council (HRC) Briefings to Incoming Ministers (BIMs) reflect previous policy directions. MSI is...
BIMs – 16 Other Agencies (TPK, DBH, MSD, MAF, etc)
This post covers 16 Briefings to Incoming Ministers (BIMS) from a wide range of agencies, covering artificial limbs, youth policy, transport accidents, teachers...
BIMs – Treasury, SSC, DOL, MED & NZTE
This review of core and economic agencies’ BIMs includes controversial (but not new) Treasury positions, SSC warnings over pay restraint, and new economic...
BIM – TEC (A New TES?)
Most of the policy details in the TEC’s Briefings to the Incoming Minister (BIM) were withheld, but we detected the vague possibility that there might be...
BIM – NZQA
The Government released Briefings to Incoming Ministers (BIMs) yesterday and this review of the NZQA BIM is the second in the series (MOE BIM is here). NZQA’s...
BIM – Ministry of Education
The Government released Briefings to Incoming Ministers (BIMs) yesterday and this review of the MOE BIMs is the first in a series. The most interesting parts (other...
University of Waikato – 2010 AR
The University of Waikato (Waikato) 2010 annual report showed a good surplus, some very good educational results and the establishment of new research centres....
CPIT – 2011 AR
The Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT) 2010 annual report is a little brief on academic matters but they had a new CEO in August 2010 and earthquakes...
- University of Auckland – 2011 AR
- PBRF Changes Confirmed by TEC
- NZ 14th in Ranking of Higher Education Systems
- Newsletter 14/5 (Chch Recovery, MSI RFPs )
- Parliament Report 14/5
- Christchurch Draft Education Renewal Programme
- Labour Market Returns to Industry Training
- Parliament Report 7/5
- NZ University Academics’ Salaries – International Comparison
- Newsletter 4/5 (Student Loans/Allowances)
- Dave Guerin: Thanks for the feedback Pamela.It is good to see so much focus on youth transition issues from all...
- Pamela Jefferies: I am surprised that the same government that introduces these policies for youth axed the training...
- Dave Guerin: I don’t know if you need a Logan Edgar everywhere in normal times (his flair comes with quite a...
- Stephen Day: Your comments about OUSA are interesting. I’ve often thought the problem with modern students...
- Stephen Day: I guess in the greater scheme of things everything is connected by the overall budget. But people on...
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