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Govt-Funded Science – McGuinness Institute
The McGuinness Institute, a thinktank, produced a report on government-funded science in March that is probably not worth reading. While it has some useful information...
Newsletter 9/3 (2012 Investment Plans)
Take on the Week Yesterday we released 2012 investment plan analyses for wananga, PTEs, ITOs, universities, ITPs and Skills for Canterbury. We apologise for putting...
Ministerial Delegations and Cabinet Committees 9/3
The Cabinet Office has posted Cabinet Committee membership and Ministerial delegations, with the most interesting parts being the roles of Pita Sharples and (especially)...
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...
Newsletter 20/12 – Welcome Back Grant Robertson
Take on the Week We welcome back Grant Robertson as Labour’s tertiary education spokesperson (Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment to match Joyce’s...
Powering Innovation Report
A major report on R&D on the high value manufacturing and services sector (HVMSS) was released at the start of November. The core recommendation to transform...
United Future Tertiary Education Policies
United Future has many policies relevant to tertiary education, but it has not highlighted education amongst its top four issues for this election, nor did it include...
Parliament Report 19/7
This Parliament Report covers the week ending 15 July 2011. Labour has asked a lot of questions about Youth Training and Youth Guarantee, possibly after PTE requests....
Parliament Report 12/7
This Parliament Report covers the fortnight ending 8 July 2011. The likelihood of the VSM Bill not passing before the election, unless it is taken up by the government,...
Parliament Report 30/5
This Parliament Report covers the week ending 27 May 2011. The House was on holiday so not much happened other than a few written questions. Relevance: Low relevance...
Newsletter 25/5
Take on the Week The Budget was the biggest item of the last week and our second Budget update last Friday provided a good overview of the funding changes. The...
Research Review 23/3
This is a long post drawing together several research-related issues over the last two months, from the Ministry of Science and Innovation’s establishment,...
Office of Auditor General Report – Results of 2009/10 Audits
The Office of the Auditor General (OAG) has recently released its Annual Audit Report for 2009/10. It shows that two TEIs received a qualified audit opinion in...
Newsletter 6/12 – Xmas Party Invite!
Education Directions invites you to a Xmas party next Tuesday 14 December, 5-7pm (and beyond) at Pollux, 111 Manners St, Wellington. Check out the formal invitation,...
CRI Statements of Core Purpose
CRI statements of core purpose have been released by the Minister for RST. They provide a sharp description of CRIs’ purpose and relationship to stakeholders, with a...
Science Update 22/9
This update on science activities covers the new Bill establishing the Ministry of Science and Innovation and an update on CRI reforms. Relevance: Medium relevance...
CRI Taskforce – Implementation
Implementation of the CRI Taskforce Report’s recommendations is underway, with many officials, CRIs and other stakeholders beavering away. We review the process,...
Parliament Report 7/4
This is the second review of activity in Parliament – it was going to run last Friday, but we figured not many people would be at work. We will run another...
Newsletter 30/3
Take on the Week The Government’s response to the CRI Taskforce has been very positive, with all but one recommendation accepted (there will still be a return...
Govt Response to CRI Taskforce
The Government released its response to the CRI Taskforce report yesterday, but almost all of the issues were agreed before the Taskforce’s report was released....
- 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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- News 18/5 – Top Dancer. School Funding. Fewer Couch Fires. May 17, 2012
- Are ITOs Doing More Business Training? May 17, 2012
- News 17/5 – Get Exporting! WIE Wins Dispute. Marine Resources. May 16, 2012
- News 16/5 – Premier Uni. Music Review. Tui. May 15, 2012
- News 15/5 – Nursing Investigation. Vet School. Name for Sale. May 14, 2012
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- News 11/5 – Chch Renewal Plan. Land Purchase. Teaching Excellence. May 10, 2012
- Would you crowdfund a research project? May 9, 2012