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Newsletter 28/6
Take on the Week The new SAC and Youth Guarantee funding rates have been set by the TEC for 2011, and the 2010 rates have been confirmed (ie they’re lower...
Parliament Report 28/6
This Parliament report covers the week ending 25 June. Steven Joyce and Grant Robertson clashed (mildly), and there were special mentions of unis, ITPs, PTEs and...
Newsletter 22/6
Take on the Week A new Education Amendment Bill was announced late last week. The PTE refund issue may well be renegotiated in select committee as it seems to be...
Success of first-year university students
The MOE has published research on the academic performance of first-year university students. It is useful, but its lack of data sources on social and academic engagement...
University Entrance Review
University entrance is being reviewed, with a large potential impact across the whole tertiary education sector. Apologies for the late notice, but it only came...
Parliament Report 3/5
It was a quiet week in Parliament. This report covers the week ending 30/4. Relevance: Low-medium for degree providers, with public confirmation by Steven Joyce...
Joyce’s Choices
This post reviews Steven Joyce’s progress after 3 months as the Minister for Tertiary Education. He is making small, but significant, changes and could shape...
Parliament Report 16/4
Nothing major happened this week at Parliament relating to tertiary education, but some questions around TEI enrolment legislation and fee maxima are interesting. Relevance:Low-medium...
Newsletter 16/4
Take on the Week The tertiary sector suddenly swung back into action after a quiet post-Easter week. Finally, Steven Joyce released ITP Council appointments and...