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Newsletter 14/5 (Chch Recovery, MSI RFPs )
Take on the Week One of the biggest trends last week was the dying down of the mass reaction to the student support changes. The only new piece of information that...
Parliament Report 14/5
It was another quite week in Parliament, but Budget Day is looming and will lead to a rash of Oral and Written Questions. Support for NEETs and loan repayment rates...
Newsletter 4/5 (Student Loans/Allowances)
Take on the Week Student support changes were the big theme of the week, starting on Tuesday with John Key’s Budget speech and follow-up hints from him and...
Budget Hints Summary 2/5
John Key and Steven Joyce released strong Budget hints over the last day on increased student loan repayment rates, lower allowance eligibility and extra subsidies...
Newsletter 27/4 (TEC Data Release)
Take on the Week The Budget hype started in earnest this week, with Steven Joyce confirming some changes to loans for very heavy course loads (which were, of course,...
Parliament Report 23/4
Questions around Computer Power, TEI governance, graduate outcomes, student loans and allowances, welfare reform, Skill for Canterbury and social research were answered,...
Newsletter 20/4 (Science/Student Finance Conferences)
Take on the Week The week had two conferences with an impact on tertiary education – the NZ Assn of Scientists (NZAS) looked at emerging researchers’ issues...
Parliament Report 16/4
Parliament was quiet this week, but a few interesting answers to written questions about Christchurch activities were filed. The Minister basically said “I’ll...
Parliament Report 10/4
This Parliament Report covers the week ending 9 April. A student loan bill was passed while a bill on lobbying was drawn from the members’ ballot. Answers...
Parliament Report 2/4
This Parliament Report covers the week ending 1 April 2012, which was a busy one, with many financial reviews and written questions, plus progress on student loan...
Newsletter 30/3 (Support for Christchurch)
Take on the Week Steven Joyce sprang into action this week, announcing the 37% 2011 drop off of Christchurch international enrolments and a $5m commitment (over...
Why Did Tertiary Policy News Go Into Overdrive Yesterday?
There were four big tertiary education policy news stories yesterday, but only one was new news. Stories on student loans, graduate incomes and ITO mergers were...
Welfare Reform – First Phase
The Government has released details of its welfare reforms, with the potential for 3,000 16-18 year olds and some of the 22,000 sole parents with kids under 5 to...
Parliament Report 5/3
The Royal Society Bill finally passed last week, bringing the humanities sector formally into the Royal Society. Welfare reform also made the news, with a focus...
Newsletter 2/3 (2012 Investment Plan Series Coming Up)
Take on the Week We finally received an OIA response on 2012 investment plan decisions from TEC yesterday. We will review the documents next week and, of course,...
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...
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...
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...
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- 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
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- News 11/5 – Chch Renewal Plan. Land Purchase. Teaching Excellence. May 10, 2012
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