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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...
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,...
University of Otago Academic Audit Report
The University of Otago’s academic audit report is very positive and identifies no major problems. The Panel’s recommendations mainly related to feedback...
Newsletter 13/4 (Extra PBRF Calculations)
Take on the Week This week was all about research, with many interesting stories, so it seemed sensible to bring them together for you. The TEC proposed changes...
PBRF Audit Raises Staff/Research Eligibility Issues
Gaming by universities of the PBRF system has influenced the TEC to propose a major change to the calculation of the Average Quality Score. They propose to drop...
Parliament Report 19/3
Parliament was quiet last week. Many written questions were answered but the answers are not very exciting. This Parliament Report covers the week ending 18 March. Relevance:...
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...
2012 Investment Plans – Universities
University investment plans for 2012 were largely predictable, but papers released by the TEC provided further detail on the response to the Canterbury quakes and...
University of Otago – 2010 AR
The University of Otago’s annual report promotes success in research grants, but teaching income increased at a faster rate. Research spending is increasingly...
2010 EPIs – Universities
The TEC has released Education Performance Indicators (EPIs). This post reviews the results for universities, which generally show improvements on 2009 results....
Parliament Report 15/6
This Parliament Report covers the week ending 10 June 2011. The only focus was oral submissions on the Education Amendment Bill (No.4) and we have also summarised...
2011 Investment Plans – Universities
ED Insider has sourced the advice given to the TEC Board by TEC staff on investment plans – this first post in a series looks at the university sector. Massey...
University Rankings
Two global rankings of universities have been released in the last two weeks, while the MOE has also written a report on another ranking system. The University...
Industry News 3/8
Aviation Skills The ATTTO is consulting upon an Aviation Strategic Training Plan and Map of Provision. The project is being managed by Wellington consultancies...
Newsletter 3/5
Take on the Week I put together a post on Friday reviewing Joyce’s choices, coming to the conclusion that he will probably create a lot of change as he moves...
09 Annual Report – University of Otago
The 2009 annual report for the University of Otago (Otago) has been released recently. It has had a positive year, with no major shifts. Key facts Teaching highlights Postgrad...
- 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
- News 14/5 – World Class Salaries. Hotels and Feng Shui. Fatal Crash. May 14, 2012
- News 11/5 – Chch Renewal Plan. Land Purchase. Teaching Excellence. May 10, 2012
- Would you crowdfund a research project? May 9, 2012