The Wellington Institute of Technology (WelTec) faced some financial challenges in 2013, but most appeared temporary, other than the need to boost L3+ domestic enrolments. Integration activity with Whitireia increased apace. Our...
Lincoln University (Lincoln) performance in 2013 was impressive in many ways, but its enrolments still declined by 10%. The decline was not earthquake-related, but due to TEC calling for a...
An academic audit report for Victoria University of Wellington (Victoria) was released in Dec 2014 by the Academic Quality Agency for NZ Universities (AQA). Relevance: medium relevance to universities. Our Take AQA said...
The NZ Engineering, Food & Manufacturing ITO (Competenz) external evaluation and review (EER) report was released in Oct 2014. Competenz had a good report, and had effectively managed 4 mergers...
Policy, Management & People Aoraki Merger? Aoraki is considering a merger with CPIT to create a Canterbury-wide polytechnic (CPIT, Fairfax, Radio NZ, ODT). A Timaru Herald editorial argues that it is...
Aoraki Polytechnic (Aoraki) is exploring a "new combined entity", which sounds like a merger, with Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT). That may take effect in 2016. Relevance: high relevance to...