Ministers fronted up to discuss the Budget at the Education and Science Committee. Written Questions covered contestable science funding, the National Statement of Science Investment and Centres of Research Excellence...
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Polytech Funding Otago Poly C-E Phil Ker and Steven Joyce disagree over the need for greater Govt investment in polytechs.
Primary Industry Needs An MPI report highlighting increasing...
Labour released an Adult and Community Education (ACE) policy today that was largely the same as the one that it released for the 2011 election. They are proposing a $22m...
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New Childcare Centre The ODT profiles Otago Uni’s new childcare centre, Te Pa.
Sexist Science? Auckland’s Prof Siouxsie Wiles on sexism in science. There were some related tweets yesterday...
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ICT Funding Labour’s Clare Curran criticised the Govt’s plan to invest $28.6m in ICT education as “woefully inadequate”, while Whitireia C-E Don Campbell has welcomed the investment.
New...
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Polytech Performance Labour’s Maryan Street blames Govt policy for poor ITP finances.
Grad Incomes The median income of grads one year after finishing study declined between 2009 and 2012.
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