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31 Jan 2014 Investment Plans – Universities (AUT & Lincoln)

Posted at 16:27h in Funding, Policy, Tertiary Education, Unis by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

AUT and Lincoln received special attention by TEC for 2014 investment plans. AUT gained strong support for its plan to expand its Manukau campus, which had gone very well to...

31 Jan 2014 Investment Plan Round – Overview and TEI Approvals

Posted at 14:47h in Funding, ITPs, Policy, Unis, Wananga by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

This is our first post on TEC's 2014 investment plan round decisions, covering the overall process and decisions on TEIs with 2-year plans (excluding Lincoln). TEC has withheld over 80%...

30 Jan Industry Training Bill Submissions

Posted at 13:24h in Government on Industry, Industry, Industry Input, ITOs, Parliament, Policy, Tertiary Education by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

Submissions were heard this week on the Industry Training and Apprenticeships Amendment Bill (the Bill) by the Education and Science Committee (the Committee). Some tweaks seem likely to the Bill,...

28 Jan PTE Financial Viability – TEC Consultation

Posted at 11:35h in Funding, Policy, PTEs, Tertiary Education by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

TEC is planning to restart its financial viability monitoring of PTEs. It is proposing a desk-based review of ratios, with PTEs rated as a higher risk being subject to further...

27 Jan MBIE 2014 Science Investment Round

Posted at 16:40h in Policy, Research, Tertiary Education, Unis by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

This post reviews Dec 2013 announcements about the 2014 Contestable Science Investment Round (the 2014 Round), traditionally the biggest of the year. We apologise for not covering the issue in...

27 Jan Newsletter 27/1 (New Party Policies.)

Posted at 15:16h in Parliament, Policy, Politics, Research, Strategy & Policy by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

Take on the Week This is the season for new political policies. Last week we had the PM pushing National's new policies. Today Labour's David Cunliffe announced his new policies, while...

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