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30 Oct SIT – 2011 AR

Posted at 10:30h in ITPs, TEI & ITO Annual Reports, Tertiary Education by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

The Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) had a successful 2011, improving its EPIs and maintaining a high, but lower than 2010, surplus. It was not badly affected by the Christchurch quakes,...

29 Oct Parliament Report 29/10 (ATI Bill Report-Back)

Posted at 11:36h in Government on Industry, Industry, Parliament, Policy, Politics, Research, Teaching and Learning, Tertiary Education by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

The report-back of the Advanced Technology Institute Bill resulted in few changes to the Bill, mainly because the majority report only involved the National MPs – the other parties submitted...

29 Oct Newsletter 29/10 (UCOL and Aoraki Changes)

Posted at 08:00h in Export Education, Facilities & Equipment, Funding, Industry, Industry Input, ITOs, Policy, Staff, Students, Teaching and Learning, TEI Issues, TEO Sector Groups, Tertiary Education, Unis by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

Take on the Week UCOL's response to L1-2 funding cuts has been prompt and gained wide coverage. They are proposing 33 job losses (8% of staff) and 17% of programmes being...

26 Oct Marsden Fund 2012 Grants Round

Posted at 09:30h in Policy, Research, Tertiary Education, Unis by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

The Royal Society announced 86 Marsden Fund grants yesterday. Otago Uni remained at the top of the grants table, but Auckland closed the gap from last year. Auckland, Victoria, Massey...

25 Oct Ako Aotearoa 2011 Annual Report

Posted at 10:09h in Policy, Statistics & Analysis, Teaching and Learning, Tertiary Education by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

Ako Aotearoa consulted upon a new business model in 2011, which was implemented in 2012, involving more co-funding of projects and more professional development work. Relevance: Low-medium relevance for educational researchers. Our...

23 Oct Parliament Report 23/10 (Student Representation)

Posted at 09:41h in Industry, ITPs, Parliament, Policy, Politics, Registration and Licensing, Statistics & Analysis, Strategy & Policy, Students, Tertiary Education by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

Student groups seem to have lost their representation within TEC, while a new Education Amendment Bill gives schools more timetabling flexibility. Search and rescue enrolments/completions have also been uncovered. This...

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