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11 Sep OECD’s Education at a Glance 2012

Posted at 23:28h in Policy, Statistics & Analysis, Strategy & Policy by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

The OECD released its major education statistical publication tonight – Education at a Glance 2012. While it can serve as a goldmine for lobbyists seeking dubiously comparative stats, it is...

11 Sep NZQA on UCOL/Waiariki International Nursing Students

Posted at 10:09h in Export Education, Industry, ITPs, Policy, Quality Assurance, Registration and Licensing, Students, Tertiary Education by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

UCOL and Waiariki have been told off by NZQA for excessive granting of credit to international nursing students for offshore qualifications, as well as not directly verifying offshore documentation. NZQA...

10 Sep Newsletter 10/9 (Is Joyce Toying with Unis?)

Posted at 14:36h in EER Reports, Export Education, Facilities & Equipment, Funding, ITOs, ITPs, Policy, Students, TEI Issues, Tertiary Education, Unis by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

Take on the Week Steven Joyce seems to be toying with the universities, which are playing catch-up (and not well). Back on August 21, Joyce said university councils were too big...

10 Sep Parliament Report 10/9

Posted at 11:54h in Export Education, Parliament, Policy, Politics, Research, Strategy & Policy, TEI Issues by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

The MPs were away and so the Parliament Report is pretty quiet. There is some info on companies getting research grants, while David Cunliffe and Winston Peters are asking lots...

07 Sep 2011 EPIs Released (Update: PTE Analysis, Sector Reaction)

Posted at 09:31h in ITPs, Policy, PTEs, Statistics & Analysis, Tertiary Education, Unis, Wananga by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

The TEC has released the 2011 Education Performance Indicators for tertiary education providers (ITO data is due on Sep 28). This updated post provides a link to the second version...

06 Sep 2011 EPIs Released

Posted at 15:27h in ITPs, Policy, PTEs, Statistics & Analysis, Teaching and Learning, Tertiary Education, Unis, Wananga by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

The TEC has released the 2011 Education Performance Indicators for tertiary education providers (ITO data is due on Sep 28). This post provides a link to the first version of...

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