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15 Apr PBRF – Reviewing Victoria’s Result

Posted at 21:58h in Funding, Policy, Research, Tertiary Education, Unis by Dave Guerin 3 Comments

Victoria's first ranking in the AQS(N), the main score in the PBRF, was the big news in last week's PBRF release. Our analysis shows that Victoria's result was built on...

15 Apr PBRF – Key Results & Media Reaction

Posted at 19:38h in Funding, Policy, Research, Tertiary Education, Unis by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

The results of the Quality Evaluation (QE) for the Performance Based Research Fund (PBRF) were released last Thursday by TEC. This post reviews the overall results, based on the lengthy report...

11 Apr ITOs – TEC’s 2013 Investment Plan Decisions

Posted at 10:14h in Funding, ITOs, Policy, Tertiary Education by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

ITOs had a 19% drop in allocated Standard Training Measures (STMs) from 2012 to 2013, but the funding cuts reflect demand and probably did not surprise the ITOs affected. ITOs with...

10 Apr PTEs – TEC’s 2013 Investment Plan Decisions

Posted at 16:53h in Funding, OTEPs, Policy, PTEs, Tertiary Education by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

TEC's decisions on PTE investment plans seemed to focus a lot on reducing low quality provision, while generally declining applications for more funding with limited explanation. Media Design School, NZ...

09 Apr ITPs – TEC’s 2013 Investment Plan Decisions

Posted at 14:32h in Funding, ITPs, Policy, Tertiary Education by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

ITPs faced tighter funding in 2013, with TEC approving about $29m less (-5%) in their investment plans (offset by trades academies shifting to the MOE - was $9m in 2012)....

08 Apr Parliament Report 8/4 (SAR, Postgrads, Students on Councils)

Posted at 14:38h in Funding, Government on Industry, Industry, Parliament, Policy, Politics, Students, TEI Issues, Tertiary Education, Unis by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

Labour is seeking information on the review of search and rescue funding, and postgrad enrolments, while universities have changed student representation on their Councils. Relevance: Medium relevance to those involved in...

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