The Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT) successfully merged with Tairawhiti Polytechnic in 2011, and had strong financial and educational performance (EPI issues may still emerge). A purposeful merger process seems to...
The Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre (Taratahi) had a good year in 2011, adding new partners, expanding existing partnerships and launching its trades academy. Livestock values inflated Taratahi's surplus and current assets,...
Whitireia New Zealand (Whitireia) moved towards a joint Council and academic board with WelTec, bought two PTEs (one with WelTec) after the balance date, and improved its EPIs. They have...
Two more sets of ITOs have merged – the Horticulture/Sports Turf ITOs and the Apparel and Textile/Plastics and Material Processing ITOs. Both seem likely to be interim mergers before the...
The structure of the Applied Technology Institute (ATI) will be very business-focussed, focused on connecting business and the wider research network. IRL staff will largely transfer to the new ATI,...
Take on the Week
The implications of the visa fraud in China could continue for some time. Government and Opposition politicians will likely use the opportunity to take pot-shots at the sector,...
