Joyce prepares to shuffle the funding
3/11/10 •
Tertiary Update, Vol 13 No 8
Steven Joyce, in his first major speech as minister of tertiary education, told the Wellington Chamber of Commerce that “it is highly unlikely that there will be any significant cash injections in the foreseeable future.”
He then went on to make three policy announcements. The first is that he would be rationalising [...]
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Farewell Lyn and thank you
09/3/10 •
The Lincoln University community was shocked to hear of the tragic death of Dr Lyn Boddington in a car accident on Friday March 5th. Lyn was a tireless worker for staff through the many positions she held with the Tertiary Education Union.
Lyn originally trained and worked as a fitter and turner before returning to study as a mature stu-dent. She completed a BA (Hons) and MSc in Psychology at Canterbury and began a Lincoln Ph.D. in Management. Always keen to keep learning and upgrade her skills, Lyn was a member of the first thesis writing group at Lin-coln in 1998.
Workload grows apace with rolls
11/3/10 •
In comments to National Radio’s Morning Report yesterday morning, Canterbury vice-chancellor Rod Carr highlighted the growing workload pressures on tertiary education staff. Professor Carr told Radio New Zealand:
“Last year we enrolled an additional 1.5 percent more international students, 5 percent more domestic students, 11 percent more post-graduate students and we earned 15 percent more research income, [...]
Minister won’t confirm future of equity funding
11/3/10 •
Concerns about the future of the Tertiary Education Commission’s equity funding programme continue to grow, with the minister of tertiary education, Steven Joyce, not responding to regular requests for information on the issue.
The funding currently provides institutions with $133 for each Māori or Pasifika EFTS studying towards a diploma, $320 for a degree, and $444 [...]
Lincoln and Telford plan merger
11/3/10 •
Lincoln University and Telford Rural Polytechnic are exploring a possible merger of their two institutions in the coming year.
The possible merger was announced to staff yesterday afternoon. TEU members and officials are scheduled to meet with Lincoln university management on Monday to discuss more details of the proposal.
It is likely that Telford would remain a [...]
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