NZIER - Regional Activities of Universities

27 April 2017 | publications

Regional activity of universities: Data sources for assessing New Zealand universities share of regional economic activityNZIER report to Universities New Zealand - Te Pōkai Tara, April 2017

Universities concerned over persistent UE disparity for Māori and Pasifika

13 April 2017 | media

University Vice-Chancellors welcome the increased numbers of secondary school students achieving NCEA Level 2 but remained concerned about the persistent achievement gap at University Entrance...

Sir Douglas Myers

13 April 2017 | media

Universities New Zealand expresses its sincere sympathy at the passing and loss of philanthropist Sir Douglas Myers.Universities New Zealand manages the Sir Douglas Myers Scholarship for...

Universities NZ Latest News

06 April 2017 | news

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Innovation combats credential fraud

05 April 2017 | media

Recent analysis of 5,500 CVs in the UK found that a staggering 44% had discrepancies in education claims with 10% having false grades. So what are universities here doing to combat credential fraud...

International collaboration pays off

05 April 2017 | media

New research shows that every $1 invested in getting New Zealand researchers to collaborate with overseas researchers returns $7 in increased economic activity over the following 20 years. Here’s...

Latest News - From the Chair

05 April 2017 | news

From the ChairThe recently published Productivity Commission report into ‘New Models of Tertiary Education’ should be of concern to everyone.  It ignores the fact this country has one of the world...

Are standards being relaxed?

05 April 2017 | media

A recent TEU survey of 1,000 members from across the tertiary sector asked whether “pressure to pass a higher percentage of students in New Zealand tertiary educations institutes has worsened over...

Growing our regions

05 April 2017 | news

New research shows that universities contribute up to $19.95 billion to the regions in New Zealand where they are located and represent between 1.6% and 6.5% of GDP in their region.New Zealand’s...

How does funding stack up against the OECD?

05 April 2017 | news

A recent media story claimed, “New Zealand devoted a higher proportion of its total public expenditure to tertiary education than any other country in the OECD.” [1] But how does government...

Achieving parity

05 April 2017 | media

Universities support TEC's call for participation parity for Māori and Pasifika school leavers but say they are hamstrung by the comparatively low numbers achieving UE while at secondary school...

Globalising NZ students

05 April 2017 | news

Students who study overseas do better academically, get better jobs and are paid more.  So how will the recent TEC announcement support New Zealand student mobility?From this year, tuition funding...

Have an issue or complaint about university assessment processes?

31 March 2017 | media

If you have an issue or complaint about university assessment practices, please email complaints@universitiesnz.ac.nz or call 04 381 8511.Check assessment practices and read about the internal and...

Overview of assessment, quality and complaints practices

30 March 2017 | news

The majority of people who do university study want to develop skills and knowledge that will make them employable and to gain qualifications that potential future employers will recognise and...

Statement from the Chair of Universities New Zealand

29 March 2017 | media

The Chair of Universities New Zealand, Professor Stuart McCutcheon, strongly denies that universities are relaxing standards for either entering university or passing courses.Universities generally...

Productivity Commission Inquiry into New Models of Tertiary Education

21 March 2017 | news

Productivity Commission of Inquiry into New Models of Tertiary EducationThe Government asked the Productivity Commission to investigate how trends in technology, internationalisation, population,...

Productivity Commission report fails NZ

21 March 2017 | media

 The Productivity Commission has again failed to understand the real challenges facing New Zealand’s universities and is trying to fix what’s not broken while ignoring things that are.Professor...

Outstanding Papamoa student wins scholarship to Cambridge

21 March 2017 | media

Felicity Whale, the Dux at St Paul’s Collegiate in Hamilton last year, has been awarded the prestigious Sir Douglas Myers scholarship to study at Cambridge University in England.There, eighteen...

Future leaders awarded prestigious Robertson Scholarship

21 March 2017 | media

Two exceptional young women with a passion to make a difference have been awarded the prestigious Robertson Scholarship to study in the USA.Antonia Young, aged eighteen from Parnell (Auckland), and...

Productivity Commission report fails NZ

21 March 2017 | news

The Productivity Commission has again failed to understand the real challenges facing New Zealand’s universities and is trying to fix what’s not broken while ignoring things that are.Professor...

Universities’ expertise strengthening NZ ties to Asia-Pacific

09 March 2017 | media

Universities New Zealand says the three Centres of Asia-Pacific Excellence announced today demonstrate the important role universities play in sharing their research and expertise with government...

A Crisis Should Not Be Wasted

09 March 2017 | news

By Dr Peter Lee, CEO, Auckland UniServices LtdThe term crisis is being used to describe these economically turbulent times.Crises are disruptive periods in which there is an inherent tendency to...

NZ universities excel in QS World University Subject rankings

07 March 2017 | media

New Zealand has again excelled in the latest world university rankings, being placed in the top 50 universities in the world in 22 different subjects, and in the top 100 in 39 (out of a possible 46...

A degree is a smart investment

24 January 2017 | media

Students recognise that earning a degree creates great benefits for them and their families, and that’s why they are willing to take on an average of $15,000 debt as they know they’ll earn $1.3-$4...

Pathways to scholarship

11 January 2017 | media

Diana Amundsen is an inspiration, and finds inspiration in the people and communities around her. Diana completed her Bachelor of Arts at Waikato University in 1988 and nearly thirty years later...