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Universities NZ endorses My eQuals digital credentials platform
05 December 2017 | news
In 2016 Universities New Zealand - Te Pōkai Tara on behalf of all eight universities, became a signatory to the Groningen Declaration, a global network of institutions, government agencies and...
TEC: Fees-free tertiary education policy
23 November 2017 | news
The following information is sourced from the Tertiary Education Commission's website (http://moetec.cwp.govt.nz/news-and-consultations/fees-free-tertiary-education-policy/)LAST UPDATED 23 NOVEMBER...
Apply for Critic and Conscience of Society Award - $50K to assist with research - by 28 Feb
22 November 2017 | news
Pictured: Dr Mike Joy, Inaugural winner of the Critic and Conscience of Society AwardApplications are sought for the Critic and Conscience of Society Award which is administered by Universities New...
TEC: Fees-free tertiary education policy
09 November 2017 | news
The following information is sourced from the Tertiary Education Commission's website (http://moetec.cwp.govt.nz/news-and-consultations/fees-free-tertiary-education-policy)LAST UPDATED 8 NOVEMBER...
Rhodes scholarships awarded to future leaders
08 November 2017 | media
Prestigious Rhodes Scholarships have been awarded to three outstanding young New Zealanders to carry out post-graduate study at the University of Oxford (UK).The 2018 Rhodes Scholars-elect are:...
Did you know ...?
31 October 2017 | news
New Zealand has been placed 28th in the world for its production of research articles in high-quality science journals. This is an improvement of one place from last year and puts us up there with...
Chair’s Column – Reflections on the Election Result
31 October 2017 | news
Now that we know what the new Government looks like and the policies it will pursue over the next three years, it’s timely to comment on what I think Ministers should be considering when it comes...
Take a closer look at the tertiary sector
31 October 2017 | news
What is a university and what must it do?That’s set out in Section 162 of the Education Act 1989, which says: “A University is characterised by a wide diversity of teaching and research, especially...
“No qualification required”
31 October 2017 | news
Back in September, NZ Talent and Trade Me Jobs teamed up to create a search filter, so job hunters could find skilled-based roles being advertised with no qualification required.The Head of Trade...
Ministry data confirms excellent outcomes for uni grads
31 October 2017 | news
The Ministry of Education’s new detailed dataset is a first step towards providing a user-friendly interface on graduate outcomes for prospective students, their families and other interested...
The culinary students who couldn’t boil an egg
31 October 2017 | news
Universities have long been concerned about the potential damage to our international reputation from rogue private companies offering dubious tertiary qualifications to less than genuine students,...
New Zealand Vice-Chancellors' Committee Financial Statement 2017
25 October 2017 | media
Click here for the New Zealand Vice-Chancellors' Committee Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2017.
Universities NZ welcomes Ministerial appointments
25 October 2017 | media
University Vice-Chancellors today congratulated Chris Hipkins on his appointment as Minister of Education as well as Associate Ministers of Education Kelvin Davis, Jenny Salesa, and Tracey Martin,...
Life-changing opportunity for Woolf Fisher scholars
20 September 2017 | media
Caption: Chairman of the Woolf Fisher Trust, Sir Noel Robinson with the Woolf Fisher Scholars for 2018 from left: Josh Brian, Oliver Hailes and Nat Walker-Hale.Three outstanding young New...
Inaugural Critic and Conscience Award to environmental “crusader”
13 September 2017 | media
Massey University academic Dr Mike Joy has been presented with the inaugural Critic and Conscience of Society Award for his work in drawing attention to the issue of water quality in New Zealand’s...
UNZ cautions about potential for misuse of national earnings data
30 August 2017 | media
Universities New Zealand welcomes the release of data to guide student choices around study and career options, but is worried about the likelihood that the data might mislead or confuse current or...
What parents overwhelmingly want for their children
10 August 2017 | news
New Zealand parents overwhelmingly want their children to go to university.That’s the key finding from a recent survey commissioned by Universities New Zealand of 1,000 parents of children aged 11...
Strong endorsement for CUAP
10 August 2017 | news
A recent independent review has strongly endorsed the quality assurance system for university academic programmes and qualifications and found the system is working well for New Zealand and New...
Government responds to the Productivity Commission
10 August 2017 | news
After receiving a “revise and resubmit” on last year’s draft, the Government gave the Productivity Commission’s final report on “New Models of Tertiary Education” a just-passing grade, agreeing...
The links between research and teaching
10 August 2017 | news
A defining characteristic of New Zealand universities is the statutory requirement that requires degrees to be taught mainly by people engaged in research....
University education changes lives, increases social capital
10 August 2017 | news
New research has found that a university education is associated with a wide range of benefits for Māori and Pacific graduates, their families and communities, including reducing labour market...
Read the latest news from Universities NZ - August 2017 newsletter
10 August 2017 | publications
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From the Chair: Brave new careers world?
10 August 2017 | news
Students, schools and those retraining need to be better served by our careers system than the current mishmash of overlapping and inconsistent initiatives offered by a range of government agencies...
SMEs value university research and graduates
10 August 2017 | news
University research makes a positive contribution to New Zealand businesses according to a recent survey of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) commissioned by Universities New Zealand.In a...
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