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2012 Girdlers’ Scholarship winner announced

12 March 2012 | media

Kate Poskitt is looking forward to engaging with some of the best minds in the world when she begins studying for a Politics, Psychology and Sociology (PPS) Tripos degree at Cambridge University...

Universities NZ welcomes incoming Minister for Tertiary Education

12 December 2011 | media

Universities New Zealand-Te Pōkai Tara welcomes today’s announcement that Steven Joyce will serve another term as the Minister for Tertiary Education as well as be the new Minister for Science and...

Rhodes Scholars Elect 2012

21 October 2011 | media

Andrew Dean, Max Harris and Briar Thompson have been selected as Rhodes Scholars Elect for 2012 following a selection meeting held at Government House in Wellington on Thursday.Tenable at Oxford...

Funding support for Canterbury’s universities welcomed

21 September 2011 | media

Universities NZ welcomes today’s announcement that the government has agreed to fund Canterbury’s tertiary institutions at pre-earthquake-negotiated funding levels through 2012.To secure government...

Universities NZ welcomes changes to UE

10 August 2011 | media

Academic Quality Assurance of New Zealand Universities

09 August 2011 | publications

Universities New Zealand – Te Pōkai Tara and the New Zealand Universities Academic Audit Unit have published an information brochure called Academic Quality Assurance of New Zealand Universities.

World-first survey determines what becomes of university graduates

21 June 2011 | media

A large-scale survey of New Zealand graduates – which aims to determine the ongoing impact of a university education on graduates’ lives – is being launched this year and is a world first in its...

Universities’ reaction to Budget 2011

19 May 2011 | media

Universities New Zealand – Te Pōkai Tara is pleased that the government has recognised the important contribution higher education makes to New Zealand’s future growth. Today’s budget announcement...

Commentary on "Catalysing Economic Growth" by IPENZ

06 April 2011 | publications

Universities New Zealand - Te Pōkai Tara CommentaryImplications for New Zealand universities of the paper "Catalysing Economic Growth: Boosting Innovation Expertise in the Private Sector" by the...

Universities take leading role in growing innovation

23 March 2011 | media

A survey released today by Statistics New Zealand, in association with the Ministry of Science and Innovation (MSI), shows that universities undertook $802 million worth of research and development...

Robertson Scholarship takes Kiwis to US universities

22 March 2011 | media

Two former head girls of schools in Auckland and New Plymouth have won scholarships to esteemed universities in the United States.Brenna Cukier from St Heliers, Auckland is off to pursue her...

2011 Girdlers’ Scholar looking forward to student life at Cambridge

22 March 2011 | media

Ryan Ammar is looking forward to student life at Cambridge University when he begins studying for an English Tripos later this year. The 18-year-old former Head Boy at Timaru Boy’s High School ...

Myers Scholar to study languages at Cambridge

18 March 2011 | media

William Coleman, head prefect at King’s College, Otahuhu last year, has been awarded the prestigious Sir Douglas Myers Scholarship for 2011 to Cambridge University in England.The scholarship, worth...

Universities responding to Christchurch students’ needs

04 March 2011 | media

In the aftermath of the earthquake, the New Zealand universities have been working together to assist affected students from the Canterbury region. Lincoln University’s physical facilities are all...

Universities working together to respond to the Canterbury earthquake

01 March 2011 | media

Universities New Zealand – Te Pōkai Tara would like to express our deepest sympathy and concern for the people of Christchurch and the broader Canterbury region after last week’s devastating...

Responding to an ageing academic workforce

31 January 2011 | publications

Universities New Zealand - Te Pōkai Tara commissioned Business and Economic Research Limited (BERL) to analyse the academic workforce, identify possible scenarios for the future and present the...

Universities face the challenge of an ageing workforce

31 January 2011 | media

A report by Business and Economic Research Limited (BERL) shows that the universities are facing a shortage of academic staff over the next ten years due to an ageing academic workforce and other...

The Economic Value of University Investment

14 October 2010 | publications

Universities New Zealand – Te Pōkai Tara commissioned the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER) to model the economic impact of investment in university teaching and research. The...

It’s not just what is under your feet... it’s also about what's above your shoulders

27 April 2010 | publications

Extract from the opening address at the Higher Education Summit, Auckland, 15 March 2010 by Derek McCormack, Vice-Chancellor of Auckland University of Technology and Chair of the New Zealand Vice...

The Evolution Of Science – Where Is New Zealand Going?

03 December 2009 | news

Extract from a public lecture delivered at The University of Auckland by Professor Sir Peter Gluckman, Chief Science Advisor Let us focus on the science system. It would escape no‐one's attention...

Māori Academic Leadership

07 October 2009 | news

Māori Academic Leadership: Capacity, Capability and Character Leadership Dr Steven Covey in The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, (1989) discovered an interesting...

Major Advance For Indigenous Involvement In NZ Tertiary Education

25 June 2009 | media

Towards Social Cohesion: The Indigenisation Of Higher Education In New ZealandA summary of a paper presented by Professor Mason Durie, Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Māori and Pacific) and Professor of...

Why Universities Are Critical To Our Recovery

03 June 2009 | news

The effects of the financial crisis currently underway are being felt in many countries, including New Zealand. The exact course of this recessionary period is unknown; however, the expected...

Universities key to building export education industry

20 February 2009 | news

By Professor Roy Crawford, Chair, NZVCC International Policy CommitteeThe importance of export education’s annual $2.3 billion contribution to the New Zealand economy, including the industry’s...

Briefing to the Incoming Minister

17 February 2009 | publications

The Briefing to the Incoming Minister (361KB PDF) was released on the 17th February 2009.