Academic freedom is a campaign not a right
Tomorrow is World Teachers Day and Academic Freedom Day but, sadly, academic freedom remains a value to aspire to rather than a reality. Columbian academic Dr Miguel Ángel Beltrán Villegas was...
View ArticleSubmission on Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Six Months’ Paid...
Submission of the Tertiary Education Union to the Government Administration Select Committee on the “Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Six Months’ Paid Leave) Amendment Bill” 5 October 2012 For...
View ArticleFor all New Zealanders it’s time for an alternative vision
Sandra Grey, National President’s address to TEU National Conference 2012 I am going to seek your indulgence today and share tales about the hopes and aspirations of three 7-year-old children; hopes...
View ArticleGovt invests in Canterbury TEI rebuild
The government has agreed in principle to provide capital support to Canterbury’s three Tertiary Education Institutions (TEIs) for their earthquake-rebuilding programme. “The University of Canterbury,...
View ArticleThe Cs that make degrees
Sandra Grey, Speak up for Education, Dunedin 2012 At universities you will frequently hear student’s saying “Cs make degrees”. As one of those nerdy swots and an A student, I struggled to understand...
View ArticleLincoln quals review will affect many jobs
Lincoln University’s proposal for qualification reform could be one of the most significant change proposals in the recent history of tertiary education, comparable to Massey’s takeover of Wellington...
View ArticleLincoln rushing crucial quals decision
The consultation time-frame on a new qualifications structure for staff members at Lincoln University has half-expired and yet staff do not have the necessary substantive supporting documents and...
View ArticleLincoln backs away from radical qualifications change
Lincoln University decided yesterday that it would delete only two of its undergraduate qualifications instead of the 13 it initially proposed a few weeks ago. The university had been proposing to...
View ArticleCanterbury student numbers fall
The University of Canterbury will run out of money next year, according to the Press, forcing it to borrow cash to fund its day-to-day operations. The university has already asked for government help,...
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Students lose in last week’s Budget
Tertiary Update Vol 16 No 16 Punitive measures to catch debt-laden graduates at the border are a symptom of a bigger problem says TEU national president Lesley Francey. Last week’s budget drew media...
View ArticleOECD shows NZ’s lagging investment in public education
Tertiary Update Vol 16 No 21 The OECD released its annual Education at a Glance indicators this week with a warning that countries around the world, and New Zealand specifically, are investing less...
View ArticleScience and maths teachers shine in teaching awards
Ako Aotearoa’s Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awards recognised outstanding tertiary teachers and lecturers this week. A total of ten awards for Sustained Excellence in Tertiary Teaching (worth $20,000...
View ArticleAsian universities attract massive private funding
Asian universities are receiving tens of thousands of dollars more of private funding than many other universities, including those in New Zealand, according to a report by the Times Education...
View ArticleUC’s Biological Science School gets critical
Tertiary Update Vol 16 No 28 The School of Biological Sciences at the University of Canterbury has adopted a policy that promotes and affirms its duty to be a critic and conscience for society. ...
View ArticleMinistry of Ed needs a scientist say PM’s scientist
The prime minister’s chief science advisor, Professor Sir Peter Gluckman, says government ministries need to make more use of science and scientists when developing and implementing policy. He is...
View ArticleGovt pledges $260m to rebuild University of Canterbury
The prime minister has agreed to provide up to $260 million to the University of Canterbury to support its rebuild programme following the destructive Canterbury earthquakes. Most of the university...
View ArticleTEU submission on the Draft Tertiary Education Strategy 2014-2019
Submission of the Tertiary Education Union (TEU) Te Hautū Kahurangi o Aotearoa on the “Draft Tertiary Education Strategy 2014-2019” 15 November 2013 For further information please contact: Jo Scott...
View ArticleClimate justice needed for workers
CTU economist and policy director Bill Rosenberg says New Zealand needs to develop a ‘just transition’ employment and job strategy to respond to climate change. “The time and the science are well past...
View ArticlePISA results will impact tertiary education
The OECD announced its latest education league table, the PISA education achievement survey yesterday, and with it came news that New Zealand’s 15-year-old students had tumbled down the tables. New...
View ArticleUncertain future for Unitec student
A Unitec student, Simon Davis-Oakley contacted Tertiary Update this week to say that, as he enters his third ‘and most important’ year, Unitec is sacking the very lecturers whom he chose as mentors...
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