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Source: University of Otago
Headline: New Zealand school children revealing the power of mānuka
Schools and pupils from all over New Zealand are working with the University of Otago and Plant & Food Research to discover what secrets are locked within the wide variety of mānuka around the country – including whether the native plant’s leaf chemistry could provide a natural weed killer.
Source: University of Waikato – Press Release/Statement:
Headline: ZUCC professors experience New Zealand
ZUCC professors Lisha Xu and Fan Zhang have only been here for two months, but they have already fallen in love with the University of Waikato. We sat down with them to discuss their experiences in New Zealand so far.
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Source: University Of Auckland – Press Release/Statement:
Headline: Parent concerns for disabled children drive PhD
Most parents want their children to outlive them. Hoping your child dies before you is a strong sign of how distraught some parents feel, as the University of Auckland graduate Hemant Thakkar found out during the research for his PhD.
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Source: Tertiary Education Union – Press Release/Statement:
Headline: Mixed review for government’s approach to tertiary education
Good, but could do better. That’s the verdict of the Tertiary Education Union after six months of government efforts to reform the tertiary education sector. Launching a scorecard of the Minister for Education Chris Hipkins’ performance, the TEU said there have been hugely positive steps towards recognising the benefits public tertiary education brings to us all. […]
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Source: University of Otago
Headline: Otago scientist involved in new tool to classify severity of Salmonella
A University of Otago expert is part of an international collaboration that has created a new machine learning tool that can detect whether emerging strains of the bacterium Salmonella are more likely to cause life-threatening bloodstream infections rather than only food poisoning.
Source: Tertiary Education Union – Press Release/Statement:
Headline: Lockwood Smith needs to prove he’s willing to listen to students and staff
Former National Education Minister Sir Lockwood Smith needs to prove he is willing to listen to a wide range of views from students and staff as part of the Government’s Education Work Plan, the Tertiary Education Union said today. Best remembered for saddling a generation of students with unmanageable debt through the introduction of interest-bearing student loans, Smith […]
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Source: Tertiary Education Union – Press Release/Statement:
Headline: “Dear Jacinda… Staff are not the problem”
Cabinet Ministers telling staff that good working conditions are an impediment to the success of institutes of technology and polytechnics (ITP) was a mistake, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been told in an open letter published today by the Tertiary Education Union (TEU). The letter features a selection of nearly two hundred personal stories showing the lengths […]
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Source: Tertiary Education Union – Press Release/Statement:
Headline: $6 billion hole risks plunging tertiary education into a funding crisis
Students could be left without places to study in their local communities because of an emerging $6 billion funding crisis, the Tertiary Education Union (TEU) warned today. Treasury figures analysed by the TEU show that cumulative underfunding to the sector reached $3.7 billion this year from 2009 levels. Based on current figures the funding hole will […]
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Source: Tertiary Education Commission
Headline: View our current vacancies
This makes the Tertiary Education Commission (the TEC) a great place to work for people wanting to make a difference. Take a moment and browse through the links on the right of this page to find out about who we are, what we do and how we work.
Source: Tertiary Education Commission
Headline: 2018 Quality Evaluation FAQs – staff eligibility
Q. If a staff member is contracted to a TEO by a non-TEO, they must “fulfil a major role in the teaching and assessment of at least one degree or postgraduate-level course or equivalent during each year in New Zealand for three years bridging the staff-eligibility date (14 June 2018)” to be eligible. Does this mean their contract could start 13 June 2018 and go for 3 years, such as there does not need to be a prior history with the TEO?