Canterbury University to cut up to 80 jobs

Canterbury University says it needs more money from the Government to maintain the quality of education it delivers.

Vice-Chancellor Rod Carr says the university had 18,500 students last year, 500 more than the number funded by the Tertiary Education Commission. He says that means that over time, the university does not have the resources available to attract and retain staff and to invest in the future.

Dr Carr says enrolment numbers are up again this year and the university is forecasting around 600 unfunded students.

The university is also expecting that between 60 and 80 non-academic staff will lose their jobs, but the final number will not be known until a review is completed in June. Dr Carr says not all the people whose positions are being disestablished will lose their jobs as other roles are expected to be created.

- NEWSTALK ZB