Urgently, we need to increase the availability and scope of apprenticeships to meet the changing demands of our economy.

A commercial tax law paper has drawn inspiration from a popular TV series posing an entertaining question about tax and illegal profit-making.

Lincoln University in Canterbury is known for its stubby-wearing students and land-based prospectus. For the first time in the university's history, females outnumber males.

Each year a handful of our high school students gain entry to some of the world’s top universities. It’s an exclusive, mysterious process - but should it be?

A university has been accused of buying influence after giving an honorary doctorate to the Chinese President's wife.

Ambitious building plans by Manukau Institute of Technology that would have transformed its campuses will likely not begin for at least 10 years.

Numbers of older students are dropping and Government cuts are to blame, says the national student union and lobby group Grey Power.

We don't talk enough about how fantastic mature-aged university students are, thinks Verity Johnson.

A reduction in the fee increases tertiary institutions can charge is likely to save the average student $60 a year, but student unions say this is unlikely to help solve student debt.

Two of New Zealand’s top scientists have watched their daughters graduate on the same stage they were seated this week.

More than 20 per cent of students who applied but failed last year to enter university have managed to fight their way back in.

More Kiwis have formal qualifications, according to new census figures released today.

The national student union is hosting a series of conferences on tertiary education issues with students and staff.

The Australian doctor who fled to Syria to join ISIS has hit out at claims he was brainwashed into making the move in an open letter.

World university rankings show Auckland is the best place to study in NZ if you want to be an accountant, lawyer, geographer, teacher, architect or a chemist.

Otago University's Dental School has been recognised as among the top 10 in the world.

An Australian doctor branded the "new face" of Isis tried to get into medical school in New Zealand, but failed after a year and left the country.

Frustrated by the glacial pace of academic research, Daniel Johnston and Andrew Preston decided to propel scientific publishing into the 21st century.

Principals at poorer schools have defended the huge drop-off in the number of students gaining UE, rejecting accusations they push students into "soft" subjects.

NCEA: Who wins, who loses? Our interactive will show you how your child's school has fared.

Our poorest students have been hit the hardest by changes to University Entrance, with up to 50 per cent fewer pupils making it over the new threshold.

Deep in the statistics (see our interactive) shines something bright. It is the long-maligned, low-decile schools fighting back.

Health officials are yet to determine what caused a stomach bug that left 168 University of Auckland students severely ill.

However, borrower who is running a business is not precluded from obtaining interest-free student loan.

The case of the St Bede's College students who breached Civil Aviation rules while on a school rowing trip raises some big questions. Lawyer Mai Chen looks at them.

The lesson seems to be, today more than ever, when considering university education: choose carefully if employment is your objective.

The dress that broke the internet is now being studied by Kiwi university students.

Students are not being taught enough "space and shape" mathematics and the "huge" learning gap is hurting achievement, the Ministry of Education says.