A hardline Government policy to recoup student loan debt by arresting serious defaulters at the border has proved popular in a Herald-DigiPoll survey.

Students from poor backgrounds could have places reserved for them at the country's largest university in a shake-up of admissions currently targeted according to ethnicity.

A new OECD report makes grim reading for tertiary graduates - they can expect to earn far less than those in other developed countries.

Acting Secretary for Education Peter Hughes has been appointed head of the Ministry of Education.

The man chosen as dean of the Dunedin School of Medicine says he will be leaving the job he loves so he can help others fulfil their potential.

Two New Zealand universities have been named in the top 100 tertiary institutions younger than 50-years-old.

The University of Otago needs to target international students more "aggressively" after having the largest decline in international numbers of any New Zealand university this year, Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce says.

Australia has made a concession in its hardline policies denying expatriate New Zealanders access to government support and welfare programmes.

A website alleged to have helped tertiary students to cheat on assignments has been shut down.

More Canterbury high school leavers are moving south to the University of Otago, with the fallout from the earthquakes continuing to play a part in where people choose to study.

Students who have an exaggerated belief they have "a right to success" are more likely to struggle come exam time, a University of Otago study shows.

The Government's tough new student loan rules are an attempt to claw back more than $427 million of debt in default from overseas-based borrowers.

The University of Otago is warning students of the risks of buying essays and answers to previous exams online.

Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce says he was not informed about an alleged online cheating service because an investigation failed to find sufficient evidence to proceed.

Sibling rivalry took a back seat to family pride in the Dunedin courthouse yesterday when sisters Emma and Alice O'Connell were admitted to the bar and became lawyers.

Identical twins Grace and Olivia Francis have always been close, often sharing the same classes at university.

Maori Television has announced its chief executive Jim Mather is leaving the station for a new role at Te Wananga o Aotearoa.

Former Air New Zealand boss Rob Fyfe says university business students don't understand leadership in the real world.

Young people are overlooking the agricultural technology sector as a viable, well-paid career option, says Gallagher.

Auckland's universities are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on new buildings, transforming not only their campuses but the shape of the city they serve.

New graduates are currently in demand in the nursing industry, but they must be eager and enthusiastic, and should never say "no" to anything.

Student loan holders will pay $11 more a week from today as the Government ramps up its repayment scheme.