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Ananish Chaudhuri: Reforms blind to universities' aims

Nicolas Smith: Top engineers need more than No 8 wire mentality

Degrees of usefulness

Universities fear upcoming reforms could force them to produce graduates to a state-controlled master plan. The Government says it's just trying to make the current system work better.

Universities losing race against Asia

Hundreds of millions of dollars being pumped into Asian universities are one reason Australasian institutions have dropped in international rankings.

Meet the new chief at 'the Wa'

New Te Wananga o Aotearoa boss Jim Mather has big plans for the tertiary organisation he took the helm of in October.

Bad teachers in education law's sights

There will be less chance of dodgy teachers resurfacing at other schools under legislation to be introduced in Parliament today, Education Minister Hekia Parata says.

Tim Hazledine: Universities don't need tinkering, just adequate cash

Steven Joyce has made himself into the Minister for All Things Large & Little. It seems that no sector of the economy is safe from his reforming zeal, writes Tim Hazledine.

Too many foreign students: Jones

Auckland Uni is at risk of slipping from a "storehouse of knowledge to a foreign warehouse" as it is increasingly catering for international students at the potential expense of NZers, says Shane Jones.

Council pays $60m for sports grounds

Auckland Council is paying $60.7 million for Auckland University's home for cricket and rugby.

Graduation personal triumph after rough start

This week, Fiapaipai Tanea-Sakuma proudly graduated as the only female Samoan student in her class.

Kiwi students race to the top

A racing car designed by New Zealand students that can accelerate from standstill to 100km/h in under four seconds has won an international engineering award.

Critical thinking being marginalised

NZ risks the loss of an "informed and thoughtful citizenry" if the benefits of an arts degree continue to be marginalised, the nation's largest arts faculty warns.

AUT scholars take their talent global

Kelsen Findlay remembers the sense of awe he and classmates had at the start of their degree that one of their peers had scored an internship at Saatchi & Saatchi, Auckland.

Revamp mystifies arts commentator

The radical restructuring of Unitec's design and visual arts department has mystified many who took part in a quality assurance review of the school last year.

Education death by design

A radical new teaching model has sparked fears of creative decline at one of our most successful visual art schools.

NCEA fails students: Universities

Unis say high school students are coming to them under-prepared and with a poor work ethic - and they blame the NCEA system.