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University to offer quake rebuild course
Expert earthquake engineers will be trained in Christchurch to help with the $30 billion rebuild, it was announced today.
Doctorates where the big money is
Doctorate degrees can earn graduates more than double the national median wage five years after capping, a Ministry of Education report has found.
Student allowances a thing of the past for post-grad students
Student allowances are now a thing of the past for New Zealand's post graduate students.
Celebrity honours cost $250,000
New Zealand universities have spent more than $250,000 dishing out honorary degrees to celebrities and visiting dignitaries, a Herald investigation into the eight institutions has found.
Dita De Boni: Learning from trip to la-la land
It's time to realign our educational aspirations with economic reality.
Editorial: Threats won't produce more engineers
Editorial: Steven Joyce is not the first Tertiary Education Minister to be frustrated by the discrepancy between the courses offered by universities and what the country needs.
Peter Fenwick: Minister's wish will take years to be granted
It is the consequence of decades of government indifference to education and will take at least a generation to fix, writes Peter Fenwick.
'Pasifika uprising' threat for Joyce
A Pacific community leader has warned of a "Pasifika uprising" if the Government forces Auckland University to take more engineering students.
Mismatch shuts generation out of jobs
As students look to next year, the Herald begins a week-long investigation into why so many are leaving school without the skills they need.
Minister's threat to uni on funding
Auckland University and the Government appear headed for a showdown over what courses the university is offering.
Govt, advisors quarrel over teacher rego
The charter schools advisory group wants those who have no teaching qualifications to be given official registration - a call at odds with Govt policy.
University seeks entry shake-up
The Cambridge exam system is under spotlight as prestigious schools are called to meeting with the country's largest university.
Health worry for fake student
A man caught posing as a medical student at Auckland University is said to be so distressed there are concerns for his health.
Fake med student went to 'great lengths'
A man caught posing as a medical student for two years went to "great lengths" to hide what he was doing from his classmates, staff and his family.
Rejected student cons uni
Would-be trainee doctor attended lectures, talked to patients and could access dissection labs - for two years.
Patrick Stokes: You're not entitled to your opinion
Not every Tom, Dick or Harry's views deserve to be treated as expert and aired in public discourse, writes Patrick Stokes.
Ache over Otago's dental school
After chasing government money for the past decade, Otago University now accepts it'll have to fund any expansion to its dental school by itself.
Auckland university climbs rankings
The University of Auckland has gained ground in a table ranking universities from around the world.