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Syria bans full face veils at universities
Syria has forbidden the country's students and teachers from wearing the niqab - the full Islamic veil.
<i>Vicki Carpenter:</i> Our children deserve nothing but the best from teachers
Teaching is a privilege, but proposed changes require careful consideration, says an education lecturer.
Changes mean no final year loans for some students
Some students won't get student loans for their final years under the changed student loan scheme.
New qualifications framework launched
A unified qualifications framework will make life easier for employers and people who want to study, Steven Joyce says.
Maori TV's wide popularity attracts British researcher
British student Richard Turner is so impressed with Maori TV he's travelled to NZ to find out why it's so successful - especially with Pakeha viewers.
Top brains only - varsities cut class sizes
Places at many popular universities will be restricted next year to students who gain top marks at high school.
Last weekend for Dunedin pub Gardies
Dunedin student pub The Garden Tavern, known as Gardies, will close its doors for the final time this weekend after being sold to Otago University this year.
Cut-price degrees proposed to stem university costs
A radical plan for cut-price degrees has been outlined in the UK as a means of solving higher education's economic woes.
Lecturer relents on students' use of Wikipedia for research
A university lecturer has embraced Wikipedia as part of her teaching after initially shunning the online encyclopedia.