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Critic and Conscience of Society Award winner highlights vaping threat to health of young New Zealanders
03 May 2022 | news
Regulatory loopholes are contributing to increases in the number of young New Zealanders exposed to nicotine through vaping, warns the winner of the 2022 Critic and Conscience of Society Award....
Myers Scholarship winner will use Cambridge learning to tackle mental health crisis
13 April 2022 | news
The recipient of this year’s Sir Douglas Myers Scholarship to attend the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom aims to use what he learns there to help tackle Aotearoa New Zealand’s mental...
From the Chair: NZ needs international students back before October
06 April 2022 | news
By Professor Jan ThomasVice-Chancellor, Massey UniversityChair of the New Zealand Vice-Chancellors' Committee I don’t know about you but I’m missing Aotearoa New Zealand’s international university...
Immigration reset requires a steady hand to protect international student success story
06 April 2022 | news
By Chris WhelanChief ExecutiveUniversities New Zealand – Te Pōkai Tara As Vice-Chancellor Professor Jan Thomas writes in her latest ‘From the chair’ column, Universities New Zealand – Te Pōkai Tar...
Research council call prompts important conversation
06 April 2022 | news
Universities New Zealand – Te Pōkai Tara’s call for the Government to establish an independent national research council to set national research priorities and provide strategic oversight of the ...
Girdlers’ Scholarship winner wants to help the Pacific advance itself globally
15 March 2022 | news
The recipient of the 58th Girdlers’ Scholarship to attend Corpus Christi College at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom wants, on completing his studies, to serve Aotearoa New Zealand...
Robertson Scholarship winner excels in sport and music as well as studies
08 March 2022 | news
The teachers of this year’s Robertson Scholars Leadership Program winner don’t know how she fits in her many sporting and cultural achievements while also producing such outstanding academic...
Submission on Te Ara Paerangi – Future Pathways Green Paper
07 March 2022 | submissions
Universities New Zealand – Te Pōkai Tara has sent a submission to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment on its Te Ara Paerangi – Future Pathways Green Paper about Aotearoa New Zealand...
Universities call for an independent national research council
07 March 2022 | news
Aotearoa New Zealand’s eight universities are calling for the Government to establish an independent national research council to set national research priorities and provide strategic oversight o...
Deadline approaches for $50,000 Critic and Conscience of Society Award
08 February 2022 | news
Aotearoa New Zealand’s university academics have until the end of the month to be in with a chance to receive a $50,000 grant as a winner of the latest Critic and Conscience of Society Award. The ...
Kiwi Music Scholarship recipients shine despite Covid-19 impact on performing
22 December 2021 | news
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Submission on High Value in International Education
02 December 2021 | submissions
Universities New Zealand – Te Pōkai Tara's submission on the Government's Policy Statement on High-Value International Education [PDF].
$50,000 Critic and Conscience of Society Award open for applications
01 December 2021 | news
The latest Critic and Conscience of Society Award is now open for applications, giving Aotearoa New Zealand’s university academics the chance to follow in the footsteps of previous winners such as...
New Zealand Vice-Chancellors' Committee Financial Statements 2021
26 November 2021 | publications
These are the New Zealand Vice-Chancellors' Committee Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2021.
Bumper crop of scholarship winners headed for Cambridge
15 November 2021 | news
The calibre of applicants was so high that this year’s Woolf Fisher Scholarships to undertake postgraduate research at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom have been awarded to four...
Submission on the 2022 Annual Maximum Fee Movement Notice of 2021
10 August 2021 | submissions
Universities New Zealand – Te Pōkai Tara has sent a submission in response to the Minister of Education’s proposal to limit to 1.7% the annual increases tertiary education organisations can make to...
Read the latest from UNZ
04 August 2021 | news
The latest newsletter from UNZ is now out. The UNZ chair comments on universities' duty of care and the new Code of Pastoral Care; where do international students work after finishing their study...
From the Chair: Duty of care
03 August 2021 | news
Professor Jan ThomasVice-Chancellor, Massey University...
What happens to international students who remain in New Zealand after getting a degree?
03 August 2021 | news
Do most of the international students who remain in New Zealand after completing degrees end up driving taxis or working as cleaners and baristas?...
How did we do? Universities share lessons learnt
03 August 2021 | news
Changes to teaching modes; maintaining academic quality; care for students and staff—New Zealand’s universities have shared what they learned from dealing with the challenges of COVID-19 in a...
Submission on proposed changes to how Compulsory Student Services Fees are regulated
26 July 2021 | submissions
UNZ made a submission to the Ministry of Education on how CSSF are managed.
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