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New Zealand Vice-Chancellors' Committee Financial Statement 2019

20 April 2020 | publications

Click here for the New Zealand Vice-Chancellors' Committee Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2019.

Prestigious 2020 Girdlers’ Scholarship awarded to Wellington’s Sophie Mance

09 April 2020 | media

Sophie Mance, from Wellington, has been awarded the prestigious 2020 Girdlers’ Scholarship, which will enable her to study Natural Sciences at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. ...

Advice to scholarship applicants

23 March 2020 | news

Universities New Zealand has updated its advice to those thinking about applying for scholarships administered by UNZ. Please check out the Scholarships page for this advice and for any further...

Universities support measures to counter COVID-19

20 March 2020 | media

Universities are working constructively with Government and stand ready to offer support in any way they can during this time of crisis, says Derek McCormack, Universities New Zealand Chair and...

NZ universities work to help students during travel disruptions

05 February 2020 | media

Universities are working closely with New Zealand Government to ensure all international students will be able to successfully carry on with their studies despite the recent restrictions imposed on...

Farewell to Professor Piri Sciascia

21 January 2020 | news

Kua hinga te tōtara o Te Wao Tapu-nui-a-Tāne...

Rhodes scholarships awarded to future leaders

19 November 2019 | media

Three outstanding young New Zealand graduates have received prestigious Rhodes Scholarships to carry out post-graduate study at the University of Oxford, UK....

Read the Latest News from Universities New Zealand

12 November 2019 | news

UNZ's latest newsletter has just been published. Read about our views on the proposed code of pastoral care, required changes to the Copyright Act and cheating at universities.

UNZ submission on MFAT’s proposed changes to export controls

12 November 2019 | submissions

Universities New Zealand has made a submission to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) on its proposal to “widen catch-all controls over the export of goods and technologies which are...

From the Chair: Universities call for robust, flexible code

12 November 2019 | news

Derek McCormackVice-Chancellor, AUT...

Is everyone really cheating?

12 November 2019 | news

Taking paid holiday trips overseas instead of completing professional electives, buying essays from ghost writers—media reports would seem to suggest that cheating is a common occurrence at New...

Copyright Act must change

12 November 2019 | news

New Zealand’s Copyright Act 1994 is no longer fit for purpose, and New Zealand’s universities are calling for major changes to reflect the changing educational landscape....

UNZ submission on Education (Pastoral Care) Amendment Bill

05 November 2019 | submissions

Universities New Zealand has made a submission on the Education (Pastoral Care) Amendment Bill. ...

UNZ submission on the Research, Science and Innovation Strategy

05 November 2019 | submissions

Universities New Zealand has made a submission to MBIE on the Research, Science and Innovation Strategy....

Kiwi Music scholarships awarded to outstanding young performers

24 October 2019 | media

Four talented young performers—baritone Jonathan Eyers, tenor Manase Latu, soprano Sophie Sparrow and pianist Siyu Sun—have been awarded Kiwi Music Scholarships to continue their musical developme...

UNZ submission to the PBRF Review

14 October 2019 | submissions

Universities New Zealand has made a submission to the 2019 review of Performance-Based Research Funding. ...

UNZ submission on Student Voice

03 October 2019 | submissions

Universities New Zealand has made a submission to the Ministry of Education on its survey on Student Voice, considering university sector goals and objectives, where student voice is most necessary...

Outstanding students gain scholarships to Cambridge

24 September 2019 | media

Emma Walker, Taylor Hughson, Thomas Archbold Three outstanding young New Zealanders with the potential to be leaders in their field have each been awarded a Woolf Fisher Scholarship to study at Ca...

VC's Comment: Meeting the climate challenge

17 September 2019 | news

Professor Grant GuildfordVice-Chancellor, Victoria University of Wellington...

It's not all about the money

17 September 2019 | news

Higher salaries and better earning potential are not the key benefits of a university education, according to students and graduates polled in a recent Universities UK (UUK) survey. They see...

Māori show way in language renewal

17 September 2019 | news

Language is central to identity for indigenous peoples and many indigenous nations face the real danger of their languages disappearing. To encourage urgent action to preserve, revitalise and...

Read the latest news from Universities New Zealand

17 September 2019 | news

Universities New Zealand's latest newsletter has just been published. Read about a university's response to the climate challenge; what students are really looking for from their study; and Māori...

CUAP submission to NZQA's further consultation on proposed changes to the NZ Qualifications Framework

13 September 2019 | submissions

Universities New Zealand's Committee on University Academic Programmes (CUAP) has made a submission to the New Zealand Quality Authority's consultation on proposed changes to the New Zealand...

Submission on 2020 Annual Maximum Fee Movement Notice of 2019

13 August 2019 | submissions

Universities New Zealand (on behalf of New Zealand's 8 universities) has made a submission in response to the Minister of Education’s proposed 2% limit on the annual increases that tertiary...

NZ universities rank well despite resourcing constraints

19 June 2019 | media

New Zealand universities continue to do well in international rankings, with the release of the 2020 QS world rankings showing that all eight universities remain in the world’s top 500....