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Submission on the Education (Pastoral Care of Tertiary and International Students) Code of Practice
25 May 2021 | submissions
Universities New Zealand has made a submission on the Education (Pastoral Care of Tertiary and International Students) Code of Practice and associated legislative changes.
Universities welcome increase; call for more funded places
20 May 2021 | media
New Zealand’s eight universities welcome the 1.2% increase in funding per student announced in today’s budget. It will help universities deal with increasing costs of maintaining the quality of...
VC's comment: COVID-19 creates growing demand
28 April 2021 | news
Professor Bruce A McKenzieActing Vice-Chancellor, Lincoln University...
Time for a radical rethink of tourism
28 April 2021 | news
As New Zealand’s borders slowly start to open, questions are being asked about the future of tourism in this country. Do we want to go back to the way things were? Or is it time to take a different...
Guarding against international threats
28 April 2021 | news
Increasing attempts by foreign powers to influence public and academic institutions have made headlines overseas recently. And in New Zealand, both Government agencies and universities are working...
Read the latest from UNZ
28 April 2021 | news
The latest UNZ newsletter is now out: What's growing at Lincoln University?; Guarding against international threats to our research; and time for a radical rethink of New Zealand's tourism industry...
Prestigious 2021 Girdlers’ Scholarship awarded to Tauranga’s Benjamin Adams
07 April 2021 | media
Benjamin Adams, from Tauranga, has been awarded the prestigious 2021 Girdlers’ Scholarship, which will enable him to study for a Master’s degree in engineering, specialising in energy...
Outstanding Rotorua student wins Myers scholarship to Cambridge
22 March 2021 | media
Ishan Nath, deputy head boy, academic captain and leader of the academic committee at Rotorua’s John Paul College last year, has been awarded the prestigious Sir Douglas Myers scholarship to study...
From the Chair: Defining a new future
08 March 2021 | news
Kia ora rā e hoa mā me āku mihi o te wā,...
Universities solve real-world problems
08 March 2021 | news
“I am constantly amazed, surprised and delighted about the difference that universities make to the communities they serve.”...
Are international students taking jobs from Kiwis?
08 March 2021 | news
University study is hard work. And for many university students, it’s made harder by having to work to cover living expenses....
Future leader awarded prestigious Robertson Scholarship
26 February 2021 | media
An exceptional young woman who plans to pursue a career in global public service to become a leader who leads through compassion has been awarded the prestigious Robertson Scholarship to study in...
Future leader awarded prestigious Robertson Scholarship
26 February 2021 | media
An exceptional young woman who plans to pursue a career in global public service to become a leader who leads through compassion has been awarded the prestigious Robertson Scholarship to study in...
Two positions available at Universities New Zealand
18 February 2021 | news
Universities New Zealand has two positions available in its Assurance and Statutory team. Applications for both vacancies close at 5pm on 8 March....
Universities New Zealand welcomes international student announcement
14 January 2021 | news
Universities New Zealand welcomes the Minister of Education’s announcement that a further 1000 tertiary-level students will be able to return to New Zealand to continue their studies....
Employment rights for international students benefit NZ, says UNZ
02 December 2020 | media
Universities New Zealand strongly disputes the NZIER’s claim [Could do better – Migration and New Zealand’s frontier firms] that eliminating employment rights for international students would...
Applications now open for Critic and Conscience of Society Award
02 December 2020 | news
Applications are sought for the Critic and Conscience of Society Award, administered by Universities New Zealand. The Award will be presented at a special function in mid-2021 and will be...
Briefing to incoming Minister outlines sector priorities
23 November 2020 | news
Universities New Zealand has a prepared a briefing for the incoming Minister of Education. This includes an overview of the university sector and outlines a number of current priorities, including:...
VC's perspective: Integrating learning & work: benefits, challenges
17 November 2020 | news
Neil QuigleyVice-Chancellor, University of Waikato...
‘Fragility’ of work exposed
17 November 2020 | news
The national Level 4 COVID-19 lockdown in March and April and Auckland’s repeated Level 3 lockdown had major repercussions on the way New Zealanders work....
Is international education changed forever?
17 November 2020 | news
With thousands of international students unable to start or continue their studies in New Zealand this year, reports of the end of international education as we know it are rife....
Read the latest from Universities New Zealand
17 November 2020 | news
The latest newsletter from Universities New Zealand is now available: Challenges and benefits of work-integrated learning | Is internatnioal education changed forever? | 'Fragility' of work exposed
Rhodes scholarships awarded to future leaders
06 November 2020 | media
Three outstanding young New Zealand graduates have received prestigious Rhodes Scholarships to carry out post-graduate study at the University of Oxford, UK....
New Zealand Vice-Chancellors' Committee Financial Statements 2020
05 November 2020 | publications
Click here for the New Zealand Vice-Chancellors' Committee Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2020.
Outstanding young musicians receive Kiwi Music scholarships
27 October 2020 | media
Seven talented young performers—baritone Jonathan Eyers, tenor Harry Grigg, soprano Katherine McIndoe, viola player Julie Park, soprano Sophie Sparrow, pianist Siyu Sun and violinist Claudia Tarra...
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