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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....
'No level of sexual assault or harm is acceptable'
07 June 2019 | news
“My sense is that we have an incidence of sexual harassment and violence at universities, but there’s no evidence to suggest that it is significantly greater than in the general community....
From the Chair: Invest in the fence at the top
07 June 2019 | news
With its 2019 Budget, the Government has committed to a major investment in areas such as mental health, increasing support for vulnerable children and young people, addressing sexual violence, and...
UNZ latest newsletter now available
07 June 2019 | news
The latest newsletter from Universities New Zealand is now available: read about the value of investing in the fence at the top of the cliff; the UK's degree-apprenticehip model; and creating a...
Should NZ consider the degree-apprenticeship model?
06 June 2019 | news
A not-infrequent criticism of the traditional degree is that it requires young people to take a number of years out of work while they study. By contrast, the traditional apprenticeship model for...
Outstanding young musicians awarded Kia Ora Patricia Pratt Scholarships
04 June 2019 | media
Four outstanding young musicians—flautist Anna Cooper, tenor Manase Latu, soprano Katherine McIndoe and pianist Siyu Sun—have been awarded 2019 Kia Ora Patricia Pratt Scholarships in Musical...
Funding increase much-needed boost for universities
30 May 2019 | media
New Zealand’s Vice-Chancellors acknowledge the 1.8% increase in the Student Achievement Component of university funding....
Otago academic receives Critic and Conscience Award
03 May 2019 | media
Speaking truth to power is an academic responsibility Otago University Law Professor Andrew Geddis takes seriously....
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