The future of NCEA | UNZ's submission to the NCEA review
07 September 2018 | submissions
Universities New Zealand’s Committee on University Academic Programmes (CUAP) Subcommittee on University Entrance has made a submission to the NCEA Review. This submission reflects a desire to see...
Read our latest news (August 2018)
27 August 2018 | news
Read the August 2018 newsletter from Universities New Zealand.
We need to talk about cheating
27 August 2018 | news
Cheating in any form harms universities, the university system, external parties such as employers who rely on the integrity of qualifications—and students themselves, who can face blackmail and...
Understanding the numbers: degree-level graduates who go on to do industry training
27 August 2018 | news
The answer is not completely clear-cut because there is currently no national database listing exactly what industry training the degree-holders completed, or what job title they were employed...
From the Chair: Managerialism and the modern university
27 August 2018 | news
Professor Stuart McCutcheonThere is no doubt that modern universities have, and presumably must have, managers, because they are large and complex organisations. If there was an ‘average’...
Universities New Zealand submission to the review of Archives New Zealand, The National Library of New Zealand and Ngā Taonga Sound and Vision
17 August 2018 | submissions
Universities New Zealand has made a submission to the Ministerial Review of Archives New Zealand, The National Library of New Zealand and Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, on behalf of all eight...
Universities New Zealand welcomes post-study rights visa announcement
08 August 2018 | media
Universities New Zealand (UNZ) welcomes today’s announcement on post-study visa rights by Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway.“Providing good graduate outcomes is key to attracting the best...
AQA Board seeks new lay members
06 August 2018 | news
The Board of the Academic Quality Agency for New Zealand Universities (AQA) is seeking two lay members of the Board with expertise in quality assurance for a three-year term beginning 1 January...
Universities acknowledge funding increase, look for further investment
27 June 2018 | media
University Vice-Chancellors acknowledge the 1.6% increase in tuition subsidies announced today and hope this Government will invest further in the university sector in coming years to ensure it can...
Submission into the Government Inquiry into Mental health and Addiction
08 June 2018 | submissions
Universities New Zealand has made a submission to the Government Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction. The submission outlines a number of key points, which are both issues and opportunities...