Productivity Commission report fails NZ

21 March 2017 | news

The Productivity Commission has again failed to understand the real challenges facing New Zealand’s universities and is trying to fix what’s not broken while ignoring things that are.Professor...

Future leaders awarded prestigious Robertson Scholarship

21 March 2017 | media

Two exceptional young women with a passion to make a difference have been awarded the prestigious Robertson Scholarship to study in the USA.Antonia Young, aged eighteen from Parnell (Auckland), and...

Outstanding Papamoa student wins scholarship to Cambridge

21 March 2017 | media

Felicity Whale, the Dux at St Paul’s Collegiate in Hamilton last year, has been awarded the prestigious Sir Douglas Myers scholarship to study at Cambridge University in England.There, eighteen...

Universities’ expertise strengthening NZ ties to Asia-Pacific

09 March 2017 | media

Universities New Zealand says the three Centres of Asia-Pacific Excellence announced today demonstrate the important role universities play in sharing their research and expertise with government...

NZ universities excel in QS World University Subject rankings

07 March 2017 | media

New Zealand has again excelled in the latest world university rankings, being placed in the top 50 universities in the world in 22 different subjects, and in the top 100 in 39 (out of a possible 46...

2011 Girdlers’ Scholar looking forward to student life at Cambridge

22 March 2011 | media

Ryan Ammar is looking forward to student life at Cambridge University when he begins studying for an English Tripos later this year.  The 18-year-old former Head Boy at Timaru Boy’s High School ...

Over $400k awarded to William Georgetti scholars

02 May 2016 | media

The prestigious William Georgetti scholarship for postgraduate study has this year awarded over $400,000 to eight recent graduates from New Zealand universities.The scholarship aims to create...

An Investment Approach to Public Support of New Zealand's Universities

31 August 2006 | publications

In the context of tertiary education reforms being pursued by the current government, and their emphasis on "investment", the NZVCC has published a paper which takes a research-based approach to...

NZVCC Submission on the Education (Establishment of Universities of Technology) Amendment Bill

19 March 2008 | publications

Vice-Chancellors and Chancellors presented submissions on former NZ First MP Brian Donnelly's private member's legislation - the Education (Establishment of Universities of Technology) Amendment...

University Staff Academic Salaries & Remuneration (Deloitte Report 2008)

28 May 2008 | publications

The NZVCC commissioned a comparison of New Zealand university academic staff salaries and remuneration data with that for Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and United States.  Prepared by...