Statement on proposed fee changes for NZ citizens studying in Australia universities

02 May 2017 | media

Universities New Zealand is disappointed by proposed changes by the Australian government that would see New Zealand citizens studying at an Australian university being charged the full-fee rate...

Universities NZ - Policy on Dealing with Claims of Serious Wrong-Doing Under the Protected Disclosures Act 2000

01 May 2017 | publications

This Policy on Dealing with Claims of Serious Wrong-Doing Under the Protected Disclosures Act 2000, provides guidance as to how Universities New Zealand will respond to claims of serious wrong...

NZIER - Regional Activities of Universities

27 April 2017 | publications

Regional activity of universities: Data sources for assessing New Zealand universities share of regional economic activityNZIER report to Universities New Zealand - Te Pōkai Tara, April 2017

Sir Douglas Myers

13 April 2017 | media

Universities New Zealand expresses its sincere sympathy at the passing and loss of philanthropist Sir Douglas Myers.Universities New Zealand manages the Sir Douglas Myers Scholarship for...

Universities concerned over persistent UE disparity for Māori and Pasifika

13 April 2017 | media

University Vice-Chancellors welcome the increased numbers of secondary school students achieving NCEA Level 2 but remained concerned about the persistent achievement gap at University Entrance...

Universities NZ Latest News

06 April 2017 | news

Click here to read the latest news from Universities NZ

How does funding stack up against the OECD?

05 April 2017 | news

A recent media story claimed, “New Zealand devoted a higher proportion of its total public expenditure to tertiary education than any other country in the OECD.” [1] But how does government...

Growing our regions

05 April 2017 | news

New research shows that universities contribute up to $19.95 billion to the regions in New Zealand where they are located and represent between 1.6% and 6.5% of GDP in their region.New Zealand’s...

Are standards being relaxed?

05 April 2017 | media

A recent TEU survey of 1,000 members from across the tertiary sector asked whether “pressure to pass a higher percentage of students in New Zealand tertiary educations institutes has worsened over...

Latest News - From the Chair

05 April 2017 | news

From the ChairThe recently published Productivity Commission report into ‘New Models of Tertiary Education’ should be of concern to everyone.  It ignores the fact this country has one of the world...