A Programme for New Zealand Universities

22 December 2008 | news

Victoria University of Wellington Vice-Chancellor Professor Pat Walsh outlined at a media briefing the universities' intention to work with the new government, as follows:The universities want the...

Briefing to the Incoming Minister

17 February 2009 | publications

The Briefing to the Incoming Minister (361KB PDF) was released on the 17th February 2009.

Universities key to building export education industry

20 February 2009 | news

By Professor Roy Crawford, Chair, NZVCC International Policy CommitteeThe importance of export education’s annual $2.3 billion contribution to the New Zealand economy, including the industry’s...

A Crisis Should Not Be Wasted

09 March 2017 | news

By Dr Peter Lee, CEO, Auckland UniServices LtdThe term crisis is being used to describe these economically turbulent times.Crises are disruptive periods in which there is an inherent tendency to...

Why Universities Are Critical To Our Recovery

03 June 2009 | news

The effects of the financial crisis currently underway are being felt in many countries, including New Zealand. The exact course of this recessionary period is unknown; however, the expected...

Major Advance For Indigenous Involvement In NZ Tertiary Education

25 June 2009 | media

Towards Social Cohesion: The Indigenisation Of Higher Education In New ZealandA summary of a paper presented by Professor Mason Durie, Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Māori and Pacific) and Professor of...

Māori Academic Leadership

07 October 2009 | news

Māori Academic Leadership: Capacity, Capability and Character Leadership                     Dr Steven Covey in The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, (1989) discovered an interesting...

The Evolution Of Science – Where Is New Zealand Going?

03 December 2009 | news

Extract from a public lecture delivered at The University of Auckland by Professor Sir Peter Gluckman, Chief Science Advisor Let us focus on the science system. It would escape no‐one's attention...

It’s not just what is under your feet... it’s also about what's above your shoulders

27 April 2010 | publications

Extract from the opening address at the Higher Education Summit, Auckland, 15 March 2010 by Derek McCormack, Vice-Chancellor of Auckland University of Technology and Chair of the New Zealand Vice...

The Economic Value of University Investment

14 October 2010 | publications

Universities New Zealand – Te Pōkai Tara commissioned the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER) to model the economic impact of investment in university teaching and research.  The...