Tertiary Education
Tertiary institutions miss Māori and Pasifika targets
The Tertiary Education Commission is trying a new approach to improve Māori and Pasifika enrolment and pass rates, after institutions missed previous targets. Audio
Indian students victims of injustice - church minister
A group of Indian students ordered to leave New Zealand for visa fraud will not resist if authorities come to deport them, a church minister supporting the group says. Audio
Immigration NZ stands by decision to deport students
Nine Indian students facing deportation have had ample opportunity to leave the country voluntarily, Immigration New Zealand says.
Indian students 'not victims' - Immigration Minister
Michael Woodhouse says the students facing deportation are ultimately responsible for the fraud that got them into NZ - and they need to leave.
Govt agencies at loggerheads over visa application
Two government agencies are in a legal scrap over an Indian student who claims he did not know his visa application was tainted by fraud.
Intueri expects to breach debt arrangements
Intueri Education expects to be in breach of its debt arrangements while it waits for updates on a regulatory review of two of its Australian training schools.
Intueri misses out on Australian govt funding
Troubled education provider Intueri Education Group will miss its full year profit guidance after some Australian government funding failed to come through.
1300 visas issued to foreign students at 'dodgy' school
More than 1300 work visas were issued to foreign students on the basis of potentially "dodgy" qualifications, the Labour Party says.
Massive overhaul of tertiary education recommended
The Productivity Commission has just released a report saying government regulations grant local monopolies to existing education providers and creates cartel structures. It's recommending interest be… Audio
Tertiary staff face immense pressure - survey
Budget cuts and restructuring is increasing stress for tertiary sector staff, and forcing student support services to be cut.
Tertiary fees locking students into poverty - Labour
The cost of tertiary education is increasing seven times faster than inflation, making it unaffordable for low-income families, Labour says.
The future of tertiary education
Why is it that when so many industries have had huge increases in efficiency thanks to computers and the internet it still takes the same amount of time to get a tertiary education? What's more, with… Audio
Aboard the Bobbie C
Spectrum producer Justin Gregory spends one week aboard a tall ship, sailing from Auckland to the Bay of Islands in the company of 22 American college students. Audio, Gallery
Tertiary education sector under productivity scrutiny
The Productivity Commission this morning kicks off a year-long investigation of tertiary education. Audio
University entrance rate stays low
University Entrance pass rates are lower for the second year running, following a change that made the standard harder.
No protection for whistle blowers, committee told
The Tertiary Education Commission cannot protect staff who blow the whistle on rorts at tertiary institutions, it has revealed.
Analysis reveals earnings from tertiary education courses
Most tertiary courses deliver a big pay off over the course of a working life but some leave graduates worse off, new figures show.
Universities react to Labour's free tertiary education pledge
The country's tertiary education providers are worried funding for Labour's promised free education policy won't stretch far enough. Audio
No spending cap on Labour's free tertiary education policy
Labour's free tertiary education policy will not have a spending cap and so could blow out above the estimated $1.2 billion cost. Audio
Wananga have tougher job than universities
Maori tertiary education providers are frustrated their performance is measured in the same way as universities and polytechs. Audio
