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Tertiary Update: Otago's humanities core to its reputation
Monday, 22 August 2016, 2:03 pm | Tertiary Education Union
World class universities like Otago need strong, diverse humanities departments to preserve their reputation, says TEU branch president Tree La Rooy. More >>
Unitec shuts the door on North Shore campus
Monday, 15 August 2016, 3:37 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Unitec plans to close its northern campus at Albany before the end of the year. Tertiary education minister Steven Joyce opened the campus only five years ago calling it "a crucial part in the next stage of the country's economic growth". More >>
School kids will miss out under bulk funding
Tuesday, 9 August 2016, 2:58 pm | Tertiary Education Union
The government’s global funding plans for primary and secondary schools could force class sizes to rise, says TEU national secretary Sharn Riggs. More >>
Stressed tertiary education staff struggling with work
Monday, 25 July 2016, 11:21 am | Tertiary Education Union
People working in universities, polytechnics and wānanga are stressed about their future, according to a new survey by the Tertiary Education Union. More >>
UCOL cuts student support
Friday, 1 July 2016, 10:18 am | Tertiary Education Union
Students will miss out because UCOL yesterday informed dozens of student support staff that they will be made redundant over the next one to two months. More >>
Student loans are contributing to growing inequality
Tuesday, 28 June 2016, 12:58 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Statistics New Zealand released data today showing that the top ten percent of households now own over half of the country’s total wealth. More >>
People in casual jobs need govt to save their holiday pay
Wednesday, 22 June 2016, 10:33 am | Tertiary Education Union
It is likely that thousands of people working in universities, polytechnics and wānanga have had holiday pay taken from them, says TEU national secretary Sharn Riggs. More >>
Waikato rally aims to end cuts
Tuesday, 7 June 2016, 2:49 pm | Tertiary Education Union
People who work and study at the University of Waikato are rallying in black tomorrow afternoon to prevent cuts to their courses and jobs. More >>
More students but less money
Thursday, 26 May 2016, 4:28 pm | Tertiary Education Union
The overall cut to tertiary education in this year’s budget will cause real harm to students, their families, and communities. More >>
Palmerston North librarians gather to support UCOL colleague
Monday, 23 May 2016, 2:01 pm | Tertiary Education Union
At 5pm today at the UCOL Library, representatives of library staff from the City Library, Massey, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, and local schools will meet in a show of support for UCOL Library staff whose jobs are threatened. More >>
UCOL cutting the staff who lifted student results
Monday, 23 May 2016, 11:47 am | Tertiary Education Union
UCOL needs to halt its proposed cuts to student support services now that it knows those services are improving student outcomes. More >>
Govt cuts money to crucial family service
Friday, 20 May 2016, 11:40 am | Tertiary Education Union
The government plans to cut funding to the highly regarded and successful programme Parents as First Teachers. More >>
Rally to save UCOL student support staff
Wednesday, 18 May 2016, 1:05 pm | Tertiary Education Union
UCOL's threatened library and student health staff will be rallying on Thursdaylunchtime to save their jobs. More >>
UCOL plans to sack librarians and student helpers
Thursday, 12 May 2016, 2:29 pm | Tertiary Education Union
People working at UCOL’s Palmerston North campus are shocked by the scale of proposed staffing cuts that would see up to 43 jobs go. More >>
Vic University plans to privatise foundation studies
Wednesday, 13 April 2016, 1:43 pm | Tertiary Education Union
There is no evidence that privatising Victoria University's foundation studies programme will bring more international students to Wellington, says TEU national president Sandra Grey. More >>
Māori students lose study support to whitestreaming
Wednesday, 16 March 2016, 9:57 am | Tertiary Education Union
A report into whitestreaming reveals that every university in New Zealand, most polytechnics and even one wānanga have cut jobs that support Māori students. More >>
Tertiary Update
Thursday, 10 March 2016, 11:52 am | Tertiary Education Union
Political parties across the spectrum are celebrating changes to employment law that will end zero-hour agreements. More >>
Don't sell costly degrees, fix low incomes
Tuesday, 16 February 2016, 2:22 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Remove money from the equation - education should be about learning not earning says TEU national president Sandra Grey. More >>
TPPA threatens free education
Wednesday, 3 February 2016, 11:51 am | Tertiary Education Union
Tertiary education staff are calling on the government not to sign the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) this week. More >>
Three years study is an investment in hope
Monday, 1 February 2016, 10:29 am | Tertiary Education Union
The Labour Party’s ‘three years free’ policy gives people from all walks of life opportunity to learn, says TEU president Sandra Grey. More >>
