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Victoria University naïve to support charter school
Monday, 19 March 2012, 7:31 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Media release Tertiary Education Union 19 March 2012 Victoria University naïve to support charter school More >>
Publishing graduate incomes is bureaucratic beancounting
Tuesday, 13 March 2012, 10:57 am | Tertiary Education Union
"The minister of tertiary education, Steven Joyce’s desire to measure and count meaningless data is flooding tertiary education with unnecessary bureaucracy," says TEU national president Dr Sandra Grey. More >>
Staff union wants Dr West to be an academic leader
Tuesday, 6 March 2012, 5:23 pm | Tertiary Education Union
We hope Dr Andrew West, the new vice chancellor at Lincoln University, will see his role as leader of academics and of local people said TEU national president Dr Sandra Grey upon hearing of Dr West’s appointment. More >>
Tertiary restructure must not have narrow economic focus
Wednesday, 22 February 2012, 11:31 am | Tertiary Education Union
Tertiary education is not just about science and economic development, says TEU national secretary Sharn Riggs. Ms Riggs’ comments follow news that Steven Joyce, the minister of science, tertiary education and economic development agencies is considering restructuring ... More >>
Tertiary education - are the corporate vandals at the gates?
Tuesday, 21 February 2012, 3:06 pm | Tertiary Education Union
World expert on tertiary education David Robinson will be visiting New Zealand for the first time later this month and giving a series of public lectures on increasing corporatisation and privatisation of tertiary education around the world. More >>
Two Thirds Of Australian Tertiary Workers Lack On-Going Jobs
Thursday, 16 February 2012, 8:44 am | Tertiary Education Union
An Australian inquiry into casual employment has just heard from a Brisbane academic who has not had paid annual leave since 1995 . University academic Marianne Treuen told the inquest she was forced to work at several universities around southeast ... More >>
Ministry responds to funding cuts with commercialisation
Thursday, 9 February 2012, 12:09 pm | Tertiary Education Union
The Ministry of Education released its briefing to the incoming minister to the public last week. Or, at least parts of it that are not being withheld under the Official Information Act were released. More >>
Treasury wants education for the few not the many
Thursday, 2 February 2012, 2:56 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Media Release Tertiary Education Union 2 February 2012 Treasury wants education for the few not the many More >>
Tertiary education vital tool in economic recovery
Friday, 27 January 2012, 12:29 pm | Tertiary Education Union
New data from the OECD shows that countries that invested in tertiary education weathered the global financial crisis better than those that did not. TEU national president Dr Sandra Grey says the data is yet another signal to the minister of tertiary ... More >>
Govt must ensure Destiny University does not open floodgates
Monday, 9 January 2012, 3:33 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Destiny Church ‘University’ could be just the beginning if the government’s Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPPA) trade negotiations conclude without proper public scrutiny. More >>
Tertiary education welcomes back Mr Joyce
Monday, 12 December 2011, 11:29 am | Tertiary Education Union
“We hope Steven Joyce’s reappointment as tertiary education minister will see a new focus on supporting people who would not otherwise be studying”, said TEU national president Dr Sandra Grey. More >>
Tertiary Update Vol 14 No 45
Thursday, 1 December 2011, 1:03 pm | Tertiary Education Union
If the Maori Party chooses to focus on tertiary education in its negotiations it could have a significant impact for the sector over the next three years says the TEU Tumu Arataki, Cheri Waititi. More >>
Speak Up for Education rally on Monday before election
Monday, 14 November 2011, 10:27 am | Tertiary Education Union
Hundreds of teachers and students will converge on Wellington's Cuba Mall on the Monday before the election to tell politicians it is time to speak up for education. More >>
Tertiary Education Union Update Vol 14 No 42
Thursday, 10 November 2011, 1:47 pm | Tertiary Education Union
TEU members at Unitec finally have a collective agreement again, after nearly a year on individual employment agreements. Members at Unitec voted to ratify their new collective last Friday. More >>
Tertiary Update Vol 14 No 40
Thursday, 27 October 2011, 12:52 pm | Tertiary Education Union
TEU organiser Shaun Scott has been working with many TEU Dunedin members in their spare time to put up billboards and placards supporting MMP. More >>
Staff say they will defend UC for Cantabrians
Thursday, 6 October 2011, 1:45 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Hundreds of TEU members denounced the possibility of forced jobs cuts at Canterbury University this week and committed themselves to campaign to protect and promote education for local Canterbury people. A large crowd of TEU members gathered at a ... More >>
Union opposes Aoraki closures
Tuesday, 4 October 2011, 10:35 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Tertiary Education Union members from the Dunedin, Timaru, Ashburton, Christchurch and Oamaru campuses of Aoraki Polytechnic today vowed to fight planned programme closures they say are detrimental to students, the communities they work in, and ... More >>
Last chance for moderate solution to student bill
Wednesday, 28 September 2011, 10:45 am | Tertiary Education Union
Today is likely to be the third and last reading of the Act Party's voluntary student membership bill and thus it is also Parliament's last chance to come up with a more moderate proposal. More >>
No end in sight to CPIT strike
Tuesday, 27 September 2011, 12:30 pm | Tertiary Education Union
TEU members at CPIT remain on strike this week after CPIT refused to change its position from that it presented last week. TEU organiser Phil Dodds says members plan to stay on strike until CPIT improves its employment offer. More >>
Canterbury funding good start but more needed
Wednesday, 21 September 2011, 4:21 pm | Tertiary Education Union
TEU welcomes this afternoon's commitment by the minister of tertiary education to guarantee that the University of Canterbury, Lincoln University and CPIT will be funded for the number of students they had prior to the September 2010 earthquake. More >>
