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Make regional needs a priority in proposed merger
Tuesday, 6 November 2018, 3:14 pm | Tertiary Education Union
The Tertiary Education Union (TEU) today called on Chief Executive Chris Gosling and Commissioner Neil Barnes to take seriously the views of staff and students affected by their proposal to merge Whitireia with WelTec, which includes closing the Kapiti ... More >>
TEU elects Michael Gilchrist as new president
Tuesday, 23 October 2018, 12:27 pm | Tertiary Education Union
TEU members have elected Michael Gilchrist as their national president for the next two years. Gilchrist works at Victoria University as a Head Tutor in Philosophy and is currently completing his PhD thesis. He has previously worked in a range of capacities ... More >>
Auckland University of Technology (AUT) Strike
Friday, 19 October 2018, 1:55 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Union members at the Auckland University of Technology have voted overwhelmingly in favour of taking strike action in regard to their collective negotiations that have so far seen management not agreeing to their salary claims. The claims include ... More >>
MPs must vote to give students and staff a strong voice
Tuesday, 16 October 2018, 10:22 am | Tertiary Education Union
Tertiary Education Union (TEU) national president Sandra Grey and NZ Union of Students’ Associations (NZUSA) president Jonathan Gee today welcomed a new amendment to the Education Amendment Bill tabled by Green MP Chlöe Swarbrick that, if passed, will ... More >>
Pressure on Education Minister for urgent change
Thursday, 11 October 2018, 9:44 am | Tertiary Education Union
Education Minister Chris Hipkins’ decision to formally dissolve the combined council of WelTec and Whitireia and appoint a commissioner in its place is a clear sign that New Zealanders cannot afford for the current model of tertiary education provision ... More >>
Future for two ITPs lies in commissioner connecting to staff
Tuesday, 18 September 2018, 4:58 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Staff at Whitireia and Weltec polytechnics are resigned to the fact that the Minister of Education will be appointing a commissioner to replace the council overseeing both institutions but they are shocked by the poor financial positions of the institutions. More >>
Strengthen the commitment for the public good
Friday, 14 September 2018, 5:31 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Staff and students in tertiary education institutions are calling on parliament to be bolder and ensure their expertise around teaching, learning, and research is taken seriously in strategic planning for institutions. More >>
Unitec Commissioner and CE urged to slow down
Tuesday, 4 September 2018, 10:35 am | Tertiary Education Union
The announcement that 19 courses and up to 200 jobs may be affected by change at Unitec may not have been a shock to staff, but the speed of consultation proposed is untenable. More >>
Stuart McCutcheon’s axe falls on teacher training
Friday, 24 August 2018, 5:22 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Stuart McCutcheon’s axe has fallen on the University of Auckland’s Faculty of Education and Social Work after 21 staff were told this week that their jobs are on the line. Echoing through the Beehive, McCutcheon’s axing of each and every ... More >>
Cash injection for polytech signals need for major change
Thursday, 23 August 2018, 5:25 pm | Tertiary Education Union
The government’s decision to provide a $15m bailout for Whitireia Polytechnic and moves to replace the joint Whitireia-Weltec council with a commissioner is further evidence of the need to fundamentally rethink the funding, governance, and management ... More >>
Both funding and structures key to long-term
Wednesday, 22 August 2018, 1:11 pm | Tertiary Education Union
The latest exploration of a partnership or merger opportunity between two tertiary education institutions is further evidence that we need to rethink the sector’s funding system, the TEU said. Lincoln University and the University of Canterbury ... More >>
Stuart, Ecoute nous - listen to us
Friday, 17 August 2018, 4:29 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Stuart McCutcheon’s team has spent today telling people working in the University of Auckland’s School of Cultures, Languages and Linguistics that they may no longer have a job. McCutcheon’s decision to axe 5.5 full-time equivalent jobs, equal to ... More >>
Minister, Stuart McCutcheon isn’t making teacher strike easy
Wednesday, 15 August 2018, 11:10 am | Tertiary Education Union
On today of all days, it should not escape everyone’s notice that at the same time teachers are standing together for an education system that values and attracts new and incredible people to teach our kids, the Vice-Chancellor of the University ... More >>
Unitec commissioner warned not to repeat past mistakes
Wednesday, 1 August 2018, 9:32 am | Tertiary Education Union
The ideologically-driven restructuring experiment embarked on by Unitec’s previous executive leadership team, with the blessing of former Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce, is one of the main reasons why current Education Minister, Chris Hipkins ... More >>
We need to talk about Stuart McCutcheon
Thursday, 12 July 2018, 11:48 am | Tertiary Education Union
We need to talk about Stuart McCutcheon Silencing staff, cutting the Faculty of Education and Social Work in the midst of a nationwide teacher shortage, and refusing to listen to serious concerns about the direction he is taking the University of ... More >>
If we were you, Education Minister, this is how we’d do it
Tuesday, 10 July 2018, 4:46 pm | Tertiary Education Union
If we were you, Education Minister, this is how we’d do it All future policy and funding must be based on the understanding that an accessible, fully funded and quality tertiary education sector is a core part of people’s every day lives. That’s ... More >>
Unitec bailout points to the need for urgent change
Wednesday, 4 July 2018, 5:32 pm | Tertiary Education Union
The announcement today that Unitec will likely receive close to a $50 million bailout over the next two years, and the proposed appointment of a commissioner to steer the institution through a period of extreme financial difficulty, points to two important ... More >>
Minister congratulated for boost to tertiary funding
Wednesday, 27 June 2018, 4:38 pm | Tertiary Education Union
The Tertiary Education Union (TEU) welcomed the Minister for Education, Chris Hipkins’ announcement today that he will inject a further $31.7 million into the tertiary education sector to ensure students continue to get the best possible learning experience ... More >>
Auckland VC risks undermining PM’s vision for education
Tuesday, 29 May 2018, 5:30 pm | Tertiary Education Union
University of Auckland Vice-Chancellor Stuart McCutcheon's proposal to cut staff from the Faculty of Education risks worsening the chronic teacher shortage facing New Zealand, the Tertiary Education Union (TEU) said today. More >>
VCs at risk of opting out of government’s vision
Thursday, 24 May 2018, 2:37 pm | Tertiary Education Union
Vice-Chancellors need to accept that cutting jobs to meet narrow performance metrics will do nothing to help rebuild an inclusive tertiary education sector that meets the needs of all New Zealanders, the Tertiary Education Union said today. More >>
