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Budget: No Surprises For Universities

Thursday, 17 May 2007, 4:40 pm | Vice Chancellors' Committee

Today’s Budget contains no surprises for universities with all the major initiatives affecting the eight institutions having been announced beforehand. More >>

Girdlers’ Scholar For 2007

Monday, 7 May 2007, 12:08 am | Vice Chancellors' Committee

Former Kerikeri High School Dux and Head Boy David Middlemiss has been selected as the Girdlers’ Scholar for 2007, a prestigious award regarded as the undergraduate equivalent of the Rhodes Scholarship which will see him attend Cambridge University. More >>

Saudi Arabian Students To Enrich NZ Universities

Thursday, 1 February 2007, 11:15 am | Vice Chancellors' Committee

The New Zealand university system is looking forward to the first arrivals of Saudi Arabian students studying here under a scholarships scheme, the chair of the NZ Vice-Chancellors’ Committee, Professor Roy Sharp, says. More >>

NZVCC Electronic News Bulletin

Tuesday, 30 January 2007, 4:01 pm | Vice Chancellors' Committee

Emerging musicians joined established international performers in Wellington at the weekend for a gala event to mark the 10th anniversary of the Kia Ora Foundation which funds the prestigious Patricia Pratt Scholarship in Musical Performance, administered ... More >>

Rhodes Scholars Elect for 2007

Wednesday, 18 October 2006, 2:30 pm | Vice Chancellors' Committee

Luke Fenwick, Eesvan Krishnan and Holly Walker have been selected as Rhodes Scholars following a selection meeting at Government House in Wellington last night. More >>

Universities’ Science Funding Concerns Confirmed

Thursday, 20 July 2006, 3:09 pm | Vice Chancellors' Committee

Documents released this week by the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology confirm that university research will be held back by a reduction in contestability for three key areas of science funding. More >>

NZ and Malaysian VCs discuss collaboration

Wednesday, 12 July 2006, 9:55 am | Vice Chancellors' Committee

A 10-strong Malaysian Vice-Chancellors delegation led by MVCC chair Professor Dato’ Dzulkifli Abdul Razak met with NZVCC representatives led by Professor Roy Sharp in Wellington this morning. On the agenda for discussion were the respective internationalisation ... More >>

German-NZ Academic Links Agreement Signed

Thursday, 29 June 2006, 12:39 am | Vice Chancellors' Committee

An academic links agreement between the peak bodies of the German and New Zealand university systems – the Hochschulrektorenkonferenz (HRK - German Rectors’ Conference) and the NZ Vice-Chancellors’ Committee (NZVCC) – was signed this week. More >>

Unions, universities welcome extra funding

Wednesday, 28 June 2006, 3:44 pm | Vice Chancellors' Committee

The combined university unions and vice-chancellors have welcomed the announcement today by the Minister for Tertiary Education, Dr Michael Cullen, that university funding will be boosted by $26 million per annum. More >>

Vice-Chancellors Welcome Minister's Statement

Thursday, 18 May 2006, 4:11 pm | Vice Chancellors' Committee

The New Zealand Vice-Chancellors' Committee (NZVCC) and unions in the tertiary education Sector today welcomed the assurance given by the Minister for Tertiary Education, Dr Michael Cullen, that, following the next meeting of the University Tripartite ... More >>

NZ Vice-Chancellors' Committee News Bulletin

Wednesday, 3 May 2006, 9:21 am | Vice Chancellors' Committee

While Tertiary Education Minister Dr Michael Cullen has been on the road selling his “next steps” tertiary education reforms, a sector agency seminar in Wellington tomorrow will expand on the policy development involved to a stakeholder audience. More >>

Universities Welcome Future Directions

Tuesday, 4 April 2006, 5:06 pm | Vice Chancellors' Committee

Universities have welcomed today’s announcement by Tertiary Education Minister Dr Michael Cullen on future funding directions as a positive step towards differentiating the tertiary education sector on the basis of distinctive contributions. More >>

Girdlers’ Scholar for 2006

Thursday, 16 March 2006, 3:46 pm | Vice Chancellors' Committee

Former Kristin School, Auckland, Head Boy Blake Hansen has been selected as the Girdlers’ Scholar for 2006, a prestigious award regarded as the undergraduate equivalent of the Rhodes Scholarship. More >>

Universities Under-Funded, Salaries Inadequate

Thursday, 9 March 2006, 12:25 am | Vice Chancellors' Committee

Association of University Staff (AUS) have presented the Minister for Tertiary Education, Dr Michael Cullen, with a report showing that universities are under-funded, and that salaries are at an inadequate level as a consequence. More >>

Cullen identifies the real tertiary ed issues

Wednesday, 1 February 2006, 8:55 am | Vice Chancellors' Committee

Tertiary Education Minister Dr Michael Cullen used his first major speech of the year to outline what he considers are the main issues facing tertiary education. Significantly, student financial support was not the key issue in his view. He told ... More >>

Rhodes Scholars Elect For 2006

Tuesday, 18 October 2005, 3:26 pm | Vice Chancellors' Committee

Nicholas Douglas, Rosara Joseph and Malcolm Birdling have been selected as Rhodes Scholars following a recent selection meeting at Government House in Wellington. More >>

Vice-Chancellors And Unions Reach Agreement

Monday, 29 August 2005, 10:39 am | Vice Chancellors' Committee

University staff unions and Vice-Chancellors from all New Zealand universities have agreed to a national "umbrella" agreement which provides a basis for resolving current industrial problems, and sets out the terms for the parties to work together ... More >>

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