Tertiary Education
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
Wananga says it is no longer "high risk"
A wananga is challenging the government's assessment that it is a high financial risk. Audio
Five tertiary institutions classed as high risk by government
The government has classified five tertiary institutions as high-risk, up from just one five years ago.
Students brace for fee hike
Students are bracing themselves for 3 percent fee rises next year, even though inflation is below 1 percent and competition for enrolments is growing. Audio
Students expecting 3% fee rises
Students are expecting most polytechnics and universities will raise their fees by three percent next year even though inflation is below 1% and competition for enrolments is growing. The President of… Audio
University enrolments suffer
Universities say a drop in the number of school leavers and a fall in the University Entrance pass rate have cost them nearly a thousand students this year. Audio