Michael Gilchrist
Contingencies for cash-strapped universities
Hard financial decisions are facing universities trying to balance the books and deliver full student services next year - this after each 2020 semester has been affected with Covid disruptions… Audio
Panel wants $100m boost to research fund
An expert panel is calling for an end to ranking universities based on the quality of their research.
The group also wants a $100 million boost to government funding of research in tertiary… Audio
Domestic tertiary enrolments not expected to fill foreign student gap
Polytechnics and universities are warning an expected leap in domestic enrolments will not make up for the loss of foreign students due to the pandemic.
They are already talking about financial… Audio
Govt funding to fill international student gap misses the mark for some
Disappointing, just a band-aid, missing the point - it seems the government's international student lifeline for the education sector is missing the pass mark.
A $51 million fund has been pledged to… Audio
Tough year ahead for new mega-polytech
The new national polytechnic is facing a bleak first year of existence after 11 of its 16 member institutes announced losses for last year totaling millions of dollars.
The polytechnics that now make… Audio
Coronavirus: University staff urged not to take pay cuts
University staff are being advised not to accept pay cuts.
At least two universities are considering cutting staff pay to help confront the crisis posed by the multi-million dollar loss of income… Audio
Covid-19: Tertiary Education Union wants national meeting
The Tertiary Education Union is urging the government to call a national meeting to coordinate how education providers respond to the Covid-19 virus.
Universities, polytechnics and schools could lose… Audio
Universities ask for travel ban exemption for Chinese students
Universities have asked the government to exempt thousands of Chinese students from New Zealand's ban on international arrivals from mainland China.
The ban, which is aimed at stopping the spread of… Audio
Polytechnics need more Government funding - union
Polytechnics are taking their demands for more funding to Parliament today.
The government has said the sector will not get anymore cash until changes are underway.
The Tertiary Education Union says… Audio
Universities warned as dependence on Chinese students grows
Enrolment figures show universities are becoming more dependent on Chinese students, despite efforts to diversify. Education Ministry figures show 18 percent of university students last year were from… Audio
Polytech sector faces another tough year
The government has warned it might have to bail out some polytechnics as the sector faces yet another tough year. Members of the Tertiary Education Union say enrolments are looking bad for many of the… Audio
Will industry training shakeup fix skills shortages?
The Minister of Education says a massive shakeup of the polytech sector will get more people into on-the-job training while delivering financial stability. 16 polytechs around the country will be… Audio
Theatre review with Michael Gilchrist
Michael Gilchrist reviews The Magic Flute, a New Zealand Opera production. It is an opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with the Libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder. Directed by Sara Brodie and… Audio