http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Tertiary Education headlines from nzherald.co.nz en-nz Copyright 2010 APN HOLDINGS NZ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:00:19 +1200 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss APN RSS Generator webnews@nzherald.co.nz webmaster@nzherald.co.nz http://www.nzherald.co.nz/images/nz_little_logo.gif http://www.nzherald.co.nz/tertiary-education/news/headlines.cfm?c_id=341 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/tertiary-education/news/article.cfm?c_id=341&objectid=10632946&ref=rss When 13-year-old Rennie Qin arrived from China four years ago she couldn't speak English and her parents couldn't afford to send her to the "good schools" - but that wasn't enough to stop her from striving for the top.And now,... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/tertiary-education/news/article.cfm?c_id=341&objectid=10632309&ref=rss Otago University students have abandoned their legal challenge to the university's controversial code of conduct.The code was introduced in 2007 after an escalating number of disorder incidents involving Dunedin students. It gave... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:00:28 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/tertiary-education/news/article.cfm?c_id=341&objectid=10631773&ref=rss Tertiary students failing more than half their papers may be given a two-year time limit to prove they are worthy of keeping their student loans.Tertiary Minister Steven Joyce has floated plans to make obtaining student loans... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/tertiary-education/news/article.cfm?c_id=341&objectid=10631662&ref=rss Hopes that New Zealand will ever be able to compete in the cut-throat field of spectacularly pointless research are fading fast following the Government's announcement that a quarter of the courses on offer in our tertiary institutions... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/tertiary-education/news/article.cfm?c_id=341&objectid=10631390&ref=rss International students could be the saviour of Auckland's economy in recessionary times - but some say they don't know where to spend their money.Business bodies say Auckland firms are not doing enough to woo international students... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200