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Student loan policy still a problem

Fourth-year Otago medical student Terry Reilly said even an eight-year cap on student loans was "not very helpful".

Infection fighter has global potential

Surgical implants can be life-changing. Millions of people across the globe have had their mobility restored due to hip or knee replacements, for example; their quality of life restored by a single operation.

University uses drones to fly high

Drones have a measure of infamy because of their military use - but an AUT senior lecturer and her postgraduate students are leading the world in drone-based environmental research.

Indian students lured by 'false promises'

Immigration advisers in India may "flirt with the law" if New Zealand authorities keep working with unregulated education agents.

Monolingual Kiwis a risk to economy

New Zealand's monolingualism could inhibit our chances of becoming a more globally responsive nation, according to AUT's Associate Professor Sharon Harvey.

Mediation needed at charter school

A charter school set up to lift success needed government mediation after whanau complained the school didn't have the cultural expertise required to teach their children.

'Christmas is coming' for medical students

The Government has dropped a strong hint that it is set to announce changes to give more medical students access to student loans in their final years of study.

Joyce defends student loan scheme

Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce has defended the student loans scheme amid claims billions of dollars of debt was causing several knock-on financial effects.

Bryan Gould: Education's sinking lid crushing industry's vitality

In 1995, a year after my return to New Zealand to take up the Vice-Chancellorship of Waikato University, I was invited to lead a delegation to visit universities in China - the first such invitation....

Tertiary heads farewelled with 'golden handshakes'

Outgoing heads of polytechs and universities have received up to $117,000 on their last day of duty, latest figures reveal.

Educator's stock heads south

Things were looking up for Intueri Education Group shareholders at the start of this month.

The highest paid public sector boss

Adrian Orr, the man responsible for the NZ Super Fund, is the highest paid public sector boss earning more than $830,000 over the last year.

Lisa Rodgers: NCEA is not a pass or fail system

When I was their age I was revising for a series of three-hour exams. It was pass or fail, regardless of the previous two years' work. That's not fair, writes Lisa Rodgers.

Maori girls school to close

A secondary school for Maori girls will be closed after 110 years because of concerns about its debt and governance.

Redcliffs School to close

The education minister Hekia Parata has made an interim decision to close Redcliffs School in Christchurch due to ongoing concern about the unstable cliff behind it.

My life as a transgender kid in NZ

A 16-year-old shares his journey of growing up transgender.

NZ lags behind in per-student spending

New Zealand devotes more of its budget to education than almost all other OECD countries - yet still lags behind in per-student spending, latest figures show.

Peter Lyons: NCEA pass rates hard for parents to cope with

COMMENT: They don't understand how under NCEA everyone can be a winner, writes Peter Lyons.