OpinionDita De Boni: Learning from trip to la-la landIt's time to realign our educational aspirations with economic reality.29 Nov 08:30 PM
EconomySkills crisis: Engineering students get 1000 extra places after Joyce cracks whip22 Nov 04:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Threats won't produce more engineersEditorial: Steven Joyce is not the first Tertiary Education Minister to be frustrated by the discrepancy between the courses offered by universities and what the country needs.22 Nov 04:29 PM
OpinionPeter Fenwick: Minister's wish will take years to be grantedIt is the consequence of decades of government indifference to education and will take at least a generation to fix, writes Peter Fenwick.21 Nov 08:30 PM
New Zealand'Pasifika uprising' threat for JoyceA Pacific community leader has warned of a "Pasifika uprising" if the Government forces Auckland University to take more engineering students.19 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandMinister's threat to uni on fundingAuckland University and the Government appear headed for a showdown over what courses the university is offering.18 Nov 04:30 PM
EmploymentMismatch shuts generation out of jobsAs students look to next year, the Herald begins a week-long investigation into why so many are leaving school without the skills they need.18 Nov 04:30 PM
New ZealandGovt, advisors quarrel over teacher regoThe charter schools advisory group wants those who have no teaching qualifications to be given official registration - a call at odds with Govt policy.01 Nov 07:15 PM
New ZealandUniversity seeks entry shake-upThe Cambridge exam system is under spotlight as prestigious schools are called to meeting with the country's largest university.29 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandHealth worry for fake studentA man caught posing as a medical student at Auckland University is said to be so distressed there are concerns for his health.16 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandFake med student went to 'great lengths'A man caught posing as a medical student for two years went to "great lengths" to hide what he was doing from his classmates, staff and his family.15 Oct 11:41 PM
New ZealandRejected student cons uniWould-be trainee doctor attended lectures, talked to patients and could access dissection labs - for two years.15 Oct 04:30 PM
OpinionPatrick Stokes: You're not entitled to your opinionNot every Tom, Dick or Harry's views deserve to be treated as expert and aired in public discourse, writes Patrick Stokes.08 Oct 04:30 PM
New ZealandAche over Otago's dental schoolAfter chasing government money for the past decade, Otago University now accepts it'll have to fund any expansion to its dental school by itself.04 Oct 10:12 PM
New ZealandAuckland university climbs rankingsThe University of Auckland has gained ground in a table ranking universities from around the world.03 Oct 08:00 PM
EmploymentNZ degrees fail to payAn OECD report has revealed that tertiary study adds little to New Zealanders' earning power.29 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandSupport for fired teacherCurrent and former students have thrown their support in behind a Northland Catholic school teacher who was fired after he supported a gay rights protest.20 Sep 08:55 PM
OpinionDeborah Hill ConeDeborah Hill Cone: The curse of PsychVarsity is quite a different kettle of kai moana these days, at least if you are studying the social sciences. It's like a cult.09 Sep 05:30 PM
