What good do student reps do? A cutting question for a student representative. I expect that students would continue learning regardless of whether or not student representatives exist. But there is a case to be made to support student representation. In a committee today some papers were tabled that changed the learning Outcomes and number and [...]
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LET ME STUDY! Distance Education has fallen out of favour with our Government. For Massey students this may translate to missing out on a place if you are not enrolled with a qualification pre-specified. It may also mean that you cannot get a place if you are new student and it will mean strict [...] Why don't they get it? Massey University extramural students are infuriated by the Government’s continuing attack on part time studies. Performance information published by the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) is misleading and favours institutions that focus on full time internal students. Massey, with its large part time extramural cohort, is being penalised for providing [...] Access is no longer guaranteed Tertiary Education Funding. Steven Joyce has described how it will work. Completions must come within the targeted range as described by the institutions investment plan. Otherwise the TEC will use their funding-stick; give the institution a beating for not being good enough. The reaction will be sensible. Institutions will increase [...] What are the key issues for extramural students this year? Two key questions come to mind: will you have a place at university if you do not pass the majority of your semester one papers, and what new services do I get for the increase in student services levy? Question One – a matter of [...] “The Government is seeking tight control of student numbers for next year. We will be doing what we can to comply during the coming enrolment period while we set in place policies for the future.” Maharey, Sept 09. [...] |
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