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Letter To The Editor: Dear Unitec
Dear Unitec
As one of your former students, I would like to take the opportunity to express my admiration to a great institute renowned for its facilities, great lecturers, outstanding courses and last but not least, its world-class reputation. I am extremely fortunate to be a former student of Unitec and will forever cherish that a part of Unitec will remain with me for a lifetime.
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Where in the world is student debt?
By Amanda Haxton | 26 Aug 2010
Students who stay overseas for fear of their mounting student debt may get some welcome news in the next few months.
The Government plans to reduce late repayment penalties for graduates who stay overseas because of their student debt, says Revenue Minister Peter Dunne.
In a speech at AUT University Dunne said the student debt was so burdensome and came with such enormous penalties that graduates “were effectively barred from ever returning to New Zealand".
For many New Zealanders going on an overseas experience, or “OE”, after graduating is a rite of passage.
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News round up with the news hound
By | 26 Aug 2010
Pull a sicky and you might just get caught – on national television. That’s what happened to a woman who skipped work to audition for hit UK show X Factor. She was recognised by her bosses when she appeared on TV - in her work uniform.
Real life booby trappers caught! Woman have long known that the way to distract men is with their breasts, but two Parisian teenagers were caught taking it a little too far - flashing men at cash flow machines and then stealing thousands of Euros from them while the men’s attention was… elsewhere.
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USU fights VSM in acronym stand off
By Amanda Haxton | 26 Aug 2010
USU Students’ Association has presented a 20 minute oral submission against Act MP Roger Douglas’ voluntary student membership (VSM) bill.
Submissions were heard in August at the Barrycourt Suites Hotel in Parnell with several USU staff members and USU Executive members present.
Douglas proposed a bill last year which would force membership to students’ associations to become voluntary.
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Institutes don’t want “failure” label
By Amanda Haxton | 26 Aug 2010
Tertiary leaders are voicing concerns over data which will compare the performances of different tertiary institutions.
Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) tables will measure how many students are finishing their courses and gaining a qualification.
Tertiary Education Union (TEU) national president Dr Tom Ryan says tables are misleading.
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