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Minister announces consultation on Telford Lincoln merger

The Minister for Tertiary Education has announced a consultation on a proposed merger of Telford Rural Polytechnic and Lincoln University.

The Minister's media release, along with a consultation document that contains a summary of the business case is available.

Training Opportunities Programmes funding refocus

The Government has announced some changes to the Training Opportunities Programmes (TOPs). Read the news update>>

Details on performance linked funding for tertiary education

The Minister for Tertiary Education has announced details on how performance linked funding will be introduced to the tertiary education sector.

PBRF guidelines released

The 2012 PBRF Quality Evaluation Guidelines have been released. Read the media release...