tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post2066948665411142663..comments2024-03-28T09:22:36.967+13:00Comments on Offsetting Behaviour: Budget 2013Eric Cramptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-71772735486588079832013-05-21T22:39:18.748+12:002013-05-21T22:39:18.748+12:00"have I missed anybody?"
Te Wananga o A..."have I missed anybody?"<br /><br />Te Wananga o Aotearoa and all the degree-granting polytechs.Donaldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-24272340218149463382013-05-21T13:49:29.129+12:002013-05-21T13:49:29.129+12:00I wonder whether NZ mightn't do better by enco...I wonder whether NZ mightn't do better by encouraging a fifth or so of those going on to Uni to instead learn a trade. If the last management student enrolled instead became an electrician....Eric Cramptonhttp://offsettingbehaviour.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-31659183436576714782013-05-21T11:51:53.304+12:002013-05-21T11:51:53.304+12:00Just on the number of universities in NZ:
Virgini...Just on the number of universities in NZ:<br /><br />Virginia has 8m people, although I always remember it as 5m from when I was growing up there. Virginia 'Universities' -- tertiary education organisations in NZ jargon -- are listed in Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_Virginia.<br /><br />There are 6 research universities (George Washington doesn't count because it's based in D.C.), and a total of 77 institutions listed as 'public or established' -- all the universities and colleges and community colleges with accreditation and some history in the Commonwealth. Thirteen have enrollments over 10,000, and 27 have more than 5,000 (more than Lincoln Uni's).<br /><br />So prima facie, I don't think we need to be worried about the number of universities.<br /><br />Entirely agree with your comments about uncertainty. A downward spiral has been triggered. Now it's up to the people in charge to decide what to do about it.Billhttp://gropingtobethlehem.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com