URL: 1000 more engineering places in 2013
Steven Joyce | Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment
There will be 1000 more engineering places available at universities and institutes of technology in 2013, Tertiary Education Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce announced today. The Government is directly funding 700 extra places for engineering students, while institutions are re-prioritising a further 300 places to meet additional engineering demand Mr Joyce says. “New Zealand has an undersupply of engineers. Historically the number we have been training is about half the OECD average,” Mr Joyce says...
