. . . . . . . . . . "Tertiary education in New Zealand is provided by universities, institutes of technology and polytechnics, private training establishments, industry training organisations, and w\u0101nanga (M\u0101ori education). It ranges from informal non-assessed community courses in schools through to undergraduate degrees and research-based postgraduate degrees. All post-compulsory education is regulated within the New Zealand Qualifications Framework, a unified system of national qualifications for schools, vocational education and training, and 'higher' education. The New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) is responsible for quality assuring all courses and tertiary education organisations other than universities. Under the Education Act 1989, The Committee on University Academic Programmes (CUAP) and th"@en . . . . "their research and teaching are closely interdependent and most of their teaching is done by people who are active in advancing knowledge:"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "28777"^^ . "they meet international standards of research and teaching:"@en . . . . . . . . . "Tertiary education in New Zealand"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Tertiary education in New Zealand is provided by universities, institutes of technology and polytechnics, private training establishments, industry training organisations, and w\u0101nanga (M\u0101ori education). It ranges from informal non-assessed community courses in schools through to undergraduate degrees and research-based postgraduate degrees. All post-compulsory education is regulated within the New Zealand Qualifications Framework, a unified system of national qualifications for schools, vocational education and training, and 'higher' education. The New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) is responsible for quality assuring all courses and tertiary education organisations other than universities. Under the Education Act 1989, The Committee on University Academic Programmes (CUAP) and the Academic Quality Agency (AQA) have delegated authority for quality assurance of university education. The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) is responsible for administering the funding of tertiary education, primarily through negotiated investment plans with each funded organisation. Until 1961, all university education was organised under the University of New Zealand, with university colleges around the country. Eventually the colleges became degree-awarding universities in their own right."@en . . . . . "70.0"^^ . . . "they are primarily concerned with more advanced learning, the principal aim being to develop intellectual independence:"@en . . . . . "center"@en . . . "Education Act 1989, section 162"@en . "they are a repository of knowledge and expertise:"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "they accept a role as critic and conscience of society;..."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "43678047"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1107153591"^^ . . . . .