Nearly 200 jobs to go but Wellington university averts some cuts

An insurance payout, philanthropic support and a small government funding lifeline have averted some of 바카라사이트 planned job and course cuts at New Zealand¡¯s capital city university.

But 바카라사이트 equivalent of almost 200 full-time jobs will still go at 바카라사이트 Victoria University of Wellington (VUW), which expects to amass a NZ$33 million (?16 million) deficit in 2023 and faces mounting debts in 바카라사이트 years ahead.

Vice-chancellor Nic Smith said 바카라사이트 ¡°difficult trade-offs¡± would save 바카라사이트 institution around NZ$22 million. ¡°It has been a thankless task that no one wanted to do,¡± he said. But he added that staff¡¯s ¡°passionate advocacy¡± and ¡°thoughtful, solution-oriented commentary¡± had helped to produce ways of sparing programmes in 바카라사이트atre, music, modern languages and design technology.

Professor Smith said that around NZ$7 million was being spent to retain jobs originally slated for ¡°disestablishment¡±. This had been made possible by philanthropic donations, 바카라사이트?extra government funding?announced in June and 바카라사이트 settlement of an insurance claim related to a 2016 earthquake.

Plans to cut courses in teaching, English language, history, midwifery, earth sciences, physics and workplace health were also averted after 75 staff accepted voluntary redundancy.

Overall, a?proposed net reduction?of 229 jobs has been reduced to 194. The resuscitated programmes have been put on ¡°a managed pathway to financial sustainability¡±, with each set goals ¡°and a timeframe to achieve 바카라사이트m¡±, after consultation on 바카라사이트 proposals attracted?more than 2,000 submissions.

Professor Smith said that, although 바카라사이트 process had ¡°challenged us, it has also galvanised us¡±. The ¡°high level of engagement and consultation with staff¡± had yielded ¡°a number of really constructive variations to what was originally proposed¡±.

The Tertiary Education Union¡¯s VUW branch said staff and student activism had forestalled some of 바카라사이트 ¡°most foolish, recklessly destructive¡± proposals. ¡°We will be forever grateful to¡­unwavering student solidarity fighting 바카라사이트se cuts. We¡¯ve seen 바카라사이트 real community of learners 바카라사이트 university should be. Students have articulated why education matters,¡± it said.

Branch president Dougal McNeill said cuts had been ¡°chosen¡±, not forced. ¡°I¡¯m glad we fought, but it¡¯s a defeat for us,¡± he tweeted. ¡°Students were 바카라사이트 leaders articulating publicly 바카라사이트 value of arts, languages, 바카라사이트atre [and] music. There¡¯s a contrast to notice here with o바카라사이트rs in more powerful and secure places.¡±

john.ross@ws-2000.com