Overview - University of Canterbury

Statement of Service Performance
Core academic functions
• A review of doctoral scholarships has resulted in a decision to offer UC doctoral scholarships mid-year from 2003.
It is envisaged that, in addition to domestic students, the mid-year scholarships round will also be attractive to
overseas applicants. Approval has been given to trial a number of targeted scholarships beginning in 2003.
Objective 3.7
Lifelong learning
To have improved access to
lifelong learning opportunities
through the provision of innovative
continuing education programmes
and services.
1999 2000 2001 2002 2002
planned actual
Community education –
Courses run 264 302 386 360 368
Study tours (inbound and outbound) 11
Enrolments 5 581 5 713 5 874 6 400 5 324
Professional Short Courses
and Conferences:
Courses and conferences run 49 71 97 110 123
Enrolments 1 368 2 745 3 285 3 000 4 597
Preparatory programmes –
Courses run 36 62 75 90 130
Enrolments:
New Start (number) 382 348 292 272 209
English Language Centre
(number/EFTStudents) 301/71 422/100 425/101 600/200 1 243/283
Foundation Studies (number/EFTStudents) 0/0 0/0 104/25 200/47 145/130
Total Preparatory Enrolments 683 770 821 1 072 1 597
Teaching and Research:
Taught degree courses and thesis
supervision (EFTStudents) 6.5 10.0 9.4
Current staff research projects 5 6 4
Projects and new initiatives 0 0 3 3 5
Overall performance:
Total courses and events run 349 435 558 560 632
Total enrolments 7 632 9 228 9 980 10 472 11 518
Total EFTStudents domestic 130 150 162
Total EFTStudents International 298 400 385
Customer satisfaction with courses -
• Foundation Studies and the English Language Centre have been getting excellent academic results in their
preparatory programmes. There has been a noticeable growth in the numbers of graduate students in the English
Language Centre.
• Educational Travel has, in addition to its traditional in-bound and out-bound study tours, responded to the
demand for customised study abroad programmes and is now working with universities in Europe, Asia and
North America.
• Continuing Education has incorporated the Photography and New Start programmes into its offerings with the
latter being re-focused as “Succeeding at Tertiary Study.”
• The Professional Short Courses programme has continued to grow and has strong links with industry, servicing
clients throughout the country through public and in-company training.
• The University’s Summer programme is now a major activity with Continuing Education project managing the
credit courses and reviewing its Leisure and Learn programme.
• A new development in 2002 has been the development of the International Training programme which, with the
support of Trade NZ, has drawn three Universities and two CRI’s into an Export Network.
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