Will sweeping changes at the University of Canterbury improve the academic institution? And can universities embrace commercial ideals? PHILIP MATTHEWS reports. Halloween was a happy event at the University of Canterbury. On the morning of October 31 Prime Minister John Key and Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce flew south to announce that they had, or perhaps even were, the solution to the cash-strapped university's post-earthquake problems. They brought $260 million with them. So far so good. But the event had its own heavy symbolism and an untold story behind it. The recovery money would go towards science and engineering precincts while in the background, Joyce continued to push...
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