高等教育战略2025-2030

2025-2030 DECEMBER 2025 Published by the Ministry of Education, December 2025. Ministry of EducationMātauranga House Telephone: (04) 463 8000Fax: (04) 463 8001 Crown copyright © 2025 ISBN 978-1-75991-353-7 (Online) Contents Ministers’ Foreword.....................................................................................................................................................4Introduction...........................................................................................................................................................................5Strategic Direction..........................................................................................................................................................6Priority 1: Achievement..........................................................................................................................................11Priority 2: Economic Impact and Innovation.................................................................................13Priority 3: Access and Participation.........................................................................................................16Priority 4: Integration and Collaboration..........................................................................................18Priority 5: International Education...........................................................................................................21Delivering the Strategy...........................................................................................................................................23Monitoring Tertiary Education Strategy Outcomesand System Performance.............................................................................................................................26 Ministers’ foreword Tertiary education plays a vital role in shaping New Zealand’s future. A strong tertiarysystem is essential to an innovative, prosperous, and educated country. Our tertiaryeducation system is performing well in many areas but needs to be more focussed on Our Government’s new Tertiary Education Strategy provides a system that enables peopleto succeed with knowledge and skills that advance an innovative, high-productivity Our tertiary education system serves us well, but we are entering a period of increasingchange. Under the previous Tertiary Education Strategy, the system was functioning, but itwas not thriving. The context has shifted, and new challenges demand a new approach. Universities and other higher education providers matter enormously to New Zealand.They educate the next generation of leaders, they advance the frontiers of knowledge, New Zealand also depends on a vocational education system that delivers real skills, realopportunities, and real outcomes for learners, employers, and communities. Vocationaleducation is central to building a productive, inclusive economy that is ready for the This strategy will provide clear direction to our tertiary education system, ensuring that itdelivers for students, for industry, and for New Zealand’s future. It is one of several stepswe are taking to simplify systems and sharpen the focus on what matters most. This is a time of challenge, but also of extraordinary opportunity. Thank you for your Hon Penny SimmondsMinister for Hon Dr Shane RetiMinister for Introduction The Tertiary Education Strategy (TES) sets out the Government’s long-termstrategic direction for tertiary education in New Zealand and its current and The Government’s investment in tertiary education and the work of its tertiaryeducation agencies will focus on these priorities. The Tertiary EducationCommission (TEC) will give effect to the TES as it assesses tertiary educationorganisations’ plans, allocates public funding, and monitors performance. Tertiary The development of the TES has been informed by targeted consultation witha range of organisations and groups directly affected by the strategy, includingtertiary education providers, industry bodies, and student representatives. This Strategic Direction Objective The Government’s overarching objective for tertiary education is: A tertiary education system that enables people to succeed with knowledge andskills that advance an innovative, high-productivity economy, and improve This objective reflects the Government’s commitment to empowering New Zealanders tothrive in a fast-changing, competitive world, through a tertiary education system that also This Strategy’s focus on economic growth is intentional and unapologetic. To raise incomes,improve jobs, and enhance quality of life, we must address New Zealand’s long-standingproductivity and innovation challenges. A stronger, more productive economy provides the To drive productivity growth, innovation and economic success, tertiary education mustwork effectively as part of New Zealand’s broader skills system and our science, innovation A skilled and adaptable