Education

The education committee has produced six remits on university matters.

The first urges NZUSA to adopt a university education policy on an outline (provided) and that this policy be given to all political parties and be publicised during the election campaign.

The suggested outline, among other things, notes that university salaries should remain on a par with Australian levels. The advantages of an improved staff-student ratio and the necessity for further auxiliary staff to alleviate administrative burdens of the academic staff are also pointed out.

NZUSA is also to be asked to reaffirm its stand on bonded studentships and make further moves to get such studentships abolished.

The main arguments against the studentships are that they force students to make decisions on their careers too early in life and some students with no real desire to teach use them as a means to financing' a university career.