FAQ

The University Advisory Group has been established to provide the government with advice on New Zealand’s university system. Group members will consider challenges and opportunities for improvement in the university sector.

The Group is providing advice to the government in two phases – an interim report was provided in September 2024 (and is currently under consideration by the government) and a final report will be provided in February 2025.

Advice from the Group will inform policy changes, ensuring a robust and forward-thinking university system for New Zealand.

We ask for one submission per individual per phase.

If you work at multiple organisations and are making submissions on behalf of different organisations, please note the organisation in the file name, eg [First name]_[Last Name]_[Organisation if named]_Phase3

Yes. Please keep your total submission to five A4 pages including the cover page.

Due to the timeframes of the advisory group, we are streamlining the process by only accepting documents in PDF.

If you are interested in making a submission in a different way, please send an email to info@uag.org.nz.

To create a PDF from a Word document:

1. Open the document you want to save as a PDF.
2. Click on the File tab.
3. In Word, click Save As | PDF from the drop-down menu. In Google Docs, click File | Download | PDF. …
4. In the file name box, .pdf will automatically appear at the end of your file name.

Phase 3 of the submission process is now open and closes on Wednesday 18 December at 5pm.