Source: Tertiary Education Commission
TEI councils are responsible for the development and good governance of their organisation. They must balance upholding the autonomy and academic freedom of their organisation with being publicly accountable.
TEI councils are expected to take a strategic and leadership role in guiding their organisations to ensure they continue to improve their performance and are responsive to change and opportunity.
Effective councils provide clear strategic leadership and set and monitor the achievement of challenging targets. They have well-informed members with a good understanding of stakeholders and their institution’s strengths and areas for improvement. Effective councils challenge the management team about the institution’s performance as well as self-reviewing or reflecting on their own performance on a regular basis.
Being a council member is an opportunity for people with the right skills and experience to make a significant contribution to tertiary education in New Zealand and guide decision-making that will benefit not only the institution itself, but also its learners and the wider community.
Role of TEI councils
