Universities have welcomed a $234 million Budget boost to fund more tertiary enrolments, but critics say students still face rising fees and growing financial pressure.
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Auckland University.
A University of Auckland leader has welcomed the Budget decision to cover more student enrolments.
The $234 million would enable the Tertiary Education Commission to fund 99 percent of enrolments in 2026 and 2027.
The commission had previously warned that it did not have sufficient funding to subsidise all enrolments and some institutions were missing out on millions of dollars in government funding as a result
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