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The Polytechnic Chief Executive,Phil Ker, is reported as saying that Rosetta Stone software the interim fundingacknowledged the underpinning problem his polytechnic faced,that some courses attracted relatively small numbers ofstudents because of the regions population, but werenevertheless valuable. He said that the extra funding meantthat, where ways of improving the situation were identified,the Polytechnic now had some resources to do this.ThePolytechnic has been undertaking reviews of courses underwhat is described as the looming threat of a million-dollardeficit. From the Otago Daily TimesTEC to runassessment process for funding It has just beenannounced that the Tertiary Education Commission is to holdan assessment process this year for funding for providersaffected by the recent student loans and allowances policychange. This will allow for the forty-three non-StudentComponent funded Private Training Establishments (PTEs),whose access to Rosetta Stone Latin America Spanish Student Loans and Allowances is to bewithdrawn from January 2007, to apply for governmentfunding.Following the Budget decision, the TEC has beenin contact with affected providers to consider the optionsfor implementing the policy.TECs Acting Policy andAdvice Group Manager, James Turner, said the decision willensure that affected PTEs have an opportunity to apply forStudent Component funding and ensure good quality, relevantprovision is not lost. Providers who wish to apply forgovernment funding through this process will be required toprovide evidence to demonstrate provision of high qualityand relevant education.Further information on theassessment process will be made available to affected PTEsin the next few weeks. Final decisions, about whichprovision will be subsidised in 2007, will be confirmedlater this year.WorldwatchVC def academicfreedomThe Australian National UniversityVice-Chancellor, Ian Chubb, has called on universities tovigorously defend their academics involvement in publicdebate, citing a specific attempt to undermine this atANU.Professor Rosetta Stone English Chubb revealed he was warned to becareful about promoting research that was critical of theAustralia-United States Free Trade Agreement.