New Zealand tertiary sector
Tertiary Research Funding
Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) - a crown entity responsible for funding post-compulsory education and training.
TEC administers the Performance Based Research Fund, which allocates funding to institutions based on the quality of their research, and funding for the Centres of Research Excellence (see below).
Universities
The role of the seven Centres of Research Excellence (CoRE) is to support leading edge, international standard innovative research that fosters excellence and contributes both to New Zealand's national goals and to knowledge transfer. Each CoRE is hosted by a tertiary education institution. Funding for the Centres of Research Excellence is administered by the Tertiary Education Commission.
University Research Commercialisation Services
Whare Wānanga
There are three Crown funded Māori tertiary education institutions called whare wānanga. (The Education Amendment Act 1991 refers to them simply as wānanga.) Their purpose is to create a significant entry point for Māori into tertiary education by providing education services and curriculum tailored toward Māori aspirations and needs.
The whare wānanga all enjoy key relationships with iwi, hapu and whanau and with other education and research providers including the universities.
Polytechnics