A group of students is demanding the Government put the brakes on Victoria University's planned job cuts.
The Wellington university is facing a $33 million deficit; so to combat this they're proposing to scrap up to 260 jobs and have put 59 courses under review.
Due to the planned changes the group Victoria University Students Against Cuts is holding an emergency meeting at the uni today.
Group member, Marcail Parkinson told Kate Hawkesby the Government has played a role in creating the issues.
She says over the past decade, per student funding has fallen by 20 percent compared to inflation.
Several hundred jobs are also set to go at Otago University, where applications for voluntary redundancy close today.
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