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More than 40 of our Landscape Architecture students transformed public parking spaces in Auckland’s CBD on Friday in celebration of international PARK(ing) Day – an initiative to promote the re-thinking of public space. The idea is to transform parking bays into liveable and creative spaces, such as mini-parks, playgrounds, reading rooms and workspaces. Since 2005,… Read more »
We’re seven weeks away from our EER review and a lot has been achieved but there’s plenty more to do, and to make sure everyone is ready. The EER review panel will be on campus, Waitakere and Mt Albert, from 5 November and have a very full schedule. They have shared with us their initial… Read more »
On Wednesday, our graduating students celebrated their achievement with family, friends and many of you, our staff. Graduation is a happy and special day when our students are rewarded for their hard work and determination. It’s also a time when our people, who have guided their students to this milestone, can feel a great deal… Read more »
Our International team has won a hotly-contested contract with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) to deliver the New Zealand Scholarships scheme to students from around the Pacific and ASEAN regions. And as the only ITP to be chosen to be part of the scheme, it’s a big win for us! The New… Read more »
We’ve had a great response to the STEPtember challenge this year, with 33 staff and student teams signing up. At the two-week point, our teams are battling it out for top spot, recording some impressive step tallies. In the lead is the ‘UPCREAC’ team of Blair Sorensen, Renee Peeni, Debbie Loots and Anaru Panagi, with 942,969 steps! And… Read more »
Both campuses were buzzing with activity and energy last week, as staff and students took part in events to celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, with the theme: Kia Kaha te Reo Māori (let’s make the Māori language strong)! A big thanks to those who pulled the events together, to give staff and students… Read more »
Do you need to update your location, have a secondary workspace or a different first name that you’d prefer to use? The IMS team recently made some changes to the Nest staff directory which means you can now update your listing yourself! These changes will also be updated in Office 365, Skype for Business and… Read more »
Jone Tawaketini is an Automotive Engineering lecturer and recent graduate of the Masters of Education Leadership and Management programme. We caught up with Jone to hear about his journey of studying while working at Unitec. What’s your role at Unitec? I’ve been a lecturer with the Vehicle Systems and Materials pathway for 10 years… Read more »
Congratulations to our 3 new Associate Professors and 19 new Senior Lecturers, who were appointed earlier this year! These promotions were a result of the ‘Senior Academic Appointments and Promotions’ process that started in September last year and involved a lot of work for all the applicants, including the submission of an ePortfolio, publication records… Read more »
Unitec wants to encourage innovation and it believes that at the heart of the matter is trust. As a consequence, we have recently implemented a new IP Policy that cedes the ownership of IP to the originator. This innovative approach is intended to promote trust in you, our staff and students, to have confidence in… Read more »
