A move to increase the voice our schools and academic teams have has seen two additional appointments made to Senior Leadership Team. The new members are Pip Schollum-Manase who is General Manager – Schools at MIT and Chris King, Director – Schools and Performance at Unitec. “I’m glad to welcome Pip and Chris to the… Read more »
Early Childhood Education lecturer Lee-Anne Turton, along with Karen Haines from Te Puna Ako, recently hosted a workshop for teaching staff on the use of AI in the classroom. Lee-Anne led off the session with practices she has been developing for use of Generative AI in the classroom, including the importance of teaching AI literacy,… Read more »
Siddharth Pilli joined the communications team on work placement from the Whaikaha programme. He will be sharing stories with you across Semester 2. “I attended a wānanga on 7 August 2024, where I participated in various activities from 9:15 am to 2:15 pm. During the morning, I went to the Marae and learned about Māori… Read more »
Unitec attracted record numbers to its recent Open Day, with nearly a thousand people touring its Mt Albert and Waitākere campuses. In addition, nearly 300 staff members were on hand as volunteers to welcome visitors, lead guided tours, run information sessions and demonstrate hands-on activations. This was the biggest Open Day for Unitec on record… Read more »
A group of students from Unitec partner institution Hebei University of Engineering (HUE) have learnt how to create their own pounamu, cook boil up and fry bread and make and perform poi after a week-long cultural exchange at Unitec recently. In return, the HUE students taught their Unitec counterparts how to make authentic Chinese dumpling… Read more »
’ ‘Kua hinga he totara i te waonui a Tane. He rangatira kua neke kei tua o te arai.’ ‘Another tree has fallen in the realm of Tane. A chief has moved beyond the veil.’ On behalf of Manukau Institute of Technology and Unitec, we wish to extend our deepest condolences for the passing of… Read more »
Four Unitec students have received recognition for achieving A+ results in their Master’s programmes. Master of Creative Practice graduates Atarangi Anderson (Te Aitanga a Hauiti, Ngāti Hauiti) and Matt Joils, along with Master of Architecture (Professional) graduates Victoria Carran and Yingxi Liu were presented with their certificates in a ceremony at Toi o Wairaka Gallery… Read more »
Unitec welcomed back the popular Volunteer Expo to Mt Albert campus for the first time in five years yesterday, with student attendance at an all-time high. More than 250 ākonga gathered in Te Puna to meet a host of local and national volunteer organisations, eager to hear about work experience opportunities while at the same… Read more »
Competenz, the industry training organisation supporting work-based learning for a wide range of sectors, has been officially welcomed to its new head office on the ground floor of Building 110 at Unitec’s Mt Albert campus. A pōwhiri for more than 100 Competenz Auckland-based staff was held at Te Noho Kotahitanga Marae to formally acknowledge the… Read more »
The 2024 theme for Tonga Language Week is ‘E tu’uloa ‘a e lea faka-Tongá ‘o ka lea’aki ‘i ‘api, siasí (lotú), mo e nofo-‘a-kāingá – The Tongan Language will be sustainable when used at home, church and in the wider community. We’re celebrating at Unitec by inviting ākonga and kaimahi to learn how to make… Read more »
