Ngā Wai a Te Tūī are celebrating the arrival of their latest whānau member Dr Cat (Catherine) Mitchell who’s devoted 15 years of her career to supporting Unitec students in post graduate study. A secondment opportunity with Ngā Wai a Te Tūī provided a pathway for Catherine to maintain her passion of supporting tauira… Read more »
As part of the ‘Women@Unitec’ initiative, a recent Come-Connect-Kōrero (CCK) session explored the challenges faced by women in STEAM – Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths, and celebrated the success of three of our well-respected lecturers. At the session – Breaking the Gender Barrier: Experiences of women in STEAM – our wonderful lecturers: Duaa Alshadli,… Read more »
Five of our nursing lecturers have stepped up to take part in the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine – Aotearoa’s biggest ever vaccine programme. Nursing Lecturers Ruth Jackson, Pam Williams, Kate Barry, Dr Samantha Heath and Dr Dianne Roy have taken on additional training to gain ‘provisional vaccinator’ status. They are part of a huge… Read more »
Well You – why not! A series of activities and advice to support your wellbeing. When there’s a lot going on – as is the case in our workplace currently – a natural response is to feel anxious, overwhelmed or angry. We can feel powerless when confronted with difficult situations. The good news is… Read more »
New Zealand’s first dedicated Māori and Pasifika careers fair was an outstanding success with more than 750 students and 41 companies taking part in the virtual event. Ten ITPs co-hosted the virtual event, which was open to all Māori and Pasifika students from across Aotearoa/New Zealand exploring internship and graduate programmes designed for them. The… Read more »
Unitec student Qi Yang is one of the first international students to return to study in New Zealand after the pandemic closed our borders last year, having had to delay her architectural studies for a year. Qi has been studying towards her Master of Landscape Architecture at Unitec and in early 2019 she returned to… Read more »
Message from Te Pūkenga… Key appointment to governance in Tāmaki Makaurau Marama Royal (Ngāti Whatua) has been appointed to the boards of MIT and Unitec, as the institutes work to build more effective Te Tiriti-based relationships in the region. “We are honoured that such an esteemed and experienced iwi leader has accepted this appointment,” says… Read more »
The Auckland world of twenty-nine-year-old street artist, storyteller, social campaigner and Unitec grad Nikita Sharma is a million miles away from her native India, as the country suffers in the grips of a deadly COVID-19 crisis. Around a quarter of a million people have died to date, and Nikita is deeply worried about her parents… Read more »
This is the first in the ‘Fono in the Fale’ series, discussing the topic: Tourism and Covid-19 in the Pacific: a return to the Vanua. Fono in the Fale is a Pacific Centre initiative drawing on Pacific resources and people around Aotearoa to talanoa about Pacific Issues in the region as well as here in… Read more »
Unitec alumnae Nick van der Geest reaps the rewards of following his passion, and gaining the extra skills he needs through our Bridgepoint School. Many people leave school early believing that is the end of their study. However, often they discover that a gap year or time in the workforce helps them discover their passion… Read more »
