A project investigating the use of digital tools to improve group outcomes in business teams has won an award for Best Research Paper at a recent New Zealand Institute of Education (NZIE) symposium. Business Lecturers Dr Maryam Mirzaei and Patrick Dodd attended the NZIE Business Management and Leadership Symposium in November with the aim of… Read more »
Last week’s awards event was truly a celebration of excellence, contribution and commitment! Around 500 staff packed into Te Puna to enjoy the presentation of awards and support our finalists and winners as they received their trophies and certificates. Adding to the entertainment, a group waiata, led by our Kaihautū team, was a welcome opportunity… Read more »
Last week we launched the inaugural Go Live workshops spearheaded by Andrea Thumath – Director UPC and Students Under 25s Success, and the UPC team. Go Live brought 600 secondary school students to Unitec, years 9 and 10, from Mt Albert Grammar, Glenfield College and Kingsway schools, plus students from Rutherford College from the Mahi… Read more »
Our new Environmental Solutions Research Centre (ESRC) is officially open for business – and it’s tackling topical issues of international interest, such as coastal erosion, minimising construction waste, and asbestos remediation. Last week around 50 people got together to celebrate the centre’s launch at Mt Albert campus. The great turnout signalled a high level of… Read more »
During the year we celebrate our staff who have reached a significant service milestone. We do this as it’s important to acknowledge and thank everyone who has made a long term commitment to Unitec and our learners. In October we had four people who reached a Unitec career milestone and a couple of these were… Read more »
Over 260 people descended on Te Puna earlier this week to recognise the efforts and progress of the 2019 group of Māori Pacific Trades Training (MPTT) trainees who will soon complete their trades scholarship programme. The MPTT is a consortium of organisations featuring Unitec, MIT, NZMA, Te Wananga o Aotearoa, BCITO, SKILLS, MITO, Competenz and… Read more »
Earlier this month we staged our first ever 48-hour hackathon – EduHack: Cultural 2019 – bringing together teams from Computing, Creative Industries and Applied Business, with representatives from industry partners IBM, IT Professionals New Zealand and Datacom. Twenty-five students participated in the weekend event held in Te Puna, alongside a great turn out from… Read more »
Environmental and Animal Sciences Lecturer Glenn Aguilar recently travelled to Tonga to conduct a survey of dog numbers, part of a South Pacific Animal Welfare (SPAW) spaying and neutering initiative, with funding provided by Dogs Trust UK. Glenn became involved in the dog survey through our relationship with SPAW, who also provide the opportunity… Read more »
The NZ Institute of Skills and Technology last month confirmed membership for its seven working groups which will inform the design of the new, national organisation. Each group is comprised of 10 people, drafted from ITPs and ITOs and held their first meetings this month. Unitec has representatives on three of the working groups and… Read more »
Our Canine Behaviour and Training students, along with their ‘dog squad’ doggies, put on an impressive (and very cute) display last week in the annual demonstration of their year’s learning. The show was led by lecturers Environmental and Animal Sciences Lecturers Paula and Jo Thorne. The one-year New Zealand Certificate in Animal Management (Canine Behaviour… Read more »
