Five of our academics have been selected for membership on the Assessment Panels for the 2018 Performance Based Research Funding (PBRF) staff quality assessment, run by the Tertiary Education Commission. It’s the largest number of Unitec staff selected since the PBRF began in 2003 and is a competitive, and influential appointment. Congratulations to: Professor… Read more »
Haere mai! Te wiki o te Reo Māori – we’re celebrating Māori Language Week, 10-16 Mahuru 2018 We’re celebrating with several special events that will give you the opportunity to strengthen your te reo, which reflects this year’s theme; Kia Kaha te Reo Māori – Let’s make the Māori language strong! So come along… Read more »
Staff and volunteers were kept busy at our annual Open Day with more than a thousand visitors and prospective students coming through the doors at our Mt Albert and Waitākere campuses. Te Puna was a hub of activity at Mt Albert with all our pathways offering hands-on programme displays, activities, exhibitions, tours and trial lectures.… Read more »
Over the last few months our marketing team has been hard at work making enhancements to our external Unitec website in order to make it easier to use. Earlier this year new search functionality and improved security was rolled out. This month the key focus will be on the main menu/navigation and homepage. Then the… Read more »
The Academic Targeted Operating Model project (ATOM) reached a milestone this week with the presentation of confirmed changes to academic and support staff. The aim of ATOM is to clarify ownership of academic support functions, roles and responsibilities, and address process gaps to reduce some of the administrative load on our academic staff. The project… Read more »
Aspiring professional sportsmen looking for the opportunity to crack a career in American football came to our Mt Albert campus on Wednesday to try-out for a slot in the ‘National Football League’s International Combine’ camp, being held in the Gold Coast in October. This is the first time that the NFL has formally scouted for… Read more »
Senior Creative Industries lecturer Paul Woodruffe took out some of the top honours at the annual Datacomp Hackathon; a weekend-long event that challenges participants to design technology that creates genuine connections between business and people. The theme of his year’s Hackathon was emotional experience and teams were asked to imagine and design a future where… Read more »
A unique and inspiring experience for our UPC secondary school students, came about from an impromptu catch-up between Lecturer Michael Freeman and former student, Juliana Deo, who now works at Auckland War Memorial Museum. Juliana, a graduate of our Bachelor of Design and Visual Arts programme is the Associate Curator – Pacific Collections at the… Read more »
STEPtember is back. Join the movement! We’re excited to say that STEPtember is back, kicking off on Tuesday 4 September, and Unitec is getting involved again! The money raised by teams across all of New Zealand will help Kiwis living with cerebral palsy. In 2017 we raised $995.00 for a truly life changing cause! This… Read more »
The Minister of Education, Hon Chris Hipkins, visited Unitec for the first time today. He was welcomed onto the Marae before heading to a very full Red Lecture Theatre where he announced to staff a loan of up to $50m had been approved to support Unitec during its renewal process. The announcement of financial support… Read more »
