It’s New Zealand Sea Week – Kaupapa Moana, celebrating the sea, and highlighting the diverse connections and interactions we have with the sea which makes our lives so intertwined with the health of our ocean environment. Unitec graduate studying whale behaviour Bachelor of Applied Science graduate, Abigail Robinson, has continued her work studying whales since… Read more »
With the first confirmed case of coronavirus in New Zealand, we wanted to remind you of the precautionary approach we’re continuing to take at Unitec to safeguard our staff, students and visitors. Our Incident Management Team is meeting daily to review and analyse the situation and we are continuing to follow the advice of the… Read more »
Our new Diploma in Cybersecurity was officially launched in Te Puna yesterday, with an audience of stakeholders including the Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Government Digital Services, Kris Faafoi, representatives from Datacom, Spark and Computer Concepts Limited, and our Unitec people involved in developing and teaching the course. It was a proud moment for… Read more »
Our School of Environmental and Animal Sciences (EAS) recently hosted a group of 28 Girl Guides and Rangers for the day, to introduce them to how science and technology are used in caring for animals and the environment. The workshop was one part of a five-day camp. Unitec graduate and Girl Guide leader, Jeanette Anderson,… Read more »
The manufacture of medicinal cannabis promises to be big business and a new growth industry in New Zealand, as and when commercial licences are granted. The licences will for the first time allow the commercial cultivation and manufacture of medicinal cannabis, and open up a vast international market. There’s the potential for New Zealand to… Read more »
January was a big month of significant service milestones, 16 staff in total, including Building Construction Lecturer, Roger Glanville, who celebrated his 40 year anniversary at Unitec! It’s important that we recognise these milestones and thank everyone who has made a long term commitment to Unitec and our students. 40 years Roger Glanville – Lecturer,… Read more »
Further extension on travel restrictions The NZ Government yesterday announced that temporary restrictions on travel from or via China will remain in place as a precautionary measure to protect against the spread of coronavirus. The restrictions, which prevent foreign nationals travelling from, or transiting through, mainland China from entering New Zealand have been extended for… Read more »
We are in the last week of the Bike Challenge, so if you are thinking about it, now is time to join! You only need to go for one ride to contribute to our points (we’re currently placed 4th in our business size category) and if you’ve been riding but are yet to register… Read more »
The Learner Outreach Project team was recently established in response to the need for a better understanding of student retention issues and how we can make improvements in this area. The Project group identified that a tailored team of Student Support Advisors, partnered with each School, would provide a more direct support resource for our… Read more »
Information sheets on coronavirus With the start of Semester 1 next week and the arrival of thousands of students across both our campuses, we’ll be equipping our Ask Me desk at our Mt Albert campus and Student Central at our Waitākere campus with information sheets on coronavirus. Although there have been no confirmed cases of… Read more »
