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Friday, 18 May 2012
Unitec ready for busy V48HOURS weekend

Unitec is hosting a delegation of 10 students and 2 teachers from the prestigious Shanghai Theatre Academy until next week.

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Thursday, 17 May 2012
Unitec’s Steven Luatua makes Blues starting line-up

Unitec student and Blues player, Steven Luatua, is on the rise and making his starting line-up debut against the Crusaders this weekend.

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Thursday, 17 May 2012
Unitec graduates celebrate their roots in upcoming architecture and design exhibition

Celebrating Maori and Pacific Island culture through architecture and design are the drivers behind an upcoming event The Roots: South Pacific Architecture exhibition and forum.

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Tuesday, 15 May 2012
Celebrate Pink Shirt Day with Unitec

Don your pink shirt this Friday with Unitec, and say no to bullying.

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Monday, 14 May 2012
2012 Student Satisfaction Survey now open

Our Student Satisfaction Survey is open now. Make sure you have your say and be in to win!

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Monday, 07 May 2012
START Award scholarships – apply now!

The START Award is a scholarship specifically for domestic students new to Unitec and to tertiary study. Applications are open now for anyone looking to start study at Unitec in semester two.

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Monday, 07 May 2012
Unitec ‘FanCam’ a budding photo journalist’s dream

Five Unitec photography students are taking part in the Unitec ‘FanCam’ initiative, capturing the excitement of The Blues’ home games to share with fans.

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Thursday, 03 May 2012
Managing diabetes can be child’s play

A team of talented students from the Department of Computing are creating a tool to teach young diabetes patients to manage their condition.

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Wednesday, 02 May 2012
Help Unitec support your local children’s ward

Unitec is supporting Waitemata DHBs children's ward

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Wednesday, 02 May 2012
Global to Local: Communication for social change - Prof Pradip Thomas - Professional Development Breakfast

Don’t miss this leading edge professional development breakfast and the opportunity to hear Prof Pradip Thomas, an award-winning pioneer and expert in the emerging field of Communication for Social Change.

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Thursday, 26 April 2012
Remembering Gallipoli - Çanakkale Savasi

Students from Unitec and Istanbul Technical University work together on design project for Gallipoli commemorations.

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Tuesday, 24 April 2012
EMEX 2012 - the Engineering, Machinery and Electronics Expo

EMEX 2012 - the Engineering, Machinery and Electronics Expo - is a trade event for those interested in all things engineering.

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Friday, 20 April 2012
Unitec Engineering students win top prize in quiz

Unitec’s Civil Engineering students showed off their skills at a recent quiz night organised by the Student Engineers New Zealand (SENZ).

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Wednesday, 18 April 2012
Building long-term relationships between Unitec and the community

The appointment of Sukesh Sukumaran as the Head of Department of Management and Marketing, shows that Unitec is serious about changing the way it works with students, businesses and the community.

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Tuesday, 17 April 2012
Bike Storage Design Contest

One of the best things about biking to and from Unitec is zooooming past the lines of motorists stuck in traffic jams and knowing that you’re not contributing to the congestion. One of the worst things is trying to find somewhere to park your bike when you actually get to Unitec.

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Tuesday, 17 April 2012
Postgraduate Student Research, Supervision and Examination

Unitec is currently undertaking a self-assessment of postgraduate research, supervision, and examination. Seven questions have been identified for discussion.

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Friday, 13 April 2012
Students wanted for student wellbeing focus groups

Unitec has recently started a project to redesign Student Wellbeing (Pou Aroha) services and we would like to hear from students how we better meet student needs and enhance the student experience.

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Friday, 13 April 2012
Another successful graduation

Unitec students wearing regalia from a variety of disciplines chatted in excited clusters at Albert Park early last Wednesday morning as they waited for their graduation parade down Queen Street to begin.

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Wednesday, 11 April 2012
3D installation a hit with visitors to Urbis Design Day

Using 1.8 tonnes of steel and 1,300 small cardboard boxes, an enterprising team of Unitec Architecture students created a 3D installation that filled the entire mezzanine floor of the Cloud on the Auckland waterfront.

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Wednesday, 04 April 2012
New Horizons for Women Scholarships

Supporting education, innovation and research that benefits women

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Friday, 23 March 2012
Uni Shorts - A New Generation of Filmmakers

Emerging filmmakers from New Zealand and around the world will put their work on show next month, with the launch of an innovative new student film festival.

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Wednesday, 21 March 2012
A popcorn preview – ‘Change Starts Here’ documentary

All Unitec staff and students are invited to attend a special preview of the ‘Change Starts Here’ brand campaign documentary.

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Wednesday, 21 March 2012
Inter Campus Bus Service

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Wednesday, 14 March 2012
A doggie wash-a-thon!

The Unitec Veterinary Hospital are doing their part to help South Pacific Animal Welfare (SPAW) build a new vet clinic in Tonga, which will provide highly needed de-sexing, vaccinations, worm and flea treatment services, along with information on people can take better care of their animals.

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Wednesday, 14 March 2012
The Three Strikes Law: Protecting yourself at Unitec and at home

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Thursday, 08 March 2012
Book now for free Career Workshops for students

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Tuesday, 06 March 2012
Sounds in the Sun takes Auckland by storm

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Monday, 05 March 2012
KEECT scholarships for female students

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Thursday, 01 March 2012
Keeping your stuff safe on campus

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Wednesday, 29 February 2012
Oakley Creek incident

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Thursday, 16 February 2012
Free computer orientation classes for students

The Ask IT Training team are running free lunchtime computer orientation classes for students at the start of semester 1, 2012.

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Thursday, 02 February 2012
Cafe 170 open for business

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Thursday, 02 February 2012
Student Health Centre moving to B28 over Waitangi weekend

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Thursday, 26 January 2012
Graduation Applications about to close

Applications to graduate in the Autumn ceremony will close on Friday 27 January

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Tuesday, 24 January 2012
Shapeshifter to headline Sounds in the Sun

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Wednesday, 11 January 2012
Unitec and USU Students’ Association sign contract for services

Unitec and USU Students’ Association have signed an agreement this week in which Unitec will contract USU to provide certain services for the benefit of Unitec students in 2012.

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Tuesday, 10 January 2012
Final episodes of Unitec's reality-doco campaign on air from tonight

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