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Byron Rangiwai (Ngāti Manawa, Ngāti Whare Ngāti Porou, Ngāi Tūhoe), Associate Professor at Ngā Wai a Te Tūī, Unitec’s Māori and Indigenous Research Centre, has gained national recognition for his research into ADHD from a Māori perspective.

Unitec has awarded the honorary title of Emeritus Professor on Marcus Williams to recognise his significant contribution to our institution in the field of research. It is the first time such an award has been made.

Unitec has officially launched its Doctor of Computing (DCOMP) programme, with enrolments now open for domestic students and international students eligible for this year’s Semester 2 intake.

Twenty-one-year-old Unitec carpentry student Zinnia Gurden is one of two female contestants in this year’s NZCB Apprentice Challenge final, and she’s gearing up with a passion for the competition.

Unitec and Hebei University of Engineering (HUE) are launching a joint degree programme in Data Science and Big Data Technology to begin delivery in September this year.

A focus on developing key leadership and event management capabilities has helped the School of Community Studies produce a stream of quality graduates in the Diploma of Sport, Recreation and Exercise.

This year’s Pacific Language Weeks programme starts with Rotuman Language Week (Gasav Ne Fäeag Rotuạm Ta) which was being celebrated across Aotearoa from 11-17 May.

Professor Ben Voyer from ESCP Business School in London, who gave a guest lecture to Unitec ākonga and kaimahi, educators and industry professionals on "The Psychology of Mistakes and Organisational Innovation”

School of Creative Industries has entered into a partnership with Hyundai New Zealand to create digital promotional content for one of their leading car brands.

More than a hundred guests gathered for School of Building Construction’s first-ever Alumni Reconnect Event on Tuesday, 15 April at Unitec.

The Samoan academic was joined by a large delegation of his family, close friends and staff from the Auckland University of Technology (AUT) who supported him in a traditional handing over ceremony.

When twenty-seven-year-old Luke Bailey left Avondale College back in 2015, he had no idea that nine years later he’d be running his own property development firm with a $6 million deal under his belt.

Family members and loved ones were welcomed on to Te Noho Kotahitanga marae with a haka pōwhiri by this year’s Whai Ake scholarship ākonga which set the tone for the Kahurangi celebration.

More than a thousand graduates have been celebrated in Unitec’s Autumn Graduation ceremonies.

Vibrant dances of lakalaka, mako and ma’ulu’ulu lit up the Tonga stage at this year’s Polyfest, as thousands gathered to watch thirty-eight schools showcase their talent, culture and pride.

The Unitec Pacific Graduation Celebration on Thursday saw 45 graduands acknowledged for completing their qualifications and honoured in front of their families ahead of graduation ceremonies at Auckland’s Aotea Centre this week.

Unitec’s commitment to manaakitanga, or showing respect, generosity, and care for others, is making a positive impact on our overseas learners with a 20% increase in international student numbers from last year.

Two hundred and eighty ākonga from nine training providers came to Unitec for Māori and Pasifika Trades Training (MPTT) Whānaungatanga Day.

A team featuring a School of Computing, Electrical and Applied Technology lecturer and a school graduate has won first prize at the annual International Conference on Smart Sustainable Development held in Auckland recently.

Tāmaki Makaurau vocational education providers are partnering to mark the 50th anniversary of the Auckland schools’ Pacific cultural festival.

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Lecturer Yvonne Shaw has opened an exhibition of her photography work at Toi o Wairaka Gallery in Te Pūtahi, Building 108.

Master’s student, Alex Watene’s (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Whatua, Te Arawa a Tūhoe) work ‘Re-Indigenising Gender Diversity here in Aotearoa/New Zealand’ on Auckland Harbour Bridge was included in this year’s Auckland Pride Festival as part of the Vector Lights programme.

Unitec’s Pacific Orientation Day welcomed nearly 100 ākonga, introducing them to key services and support.

Unitec welcomes new Healthcare and Social Practice students for Semester 1, 2025.

Unitec’s on-campus enrolment events are inspiring returning migrants and local learners to pursue new career paths and further education opportunities.

​Unitec social practice graduate and charity executive Brook Turner was driven to complete his master’s by a desire to model success for his children while at the same time breaking a generational cycle.

The annual symposium brings together representatives from Massey University, University of Auckland, MIT, Unitec and AUT. It is designed to explore cutting-edge trends in contemporary accounting research.

Unitec’s annual celebration of graduates in the Schools of Architecture and Creative Industries has opened.

Unitec is the host of Tertiary Education Commission’s third-annual Tūwhitia symposium (21-22 November 2024).

One NZ has signed on as the first industry partner of Unitec’s new Internet of Things (IoT) Impact Lab.

Unitec’s Head of School of Creative Industries, Associate Professor Vanessa Byrnes, has returned from a successful trip to China presenting a paper at the 70th anniversary of the Beijing Dance Academy (BDA), while establishing new relationships and reviving old connections with some of the top tertiary arts institutions in the world.

Our School of Creative Industries has continued its run of success at the annual Eden Arts Art Schools Award, receiving three out of the top five awards at this year’s event held at Webb’s Gallery, in Mt Eden last Friday, 25 October.

Student Central and Ask Me Manager Jeffrey Wu has won Unitec’s annual 3-Minute Thesis (3MT) postgraduate challenge – the first time that a staff member has taken out the coveted title.

Unitec student team Sustainable Data Miners won first place in a recent generative artificial intelligence (AI) Hackathon hosted by Unitec’s School of Computing, Electrical and Applied Technology, in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and AI partner Promptech.

More than twenty years of successful partnership between Shandong Province in China and Unitec was celebrated with the visit of two key educational organisations last week.