Born and raised in the United Arab Emirates, Romy completed a Commerce degree in India before relocating to New Zealand six years ago to study post-graduate Event Communications at Unitec. 

During his time in Tāmaki Makaurau, he has also pursued a highly promising football career, playing and coaching for Mt Albert Ponsonby FC. This year, he captained the team to a third-place finish in Division 1.

In addition, nearly 300 staff members were on hand as volunteers to welcome visitors, lead guided tours, run information sessions and demonstrate hands-on activations.

This was the biggest Open Day for Unitec on record in terms of prospective ākonga attending and kaimahi volunteering to help out. 

It marks a strong recovery since 2020 when numbers declined due to COVID-19 which forced the event online. 

Master of Creative Practice graduates Atarangi Anderson (Te Aitanga a Hauiti, Ngāti Hauiti) and Matt Joils, along with Master of Architecture (Professional) graduates Victoria Carran and Yingxi Liu were presented with their certificates in a ceremony at Toi o Wairaka Gallery on Mt Albert campus in front of their whānau, supporters and academic supervisors.

In return, the HUE students taught their Unitec counterparts how to make authentic Chinese dumpling dishes, and together shared historical highlights and insights into the similarities of Chinese and Māori architecture and designs.