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Unitec is part of Te Pūkenga, New Zealand’s national network of polytechnics, industry training organisations and institutes of technology.
We offer a wide range of work-oriented programmes and short courses that are employment-focused and taught at our two campuses in Mt. Albert and Waitākere.

Celebrating the brilliant minds and benevolent hearts of our graduates

Applying the knowledge gained throughout study to support and empower their own communities is an aspiration held by many Te Whare Wānanga o Wairaka graduates.

Former restaurant manager now champions cybersecurity, thanks to Unitec

Auckland-based Cybersecurity analyst Paul Thomas reckons it’s never too late to study and credits Unitec with helping him ‘find his thing’ after completing its highly-acclaimed cybersecurity programme.

Welcome return of Unitec veterinary team to Tonga

It was a welcome return to Tonga for Unitec's veterinary nursing team. The veterinary nursing programme has been collaborating with South Pacific Animal Welfare (SPAW) since 2013, taking a veterinary...

Professor Hamid Sharifzadeh – nurturing curiosity and critical thinking

Hamid Sharifzadeh draws on a wealth of experience and knowledge for his role as the Academic Programme Manager for the School of Computing, Electrical and Applied Technology.

Professor of Social Practice Helen Gremillion brings wealth of experience to Social Practise

Professor Helen Gremillion, one of our new Ahorangi at Unitec, arrived in Aotearoa New Zealand from the United States 15 years ago, bringing with her a wealth of experience in...

Unitec's Landscape Architecture students preparing for climate change

Unitec's School of Architecture is preparing as architecture schools globally face up to the significant challenge of training students for the effects of climate change, which are predicted to increase...

Professor Peter de Lange: One of Aotearoa's leading botanists

Professor Peter de Lange, one of our new Ahorangi (Professors) at Unitec, says his career has taught him that telling stories, acting out roles, and using case studies, sprinkled with...

Karakia blesses Building 108 ahead of new ākonga for 2023

On Friday 24 January, a karakia marked the completion of Stage Four of Building 108 at Unitec. It’s a wonderful milestone to reach and it means electrical engineering ākonga start...
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