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Students matched with jobs at Unitec’s popular Industry Connect event
“Be kind, be open, be enthusiastic”.
Check before you chop - Unitec research promote asbestos safety awareness
Shannon Wallis from Unitec’s Environmental Science Research Centre spoke to Seven Sharp about the importance of home-owners checking for asbestos before staring home renovations.
Unitec scientists reach out to support Ukrainian colleagues
As Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine, researchers across Ukraine are racing against time to move, hide or otherwise protect valuable scientific collections in museums and other research institutions, with education and research continuing remotely wherever possible.
Unitec Creative Practice graduate wins major art award with her highly-acclaimed work, ‘Pink Bats’
“Where the Masters programme really shines is the Art and Design staff and their commitment to supporting students.” – Melissa McMahon, Unitec Master of Creative Practice graduate
Researchers combine expertise to champion rangatahi innovation in housing
A dedicated team of researchers are combining their identity and expertise to champion the intelligence and innovation of an entire generation in the housing sector.
Former refugee takes out top architecture prize
Bright future for award-winning architecture student.
Unitec Architecture students showcase sustainability at New Zealand’s leading construction and design show
A bike pod made from upcycled materials was the centrepiece of a student-led product display at the BuildNZ show held recently at the Auckland Showgrounds. Thirty students from Unitec’s School of Architecture worked on the project as part of their Design Fabrication elective, reusing ABODO timber offcuts to create a pop-up seating area and integrated bike parking.
“It’s never too late to learn” – Turning your passion into a profession
Samoan born and raised Lite Elisara graduated from Unitec with a Bachelor of Applied Technology - Automotive Engineering in 2015 with his three years of study funded by New Zealand & AUSAid scholarships. The former International student returned home after his studies and is now a lecturer in automotive engineering at the National University of Samoa (NUS).
Building industry scholarship winners
Career changes led to scholarship wins for two Unitec students
“Don’t let anyone else decide your future.”
Seeing her CV ripped up and thrown in the bin was enough of an incentive for Fijian-born Saras Pillay to decide she was never going to let anyone else decide her future.
Unitec and MIT stage first collaborative careers' festival
Unitec and MIT have staged their first ever joint careers festival for the Tāmaki Makaurau region, focusing on Health, Nursing, Social Work and Counselling.
One hundred years of dedication to Unitec
Four staff members reach long-service milestones
Emmy winning Unitec graduates
Actor Morgana O'Reilly shares her International Emmy Awards journey.
Lockdown Dogs – canine training moves online
A group of students from Unitec’s Canine Behaviour and Training programme have shown it is possible to teach dogs – and their handlers – new tricks.
Unitec graduates take up top Aotearoa Photobook awards
Earlier this year, Unitec Creative Industries graduates Sheryl Campbell and Solomon Mortimer were announced as two of the three winners of the 2022 Aotearoa Photobook Awards.
Uniwaka is Uber for uni students
Uniwaka is is a new ride-sharing app designed by a few Unitec Institute of Technology students.
Gifted graduates take divergent paths in design and contemporary art
Award-nominee in design workforce while postgraduate study beckons for ambitious illustrator
Unitec and MIT Senior Legal Counsel Kara Hiron named among best in country
Unitec and MIT in-house Senior Legal Counsel Kara Hiron has been named one of New Zealand’s top in-house lawyers for 2022 by NZ Lawyer magazine.
Dogs head to maths class
An intriguing study to see if dogs can be taught to count is underway at Unitec’s School of Environmental and Animal Sciences.
MIT and Unitec champion Te Tiriti based co-leadership in tertiary sector
Two of New Zealand’s largest institutes of technology have set an historical benchmark in the tertiary sector with the appointment of Keith Ikin (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Apakura) as Pou Hautu.
