This month sees the culmination of the Waikato initiative promoting community inclusion for international students, with 150 Wintec and University of Waikato students taking part in a noho marae (marae stay) at Tūrangawaewae in Ngāruawāhia.
Wintec is proud to host the nationals again at its Rotokauri campus, where top trades apprentices and trainees will duel it out in categories ranging from Automotive Technology, to Plumbing & Heating, to Mobile Robotics.
Next year will herald a change of venue for one of the country’s major art awards. Wintec is now a major partner for the 2019 New Zealand Painting and Printmaking Award and will host the award exhibition.
Kris Beattie admits she never enjoyed school. Defying the odds, she is now pursuing a successful career as a senior laboratory technician.
Wintec Interior Design Students were awarded People’s Choice in the Interior Design Awards 2018 for their Green Living inspired design at the Waikato Home & Garden Show.
Concerned about the rise in mental health issues among international students, a team from Wintec took their Mental Health First Aid workshops across New Zealand this year, and they now have a waiting list.
An eco-friendly research experience in New Zealand is a highlight for students from South Korea and Taiwan who are at Wintec to complete a research internship.
Activate Tairawhiti Gisborne and Soda Inc., a Wintec subsidiary, have formed a partnership to offer start-up support programmes in the Gisborne region.
Waikato Institute of Directors (IoD) Emerging Director, Carla Muller has landed a 12-month director development position with the Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec) Council.
The date is set for the installation of Hamilton’s newest public sculpture, Tōia Mai which tells the Matariki story and symbolises the cultural, spiritual and economic significance of the Waikato River.
No two days are the same for Tahiwi Magner who, on any given day, could be working on wind farms and bridges throughout New Zealand, carrying out earthquake strengthening and demolition projects or flying overseas to meet new clients.
Māori and Pasifika student achievement is going from strength to strength at Wintec and some of this success is the result of staff finding new ways for education and industry to work together.
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