Initiative lands Wintec design student life-changing internship in Sydney
Wintec School of Media Arts design student Mata McKay spoke up, took initiative and landed an exclusive overseas internship at Sydney based design studio, Formist.
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Wintec students get real-world experience at Fieldays
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Fieldays and Wintec is at the forefront in the celebrations. To commemorate the event, Wintec has published a 50-page exclusive magazine and Wintec students are onsite reporting live from Fieldays.
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New nursing education promises a better future for Kiribati
The Pacific nation of Kiribati is often described as the poster child of climate change, and as the tides continue rise on the people of Kiribati, a team from Wintec is working to upskill nurses to future-proof their careers.
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Māori culture meets IT to tell waka story
A Wintec music student is working with traditional Māori music specialist Horomona Horo to create compositions where contemporary expression of taonga puoro (traditional Māori music) will become part of an app for the Matariki Interactive Waka Sculpture Project.
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New exhibition celebrates Matariki themes at Wintec
This year a Wintec student exhibition will celebrate Matariki from Wednesday 13 - 20 June. The students have created video, graphic design and garments inspired by the cultural traditions of Matariki.
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Tokoroa youth tackle their town’s issues
Tokoroa’s young people came together last week to share their ideas on how to solve some of their town’s social problems with help from Wintec, local councils and South Waikato YMCA.
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Wintec performing well in a challenging domestic market
Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec) has released its 2017 Annual Report, posting a group surplus of $2.2million.
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Wintec students get a voice of their own design
Students and staff are working together on the development and design of Student Voice 24/7, a new feedback reporting system where students are responded to within a day.
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“River City Sound Sessions” set to celebrate seven years
Two local Hamilton bands will perform live for the seventh year in the popular River City Sound Sessions.
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Blink - don’t miss it
Hidden away in a former dairy factory in Matangi, a group of passionate film-makers, are working on Blink, a short film by writer-director Paige Larianova and producer Chris Williams. They are part of Hamilton’s vibrant film community and many of the crew, including the producer and director are Wintec staff, alumni and students.
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Wintec students get learning experience of a lifetime in China
Last September four Wintec business students embarked on a learning experience of a lifetime in China. Chanatip Chatchawalit, Jack Hawker, Andy Murray and Hanjun Nakauchi are now back in New Zealand to finish their studies.
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Balancing whānau and study for the love of accounting
Maari Moke cut a striking figure at Wintec’s marae graduation in March, standing proud in her korowai and surrounded by her whānau who had supported her education journey.
