Aquaculture the answer to an island's food shortage
A small, bony, oily fish holds great hope for Solomon Islands communities, who are working with Wintec to enhance aquaculture productivity through education and an innovative phone app.
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Yes you can create a business start-up in 48 hours
The line-up of speakers and facilitators for the Soda Inc. Innes48 Start-up Competition is guaranteed to spark creativity and entrepreneurship among the competitors.
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What’s behind the rapid rise in gym injuries in New Zealand?
ACC claims for gym-related injuries have soared to 52,964 in 2017 from 17,694 in 2011. These figures, recently reported in the media, are alarming and there are calls to investigate the claims, improve public awareness and regulate the sports industry in New Zealand.
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Four extraordinary entrepreneurs to judge national start-up competition
Four extraordinary, entrepreneurs and global innovators who share a belief in challenging the status quo will judge this year’s Soda Inc. Innes48 Start-up Competition at Wintec.
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Dr Mayall and friends dominate festival
In a Hamilton Gardens Arts Festival first, one performer is involved in five separate events, four of which he is producing.
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Talented Wintec business student bound for Poland
Wintec business student Jannaha Henry is packing her bags for Poland as the only New Zealand student selected for the Erasmus student exchange programme this year.
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Wintec makes its mark on the New Zealand Painting and Printmaking Award
Stamping their mark on the art world, Wintec staff, students and graduates have all been selected as finalists in the 2018 New Zealand Painting and Printmaking Award (NZPPA).
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Hamilton Gardens partnership provides work experience for budding Wintec horticulturists
A unique vocational education partnership between Wintec and Hamilton City Council will be expanded in 2018 to give horticulture students greater opportunity to learn at and contribute to one of Hamilton’s most visited sites.
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Ruth is on a Middle-earth journey
After completing Wintec’s Bachelor of Media Arts degree, Ruth Swartzberg joined Hobbiton as an assistant painter. She shared with us the story of her journey from Wintec to Hobbiton.
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Bootcamp for start-ups tests entrepreneurial skills to the limit
Do you have entrepreneurial tendencies or tendons, where it’s a part of your body and you can’t do anything else? On the drive home, buzzing after last year’s Soda Inc. Innes48 hour Start-up Competition, event MC and lifestyle entrepreneur Robett Hollis said just this.
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Wintec to select students for prestigious scholarships to China and Japan
Twelve students will study at universities in Japan and China in 2018 now that Wintec has been confirmed for two prestigious Prime Minister’s scholarships for Asia.
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New design and communication degrees take a world view
Wintec has launched new Bachelor of Design and Bachelor of Communication degrees for 2018 to prepare students for a rapidly changing workplace.
