Wintec ākonga develop student led advertising agency
Wintec communication ākonga are developing industry experience through a student led agency connecting with real world clients. This year the team are running the agency under the name fortyone.
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Students have their moment to shine on stage at Wintec graduation celebrations
Wintec graduates from across all disciplines were encouraged to push boundaries, be authentic, better themselves, learn from failure and grab their dreams at the 2024 Wintec Graduation ceremonies. More than 2000 students graduated from Wintec for the year of 2023, with around 880 students crossing the stage in four ceremonies across two days at Claudelands Globox Arena.
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Wintec Muslim community comes together to celebrate Eid al-Fitr
On Thursday last week the Centre for Languages hosted a wonderful Eid al-Fitr celebration with our Muslim Community here at Wintec. There was a great turnout of Muslim kaimahi, ākonga and even some of the children from kidz@wintec.
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Thai Delegation visit paves the way for future collaboration
A high-level delegation from Thailand consisting of former ministers and high-ranking government officials visited Wintec last week to discuss future avenues of collaboration between Wintec and Thailand.
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Myth, ritual and the personal: Mural specialist brings immersive exhibition to Ramp Gallery
Craig McClure's new exhibition Thought Crimes, which opens at Ramp Gallery on 2 May, examines his personal story and experiences growing up in a brethren church and later leaving his faith in his late twenties through sculpture and painting with a rich yet restrained palette.
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How studying communication and design at Wintec gave this creative storyteller the edge
Annika van Driel is the Communications and Events Coordinator at Seed Waikato and believes that businesses and communities can benefit from good quality storytelling. A skill she honed at Wintec.
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Gaining Global Insights and Connections: Aotearoa, New Zealand experience brings valuable learning back home to Singapore
Making connections around the world was on the agenda for the Design Factory team members from Singapore Institute of Technology [SIT]. Drawn to Design Factory New Zealand's [DFNZ] focus on student-centred learning, their team from Singapore came together to connect and tour innovation hubs within the Waikato. Their first visit was with world-leading animal management and security company, Gallagher.
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Ōtorohanga Mayor to welcome ākonga to Wintec’s first Certificate in Health and Wellbeing in the region
This week marks an exciting milestone for the Ōtorohanga and King Country communities as Wintec delivers its New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing qualification for the first time at its regional hub in Ōtorohanga. Mayor of Ōtorohanga, Max Baxter, who will be addressing the first cohort of ākonga (students) on their opening day of the course said, “it is fantastic that Wintec has chosen Ōtorohanga as a campus to provide the opportunity for people in our district to study for a New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing.”
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Accolades flow for Wintec’s Māori and Pacific plumbing kaimahi and ākonga
2023 was a piping hot year for Māori and Pacific plumbing kaimahi (staff) and ākonga (students) at Wintec | Te Pūkenga, with a surge of accolades highlighting the calibre of Wintec’s plumbing whānau both on the teaching staff and in the classroom.
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Unleashing moments of creativity: Enriching the lives of young mothers and their tamariki
Multi-disciplinary artist Emiko Sheehan has developed a community-based art collective for young mothers called Wāwāhi Tahā based around tikanga Māori. She is taking part in the summer residency at Ramp Gallery holding workshops and gatherings for the community.
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Wintec helping bring student-centred teaching and learning to the world
A powerful new combination of micro-credentials and blended learning environments is helping Wintec’s Centre for Education and Foundation Pathways bring student-centred teaching and learning to the world. Wintec Team Manager and Academic Lead Adie Haultain, along with Professional Development & Adult Learning Kaiako Aidan Bigham, have recently returned from Nantong in China, where they have been helping practicing teachers learn the concepts of student-centred teaching and learning.
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Wintec achieves near-perfect pass rates for nursing and midwifery programmes
Wintec | Te Pūkenga is celebrating another year of remarkable achievements in the 2023 national exams leading to registration as a nurse or midwife in New Zealand. Achieving near-perfect pass rates across the nursing and midwifery qualifications, Wintec continues to break down barriers for those passionate about a career in nursing or midwifery.
