The University of Auckland Business School’s Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) recently hosted Kiwijam at its innovation hub and maker space, Unleash Space, for their Auckland annual in-person game-jam. This year’s theme ‘Together’ was in reaction to the isolation people have experienced during the pandemic.

Recently launched 3D printing service, PrintGig is an online platform where anyone can take advantage of advanced 3D printing technologies with no technical skills required.

Start-ups are often short of help and students are often short of experience. The University of Auckland Business School’s Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) addressed both needs through its Start-up Interns programme, enabling an exchange of skills and knowledge.

An innovative programme that merges sustainability education with an introduction to social entrepreneurship has been piloted with the latest influx of University of Auckland Study Abroad students.

The University of Auckland VentureLab incubator programme has wrapped up for 2022 with an impressive showcase of the cohorts' learnings. Ventures incubated address a wide variety of problems including water safety, making friends and 3D printing services.

The NZ Hi-Tech Awards celebrate New Zealand’s most successful hi-tech companies and highest achieving individuals. University of Auckland alumni crowded the 2022 NZ Hi-Tech Awards finalists list, with alumni present in every category.

Market Development Facility is a multi-country initiative which promotes sustainable economic development in partner countries. University of Auckland alumna Carline Bentley is supporting the organisation’s mission through her role as a Business Advisor in Fiji for MDF’s High Value Agriculture team.

New research by Otago Polytechnic’s Dr Jo Kirkwood and Professor Rod McNaughton, Academic Director of the University of Auckland Business School’s Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, shows Tall Poppy Syndrome is affecting the well-being of New Zealand entrepreneurs.

New Zealand venture NewFish® is pushing the boundaries of research and food culture to develop products that aim to introduce consumers to alternative food sources.

Staff from CIE represented New Zealand at the 2022 World Congress of the International Council of Small Business, the world’s largest international SME organisation dedicated to small business and entrepreneurship.