A recent insights report created by the World Economic Forum came to the conclusion that it will take another 132 years to close the global gender gap. It also showed that women are starting their own companies at a rate outpacing men, raising questions that women may be opting out of participating in the systems that disadvantage them.

The 15 finalist teams for the University of Auckland Business School’s Velocity $100k Challenge have been announced. Venture ideas have been developed by students and staff that address a range of economic, social and environmental problems. The concepts represent the diversity of entrepreneurial thinking at the University with the ideas including solutions for water issues, sexual consent, mental health, dementia, chronic pain, sustainable packaging and satellites.

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.