The University of Auckland has launched its inaugural Doctoral Entrepreneurial Leadership Programme run by CIE. The free, year-long programme is designed to equip doctoral candidates from all disciplines with an entrepreneurial mindset and skills by teaching them tools and frameworks to develop ideas, opportunities, and solutions.

The infamous hills that surround the University of Auckland’s City Campus have inspired one student to take matters into his own hands. Third-year Bachelor of Commerce student Petr Bublienko has used the free tools and equipment available at Unleash Space, the University’s innovation hub and maker space, to make his own electric skateboard.

EdTech company Kami has been named by TIME as one of the world’s top 100 most influential companies of 2022. They are listed in the ‘leaders’ category alongside companies such as Spotify, Sony, Impossible Foods and Airbnb.

Delta Waterways, a start-up founded by University of Auckland and Auckland University of Technology students, is representing New Zealand on the global stage for the Real Impact on Society and Environment (RISE) showcase and awards.

The Auckland Bioengineering Institute has purchased a shiny new toy - and they can’t wait to play with it!

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

The University of Auckland’s annual Velocity Innovation Challenge, which gives students and staff the opportunity to win $1,000 for 1,000 words articulating an idea for a start-up, is now open. Director of the Business School’s Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Darsel Keane explains why the competition exists.

CIE’s Engagement team, led by Innovation and Entrepreneurship Engagement Manager Naomi Bradshaw, is dedicated to empowering this community, and connecting University of Auckland students, staff, and the wider entrepreneurial ecosystem with opportunities to unleash their potential.

University of Auckland alumna Jo McDonald Hooker took up knitting during lockdown to ease anxiety and have something to do while watching “terrible reality shows.” Since then, her work has been showcased all around Tāmaki Makaurau including on the legs of the iconic Boy Walking sculpture at Potter’s Park.

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