What I enjoy most about this role is the variety of interactions I get to have with people. Whether it's having great conversations about start-up ideas during our drop-ins or communicating with participants in the $100k Challenge, the personal connections make the work fulfilling.

A parade of students from different disciplines crossed the stage at the 2024 University of Auckland Blues Awards to have their extraordinary achievements in a wide range of fields recognised.

Chemical engineer Vlatko Materic’s innovative carbon dioxide capture system is proving a gamechanger for greenhouse growers – and that’s just the start of the tech’s potential.

No two days are ever the same at CIE, and that’s one of the things Yifan loves the most about his role.

Over the course of seven days in late August, 16 students from various disciplines were given the unique opportunity to experience the inner workings of Silicon Valley.

After more than a decade living in the US, Sam Blackman, the founder of hugely successful logtech enterprise Nuvocargo, is bringing home his experience, his research, and a commitment to improving Aotearoa New Zealand’s economy.

Geoffrey Whitcher, ONZM, the founding director of the University of Auckland Business School’s Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE), has been honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award for University Transformation.

Employers who embrace the entrepreneurial mindset and actively seek out graduates with these competencies will find themselves better positioned to navigate these changes and capitalise on new opportunities.

Syed Adeel Ali is the founder of a multinational IT company APIMatic. It’s a role that would seem miles away from his early beginnings in academia, however Adeel says that being an entrepreneur has enabled him to find a way to focus on his purpose and make an impact at scale.

As Soul Capital’s founder and CEO, Business School Senior Lecturer Dr Jamie Newth brings together academia and industry to achieve more equitable outcomes for all.