

2024 Velocity Ideas Challenge winners revealed
The 25 winners of the Velocity Ideas Challenge have been announced, with each team taking home a share of $25,000. Discover the wide range of innovative start-up ideas pitched by our University staff and students.
Award for student engagement
CIE has been named the 2024 recipient of a Student Engagement award from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) for the Best of Asia-Pacific Region category. The award was recently presented at the CASE conference in Singapore.
How entrepreneur Nicole Rebstock had the courage to launch a fashion brand in New Zealand
Nicole Rebstock, a shoe designer and founder of her eponymous label, credits her education for giving her the confidence to start her own business in designer footwear and accessories.
Staff profile: Yaqi Zhang – CIE Hub Coordinator
Meet Yaqi Zhang, our CIE Hub Coordinator who recently graduated with a master’s degree in law. Yaqi enjoys preparing for each event at CIE and supporting the success of the events and participants.
MECHA’s Conceptual Design Competition unleashes Blue Sky Thinking
Undergraduate Engineering students recently flexed their skills in high concept thinking, teamwork and communications through the annual MECHA Conceptual Design Competition.
Max Lawton brings energy to dual roles at AF Drinks and WasteXpert
After graduating in 2022, energetic entrepreneur Max Lawton is already juggling two demanding roles for fast-growing, US-based alcohol-free drinks company AF Drinks and waste management start-up WasteXpert.
Catalyst programme inspires secondary school students’ future potential
Catalyst is a programme that recently enabled 160 students from 19 different secondary schools to explore study and career options through a range of interactive sessions held at Waipapa Taumata Rau, the University of Auckland.
CIE presents at global symposium to shape the future of work
Representatives from the University of Auckland presented at a recent Universitas 21 Presidential Symposium to discuss how higher education institutions are continuing to evolve to train people for the future of work.
University of Auckland alumnae named as Cartier Women’s Initiative Fellows
University of Auckland alumnae Ninna Granucci and Simran Kaur have been named among this year’s Cartier Women’s Initiative Fellows.
New Zealand’s construction industry has a period problem
CycleMate is a social enterprise working toward improving the quality of life of menstruating construction industry workers by making sanitary care more accessible.
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