

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.
NZ Hi-Tech Awards are helping kiwi stars to shine
The NZ Hi-Tech Awards celebrate New Zealand’s most successful hi-tech companies and highest achieving individuals, helping to raise awareness of the importance of technological innovation to New Zealand’s prosperity.
New Zealand Product Accelerator is manufacturing innovation at pace
For the past 14 years, NZPA, a publicly funded research network hosted by the University of Auckland, has facilitated and accelerated the integration of cutting-edge research with real-world manufacturing needs.
Kiwi start-up Astrix Astronautics unlocks new possibilities for power generation in space
Astrix Astronautics is one of New Zealand’s thriving participants in the $350 billion global space industry. Their innovative approach to deploying solar panels in space has opened up a world of opportunity by creating the potential for larger surface areas for generating solar power in space.
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