Wintec - Latest News [Page 9]
Matariki Wearable Arts Show Returns to Wintec
Thursday, 16 June 2011, 3:27 pm | Wintec
Since the idea originated at a weaving course five years ago, the Matariki Wearable Arts competition has grown to become a highlight on Hamilton’s arts and culture calendar. More >>
Sir Henry Van Der Heyden Honoured On His Home Turf
Wednesday, 1 June 2011, 9:28 am | Wintec
Fonterra chairman and farmer Sir Henry van der Heyden returned to his home turf, the Waikato, to receive an honorary fellowship from Wintec (Waikato Institute of Technology) last night. More >>
Metro Group Welcomes Increased Focus on Export Education
Friday, 27 May 2011, 1:20 pm | Wintec
The Metro Group, representing six of the country’s largest Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics (Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology, Otago Polytechnic, Waikato Institute of Technology, Wellington Institute of Technology, Manukau Institute ... More >>
Warner Music Group love, love, love Avalanche City
Friday, 20 May 2011, 1:57 pm | Wintec
Wintec Media Arts graduate Dave Baxter has just been signed up by United States recording giant, Warner Music Group, receiving a global deal for his band Avalanche City . This puts him amongst an impressive range of top-selling artists including The Beegees, ... More >>
Wintec Council's response to TEU claims
Saturday, 14 May 2011, 12:14 pm | Wintec
Wintec's Council chair Gordon Chesterman is unhappy with the untrue claims made yesterday by the Tertiary Education Union that the Council has awarded it members pay rises. More >>
International Student of the Year
Wednesday, 11 May 2011, 11:21 am | Wintec
Wintec social work student Kai Quan, from China, has been named International Student of the Year by Education New Zealand. More >>
Wintec Secures Partnership with Open University of Malaysia
Wednesday, 27 April 2011, 11:24 am | Wintec
Wintec will help the Open University of Malaysia to provide security programmes as part of a new educational partnership. More >>
Martyn 'Bomber’ Bradbury Wintec’s new editor-in-residence
Thursday, 14 April 2011, 3:39 pm | Wintec
Martyn ‘Bomber’ Bradbury is Wintec’s newly appointed Wintec editor-in-residence. More >>
Students get best of both worlds
Friday, 25 March 2011, 12:42 pm | Wintec
An exciting government initiative will see Wintec partner with Waikato secondary schools to encourage students to stay at school for longer by engaging them in hands-on learning. The Waikato Trades Academy enables year 11-13 students who are interested ... More >>
Tourism Student On Top Of The World
Friday, 25 March 2011, 9:35 am | Wintec
Wintec tourism student, Melissa Haakma, achieved the best result internationally for the City & Guilds Advanced Diploma in International Tourism. More >>
Plans Under Way for “Long Overdue” Indoor Recreation Centre
Wednesday, 26 January 2011, 4:35 pm | Wintec
Plans for Hamilton’s newest and largest multi-court community indoor recreation centre are well under way with a number of the city’s indoor sports and recreation groups stating such a facility is “long overdue”. More >>
Honorary Awards for a Businessman, a Farmer and a Journalist
Thursday, 16 December 2010, 10:32 am | Wintec
A businessman, a farmer, and a journalist will have honorary awards conferred upon them next year by Wintec (Waikato Institute of Technology). John Spencer will receive an honorary fellowship for his business, financial and commercial savvy both at a ... More >>
Youth Suicide Expert In New Zealand
Thursday, 11 November 2010, 10:43 am | Wintec
Professor Hatim Omar – Professor of Paediatrics at the University of Kentucky and chair of the successful ‘stop youth suicide’ campaign – is visiting New Zealand soon to give a series of workshops and a public lecture on preventing youth ... More >>
Pecha Kucha Returns To Spark Festival
Tuesday, 3 August 2010, 5:57 pm | Wintec
Ever wanted to know how not to design a submarine in wartime, what it’s like to grow up in the shadow of a quarry or how Albert Einstein’s first visit to Hollywood turned out? These and other subjects will be covered at Pecha Kucha More >>
Wintec’s Council Members Announced
Thursday, 15 April 2010, 10:10 am | Wintec
As confirmed in a release from the Minister’s office today, the ministerial appointments for Waikato Institute of Technology’s (Wintec) council are: Gordon Chesterman (chair), Mary Cave-Palmer (deputy chair), Rahui Papa and Steve Tucker. More >>
Netball Waikato To Partner With Wintec
Friday, 30 October 2009, 1:50 pm | Wintec
Wintec (Waikato Institute of Technology) is to be the principal partner of Netball Waikato from January 2010. The partnership was announced at Netball Waikato’s Annual Volunteer Awards dinner this week. Waikato Region Manager Delwyn McCarroll said the ... More >>
Best business Paper for Wintec Student
Friday, 30 October 2009, 1:45 pm | Wintec
A combined effort between a Wintec student and a tutor saw a business paper take best student paper at the New Zealand Applied Business Educators conference in Rotorua recently. More >>
A Generation of Bhutanese in Exile
Wednesday, 28 October 2009, 12:16 pm | Wintec
A desire to tell the world about a seldom reported tragedy has shaped the past four years of Rituraj Sapkota’s life. Of Bhutanese Nepalese parentage and now a scholarship Honours students at Wintec in Hamilton, he is about to screen his documentary film. More >>
Wintec Masters Graduate Awarded Nurse Practitioner
Tuesday, 20 October 2009, 11:34 am | Wintec
One of three inaugural Master of Nursing graduates from Wintec has received Nurse Practitioner status from the Nursing Council of New Zealand. Anna Dawson is one of just 61 Nurse Practitioners nationwide. Ms Dawson completed her clinical Masters ... More >>
Waikato One Of Five To Establish Trades Academy
Thursday, 15 October 2009, 12:50 pm | Wintec
The Government has accepted a bid from a group of 18 Waikato education providers and industry organisations to open the region’s first trades academy. More >>