Jessica Kraenzlin credits her whānau for getting her to where she is today and looks forward to a career in service of others. Jessica Kraenzlin, who had graduated with Paetahi Tumu Kōrero Bachelor of Counselling was chosen to be the final graduation speaker at the fourth and last ceremony for 2024, which saw students from Health and Social Practice celebrate their achievement.
Brooklin Toia says study wasn’t easy, but the end result has yielded a brighter future for him and his young family. Brooklin Toia, graduating with a New Zealand Certificate in Plumbing and Drainlaying (Level 3), was Tuesday morning’s student speaker. The third graduation ceremony celebrated students from the Centres for Engineering and Industrial Design, Applied Science and Primary Industries, and Trades.
Peony Smith-Tahere says it’s important to let failure guide you, to show up for yourself and keep pushing boundaries. In the second of Wintec’s four graduation ceremonies, students from Wintec’s Centres for Business and Enterprise, Information Technology, Sport Science and Human Performance, and Design Factory NZ took to the stage celebrate their graduations. Chosen to be the voice of her peers at this ceremony was Peony Smith-Tahere, who was graduating with a Bachelor of Applied Information Technology.
Bridget Barnett, student speaker at Wintec’s first graduation for 2024 used the end of Covid lockdown as a launchpad to follow her dream and make her mark on the art world. The Monday morning ceremony celebrated students graduating from the Centres for Education and Foundation Pathways, Languages and Media Arts with the student guest speaker Bridget Barnett who graduated with a Bachelor of Contemporary Art.
Maria Contreras Huerta, 22, has always been intrigued by plumbing. Figuring out how water gets from one place to another and what systems are needed to make that happen fuelled her desire to get into the trade as an adult. Maria is currently completing her apprenticeship at Morrinsville Plumbing and Gas Services (MPG). She wraps that up in August and from there will be set to graduate from Wintec next year. Along the way she has picked up several accolades and become a speaker for women in trades.
Wintec communication ākonga are developing industry experience through a student led agency connecting with real world clients. This year the team are running the agency under the name fortyone.
Wintec graduates from across all disciplines were encouraged to push boundaries, be authentic, better themselves, learn from failure and grab their dreams at the 2024 Wintec Graduation ceremonies. More than 2000 students graduated from Wintec for the year of 2023, with around 880 students crossing the stage in four ceremonies across two days at Claudelands Globox Arena.
On Thursday last week the Centre for Languages hosted a wonderful Eid al-Fitr celebration with our Muslim Community here at Wintec. There was a great turnout of Muslim kaimahi, ākonga and even some of the children from kidz@wintec.
A high-level delegation from Thailand consisting of former ministers and high-ranking government officials visited Wintec last week to discuss future avenues of collaboration between Wintec and Thailand.
Craig McClure's new exhibition Thought Crimes, which opens at Ramp Gallery on 2 May, examines his personal story and experiences growing up in a brethren church and later leaving his faith in his late twenties through sculpture and painting with a rich yet restrained palette.
Annika van Driel is the Communications and Events Coordinator at Seed Waikato and believes that businesses and communities can benefit from good quality storytelling. A skill she honed at Wintec.
Making connections around the world was on the agenda for the Design Factory team members from Singapore Institute of Technology [SIT]. Drawn to Design Factory New Zealand's [DFNZ] focus on student-centred learning, their team from Singapore came together to connect and tour innovation hubs within the Waikato. Their first visit was with world-leading animal management and security company, Gallagher.
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