University of Auckland named Entrepreneurial University of the Year at international awards

15 Jan, 2020

The University of Auckland has been named Entrepreneurial University of the Year at the Asia-Pacific Triple E Entrepreneurship and Engagement Excellence Awards in Higher Education. Other contenders for the category included entrepreneurial superstars such as Tel Aviv University, the University of Adelaide, University of Technology Sydney and Malaysia’s Management and Science University. Read More

Professor Rod McNaughton: Global reckoning happening for Business Schools

8 Jan, 2020

Business Schools the world over are pivoting in how and who they deliver education to in light of rapidly changing demographics and the needs of Business. This is the ultimate observation of Professor of Entrepreneurship Rod McNaughton who has returned to the University of Auckland after a two month trip during his sabbatical, which included visits to leading business schools in Canada, Scotland and Finland. Read More

Velocity entrepreneurial mission: Part 2 – Singapore

26 Nov, 2019

Each year members of the Velocity student entrepreneurship programme organising committee have the opportunity to travel abroad on an exploration and discovery trip to an international business hub. The experience is funded by the Business School’s Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Read More

Velocity graduate’s self-driving car solution receives $20 million investment

19 Nov, 2019

Wayve, a start-up dedicated to accelerating autonomous mobility through learning based approaches instead of hand-coded rules has received a $20M Series A funding round to launch a pilot fleet of autonomous vehicles in central London. The company was co-founded by University of Auckland alumnus Alex Kendall. Read More

Alumni profile: Caroline Hope

19 Nov, 2019

Caroline Hope is a recent Engineering graduate who is currently working at Beca as a Process Engineer and undertaking a number of leadership roles in both Beca and Engineers Without Borders. While studying at University, Caroline participated in programmes delivered by the Business School’s Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship which helped her further develop the skills and networks necessary to fast-track her career. Read More

Leading New Zealand into top ranked position for female founder graduates

10 Nov, 2019

A recent study has found that New Zealand has the highest percentage of female graduates who found start-ups, at 13.4%. Of these 13.4%, almost half are from the University of Auckland. Read More

Discover the imposter within

31 Oct, 2019

Trudi Gwillim is the Associate Director of the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. She has a background in senior leadership and has studied positive psychology with the Langley Group Institute. Earlier this year she was asked to speak on the topic of Imposter Syndrome at the University of Auckland’s professional staff conference ASPIRE. Read More

2019 Velocity $100k Challenge competition winners announced

24 Oct, 2019

New Zealand’s next generation of star innovators and entrepreneurs have been identified at this year’s Velocity $100k Challenge competition finals. Among the winners were an aquaculture technology venture set to revolutionise the mussel industry, a space technology venture solving power supply issues, a poi-based health and wellbeing venture, a glaucoma-detection tool and a social venture designed to aid the Pacific’s medical equipment donation systems. Read More

Nebula Data – the start-up bringing data to life before your eyes

22 Oct, 2019

Nebula is a data visualisation company that aims to transform how we understand the media landscape by visualising how topics are discussed in the news media. The venture was borne out of our Velocity programme as a collaboration between University of Auckland physicists. Read More

Teaching young New Zealanders to be financially Savy

11 Oct, 2019

Thousands of young New Zealanders have been taught basic financial literacy because of a charitable trust that began life at the Business School’s Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Read More