A diverse cohort of 74 students have ignited the entrepreneur within them at our fifth annual Summer Lab programme, unleashing new solutions to some of the world’s problems.

Jonny Almario was studying dance at the University of Auckland, a programme that asks its participants to move their thinking. Pairing his academic knowledge with his extra-curricular experiences with the Business School’s Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) has opened up opportunities for a career in creative thinking and problem solving.

The University of Auckland’s Business School has received confirmation that AACSB International has extended its accreditation for a further 5 years. This successfully rounds out the University of Auckland’s fourth cycle of accreditation and results in 20 years of continuous accreditation with AACSB International and EFMD EQUIS.

Dr Kate Riegle-Van West is on a mission to spread the health benefits of playing with poi. The researcher and artist completed the world’s first scientific study of poi and wellbeing as a PhD student, winning awards for her ground-breaking research. With the support of the Business School’s Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Kate is now taking her venture SpinPoi to the world.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.