Each year a group of postgraduate students undertake an internship at Parliament as part of the POLS428 course. Annie MacDonald, one of this year’s interns, shares some insights about her time in the Beehive. Annie MacDonald (pictured front row, second from right) and fellow postgraduate political science students undertook internships at New Zealand Parliament, each …
This year, Victoria University of Wellington Women in Tech (VUWWIT) ran its first conference, WITcon. VUWWIT club president Aleisha Amohia shares what the students learnt about hosting a large-scale event—from budgets to hashtags. WITcon organiser and VUWWIT president Aleisha Amohia on stage during 2018 WITcon. The tech industry famously lacks diversity. Women and non-binary folk …
It’s New Zealand Chinese Language Week—a chance to celebrate and discover Chinese language and culture, and increase New Zealanders’ connections with China. Chinese language learner Anna de Boer, who is completing a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Chinese and Sociology at Victoria University of Wellington, shares what’s important to her about studying Chinese, and the …
There’s no better place in Wellington to enjoy the warmth and colours of spring than the Wellington Botanic Garden, which hosts the week-long annual Spring Festival to welcome in the new season. PhD student Huyen Ngyen shares her advice on how you and your family can enjoy the warmer weather without venturing out of the …
Students from Victoria University of Wellington’s Museum and Heritage Studies programme have worked in conjunction with the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, to create an exhibition that explores the social impacts of the First World War. Read more about the experience from Museum and Heritage Studies student Lizzie Callaghan. Whatever the outcome, …
Four students from Victoria Business School joined 35 others from across the world for a Social Economic Enterprise Development programme run by the School of Business Management at the Institut Teknologi Bandung in Indonesia. Students from across the world attended the Social Economic Enterprise Development programme, including four students from VBS. Read about the experience …
We know that university open days can be exciting, yet daunting. Student representative and second-year commerce student Liana Allan shares her tips for getting the most out of Victoria University of Wellington’s Open Day. Keep an eye out for Victoria University student representatives carrying our Open Day photo frame—post an Instagram photo of yourself in …
I never thought I would be literally diving head first into my third year of studying science at Victoria University. Yet there I was in Trimester One—fins on feet and mask on face, diving into the Moorea Lagoon in French Polynesia to research marine life as part of an undergraduate marine biology course. An anemone …
Professor Linda Trenberth, Vice-Provost (Academic) at Victoria University, sponsored three students from the Victoria Plus Programme to attend the 2018 Aspiring Leaders’ Forum, held at the end of July. Thomas Fuge, one of the three students who attended, shares his experiences. Attendees at this year’s Aspiring Leaders’ Forum outside Parliament House. This year’s Aspiring Leaders’ …
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