Last week, Konstantina Vasileva—a PhD candidate from the School of Psychology—attended a Research Bazaar (ResBaz) at Victoria University of Wellington, an event designed to build the awareness of digital capability research across the University and Wellington. Read her observations from the two-day event: “Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.”—Zora Neale Hurston …
This is one of the questions often asked by students who visit Careers and Employment service. The answer is: It depends. Sorry, that’s probably not want you want to hear. It’s just that there are a lot of variables to finding work, from your employability to what influences your career decisions. We know some things …
Most international students will know the strange feeling that comes with arriving in a new country. You suddenly realise that you’ve left your home behind, and you’re no longer accustomed to the behaviors and culture of the people around you. But this culture shock isn’t something to stress about. As an international student who arrived …
Do you dream of living abroad? Of listening to people talking in their native language and being able to casually insert yourself into their conversation, taking them by surprise? Then this blog post about my experiences travelling and learning three languages is for you! As someone who had always dreamed of travelling, the idea …
You’ve just arrived in New Zealand. You don’t know where you should stay, you haven’t made friends yet, have no family nearby and your English is not excellent. How can you make sure you still keep up with your classmates? As a student who arrived at Victoria in April last year from Vietnam, I thought …
Last month, my nine-year old daughter and I joined the 6.5km fun run/walk in the annual ‘Round the Bays’ event. When we met a friend with her boy at Frank Kitts Park, she said she would happily walk with the kids while I ran the course. I hadn’t trained at all, but how hard could …
Wellington is overflowing with so much culture and so much life, day in and day out. But nothing speaks more to a university student’s constant longing-for-a-caffeine-fix heart than the unbelievable coffee culture. An integral part of the city’s culture and recognised worldwide with CNN even naming it one of the top eight international coffee destinations! …
By now you should have seen your timetable. If not I suggest you login to myVictoria. Under the ‘My Study’ tab you will find your personalised ‘my lecture timetable’. Great! So you’ve seen your timetable, but what’s wrong with it? Free time is not so free School timetables are both great and terrible. Every minute …
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