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  • A photograph of secondary school students Kaea Tibbe, Neihana Hania and Pani Brown at UCOL with their Munchie List business initiative.

    Secondary school students gain skills through UCOL

    12 October 2018

    Over 400 secondary schools students from the lower North Island will be finishing the school year with new skills and knowledge in their chosen Vocational Pathway after completing U-Skills Academy programmes at UCOL.

  • Metlife residents stretching at Metlife Movers

    Students run exercise classes for Metlife residents

    27 September 2018

    ​It’s first thing on a Monday morning, and the Camelia Lounge at Metlifecare is brimming with elderly residents awaiting the arrival of third year Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science students from UCOL.

  • A photograph of the We are all artists installation at UCOL in Palmerston North

    We are all artists

    10 September 2018

    Last week a group of local artists got together to put into action an initiative that has been months in the making, a ‘Paste Up’ of a very special kind with an important message: “We Are All Artists”.

  • A photograph of Palmerston North Girls' High School Student Anna Kelly at UCOL's Hospitality Competition

    Local Secondary Schools go head to head in the Kitchen

    03 September 2018

    Students from secondary schools around the lower North Island went head to head in an inter-school hospitality competition recently; The UCOL Secondary Schools Hospitality Competition.

  • A promotional graphic calling for nominations for UCOL's Council Honours Awards and the UCOL Alumni Awards.

    UCOL Awards open

    31 August 2018

    Recognising and celebrating the contribution and success of people in our Regions, including UCOL alumni, took another positive step this week with the inaugural opening of nominations for UCOL Alumni Awards.

  • A photograph of the participants in the Kerala fundraiser lunch at UCOL in August 2018

    Students raise funds for flood-stricken Kerala

    31 August 2018

    Indian students studying at UCOL have raised $1140 for those effected by the flooding in the Indian State of Kerala.

  • A photograph of UCOL Council Chair Ben Vanderkolk and Helen Clark at the 10 year campus celebrations in Whanganui.

    Community Celebrates with UCOL

    27 August 2018

    The UCOL campus was a buzz of excitement on Friday night as 120 people attended a special dinner to celebrate the last ten years of tertiary education on Taupo Quay.

  • A close up photograph of clasping hands

    Scholarships to help Whanganui students succeed

    20 July 2018

    Over $30,000 in scholarships were recently awarded to students at UCOL’s Whanganui Campus to help with study costs.

  • A photograph of the members of UCOL's weightlifting club taken July 2018

    UCOL weightlifters join referee ranks

    17 July 2018

    Hosting competitions is a long term goal for UCOL’s Weightlifting Club, after members recently passed their first referees’ exam.

  • A photograph of a young lady using a nail gun to construct a wall in a house

    Students sign up for study in Levin

    05 July 2018

    A steady stream of prospective students wanting to study beauty, early childhood, hospitality, Te Reo Māori, business administration, exercise, infrastructure, building and construction is the focus for those enrolling for study at UCOL in Horowhenua. 

  • A photograph of New Zealand International Commercial Pilot Academy Chief Executive, Phil Bedford and UCOL Chief Executive Leeza Boyce.

    New education partnership benefits Whanganui

    05 July 2018

    Two leading Whanganui tertiary education organisations today signed a memorandum of understanding to roll out an innovative programme that will see students graduate with commercial pilot qualifications and a business degree.

  • Students promote men's health with free testing

    26 June 2018

    UCOL staff and students were on hand to provide free health checks at an Arohanui Hospice fundraising breakfast last week.

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