Kia ora All,
I hope you all have a nice long weekend planned.
As it’s June now, for a little bit light reading here are the latest stories about AUT students and alumni. Enjoy reading what our students and alumni say about their time at AUT, and have a lovely day and a wonderful weekend!
Architecture & built environment
Fawaz Khan (Fijian and Indian)
High school: Newlands College, Wellington
Final-year student, Bachelor of Construction in Quantity Surveying with minors in Construction Process & Professional Practice
OK to be featured on social media channels
Art & design
Hannah Jensen Fox
Director, Hannah Jensen Fox Art
Bachelor of Art and Design in Visual Arts
Scarlette Oliver (Filipino)
High school: Sancta Maria College
3rd-year student, Bachelor of Design Te Tohu Paetahi mō te Hoahoa in Spatial and Interior Design with minors in Digital Fabrication & Temporary Practices / Temporary Publics
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Thomas Masters
High school: Glendowie College
Freelance Designer
Bachelor of Design in Interaction Design
OK to be featured on social media channels
Business
Neethu Cyriac (INTERNATIONAL: India)
Senior Procurement Specialist, Aion Cargo Solutions
Master of Supply Chain Management
OK to be featured on social media channels
Pooja Sharma (INTERNATIONAL: India)
Agent: IDP
BAS Manager, SRN Partners Chartered Accountants Limited
Master of Professional Accounting with Merit
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Qistina Sofiyya Taqiyuddin Amini (INTERNATIONAL: Malaysia)
Agent: Selset Education Centre
Auditor, BDO Wellington
Bachelor of Business in Accounting
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Health sciences
Laura Rensford
Doctor of Philosophy candidate
Master of Health Science with Honours (First Class)
Bachelor of Health Science (Physiotherapy)
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Te Rangi Ataahua Eruera-Watts (Māori / Southern Cross Nursing Scholarship – Undergraduate)
High school: Ngā Puna Ō Waiōrea - Western Springs College
3rd-year student, Bachelor of Health Science (Nursing)
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Hospitality, tourism & events
Zak Tulua (Samoan)
High school: Tangaroa College
3rd-year student, Bachelor of Arts in Event Management with a minor in Digital Cultures
OK to be featured on social media channels
Law
Shimpei (Peter) Sato (Japanese)
Solicitor, Meredith Connell (MC)
Bachelor of Laws
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Science
Thanh Nguyen (INTERNATIONAL: Vietnam / AUT Doctoral Scholarship)
Doctor of Philosophy candidate
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Sport and recreation
Francesca Wilson
High school: Epsom Girls’ Grammar School
Ceremonies Team Member, UEFA Women’s EURO, Basel, Switzerland
Bachelor of Sport and Recreation in Management
Jarrod Wallace
High school: Sacred Heart College
Assistant Analyst, Reserve Team & A-League Men’s Team, Auckland FC / Analyst, U23 Men’s National Team, Football Australia
Bachelor of Business in Management and Leadership & Bachelor of Sport and Recreation in Management
Levili Leilua (Samoan/Cook Island Māori)
High school: St Paul’s College
Head Trainer, New Zealand Warriors Women
Master of Sport, Exercise and Health student
Bachelor of Sport and Recreation in Sport and Exercise Science
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Mitchell Callaghan
High school: Rutherford College
Assistant Kit and Team Manager, Auckland FC
Bachelor of Sport and Recreation in Management
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Rulon Brown (Samoan)
High School: Otahuhu College
Postgraduate Certificate in Sport, Exercise and Health student
Bachelor of Sport and Recreation
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Tseard Theo van der Mei (Māori/Dutch)
High school: Kaitaia College
Assistant Sport Scientist, Auckland FC
Master of Sport, Exercise and Health student
Bachelor of Sport and Recreation in Coaching & Sport and Exercise Science
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