Connections with industry

UC is a source of talent and our partnerships with forward-thinking organisations are essential to the development of budding entrepreneurs and future business and community innovators

• Partner with us to create individual or group projects for our students.
• Share your expertise as a guest speaker.
• Volunteer as a mentor our students.

We provide opportunities to recruit the best students and recent graduates to your business.

• Send your recruitment message directly to students through NZUni Talent.
• Raise your profile at careers fairs, events, and employer information sessions.

UC’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) is designed to support busy professionals to enhance their careers.

• Learn from leading business minds at our speaker series.
• Talk to us about tailoring programmes to meet your professional development needs.

Draw on the expertise of our people and utilise our specialist and facilities to build your organisation’s capability.

• Engage with UC academics in collaborative research partnerships.
• Use academic consultancy services to help you get the answers you need to grow your organisation.

Projects and internship are a great way to participate in education, complete projects you wouldn’t normally have time for and get in-depth research or consultancy for your organisation. Students are available at many levels of study, in teams or as individuals. Students' areas of study include Accounting, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Human Resources, Information Systems, Management and Marketing. Projects and internships culminate in the production of a report or case study that is made available to your organisation.

Projects are consultancy based and require a clear scope discussed between sponsor and student. Projects are typically not based onsite. An internship involves a project that is typically based onsite with some level of supervision by the host organisation. The scope of both the internship and project must be defined in order students to meet their academic requirements.

We want to engage with organisations so that our students will better understand the world and can anticipate and adapt to new technologies and ways of thinking. Here are some ways that you can give back to our students and shape tomorrow's business and community leaders.

The Hihiko Webinar Series presented by Te Kura Umanga | UC Business School aims to support and enable organisations, schools, and communities through presentations featuring national and international experts, notable UC alumni, and Te Kura Umanga | UC Business School’s world-class researchers. Hihiko means to be inspired, lively and invigorated.

If you are interested in featuring in our webinar series, please contact Tim Winfield, Industry Engagement Manager.