A student hub
Our new Engineering Core is a student-hub, complete with a café, chill out spaces, computer labs and lecture theatres. The Engineering Core hosts regular events, for students and staff, and is frequently used by clubs for social, academic, and industry networking events.
Purpose-built facilities
UC has world-class engineering facilities including a futuristic augmented reality lab, the only high-voltage lab in Aotearoa, and a new Structural Engineering Lab (SEL). The SEL ensures our Civil Engineering students experience the most modern educational facilities in seismic testing available. The SEL allows students to be exposed to modern testing techniques that provide first-hand experience of seismic loadings on structures and soils in real-time and at a realistic scale as part of their degree.
Our specialist lab facilities include a structures lab, fluids lab, control and robotics lab, advanced manufacturing lab with 3D printers, a PC2 lab, and a wind tunnel. We also have a specialist Engineering and Physical Sciences library.
Innovative labs and equipment
We have rebuilt or completely refurbished every wing of the engineering precinct, including new teaching and research labs and equipment in all of our engineering departments. Students have access to some of the best facilities available.
All of our departments and schools each have dedicated buildings, with modern teaching spaces and labs. The School of Product Design is our newest school. It offers prototyping spaces, a virtual reality testing studio, high-end gaming computers, and a collaborative creative open space, encouraging students to share innovative ideas.
