Waikato Institute of Technology, Hamilton, New Zealand

Overview

History, Affiliations & Rankings

Wintec is New Zealand's leading technology-based university and is based in Hamilton. Waikato Institute of Technology was founded in the year 1924 as Hamilton Technical College. Popularly known as Wintec, the institute won three national tertiary education for its international role in 2009. Wintec is one of the leading institutes in international education, be it onshore or offshore. It has been recognised as a modern organisation which serves not just the country but also brings about environmental and social benefits for its international customers and wider communities at the ground level. 

Infrastructure, Campus & Courses

Wintec has a total of five campuses, three in Hamilton, one is Thames and another at the  Otorohanga Trade Training Centre. This esteemed university has 10-degree programmes, 35 diplomas and 12 postgraduate qualifications. For the excellence of students, the university has a good hold on almost 13 faculties like Centre for Beauty Therapy, Hairdressing & Hospitality, Centre for Business & Enterprise, Centre for Information Technology, Centre for Engineering & Industrial Design, Centre for Health & Social Practice, etc. The transcendent facility of Wintec Apartments and Student Hostels makes it easier for the students to reside and study in/around the campus deftly.

Accomplishments & Alumni

This is one university where the teaching pattern changes with the changing education system every now and then. The university believes in collaboration, creativity and connectivity. Wintec prides itself for the graduates it has produced to date. Be it any field, Wintec grads have successfully triumphed in communication, photography, commercial music, moving image, interior design, fashion design to name a few. The institute has excelled at developing a skilled workforce not just in New Zealand but all across the world. 

Student Diversity & Visiting Companies

Over 1700 students from 52 countries study at Wintec every year. Wintec strives to make its students employable and corporate ready with its quality education. The graduates of Wintec are sought after by the top employers in the world because of its unique curriculum that offers industry-relevant skills to its students. Wintec also provides flexible training arrangements and addresses the Waikoto region's tertiary needs in ways that no other institute in the region does.