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GRADUATION
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Contents
Welcome 4
Order of proceedings 6
Qualifications to be conferred at Claudelands Events Centre, Hamilton 7
Stay connected after you graduate 18
University of Waikato Academic Leaders 19
The University of Waikato
Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato 22
GRADUATION APRIL 2021 3
Welcome
It is a privilege to share this very important day And finally, today is a day to dream. Since I’ve
with you, our students, who have worked so taken up the role of Chancellor, I’ve enjoyed
hard to reach this culmination point. Graduation hearing the many stories of how University of
is the perfect time to reflect, celebrate and Waikato graduates are changing the world around
them – whether that be in the smallest towns of
dream.
New Zealand, or the largest cities in the world,
Take the time today to think about where you’ve our graduates do great things. And you will too.
come from and the knowledge and experiences Congratulations and best wishes as you make
you’ve gained while at University. Many of you your way in the world.
are different people than when you began this
journey. You are hopefully wiser, more mature Rt Hon Sir Anand Satyanand
GNZM QSO KStJ
and more confident and you should feel proud
Chancellor
of what you’ve accomplished.
University of Waikato
Today is also about celebration. You deserve your
moment in the limelight. As you walk across the
stage today and receive your diploma, enjoy every
second of it.
4 THE UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATOGraduation is a wonderful part of the tradition made sacrifices and played a part in making our
of universities. Our ceremony today combines graduates’ education dreams come true.
elements that reflect 800 years of tradition
To our graduates, I hope your time today happily
since the first universities were established, as
concludes an unforgettable, fulfilling experience
well as elements that reflect the University of
and that you take away not only new-found
Waikato’s unique culture.
knowledge, but great friends and memories of
Today is about recognising the hard work and your time at the University of Waikato.
scholarly achievements each of our graduates
After today, you don the new title of ‘University
has accomplished. Every assignment, every
of Waikato Alumni.’ You are now part of a
exam, every lab experiment and late-night study
special group of people and we look forward to
session has brought you to today’s important
staying connected with you through the years as
commemoration. And as Vice-Chancellor, it is
your career takes off.
an honour and pleasure to share it with you.
I also want to take the time to acknowledge
our students’ families and friends who are Professor Neil Quigley
here supporting them today. We realise there Vice-Chancellor
is a support network who journeys alongside University of Waikato
our students through their studies. You have
GRADUATION APRIL 2021 5Order of proceedings
• The assembly will be invited to stand as the
academic procession enters the arena to the
welcoming call of the karanga
• The University Kaumātua will offer the
opening karakia and mihi whakatau
• The New Zealand national anthem will be
sung (page 23)
• The Chancellor will address the assembly
• The Chancellor will confer the qualifications
on graduates from each Division/Faculty
• The student speaker will be introduced and
address the assembly
• The University Kaumātua will conclude
proceedings with a closing karakia
• The assembly will stand for Gaudeamus
• Official procession from the arena
• Graduates’ procession from the arena
(please remain standing until the procession
has left the arena)
Following the ceremony, an invitation is
extended to all graduates and guests to join
University staff for light refreshments.
6 THE UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATOQUALIFICATIONS TO BE CONFERRED AT Claudelands Events Centre, Hamilton WEDNESDAY 21 APRIL, 2021 2:00PM
Division of Education
Doctor of Philosophy
David Rodney Craig, BBus University of Technology Australia, MTEdMgt University of Melbourne
Australia
Thesis Title: “Profit for knowledge’s sake: The challenges for universities in constructing a brand in the
twenty-first century”
Master of Education
Alphonsa Antony Krishn Chandra, with Second Benjamin Alexander Wood,
Class Honours (first division) with First Class Honours
Anthony John Marshall
Campbell Cheryl Shirley Montgomery,
with First Class Honours
Master of Educational Leadership
Lisa Maree Clayton, with First Michelle Allena Gray, with Caitlin Mary Wheeler, with
Class Honours Second Class Honours (first First Class Honours
division)
Rebecca Julie Early, with First
Class Honours Leanne Marie Jackson, with
First Class Honours
Bachelor of Social Sciences
Britney Govender
Bachelor of Teaching
Marnie Annais Baker, also Annette Carol Curran Rachel Jody Garratt
conferred Bachelor of Health,
Sport and Human Performance Samantha Jane Diffey, also Zara Ashleigh Gribbin
conferred Bachelor of Health,
Katherine Ann Batchelar Sport and Human Performance Caitlin Jane Haire
Dante Bruns, also conferred Madison Rose Edwards, also Carolyn Hart
Bachelor of Social Sciences conferred Bachelor of Health,
Penelope Jayne Hautler
Sport and Human Performance
Kirstin Michelle Buchanan,
Cecilia Lynn Huber
also conferred Bachelor of Keegan Jude Christopher
Social Sciences Joshua Kerr
Fernandes, also conferred
Mollie Elizabeth Coulton Bachelor of Social Sciences
Rebecca Leigh Knaggs
8 THE UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATOSinead Erin Maxwell, also Samantha Lillian Reid Xavier Gerard Hein
conferred Bachelor of Arts Worthington, also conferred
Maria Fiona Sheridan Bachelor of Arts
Samantha Rose McKibbin, also
Max McCullum Stubbs
conferred Bachelor of Social
Sciences
Jade Evelyn Moir
Postgraduate Diploma in Education
Victoria Ruth Corley Millar Delanie Antonio Parangi
Dan Li Catherine Ruth Rowllings
Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Leadership
Jamie Michael De La Haye
Postgraduate Certificate in Education
Kavita Sachin Doshi, also Cara Angelina Mattheiss
awarded Graduate Diploma of
Teaching
Postgraduate Certificate in Educational Leadership
Aneta Waimarie Smith
Graduate Diploma of Teaching – a one year programme in Secondary, Primary or Early
Childhood Education
Tina Maree Aberhart Sarah Kate Byrne Vidya Deepak Ram
Chelsea Heather Alley Claudia Grace Capener Kerry Donaldson
Olivia Ellie Andrew Joseph Gordon Cathie Charanjeet Dua
Nicole Caitlin Ashby Mei Chi Chow Cindy Joy Duggan
Melissa Bailey-Nowell Abby Victoria Connell Alannah Jade Dunn
Tobi Bamidele Sharon Elizabeth Cooney Madison Jayne Leyton Durston
Lisa Maree Beaumont Sophie Rann Corbidge Mengjiao Fan
Tina Sally Bellamy Helen Louise Cordery Kimberley Annette Fatt
Joseph Michael Burke Lisabeth Da Rosa Ferrarelli Caitlin Marie Rose Fitzgerald
GRADUATION APRIL 2021 9Karen Margaret Foord Nicole Claire Locke Annika Marie Roodbeen
Kelly Elizabeth Fryer Nicole Ruth Lorimer Nicola Amy Rouse
Komal Tilakkumar Gandhi Yajuan Luo Joanne Margaret Seager
Chandra Rose Garrod-Harvey Kelera Luvu David Ryan Pascal Seidel
Holly-Jo Moana Grace Denise Mary Lynch Sussetty Serulle
Vicki Lee Greetis Renee Lyon Dhirendra Singh
Corrina Lesa Halford Emma Louise Malcolm Courtney Jayne Smith
Nina Frances Harwood Matthew Robert McCahon Olivia Janet Smith
Mehwish Hasan Paige Maree McDonald- Kendall Amber Catherine
Rudkin Spence
Ezra Te Koua Heke
Josephine Alabama Messam Rachael Marie Stent
Stephen James Henderson
Te Oru Mac O'Shea Mikaere Christine Anne Stevens
Jessie Leigh Hirst
Ellen Ruth Milne Lauren Michelle Strichen
Dianna Mary Holster
Kasee Anne Mitchell Cecilia Arisa Feryadi
Lillani Jean Hopkins
Sukmadjaja
Tanya Rose Morunga-Harris
Nicholas Alan Cameron
Georgina Arohanui Taoho
Hughes Danielle Monique Nicie
Lisa Jacqueline Te Whare
Sophie Iako Patrick James O'Donnell
Alida Cornelia Terblanche
Patricia Eileen Kable Sucharita Pahwa
Nichole Leigh Thomson
Amandeep Kaur Dylan James Parker
Tracy Trigg
Kiri Christine Kaywood Alan Gregory Parkinson
Natasha Siaan Walker
Jacob Rhys Kerr Ute Poelman
Dean Ivanov Watson
Ishani Khanna Rocky Stone Pohatu
Kurdt Warren Vernon John
Jessica Clare Knudsen Baylee Ann Ratima
Webber
Wai Yi Lau Kaveeta Lakshmi Reddy
Sarah Aleesa Wenham
Mamele Angela Lio Elizabeth Jayne Reilly
Scott William White
Qiuchi Liu Yingmin Ren
Leah Kendall Wilkie
Yi Liu Natalie Diane Riddler
Leon Gilbert Fraser Williams
Yingying Liu Christopher James Robinson
Manukorihi Rangitaiki Winiata
10 THE UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATOMingjiao Xia Sukmi Yong
Joanna Marie Yates Ji Zhang
Division of Management
Doctor of Philosophy
Ninitha Hamza Koya, BA, MA Bharathiar University India, MA Coventry University England
Thesis Title: “Mandatory Corporate Social Responsibility in India: Practices since and impacts of India’s
Companies Act of 2013”
Ly Hai Thi Ho, BBAN The University of Danang Vietnam
Thesis Title: “Determinants of corporate leverage adjustments: A cross-country analysis”
Yayu Indrawati, MTS The University of Udayana Indonesia
Thesis Title: “An investigation into the socially constructed and embodied experiences of senior tourists
with disabilities and their travel companions in Bali”
Thao Nguyen Huu, BAcc Vietnam University of Commerce Vietnam, MAF Victoria
Thesis Title: “Trade and Investment Effects of Free Trade Agreements: The Case of Vietnam”
Master of Applied Finance
Maryan Abdi Elmi Shuai Liu
Master of Business Administration
Brent Myles Prankerd
Master of Business and Management
Gertrude Abarinde Shannon Katisha Boyce Kavindi Gayaransi Dias
Nagahawatte, with Distinction
Jiayin An Minerva Canossa Carlos
Caldeira Zhi Ding
Navaneeth Ravi Andikott
Anirban Chakraborty Sahana Dominic
Shyam Mohan Ayyappan
Himani Cheema Claire Doriga
Jean Margaret Barnard, with
Distinction Ning Chen Lizane Tanya Dsouza
Aarti Bhatia Krishan Yash Deo, with Shania Dazwell Dsouza
Distinction
GRADUATION APRIL 2021 11Liju Francis Allen Mathai Thomas Jesse Maraea Stevens-Hapi
Yuan Fu Stephin Monachan Ruichen Su, with Distinction
Sakthinivasan Gangadharan Deogratia Apwoka Okoko, with Manish Sugumar
Gnanapalani Distinction
Chong Sun, with Distinction
Yin Guo Swapnil Pralhad Pawar
Paikunnath Rosamma Shiny
Sadia Islam Tiantian Peng Varghese
Amar Kumar Jakhu Yaojian Peng Liang Wang
Yi Ji Bramandyo Yudha Pratama Lu Wang
Wanru Jiang Ruili Qin Yibo Wang
Omar Ahmad Khan Arjun Raina Haotian Wei
Yun Liao Jutapon Ritthidej Haowen Weng
Chang Liu Aliasgar Mansoor Sabooni Wenyu Xu
Yilin Liu Krishnaprasad Sadanandan Fan Yang
Hamza Shiraz Lokhandwala Rajakula Pandian Deepak Danni Zhang
Selvaraj
Chuxian Lu Yanning Zhang
Naveen Shaji
Shaomei Lyu Xiaonan Zhu
Sushanth Shanthimoole
Jingzhu Ma
Jingjing Shao
Weikai Ma
Master of Digital Business
Anish Arvind Awalkar, with Carina Egelhof, with First Class Kah Peng Lee, with First Class
Second Class Honours (second Honours Honours
division)
Jaina John, with Second Class Sai Ma
Chandra Prakash Batchu, with Honours (first division)
Juliet Dione Mafi
First Class Honours
Saneeka Mohan Kothare, with
Second Class Honours (first Jannat Maqbool, with First Class
Deepti Channaiah, with Second
division) Honours
Class Honours (first division)
Rahul Krishnan, with Second Ashmita Nagpal, with First Class
Andrew Ian Eatock, with First
Class Honours (second division) Honours
Class Honours
12 THE UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATORahul Venugopal, with Second Undupitiye Liyanage Yi Zheng, with First Class
Class Honours (second division) Nayanakantha Wijesekera, with Honours
Zi Wang, with First Class First Class Honours
Honours Jing Xu, with Second Class
Honours (second division)
Master of Management Studies
Dahook Ahmed Hussien Qinyun Lan, with First Class Garth Neville Tunnicliffe, with
Azzam, with Second Class Honours First Class Honours
Honours (second division)
Liqing Lou, with Second Class Zijia Wang
Linda Sharryn Fowler, with First Honours (second division)
Danyang Xu, with First Class
Class Honours
Tafadzwa Cliff Matenga, with Honours
Anitha Jessy George, with First First Class Honours
Yikai Xu
Class Honours
Nathan Sonyap, also awarded
Graduate Diploma in Tourism Juebin Zeng, with First Class
Maree Elizabeth Hawkins, with
and Hospitality Management Honours
First Class Honours
Mengxuan Tang, with First Class Ying Zhu, with Second Class
Gideon Koroka, with Second
Honours Honours (first division)
Class Honours (second division)
Master of Professional Accounting
Akshatha Ananth Alexandra Louise Murray, with Annalea Teinaopenga Tumutoa,
First Class Honours with Second Class Honours
Anushtha
(second division)
Chung Tien Nguyen, with
Can Ding Second Class Honours (second Yiying Wang
Mingyue Hu, with First Class division)
Honours Neri Harolynn Wase
Rahul Mahendra Pandey
Stefan Edward Krystman James-Henry White
Dillon Branar Rach, with Second
Jigao Lou Class Honours (second division)
Kaiyan Lu, with First Class Guoping Ren
Honours
Jie Shang
Ren Lu
King Lam Karas Siu
Pengji Ma
Hannah Elizabeth Mulcahy
GRADUATION APRIL 2021 13Bachelor of Management Studies with Honours
Lily Beth Anderson Chelsea Morgan Oswin, with Caitlin Anne Weren, with First
First Class Honours Class Honours
Mikayla Te Ana Cooper,
with Second Class Honours Shane Leonard Wakefield, with
(first division) Second Class Honours (first
division)
Bachelor of Business
John Leonardi Albao Shuichi Iwata Lily Briar Patterson
Firishta Ali Britney Jonker Brandon Armedo Phillips
Abdulkarim Muslih T Alsahli Tara Valya Kells Jasmin Beryl Poasa
Kyong Eun Bae Deigna Schae Khamal Jessica Rose Potroz
Olivia Jennifer Adrienne Carter Bimal Krishna Liam Kurtis Rawlings
Shuhan Chen Tom William Leslie Kelton Te Paea Reiter
Lun Chu Ao Li Wenji Shen
Matthew Warwick Davis Karl Liev Shreyash Sushil Shinde
Joel Richard Dowden Bing Rui Liu Thomas Walter Shuker
Aimee Theresa Elliott Xiaoyu Liu Iqbal Singh
Keyang Fang Ziqi Liu Taran Pal Singh
Yuxin Feng Yuxin Lu Ruby Jane Spooner
Haoyuan Gao Cornelius Martinus Lugtig Gina Margaret Steele
Barak Walter Gardner Jieyu Ma Raymond Su
William Barrett Gasson Aleisha Nicole Mahy Huayu Sun
Draupadi Storm Harlow Nichole Marica Malcolm Krystal Lillian Swan
Jessica Rose Hartles-Krishna Liam Stephen Meeske Tayla Shannae Sweeney
Yingchen He Jackson Julian Morgan Finn Raymond Trimble
He Hu Ursula Janis Nikita Bailey Yanqi Wan
Callum James Irvine Xiaomeng Pan Chenxu Wang
14 THE UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATOJin Wang Ayla Mackenzie Woodhouse Ziheng Zhang
Yiying Wang Zhengxin Wu Xin Zhao
Minghan Wei Qingyao Yin Helen Wing Yi Zhou
Niamh Valerie Ellen West Jiahao Zhang Rui Zhu
Henry Thomas Williams Jinrui Zhang
Leah Maree Williams Yongze Zhang
Bachelor of Business Analysis
Ionut Razvan Bahnean Callum James McNaughton Daniel Rewai Teka, also
awarded Graduate Diploma of
Kelly Anne Bent Mele Aiulu Ngungutau Teaching
Caleb David Wentworth Gregg Oliver Louis Mario Soar Dylan Ross John Williamson
Caleb Sinclair Korteweg Kieran Robert Halligan
Stuthridge
Bachelor of Communication Studies
Nicole Tracey Acton Paige Elizabeth Emily Harrison- Emma Rose Poppelwell
Taylor
Saveeta Devi Chandar Libby Irena Sutcliffe
Ella Fay Manson
Thomas Daniel George Conner MacKenzy Trianne Suttie
Olivia Aja Newport
Milefoti Fonoia Mark Junior Vaipulu
Tara Ashley Overwater
Yuqian Zhang
Bachelor of Electronic Commerce
Benjamin Ming Lee Krishna Sharma
Joshua Lee Nelson
Bachelor of Entrepreneurship
Sol Stroup Walter John Fitness
Bachelor of Management Studies
Xiangyou Chen Ashleigh Rose Hopping Christiaan Charles Keyser
Matthew Robert George James William Allan Hunt Fayez Ahmed Khan
Dunham
Kimberly Ryann Johnson Zachary James Litchfield
GRADUATION APRIL 2021 15Gus Charles Murray Raukawa Raynel Terrence Twigg Smith Samphous Ouch Benjamin Peter Scott John Clifton van Wyk Mitchell David Phillips Dhillon Singh Bachelor of Tourism Xin Zhang Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Business Dinudaya Yasassri Indeevara Neththikumara, with Distinction Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resource Management Aishwarya Suresh Salokhe, with Distinction Postgraduate Diploma in Management Shi Shu Postgraduate Diploma in Management Studies Robert James Bryan John Amarama Fenwick Christopher Henry Steffert James Michael Campbell Kirsten Anne Madill, Joanne Elizabeth Crosby with Distinction Postgraduate Certificate in Digital Business Byron William Rangiwai Postgraduate Certificate in Human Resource Management Emoke Katalin Gereb Postgraduate Certificate in Management Sugandha Arora Kylie Louise Balzer Kathryn Lily-Grace Findsen- Lees 16 THE UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO
Graduate Diploma in Accounting
Ahmad Mahmoud
Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management
Gemma Rose Kurth Bhima Pradhan Shrestha
Graduate Diploma in Management Communication
Samuel Peter Keith Miller
Graduate Diploma in Strategic Management
Natasha Edith Christine Moore
Graduate Certificate in Digital Business
Finn Alexander Duncalf
Graduate Certificate in Finance
Simrenjot Kung
Graduate Certificate in Marketing
Guanda Lu
Graduate Certificate in Project Management
Jessica Elizabeth Brenton Tracey Anne Phizacklea Skye Jasmine Hapairangi
Wehipeihana
Donnacha O Suilleabhain Jayden Brett Purcell
Graduate Certificate in Supply Chain Management
Mokshanand Dachanamoorthy
Certificate in Business
Rasha S. H. Abusaleh
Certificate in Management
Christopher John Higgens
GRADUATION APRIL 2021 17Stay connected after you
graduate
Congratulations on your graduation - you are now a member of the University of Waikato’s alumni
community, a special group of more than 84,000 people based in cities all around the world.
Waikato alumni are doing While you may have finished It’s important we have your
amazing things and they are your studies, as alumni you up-to-date contact details
connected by a common can expect to hear from us so we can get in touch with
thread – the time they spent regularly as you move through news, events and information
at the University of Waikato. your lives after graduation. that might be of benefit to
We will keep in touch with you. Visit alumni.waikato.
updates from the University ac.nz to update your details,
and stories of inspiration and join us on LinkedIn and
and success from your fellow Facebook to stay in touch
alumni. We will also reach online.
out if we’re hosting a catch up
Once again, congratulations
in your area – alumni events
on your graduation. We look
are a great way to reconnect
forward to staying in touch
with your university, expand
with you in the years to come.
your networks and meet new
people.
18 THE UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATOUniversity of Waikato
Academic Leaders
Vice-Chancellor Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic
Professor Neil Quigley Professor Alister Jones Professor Robyn Longhurst
BA MA (Hons) Canterbury BSc Otago MSc PhD Waikato DipT MRSNZ BSocSc MSocSc PhD Waikato
PhD Toronto
Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research Deputy Vice-Chancellor Māori Pro Vice-Chancellor
Division of Arts, Law, Psychology and
Social Sciences
Professor Bryony James Dr Sarah-Jane Tiakiwai Professor Patrick Leman
BEng(Hons) Bath, PhD Auckland BA MA Auck PhD Waikato MA (Oxford), PhD (Cambridge), FBPsS
Pro Vice-Chancellor Pro Vice-Chancellor Pro Vice-Chancellor Management
Division of Health, Engineering, Division of Education
Computing and Science
Matt Bolger
Professor Geoff Holmes Professor Don Klinger
BSc(BusAdm)(Hons) Georgetown
BSc (Hons) PhD Southampton BSc, B.Ed. British Columbia,
PhD Alberta
GRADUATION APRIL 2021 19Assistant Vice-Chancellor Pacific Pro Vice-Chancellor Teaching and Academic Director Tauranga Campus
Learning
Dr Keakaokawai Hemi Dr Tracy Bowell Associate Professor Ken Perszyk
AA (Social Sciences) Citrus College, LLB BA (Hons) Sussex BA MA Marquette PhD Victoria
(First Class Hons) Waikato PhD Waikato MPhil Cambridge PhD Auck
Dean of Graduate Research Acting Dean of Māori and Indigenous Dean of Law
Studies
Professor C Kay Weaver Professor Alpana Roy
Associate Professor Sandy Morrison
BA (Hons) PhD Stirling BA MA UTS, LLB PhD Sydney
BA Waikato, PGDipMPD Waikato, MMPD
Waikato, CertCrim Wellington
Dean of Engineering Dean of Science Dean of Health
Professor Mark Dyer Professor Margaret Barbour Professor Sarah Strasser
BEng BSc MA DPhil Oxford FICE CEng BSc MSc (Hons) Waikato, AM MBBS Lond, FM W.Ont
FTCD PhD Australian National University,
GradCert(EdSt) University of Sydney
20 THE UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATOHead, School of Computing and Head, School of Social Sciences Head, School of Arts
Mathematical Sciences
Associate Professor Annika Hinze Professor Bruce Curtis Associate Professor Gareth Schott
Dipl Math Techn Tu Berlin, PhD FU Berlin, PhD (Canterbury), BA Hons (Canterbury), BSc (Hons), PhD Uni of Wales, Cardiff
PGCertTT Waikato BCom, DipTching
Head, School of Psychology Head, School of Education Head, School of Accounting, Finance and
Economics
Professor Vincent Reid Associate Professor Sally Peters Professor Frank Scrimgeour
BA, MA (hons) Auckland, Ph.D. London, BEd MEd PhD Waikato DipT BAgSc(Hons) Lincoln College, PhD
PGDip, Durham Hawaii, BD Melbourne
Head, School of Management and
Marketing
Associate Professor Stuart Dillon
BSc, PGDipMgtSys, MMS, PhD Waikato
GRADUATION APRIL 2021 21The University of Waikato
Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato
The University of Waikato motto, Ko Te Campus locations
Tangata, means 'For the People', and articulates
the University's philosophy that people are Hamilton
central to our organisation, and are our most Our Hamilton campus is situated on 65
valued resource. hectares of stunning grounds complete with
It’s an appropriate maxim given the University cafes, lakes, vibrant Boon Street artworks, and
was established ‘by the people, for the people’, on-campus accommodation.
following many years of lobbying by a group of Due to open mid-2022, the University is
Hamilton locals, who saw an opportunity for currently building an innovative and versatile
the Waikato region to have its own university. new facility at the Hamilton campus, The
The University opened in 1964 with 181 Pā, which will transform the on-campus
enrolments, and today we are proud to experience for students, staff, visitors and the
welcome 11,800 students and employ 1,500 broader community.
staff across two vibrant campuses. Tauranga
The University is committed to academic Our award-winning Tauranga campus, just
excellence, and provides academically two years old, offers a modern learning
challenging programmes that reflect the environment that is a stone’s throw from the
interests of students and the needs of the beautiful Tauranga waterfront and downtown
employers, industries and communities. shopping precinct.
Students at Waikato enjoy quality learning The state-of the-art building was designed
experiences and smaller class sizes, flexible with students in mind, and displays stunning
degree structures, work-integrated learning to artworks that express a unique cultural
ensure they are industry ready, and supportive narrative that reflects the relationship with
research supervision from internationally mana whenua and, more broadly, with
acclaimed academics. Tauranga Moana and Bay of Plenty iwi. The
University also operates dedicated facilities in
Tauranga for coastal marine and aquaculture
research, as well as high performance sport.
China
The University has around 670 students at its
joint institute with Zhejiang University City
College (ZUCC) in China. The purpose-built
institute, designed with New Zealand design
principles, teaching approaches and standards
offers degrees in Finance, Computer Graphic
Design and Design Media.
22 THE UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATOGod Defend New Zealand
E Ihowā Atua, God of Nations at Thy feet
O ngā Iwi mātou rā In the bonds of love we meet
Āta whakarongona; Hear our voices we entreat
Me aroha noa God defend our free land
Kia hua ko te pai; Guard Pacific’s Triple Star
Kia tau tō atawhai; From the shafts of strife and war
Manaakitia mai Make her praises heard afar
Aotearoa God defend New Zealand
GRADUATION APRIL 2021 23The University of Waikato 0800 WAIKATO
Private Bag 3105 0800 924 528
Hamilton 3240 info@waikato.ac.nz
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