Postgraduate study in Wellington


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Explore the Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Studies. With over 1,000 postgraduate courses to choose from, you can build a qualification that suits your study background and career goals—whether you’re looking to upskill, fill gaps in your knowledge, or move into a new field.

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Discovery at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington

Hine Funaki-Cole

Ngā manu ā Tāne—the stories of Māori doctoral students

Hine Funaki-Cole’s PhD study in Education explored the experiences of Māori PhD students at universities in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Roydon Goldsack

A mind for the possible

A background in Psychology and Statistics led Roydon Goldsack to pursue a PhD in computer science—and the Wiri Project, where computer-generated models of human emotion are created for use in things like video games.
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Shooting for the stars—students selected for NASA internship

Two Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington students have been awarded prestigious internships with NASA.

Space pursuits: journeying into aerospace engineering

For Celine Jane, her inspiration for pursuing space systems and aerospace engineering stemmed from a love of intricate problem-solving.

Can AI improve productivity, wellbeing, and work-life balance?

Talitakuum Ekandjo explores the impacts of enterprise intelligent personal assistants on work-life practices.

Exploring work relationships and safety on New Zealand dairy farms

Deborah Rhodes, a PhD student at Te Kura Tātai Hauora—The School of Health, has received the 2024 Emerging Researcher Award for her research on dairy farm safety.

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Creativity

We are driven by creativity and innovation in our research, teaching, and partnerships. Explore creativity at Victoria University of Wellington.

Leadership

As New Zealand’s capital city university, we offer many opportunities to get involved and develop your leadership potential. Explore leadership in action.

Sustainability and wellbeing

New Zealand’s leading university for climate action and affordable clean energy. Explore sustainability and wellbeing at Victoria University of Wellington.