UCOL are proud to support Mike Roil-Glendenning, UCOL Wairarapa Infrastructure Works Lecturer, with his mission to tackle the country’s ultimate annual firefighter challenge in aid of raising funds for Kiwis living with blood cancer.
UCOL is looking to bring the U-Skills Academy Gamification Level 3 programme to Whanganui for the first time in 2026.
UCOL has celebrated ākonga (students) from U-Skills Academy programmes for their hard work and achievement in a series of prize-givings over the last two weeks.
UCOL Manawatū is celebrating a successful Workhub project with local charity Butterfly Compassion Community, after student artists James McDonald and Tanesha Tayler painted beautiful murals in their new headquarters.
UCOL is pleased to have formalised its relationship with China’s Xi’an University last week. This follows two visits from UCOL in 2024, reciprocated with two from Xi’an University visiting UCOL across 2024 and 2025, marking the beginning of the collaboration.
UCOL Manawatū photography ākonga (students) have once again proven they’re a creative force to be reckoned with, sweeping the 2025 NZIPP Iris Professional Photography Awards with every student receiving a Bronze award or higher — a testament to the calibre of talent nurtured within UCOL.
UCOL Manawatū photography lecturers Gerry le Roux and Tricia Falkner have proven that excellence in teaching goes hand-in-hand with excellence in practice, achieving prestigious honours at the 2025 NZIPP Iris Professional Photography Awards.
UCOL Whanganui is celebrating the efforts of Bachelor of Design and Arts students, Hannah Philpot, Jenna Wakeling, Roman Sarki, and Georgia Walklin, who each had collection entries in the Hokonui Fashion Awards this last weekend of July.
In efforts to improve access for future learners and ensure suitable teaching and office space, UCOL is pleased to share with the community that they’re relocating to Te Whare Mahana, a central community hub in Levin.
UCOL are proud to celebrate the musical achievements of Manawatū band Kokoa Nashi.