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Victoria University stories
Optic Security Group celebrates triple win at 2025 OSPAs event
Thu, 3rd Jul 2025
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soc
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
Optic Security Group triumphed with three wins at the 2025 New Zealand OSPAs, celebrating excellence in partnership, leadership, and individual achievement.
Microsoft Azure modernises Victoria University's systems - others come looking
Wed, 13th Jul 2022
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digital transformation
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public cloud
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microsoft
Victoria University modernises systems with Microsoft Azure, improving efficiency and user experience. Other institutions now eye similar upgrades.
Govt funds research into solar tsunamis, decolonising algorithms and more
Mon, 14th Sep 2020
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spacetech
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martech
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With $187 million in grants going to research across Aotearoa New Zealand, we look at a few of the tech-related projects that have been given funding.
Victoria University to launch digital services micro course
Fri, 31st Jan 2020
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edutech
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iam
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cybersecurity
Victoria University has teamed up with the Department of Internal Affairs to launch a digital accessibility micro-credential, starting 17 February 2020.
Victoria Uni students speak up for film dubbing
Fri, 1st Mar 2019
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biometrics
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film
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Victoria Uni students gain hands-on experience in film dubbing and subtitling with new VoiceQ software, heralding a revolution in language and media training.
Booster pledges $10m to Victoria Uni's Viclink startups
Tue, 28th Aug 2018
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digital transformation
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r&d
Victoria University of Wellington's Viclink and financial services firm Booster are set to invest $10 million to develop startups.
Victoria University of Wellington takes cybersecurity message to Samoa
Thu, 3rd May 2018
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edutech
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encryption
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wireless networks
Staff from Victoria University of Wellington's School of Engineering and Computer Science are currently in Samoa to spread cybersecurity awareness.
Amazon Web Services partners with Kiwi uni to empower ICT graduates
Wed, 15th Nov 2017
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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software development
Amazon Web Services teams up with Wellington ICT Graduate School to equip Masters students with cutting-edge cloud technology from AWS and Consegna.
Digital media mastermind joins Victoria University VR research team
Mon, 25th Sep 2017
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ar, vr & metaverse
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ar
Leading member of Japan's digital media industry joins Victoria University of Wellington to head a new Computational Media Innovation Centre.
Victoria University incubator receives Govt's Entrepreneurial Universities funding
Fri, 22nd Sep 2017
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victoria university
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incubator
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interactive
CMIC will incubate potential startups and industry pipelines to strengthen New Zealand's computing and media ecosystem.
Victoria Uni students win trip to China for Huawei's ICT training course
Mon, 14th Aug 2017
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ict
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huawei
Six Victoria University of Wellington students have been selected to participate in Huawei's Seeds for the Future programme in China.
Wellington students win MYOB IT Challenge with virtual assistant app
Tue, 11th Jul 2017
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uc
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digital signage
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fintech
The Victoria Uni team's Mind Me app an application that allows users of cloud-based accounting software to interact with a virtual assistant.
Virtual field trip: Victoria University goes to Antarctica
Wed, 11th Jan 2017
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virtual classroom
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verne
Victoria University is offering a free online course allowing students to explore Antarctica, with support from Antarctica New Zealand.
Victoria Uni lecturer creates bot to investigate creativity
Tue, 22nd Nov 2016
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ml
Tom White, a researcher from Victoria University in Wellington, has created a bot that adds or removes smiles to people's faces in images.
Vic Uni spin-out gets $450k from big NZ innovation investor
Tue, 1st Nov 2016
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martech
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physical security
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software development
EdPotential will deliver software-as-a-service products based on advanced algorithms and data analysis capability through cloud services.
Victoria University joins edX platform to take online learning global
Thu, 29th Sep 2016
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e-learning
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victoria university
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edx
Victoria University is about to take higher education around the globe in partnership with the world's top academic institutions.
Digital disruption: Exploring Wellington's fast-growing digital industry
Thu, 15th Sep 2016
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digital transformation
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victoria university
Wellington's digital industry is set to be explored at the Digital Disruption event hosted by Victoria University.
New chief for Victoria Uni cybersecurity partner
Tue, 13th Sep 2016
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cybersecurity
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victoria university
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cyber attacks
NZX COO Mandy Simpson becomes CEO of Cyber Toa, partnering with Victoria University to strengthen NZ's cyber resilience.
It's crunch time: NZ faces 'critical point' in data governance
Tue, 13th Sep 2016
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
New Zealand facing 'critical point' in data governance says University of Sterling Prof William Webster. Big challenges ahead.
Victoria University & LINQ accelerate ICT grad students' learning
Tue, 9th Aug 2016
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edutech
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supply chain
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ict
Victoria University partners with LINQ to provide students with a software platform that teaches advanced business skills in the global, digital environment.