Victoria University stories
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Cynthia Hanley joins Anglicare Southern Queensland as CFO
Tue, 21st May 2024
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cfo
Anglicare Southern Queensland has named Cynthia Hanley as its new CFO. Hanley, with over 20 years' experience, aims to bolster sustainability and modern practices at the not-for-profit organisation.
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Tech sector rebalances after period of unsustainable growth, says index
Mon, 16th Oct 2023
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payroll systems
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New data suggests a 'correction' in the Australian tech sector as valuations and salaries stabilise after unsustainable growth.
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SAP partners with Victoria University Polytechnic to boost digital skills
Fri, 2nd Jun 2023
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partner programmes
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SAP has partnered with Victoria University Polytechnic to deliver a training program that seeks to meet the growing demand for SAP skills in Australia.
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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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Victoria University modernises systems with Microsoft Azure, improving efficiency and user experience. Other institutions now eye similar upgrades.
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Govt funds research into solar tsunamis, decolonising algorithms and more
Mon, 14th Sep 2020
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ai
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.
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Victoria University to launch digital services micro course
Fri, 31st Jan 2020
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Victoria University has teamed up with the Department of Internal Affairs to launch a digital accessibility micro-credential, starting 17 February 2020.
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Victoria University partners with Cisco to open Cybersecurity Training Centre
Mon, 26th Aug 2019
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edutech
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cisco
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Victoria University has teamed with Cisco to launch a Cybersecurity Training Centre in Melbourne’s West, aiming to bridge Australia’s critical skills gap.
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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.
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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.
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TechnologyOne picks up 7-year SaaS contract with Victoria University
Wed, 20th Jun 2018
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saas
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contracts
TechnologyOne secures 7-year contract with Victoria University for delivery of SaaS solution for Vocational Education and Training program.
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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.
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SAP & Victoria Uni open Next-Gen Lab to bridge tech skills gap
Mon, 16th Apr 2018
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digital transformation
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sap
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The collaboration between SAP and Victoria University (VU) aims to connect students with industry for the next generation of digital expertise.
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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.
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Digital media mastermind joins Victoria University VR research team
Mon, 25th Sep 2017
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Leading member of Japan's digital media industry joins Victoria University of Wellington to head a new Computational Media Innovation Centre.
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Victoria University incubator receives Govt’s Entrepreneurial Universities funding
Fri, 22nd Sep 2017
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CMIC will incubate potential startups and industry pipelines to strengthen New Zealand’s computing and media ecosystem.
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Victoria Uni students win trip to China for Huawei's ICT training course
Mon, 14th Aug 2017
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Six Victoria University of Wellington students have been selected to participate in Huawei's Seeds for the Future programme in China.
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Wellington students win MYOB IT Challenge with virtual assistant app
Tue, 11th Jul 2017
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The Victoria Uni team’s Mind Me app an application that allows users of cloud-based accounting software to interact with a virtual assistant.
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Virtual field trip: Victoria University goes to Antarctica
Wed, 11th Jan 2017
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victoria university
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virtual classroom
Victoria University is offering a free online course allowing students to explore Antarctica, with support from Antarctica New Zealand.
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Victoria Uni lecturer creates bot to investigate creativity
Tue, 22nd Nov 2016
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wellington
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Tom White, a researcher from Victoria University in Wellington, has created a bot that adds or removes smiles to people's faces in images.
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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.