Undergraduate and postgraduate students

Stand out and create value through our free world-class programmes, events, workshops and maker space training.

Get advice on progressing your start-up from CIE staff and experienced innovators and entrepreneurs. Applications are open throughout the semester.

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Join a community of start-up founders and receive support and advice from experienced entrepreneurs. Sessions are held throughout the semester.

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Start-up Studio is CIE’s on-campus co-working space and community for early-stage founders. Applications are open throughout the semester.

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This two-week, hands-on innovation sprint will support you to turn early-stage product ideas into real, working prototypes.

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Get introduced to tools, frameworks, and methods, including validation and business planning basics, on 18 November 2025.

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Share your start-up idea for a share of a $20,000 prize pool! Applications close 12 May.

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Learn the tools, frameworks, and methods to make an idea a start-up. From 14 July–5 August (part-time). Applications close Sunday 22 June.

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Enter your start-up plan to win a share of a $100,000 prize pool and kick-start your venture! Applications close at 12 noon on Monday 22 September.

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Join our monthly innovative wānanga, a space to foster whakawhanaungatanga, networking, and manaakitanga. Sessions take place throughout the semester.

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Sign up for a training session at one of CIE’s innovation hubs – Unleash Space or Te Ahi Hangarau. Sessions take place throughout the semester.

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Meet with Kiwi companies and learn about the NZ start-up scene.

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Embark on a journey of discovery with like-minded innovators and connect with inspiring Māori entrepreneurs (June–July). Applications close Sunday 4 May.

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Solve real-life challenges posed by established Kiwi organisations. Monday 1 September–Friday 5 September. Applications close Sunday 17 August.

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Whiua ki te Ao offers a unique opportunity to hear firsthand how values, heritage, and culture have shaped these leaders’ paths. It will return in 2026.

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Pasifika Talanoa 2025 has wrapped up. It will be back in 2026 – stay tuned for updates!

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Careers in the Innovation Ecosystem is a four-part series designed to open your eyes to exciting, unexpected career paths you didn’t even know existed.

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Be inspired at a community event celebrating local women innovators and entrepreneurs. Be there on 18 September at 6pm.

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