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  • A photograph of Aleisha Rutherford of Jaycee Trust and UCOL scholarship recipient Chloe Maxwell.

    Scholarships for hard work and contribution to community

    11 December 2018

     Students who excel in and outside the classroom were recognised and rewarded for their efforts at a recent ceremony at UCOL’s Palmerston North Campus.

  • A photograph of UCOL students receiving the Freemasons Willson Lewis Scholarship for qualified tradespeople in the construction industry for 2018.

    Construction workers awarded scholarships to upskill

    03 December 2018

    Construction workers Thomas Monaghan and Cameron McIntosh are looking to add quantity surveying to their skillsets after each being awarded a study scholarship worth $6000.

  • A photograph of UCOL Student Stuart McGechan

    The sign of a good banana

    29 November 2018

    Food, art and bananas all feature in Stuart McGechan’s work history, up until recently he had worked as a chef for the last thirty years in New Zealand, Australia and Switzerland.

  • A photograph of UCOL Creative student Daniella James.

    Scholarship makes life easier for busy student

    28 November 2018

    For Bachelor of Creative Media student Daniella James, receiving a UCOL Excellence Scholarship has taken away the stress of paying back a bigger student loan, as she juggles study with work and netball.

  • UCOL student Rebekah Gribbon

    Scholarship helps multi-talented student focus on studies

    28 November 2018

    For Bachelor of Exercise & Sport Science student Rebekah Gribbon, receiving a UCOL Excellence Scholarship has taken the pressure off of her funding her studies.

  • Bokkei Image by Benjamin Wong courtesy of unsplash.com

    Whanganui Campus wins Award

    27 November 2018

    UCOL won the Not-for-Profit category at the Whanganui Business Awards 2018.

  • UCOL student Hannah Neilson

    Scholarship helps student work towards Nursing degree

    27 November 2018

    Hannah Neilson received a UCOL Excellence scholarship in 2016 to help cover the costs of studying a degree.

  • A photograph of UCOL Chef Training student Chavelle Hanger competing in the Woodhaven Gardens Cooking Competition.

    Local student takes out a win

    26 November 2018

    Chavelle Hanger, a student from UCOL’s Wairarapa campus, took out first place in the open section at the Woodhaven Gardens Cooking Competition and Kiwi Kids Can Cook this weekend.

  • A photograph of UCOL Māori and Pasifika Trades Training recipients.

    MPTT supports three students into the trades

    15 November 2018

    Three UCOL students study fees-free thanks to Māori and Pasifika Trades Training.

  • A photograph of UCOL New Zealand Diploma in Business student Aaron McGregor receiving the Ngā Raumanako Māori Scholarship.

    Whanganui UCOL student wins accounting award

    14 November 2018

    UCOL New Zealand Diploma in Business (Management and Accounting pathways) student Aaron McGregor has received an annual award offered by Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) and Ngā Kaitatau Māori o Aotearoa (NKMoA).

  • Yellow stack ceramic art work by Andrea du Chatenier

    More accolades for artist

    13 November 2018

    2017 saw Andrea du Chatenier, a Fine Arts Lecturer on the Bachelor of Design & Arts at UCOL Whanganui and a successful artist who has been exhibiting here and abroad for more than a decade, awarded with the Guldagergaard Residency, for her work Untitled (

  • A photograph of the UCOL recipients of the George Bolton Trust Scholarship.

    $17,500 in scholarships awarded to UCOL students

    31 October 2018

    Thirteen students from UCOL’s Whanganui campus took home a combined $17,500 worth of scholarships at a recent ceremony on campus.

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