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Sir John Key officially opens UC Trading Room

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Former Prime Minister and University of Canterbury alumnus, the Rt Hon Sir John Key officially opened the new Trading Room in the UC Business School on Monday.

The UC Trading Room simulates a financial trading environment, providing business and finance students with experiential learning and skills in fund management.

The 12-seat facility includes a live stock ticker display, access to business news feeds and a range of electronic business databases including Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters DataStream, Global Financial Data and SIRCA. It will be used primarily for teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses in finance across three programmes – the Bachelor of Commerce, the Master’s degree in Applied Finance and Economics, and the Master’s degree in Financial Management.

Read the news story to find out more.

Check out the coverage on 1 News.

Sir John Key opens the Trading Room in the Business and Law building, 16.10.17 Sir John Key, Rod Carr, Sonya Mazey, Darren Russell, Jadrzej Bialkowski and many others. Client, Lyn Larsen, Exec Assistant Learning Resources. Hannah Seeley SSAC.
Sir John Key officially opened the UC Trading Room in the Business and Law Building on Monday. Left to right: Dr John Wood – Chancellor, Dr Rod Carr – Vice-Chancellor, Sir John Key, Professor Sonia Mazey – Pro-Vice-Chancellor College of Business and Law. 

 

Sir John Key opens the Trading Room in the Business and Law building, 16.10.17 Sir John Key, Rod Carr, Sonya Mazey, Darren Russell, Jadrzej Bialkowski and many others. Client, Lyn Larsen, Exec Assistant Learning Resources. Hannah Seeley SSAC.
Sir John Key tries out some of the new technology in the UC Trading Room. 
Student life, Student Success, Updates from UC staff

UC Alumni: Meet Henry, NY photographer

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Click to see what life is like as a photographer in NY
Click to see what life is like as a photographer in NY

Henry Hargreaves graduated from UC in 2000 with a Bachelor of Arts. He wasn’t sure what career he wanted to pursue, so he went travelling to see more of the world.

Whilst in South-East Asia, Henry ended up modelling, by chance, and found that he envied those on the other side of the camera. Through his modelling he travelled to New York for fashion week and it’s been his home ever since.

Henry has found success with his playful and thought provoking work, which is mainly food photography. Watch the video to see some of his work – deep fried iPhone anyone?

His work has featured in The New York Times and The Guardian, which is a pretty big deal.

Read the full story from the Flocking Kiwis series by The Wireless.

Student life, Student Success, Updates from UC staff

UC Alumni: Meet Sam, Jazz Guitarist

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Click to see what Sam's life is like as a jazz guitarist in NY
Click to see what Sam’s life is like as a jazz guitarist in NY

Sam Blakelock graduated from UC in 2013 with a Bachelor of Music. Sam is now studying towards his Masters in what he sees as the birthplace of jazz – New York.

Sam worked as a musician on cruise ships to save money for New York, which wasn’t always easy…hear his nightmarish story of what happened to him on stage! He managed to scrape together enough money with the extra help of some amazing scholarships and crowdfunding.

See how Sam juggles living, interning and studying in New York! Read the full story from the Flocking Kiwis series by The Wireless.