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Te Pātaka Student Services Hub Closed Tomorrow.

Te Pātaka Student Services Hub within the Puaka-James Hight building will be closed tomorrow [Wednesday 25 June] from 9:00am to 12:00pm while they attend a team development hui.

The Library and staff will still be available thoughout this time, as will IT help within Puaka-James Hight.

For student support services during this time, please contact the UC Contact Centre at  0800 827 748  or via email at info@canterbury.ac.nz

Thanks for your understanding!

NZ Sign Language Classes – Semester 2 2025

Te Ratonga Whaikaha | Student Accessibility Service offers a short, introductory, skill-based New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) course, which is open to all UC students and staff.

No previous NZSL experience is required. Attendees have the option of further developing their NZSL through two more follow up courses at UC, or contacting other providers of community-based courses – further information will be given at the end of this course.

Participants are taught:

  • The finger-spelling alphabet
  • Numbers 0-20
  • Basic phrases
  • Everyday and university-specific vocabulary
  • Basic grammar
  • Deaf culture
  • Helpful NZSL tips

Every Thursday in Term 3 – August 22, 12:30pm-1:30pm BOOK NOW

Every Thursday in Term 4, July 15 – August 19, 5pm-6pm BOOK NOW

The total price for this 6-class course is $60 incl GST. 

NZSL Classes are taught by Julie Fraser, Sign Equity Ltd.

Techweek 2025 Hackathon | Prioritising tech for people and the planet – Are you up for a Challenge?

Put your technical skills and design thinking capabilities to the test and join us on this quest to create good tech for people and the planet!

Deloitte and UC, in partnership with ServiceNow are throwing out a Techweek hackathon challenge. Utilising GenAI and the ServiceNow technology platform, teams will be challenged to come up with innovative and creative solutions to address the problem statement: “How to make an impact through prioritising tech for people and the planet”

Hackathon Details
Hosted at the Deloitte offices in Christchurch, each team will have approximately 6 hours to work on their solutions, receiving mentor support and guidance from technical experts throughout the day (and catering!)
Each team will present their solution to an independent judging panel at the end of the hackathon, followed by awards and refreshments (and prizes!)

  • Participants must a be a current UC
  • BYO laptop, access to software and anything else required will be provided on the day

Hackathon guidelines and judging criteria will be briefed to all teams on the morning of the hackathon.

Event details
Time: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Location: Deloitte Christchurch, Level 4, 151 Cambridge Terrace
Date: Friday 23 May

What do I need to do?
Not much!  Gather some friends and register below
Register now