Category Archives: Student Success

Opportunities and advice for making the most of your time at UC, as well as stories featuring students who are excelling in their field.

Community notice, Events and entertainment, Student Success, Uncategorized

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

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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

Student life, Student Success, Uncategorized

Have your say today!

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UCount is UC’s big annual course-taking student experience survey — and your voice helps shape real change. It only takes 10–15 minutes, and your feedback goes straight to the teams working to improve student life at UC.

Research Masters & PhD students – this one’s not for you! Look out for the UC Postgrad Experience Questionnaire later this year. 

Take the survey by 9am, Wednesday 7th May and you’ll triple your chances to win a $200 Pak’nSave voucher. There are also spot prizes from Uni Pharmacy, Ancestral, and UCSA Café.

To participate, click the link below or scan the QR code or find your link in your UC email inbox.

Take the survey now!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Any issues, please email surveys@canterbury.ac.nz

 

Equity and Diversity, Events and entertainment, Health and Wellbeing, Student Success, Wellbeing

What’s on this month for wellbeing?

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UC Wellbeing is here to support your hauora – your overall wellbeing – while you’re studying at UC. Whether it’s tips to manage stress, ways to stay active, or events that help you connect with others, we are here to support you.

We run regular activations, workshops, and events throughout the year – so there’s always something happening! Want to know what’s coming up? Keep an eye on our socials to keep updated!

To see what’s happening this month check out the calendar below. You can find more information on the posters in and outside of The Living Room (next to the bookshop) – A space where you can go and take a break between your studies anytime from  9am – 4pm on weekdays.

Take care,

UC Student Wellbeing