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Planned Power Outage- Tupuānuku Tuesday 4 February

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There will be a complete power outage affecting Tupuānuku and the Energy Centre between 8.30am and 5pm on Tuesday 4th February.

Facilities Management contractors, Connetics and Southbase, will be completing the installation and connection of a new transformer to support the new Tupuārangi Student Hall.

Please be prepared for this power outage to last approximately eight (8) hours however contractors hope to restore power as quickly as possible.

Those in affected buildings should prepare to be without power for up to eight (8) hours and turn off all computer and other electrical equipment prior to the power outage.
Please remain cautious and aware of construction and utility works in progress.
Direct all enquiries to fmassist@canterbury.ac.nz.

Thank you for your consideration as we complete these required electrical connection works.

Facilities Management

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Emergency training exercise at UC Rec Centre

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An emergency training exercise is scheduled to take place at the Rec Centre on UC’s Ilam campus on Tuesday 28 January from 9am-4pm. The exercise is run by UC’s Incident Management team (IMT) in collaboration with Canterbury emergency services.

What to expect:

  • An increased presence of emergency services in and around the University in Ilam.
  • You may notice Kirkwood field and the Rec Centre signage informing of a training exercise in progress.
  • Police personnel in tactical uniforms carrying training firearms are limited to the IMT exercise site at the Rec Centre. The public will have minimal visibility into the exercise area.
  • There may be some noise during the exercise. There will be no sirens or lights from emergency services vehicles or any noise involving firearms.
  • There will be no public access to the Rec Centre during the training exercise. 

  • The UC Warehouse will be closed and the logistics team will not be handling any incoming or outgoing couriers.

Impact on staff and students:

During the training exercise the following sites will be closed, 8am-6pm, on Tuesday 28 January:

  • Rec Centre (including its car park)
  • UC Print and Copy Centre
  • K1 Lecture Theatre

  • UC Logistics/UC Warehouse

Online services for the Rec Centre and UC Print and Copy Centre remain available.

Public on-street parking on Kirkwood Avenue will be available.

Please avoid the area around the Rec Centre on Tuesday 28 January so we can run an effective and safe exercise.

Why are we doing this?
We hold regular training exercises as part of UC incident management to keep our community safe by practising our emergency procedures with emergency services. We held a similar exercise in 2014 and since then we have held annual exercises with participation from emergency services.

Thanks for your understanding. There’s no cause for concern – training exercises are a vital part of making sure emergency services can respond to future incidents.  Your patience and cooperation make it possible for us to improve our incident response capabilities.

Questions?
If you have any questions about the exercise, contact UC Security on 0800 823 637

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Interested in an Austrian Summer school?

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Ever wondered what a European study experience would be like? 🏰🥨🏔

The univie: summer school will take place from July 12 to August 9, 2025. The four week program offers high-level European studies courses, the Austrian Arbitration Academy, and German language courses.

The European studies courses are held in English and focus on Europe and the European Union. They cover political, economic, and legal transformations, and also historical and cultural aspects of the multiple transitions the continent is currently undergoing. The Austrian Arbitration Academy is designed for law students and focuses on international dispute settlement by arbitral tribunals.

This programme is of interest to students from all fields of study, but certainly of special interest to students who concentrate on Europe or study one of the following fields: European Studies, Political Science, Law, Economics, History, Cultural Studies, International Relations, Interdisciplinary Studies, and/or German.

Students from all over the world have been drawn to the program. The campus is located directly on the shore of Lake Wolfgang, one of Austria’s most popular lakes in the picturesque Salzkammergut region.

You can find more information about the programme and an application form linked below.

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