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AUT has over 100,000 graduates, and their achievements are a constant source of inspiration and pride for students, alumni and AUT staff. We celebrate that pride by showcasing the achievements of our graduates, and through initiatives like networking events and Insight magazine – all aimed at helping the next generation of AUT students go further. If you’re a graduate, make sure your details are up to date with us so we can share our latest news and opportunities.

Stories from Insight magazine

The graduate breaking gender barriers at the United Nations and NetflixJournalism graduate Michelle King has been tackling gender inequality on the world stage, both through her roles as the United Nations Women’s Global Coalition for Change and now in a newly created role at Netflix as its first Director of Inclusion.

Michelle is a TEDx speaker, a contributor to Forbes Magazine, and has just published her first book. She attributes the storytelling skills she learnt at AUT as essential to her success.

Read the article in the digital Insight magazine
Journalism graduate Michelle King has been tackling gender inequality on the world stage, both through her roles as the United Nations Women’s Global Coalition for Change and now in a newly created role at Netflix as its first Director of Inclusion.

Michelle is a TEDx speaker, a contributor to Forbes Magazine, and has just published her first book. She attributes the storytelling skills she learnt at AUT as essential to her success.

Read the article in the digital Insight magazine

Shaping the future of sportDr. Matthew Kritz has taken his 20 years of experience back home to help the next generation of athletes in his new role as Senior Associate Athletic Director for Athletic Performance at the University of California San Diego.

Matthew knows what a successful high performing environment and athlete looks like. That’s not surprising given the sport and recreation alumnus has more than 20 years of experience in elite sport.

Read the article in the digital Insight magazineDr. Matthew Kritz has taken his 20 years of experience back home to help the next generation of athletes in his new role as Senior Associate Athletic Director for Athletic Performance at the University of California San Diego.

Matthew knows what a successful high performing environment and athlete looks like. That’s not surprising given the sport and recreation alumnus has more than 20 years of experience in elite sport.

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The AUT graduate who co-founded TeslaIan Wright is a New Zealand engineer who co-founded Tesla Motors in 2003. He moved on to create the world’s fastest street-legal electric car, and he's now cleaning up the dirty world of garbage trucks with his new company WrightSpeed. He talks to Insight about how it all began.Ian Wright is a New Zealand engineer who co-founded Tesla Motors in 2003. He moved on to create the world’s fastest street-legal electric car, and he's now cleaning up the dirty world of garbage trucks with his new company WrightSpeed. He talks to Insight about how it all began.

Read the article in the digital Insight magazine

Industry partnerships provide global path for AUT graduatesAn overseas experience is a popular rite of passage for young Kiwis. With a thirst for adventure, a technical skillset and a can-do attitude, AUT graduates make popular employees around the globe.

While working and living overseas, young Kiwis develop capabilities and connections that will prove vital to the future of our small, export-led nation.

Read the article in the digital Insight magazineAn overseas experience is a popular rite of passage for young Kiwis. With a thirst for adventure, a technical skillset and a can-do attitude, AUT graduates make popular employees around the globe.

While working and living overseas, young Kiwis develop capabilities and connections that will prove vital to the future of our small, export-led nation.

Read the article in the digital Insight magazine

Helping companies make sense of dataMike Jenkins, founder of award-winning cloud tech company The Instillery enables Kiwi businesses to reach new heights through the power of data.

The impact cloud services can have on Kiwi organisations, communities and even cities is what Mike, AUT Bachelor of Business alumnus, is committed to amplifying through his team’s work.

Read the article in the digital Insight magazineMike Jenkins, founder of award-winning cloud tech company The Instillery enables Kiwi businesses to reach new heights through the power of data.

The impact cloud services can have on Kiwi organisations, communities and even cities is what Mike, AUT Bachelor of Business alumnus, is committed to amplifying through his team’s work.

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News

A head and shoulders picture of Guled Mire looking into the distance.

Former refugee now Ivy League student

Social sciences and public policy

05 Aug, 2020

AUT alumnus Guled Mire says his new Fulbright NZ scholarship to study at an Ivy League university sends a strong message to other refugee kids.

Scientists dissect squid named by alum

Science

24 Jul, 2020

For his PhD, AUT alumnus Dr Jesse Kelly described and named a rare genus of deep-sea squid; a specimen of which was recently dissected by NZ scientists.

thank-you-for-feeding freckle - children's book

AUT alumna writes children's book

14 Jul, 2020

The picture book is for parents to read to children between two and six years old and introduces them to the responsibility and care for animals.

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Great graduates

Jenny Joblin

Creative Director, Federation

Diane Abad-Vergara

Communications Officer, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Andrew McKechnie

SVP, Chief Creative Officer at Verizon, New York

Kate Taylor

International strategy and operations, Program manager at Pinterest, San Francisco

Kerrin Leoni

Founder of Mana Aroha Charity / Contract Social Worker

Briony Sowden

Broadcast Journalist, BBC World News, London

Ivan Fuyala

Senior Vice President Commercial Partnership, Vevo, New York City

Claire Starkey

Editor in Chief, Cleo magazine, Singapore

Daniel Zhou

Managing Director, Huawei, Shanghai, China

Bridget Dawson

Development and Fundraising Programme Manager, Educate Together, Dublin, Ireland

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Events

CO.STARTERS: entrepreneurship programme that takes you from idea to action

Tuesday 18 Aug, 5:30pm - 8:30pm

Leveraging business processes as organisational assets: webinar with Telstra, Signavio and AUT

Wednesday 26 Aug, 5pm - 6:15pm

Accounting seminar: Faith at work - the role of religious/spiritual values in management control (Chris Akroyd, Oregon State University)

Wednesday 23 Sep, 11am - 12pm

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