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SIFE AUT heads to New York

Posted by Clifton Johnston on 6th Oct, 2007

2007 - SIFE Team NZAfter almost three months of practicing and dress rehearsals the team from AUT University, representing New Zealand,  are on their way to the 2007 SIFE World Cup.

This year's competition will be held between October 10-12 in New York, USA where teams from 45 countries will demonstrate how they best met the SIFE Judging Criteria.

Clifton Johnston, former CEO and now Vice President for SIFE AUT University, had the following to say

"I ...

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Maori Expo celebrates SIFE AUT students

Posted by Clifton Johnston on 31st Aug, 2007

SIFE AUT Presenting Team members, Clifton Johnston and Lenaire WIlcox, both received an Award for Contributing to the Success and Achievement of Maori in Business at the launch of the 2007 AUT Maori Expo held on Thursday the 30th of August.

The awards were presented by Professor Des Graydon, the Dean of Business and Sir Paul Reeves, the Chancellor for AUT University.

While the awards celebrated their individual achievements they also show the commitment and dedication of all the project teams and members for the last year and beyond.


BAB Presentation Update

Posted by Clifton Johnston on 14th Aug, 2007

Semester 2, 2007 - BAB Class

We are  pleased to announce the success of the Semester 2, 2007 BAB Presentations held on Monday 13th of August.

The presenters from our 10 projects did an amazing job of summarising their activities and achievements to date.

While there were some challenging questions put to the teams including how they will meet the SIFE Judging Criteria they gained valuable feedback helping them ensure the success of their project for the remainder of this ...

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SIFE 2007, Semester 2! The New Team

Posted by Clifton Johnston on 31st Jul, 2007

We're now into Week 3 of the new semester at AUT University and with a team of 60 students (consisting of BDP, Co-op, and Volunteers) and 10 projects we believe we'll have another successful road ahead of us.

Many of our new members are settling into their projects as we speak and will be implementing them shortly. Feedback will be provided through our up and coming BAB Presentations. These will aid them in how to meet the judging ...

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SIFE AUT is off to New York!

Posted by Ineke Jacobs on 15th Jul, 2007

SIFE NZ Champions! SIFE AUT UniversityThis year was a nailbiting competition between SIFE AUT, Waikato and Victoria: and at the end SIFE AUT stepped out victoriously as the winner of the New Zealand SIFE competition. SIFE AUT will now represent SIFE New Zealand in this year’s SIFE World Cup, hosted in New York.

Our victory would not have been possible without the support of AUT University; our Business Advisory Board; SIFE mentors; Alumni; and especially the dedicated SIFE AUT students who worked really hard during the ...

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