Creative Industries Research Centre
Wintec's Centre for Creative Industries aims to support the cultural and economic development of the region through innovation projects for the creative industries sector.
Originally established as a research centre in 2003, this newly-focused innovation centre is now developing major strategic projects that will have wider economic and cultural benefit, in line with the New Zealand Tertiary Education Council's core aim of developing a "high income, knowledge-based economy, which is both innovative and creative, and provides a unique quality of life to all New Zealanders" (TES 2007-12, p8).
By nurturing strong functional relationships with the creative industries sector, the community, industry and government bodies, the centre aims to develop new creative innovation projects for Wintec, industry and wider communities in the Waikato region in order to foster economic and cultural growth in our growing knowledge economy.
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The School of Media Arts
The School of Media Arts has a growing reputation for its innovative, interdisciplinary curriculum in art, design, music and media. The School of Media Arts is a leading research base within the Waikato Institute of Technology, with an energetic community of researchers across the Creative Industries. The School has also made recent initiatives in collaborative research and commercialisation of research, with research projects for local businesses and community organisations.
As well as researchers in the school, The Centre draws on the expertise of the other schools - Information Technology, Communication, and Business & Administration. The University of Waikato's Screen and Media department also contribute to programmes in the centre. Together, we cover the entire spectrum of the Creative Industries sector.
Our post-graduate students work in research-based programmes focussed on the generation and application of new knowledge in the field, undertaking their own research projects as well as working on larger projects in the Centre.