Waikato Institute of Technology
Te Kuratini o Waikato | |
Other name | Wintec |
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Former names | Hamilton Technical College, Waikato Technical Institute |
| Type | Vocational |
| Established | 1968 |
| Students | 8,830 (2023) |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Urban |
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| Website | http://www.wintec.ac.nz/ |
The Waikato Institute of Technology, also known as Wintec, is an institute of technology based in New Zealand's Waikato region. It was established in 1968 as the Waikato Technical Institute after the split of the Hamilton Technical College. Originally a small technical college, the Waikato Institute of Technology is now part of Te Pūkenga, one of the country's biggest tertiary education providers.
The institute reached a peak of enrolments in 2018, with 10,050 students. As of 2023, the figures currently sit at 8,830. Wintec has two main campuses, the City Campus and Rotokauri Campus. As well as the Ōtorohanga and Waikato Trades Academy regional facilities. The City Campus hosts the School of Media Arts and Te Kōpū Mānia o Kirikiriroa Marae. The facilities for animal care, cookery, engineering, hospitality, sports science, and the trades are located on the Rotokauri Campus.
The institute has a particular focus on tertiary training for nurses, social workers, midwives, graphic designers, performing artists, engineers, trades people, early-childhood teachers, horticulturists, arborists and sport scientists. In 2024, Wintec won the Global Operator Award in the Westpac Waikato Business Awards.
Currently, Waikato Institute of Technology is New Zealand's only tertiary institution which operates an international college in China.