Information Management – Your Path to a Successful Future

Crucial to the success of businesses and organisations today is the collection, analysis and management of relevant, up-to-date and accurate information. That’s why a qualification in Information Management from the Victoria University of Wellington (VUW) provides a solid foundation for a successful future as an information professional.

Whether you are looking to take the first step into tertiary education, a parent wanting the best future for your children, or already in the workforce and looking to expand your horizons with post-graduate qualifications, the School of Information Management at VUW is where you need to be.

Flexible, practical courses – that get results!

The key to your success is the mix of theory, research and practical experience in our programmes. As a student at SIM, you’ll enjoy invitations to industry technical talks and presentations, so that you’re totally in touch with developments in the real world. On some courses you have the opportunity to actually work in industry.

At SIM, you’ll follow the proven path of students who have gone on to further study with Honours, MCA or PhD programmes, or carved successful careers for themselves in management consultancy, e-commerce, knowledge management and academia.

Read more about our postgraduate students in our Profiles page.

Take the next step to a successful future!

You can find out more about being an undergraduate or postgraduate student at Victoria University at Wellington by clicking on these links.

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Why choose VUW’s School of Information Management (SIM)?

Internationally recognised courses

You’ll have a choice of internationally recognised academic programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate level, some of which are only available in New Zealand at VUW.

World renowned teaching staff

You’ll be taught by leading international experts who:

regularly feature in leading journals such as MIS Quarterly, Sloan Management Review, Library and Information Research and Journal of Documentation
have won prizes for top conference papers on the international circuit and awards for teaching excellence
encourage you to publish the results of projects whenever possible
actively mentor you to achieve your utmost potential.

A home away from home

You will be welcomed into a dynamic, multicultural, caring and supportive student environment where your safety and well-being are just as important to us as your educational achievement. You’ll have easy access to staff and tutors, including some from overseas who know what it’s like to be living in a foreign country. Staff are always available to listen to your concerns or give you help and advice.

State of the art facilities

You’ll have access to modern facilities and resources including:

large computing laboratories, supported by our own in-house technical team
the most up-to-date software, due to our well-established relationship with Microsoft
state of the art lecture theatres and smaller, comfortable seminar rooms
a wireless network throughout the campus, and
office space and common rooms for post-graduate students

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