Cohort Support
International student support
Each campus has an international support office to help answer your questions and provide you with a range of services and support while you are studying with us. This includes information on the Campus, enrolment processes, assisting with visa renewals, accommodation arrangements and airport collection. We also run comprehensive orientation programmes and throughout the year you will have the opportunity to enjoy social events and functions.
Pasifika @ Massey
Our role is to ensure that you have the support to realise your academic aspirations. That support is provided in various ways, from accessing the assistance of our Pasifika Liaison and Learning Advisers to a friendly word of advice and encouragement.
Residential life
At Massey University we know that choosing where you'll live is one of the most important concerns that you will have. We want to ensure that your accommodation is complementary to your studies.
Albany, Manawatu and Wellington all have a variety of on-campus accommodation options, including Halls of Residence, Apartments, Studio Units and Homestays.
We also have experienced staff who can help you to find the right accommodation. Accommodation staff on our three campuses provide advice on everything from choosing Halls of Residence, information on private accommodation options, advice on signing tenancy agreements, dispute resolution, and budget management.
Distance Volunteer Advocate network
The Distance Volunteer Advocate network is made up of volunteers (called DVAs) who are part of a wider group, available for contact from distance students in their areas. Our mission: To deliver local support to distance students by advocates who have extensive study experience.
Advocacy
The professional advocacy service is free and confidential. Advocacy is provided by the student associations (internal students) and Massey’s Distance Students’ Centre/Advocacy and online communications (distance students). Your advocate can advise and support you if you have any academic concerns or complaints, and any issues that may affect your studies, including financial assistance.
Other Services
Centres for Teaching and Learning
The Centres for Teaching and Learning provide a range of learning development services and resources to enhance student success. Our staff are committed to supporting your study and we encourage students to take advantage of the excellent services we offer on each campus and virtually for our distance learners.
Childcare centres
Massey offers a variety of childcare facilities and services at or near our campuses. Further information can be found here.
Labs and teaching rooms for students
ITS manages the operation of the University general student computing labs, offering Mac and Windows PC computers. The computers are available for general student use when they are not booked for teaching purposes. A range of services are provided, including printing, free web mail, free internet access and student home (network) drives for document storage.
Each campus Library offers an Information Commons for student use - free internet access is available to students here, as well as access to various software applications and IT-related support. The Information Commons are open for longer times than many of the general student labs.
Course advice / Student Advisors
Academic advising is primarily about establishing a good fit between you as an individual and a particular programme of study. We would like to help you make the right decisions. These are people who can give you the course advice you need to meet your personal study goals.
Disability Services
Disability Services at Massey University provide a range of services and support for internal and distance students who have ongoing health and disability issues that are impacting on their study.
Disability Services strives to provide a flexible and responsive service that is focused on a student’s individual needs. This involves identifying how an ongoing health or disability issue is making study more difficult, and how Massey University can accommodate students so they can focus on their chosen course of study.
Information Services
At Massey University we’ll do our best to ensure you can always talk to a real person who can answer your queries there and then, or make sure you are referred to the person who can.
Our friendly contact staff are very knowledgeable and experienced. They can help you with your enrolment, programmes of study, contact course registration, and any number of other things.
Best of all they are available by phone, text, email, instant messaging, or in person.
Student Success Advisers at Massey
The Student Success Adviser is there to assist students to successfully integrate into university life and academic study, to support their success at tertiary study.
Although every student aims to succeed, sometimes this may not happen as expected. Students may find it difficult to adjust to the demands of university life, the tertiary study environment, academic expectations and the responsibilities that students have to deal with on top of their studies.
Library Services
Use this website section to find out about the services we offer and how these services work.
Maori @ Massey
This website provides information that will ease your entry into Massey University. It contains details about mentoring programmes, learning support, campus facilities, student organisations, scholarships, and forthcoming events. It introduces you to Māori@Massey, in particular how we are organised and where we are eg, the central role of the Office of the Assistant Vice Chancellor (Māori and Pasifika), key college Māori schools such as Te Putahi a Toi (School of Māori Art, Knowledge and Education) and college centres including Te Au Rangahau (Māori Business Research and Leadership Centre).
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Students' associations and societies
Massey has six students' associations. They aim to make sure that university students enjoy the best university experience possible. They provide leadership to the student body and are also student advocates to the university and wider community.
Students' associations are also responsible for running events such as Orientation Week and the 'Unity in Diversity' festival.
Students' associations and societies offer university students at Massey:
- events of all sizes, from weekly lunchtime activities to Orientation Week and the University Games
- broadcasts and publications designed and delivered by, and aimed at, university students
- representation and advocacy at all levels
- information about the huge range of clubs and societies - sports, cultural, leisure, religious
- advice and support
- student leadership
- facilities of all kinds
Check the links below for details each association provides.
Student life
On campus
Studying on campus enables you to make the most of the opportunities, activities and facilities that are offered at each location. Each campus offers sport, clubs, recreation and social events, as well as student spaces for meeting and socialising. You may like to join the gym, join a drama group, write for the student magazine, or play cricket. For more information see Massey campuses.
Massey has a number of student associations. They are run for students, by students. They provide information, services and opportunities to get involved, including class representation.
Distance
Studying from a distance has got the advantage of studying in your familiar surroundings. Ideally you will have friends, family or social networks nearby. However, it can sometimes be difficult to feel in touch with the Massey student community when you do not have classes to attend. We encourage students to be active in their online learning communities and use other social media to engage with others in their course.
Some papers have contact courses which are face-to-face courses held on campus. These are great way to connect with others in your course of study. There may also be regional support activities in your area, which can put you into contact with other students studying in your region.
Distance students are welcome to use any of the facilities on the Massey’s three campuses. This includes the library, services, and cafes.
University study
The academic life of a university revolves around the connection between finding and developing new knowledge (research) and spreading that knowledge to others (teaching). Lecturers both teach and have their own areas of research. Students come to university to learn and increase their knowledge. But along the way, they also add to the knowledge of others.
Expect to be challenged and to learn new skills. Lecturers will introduce you to new perspectives, information and ways of thinking. You will change and develop personally and professionally; cultivating your ability to continue learning.
University study requires critical thinking. You are encouraged to seek out different points of view, consider their perspective and how they relate to the topic, and write coherently about what you have concluded. You can find more information about critical thinking or watch this video for opinions from other students.
Campus Coaches
Join our Campus Coaches programme—get connected with new students, find your way around campus and get tips about Wellington, university life and study.
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