Student activities

Career Evenings for final year Property students are organised by participating companies hosted at their premises. They give students an opportunity to network with staff and recent graduates, to mingle informally, ask questions and provide job opportunities. Companies that have taken part include Colliers International, Bayleys, Jones Lang LaSalle and CB Richard Ellis.

This evening is organised for Property students jointly with the Careers Centre where recent successful Property graduates are invited to share their experiences with students on how to look for a job in property. The graduates give an insight into a variety of property careers, how to secure jobs and how to sell yourself to potential employers.

The Auckland Land Economy Society (ALES) is run by, and for, the students of the Department of Property. It has a number of objectives including organising the Women in Property event, barbecues and other social functions.

ALES' aim is to encourage links with property graduates, with professionals and between students in the department. Student coordinators and a committee are elected at the beginning of the year. All property students are invited to become involved.

Sign up to the ALES (Auckland Land Economy Society) Facebook group

The Department’s bi-annual newsletter highlights important activities during the year with a goal to connect the department, students and the industry.

Past newsletters are available to view in PDF format from the Other publications database by Publication type: Media and news.

Search for copies of the Property Connect newsletter from the Other publications database

The extremely successful Annual Graduation Dinner is attended by staff, students, graduates and the profession. The dinner gives an opportunity to acknowledge student achievements, reward top scholars, network with the industry, celebrate the future of property, and reflect on the past year.

Our seminars and events page lists details of upcoming dinners:

Visit the Property seminar and events page

Each year the Department of Property produces a Graduate Profiles Book; graduates and graduands include their photograph and information about their strengths, qualifications, achievements and aspirations. The book is circulated with a letter from the Head of Department by The Property Institute of New Zealand (PINZ) to their members and also to other property professionals. It highlights the calibre of the people entering the profession and features profiles on successful graduates in employment. Graduates are in high demand and have successfully found careers in leading companies, both overseas and in New Zealand.

For further information about the Graduate Profiles Book or to request a copy, please contact us.

The department provides an innovative buddy programme that matches students with professional mentors. There will be an opportunity to spend several days per semester with some of Auckland's most experienced property professionals.

The mentoring offers an opportunity to gain commercial insight and experience in different property disciplines or professions, including management, development, finance and investment, valuation, real estate leasing, and sales and marketing.

The Buddy programme is designed to assist Stage 2 Property marketing students to meet with real estate professionals within the industry.

Stage 3 students participate in the Coffee Mate Buddy programme sponsored by members of the Property Institute of New Zealand (Valuation) giving them the opportunity to partake in a one-to-one information gathering interview with an industry professional.

This committee comprises of class representatives from each of the undergraduate courses, one representative of the graduate students, and staff of the Department of Property.

Meetings are held twice every semester and provide an opportunity for students' concerns to be raised and discussed. Class representatives are elected within the first two weeks of each semester.