<p><strong><span style="color: #09090b;">Start 24 January 2026.</span> </strong>Spend 10 weeks in New Zealand gaining hands-on experience in disruptive tech. Advance your career and have the adventure of a lifetime - all while earning 2 world-recognised micro-credentials. <br>Join us and get access to the academyEX Play Lab where innovation and exploration collide.</p><p></p><p>Course dates 8th September - 14th November 2025. Applications open NOW!</p>

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What you’ll get - MTF landing page (Duplicated)

<h3 style="text-align: center;">Future-Focused Content</h3><p style="text-align: center;"> Disruptive Tech + Entrepreneurship Short Courses <br> <em>(NZQA Level 8 Micro-credentials - Recognised worldwide)</em></p>

<h3 style="text-align: center;">The Play Lab</h3><p style="text-align: center;">A space to play with the newest technology - robotics, AI, 3D printing, stop motion, sensors, EEG and more.</p>

<h3 style="text-align: center;">Connect with experts</h3><p style="text-align: center;">Explore venture studios, impact labs, and founder spaces. Connect with business leaders, futurists and entrepreneurs.</p>

<ul><li><p>Study with us Tues, Wed, Thurs and use your free time to explore New Zealand. </p></li><li><p>10 weeks in Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand</p></li><li><p>No student visa required - join us on a visitor visa. </p></li><li><p>8 September – 14 November 2025</p></li><li><p>$5,995 NZD</p></li></ul>

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<h4 style="text-align: center;">Flexible delivery</h4><p style="text-align: center;">Study with us Tues, Wed, Thurs then explore NZ in your free time.</p>

<h4 style="text-align: center;">Discovery and Curiosity</h4><p style="text-align: center;">Ignite your creativity and see the world through a new perspective.</p>

<h4 style="text-align: center;">Community &amp; cohort</h4><p style="text-align: center;">Progress alongside purpose-driven peers who challenge and champion you.</p>

<h4 style="text-align: center;">Hands-on learning</h4><p style="text-align: center;">No exams. Just real projects, real impact.</p>

<h4 style="text-align: center;">Expert knowledge</h4><p style="text-align: center;">Curated, applicable, and built for action.</p>

<h4 style="text-align: center;">Learning that’s fun</h4><p style="text-align: center;">Block days, workshops, and playful learning that make it exciting to grow again.</p>

How You Get There - MTF landing page (Duplicated)

<ul><li><p>Taking a purposeful career break or sabbatical</p></li><li><p>Exploring entrepreneurial ideas in a new setting</p></li><li><p>Seeking personal and professional clarity through travel</p></li><li><p>Adding bold credentials to your resume, fast</p></li><li><p>Combining your love of learning with your love of culture, nature, adventure and connecting with other people who think like you.</p></li></ul><p>Whatever your reason, this is your reset point.</p>

What you need to apply - Course overview - Micro-creds

<h3 style="text-align: center;">Proof of identity</h3><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;">You will need to provide a copy of your passport or birth certificate to confirm your personal details.</span></p>

<h3 style="text-align: center;">Qualifications &amp; work experience</h3><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;">You need to provide proof of previous study and work experience e.g. an academic transcript, graduating certificate, or CV.</span></p>

<h3 style="text-align: center;">English language proficiency</h3><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000;">If English is not your first language, you must provide evidence of English language competence e.g. academic IELTS or PTE.</span><br><a target="_blank" href="https://www2.nzqa.govt.nz/tertiary/english-language-entry-requirements-for-international-students/"><span style="color: #1860b4;">Learn more</span></a></p>

<p>New Zealand&#039;s heart beats in our classrooms. Like our founder Frances Valintine&#039;s conversation with fellow change-makers shows, our unique values shape not just who we are, but how we teach. We embrace manaakitanga (genuine care), connect deeply with our land and people, and bring innovation that&#039;s distinctly Kiwi to education. It&#039;s not just where we teach - it&#039;s how we unlock potential in our uniquely New Zealand way.</p>

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Tech Futures Lab

<h1>Hands-on innovation learning programme for globally curious minds.</h1><p><strong>New intake in January 2026. </strong></p><p><br>Spend 10 weeks in New Zealand gaining hands-on experience in disruptive tech. Advance your career and have the adventure of a lifetime - all while earning 2 world-recognised micro-credentials. <br>Join us and get access to the academyEX Play Lab where innovation and exploration collide.</p><p><strong>Next intake start 24 January 2026<br>Applications close in 10 January 2026</strong></p>

Innovator's Residency Programme#1 (08-09-2025)

Visit NZ and Study innovation with academyEX  Master disruptive tech & entrepreneurship with NZQA Level 8 micro-credential short courses. Hands-on AI, robotics & more. Globally recognised. Join the waitlist today!

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