{"id":23380,"date":"2022-12-05T07:46:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T04:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.hectre.com\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=23380"},"modified":"2024-05-06T05:56:47","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T02:56:47","slug":"hectres-collaboration-with-university-delivers-benefits-to-industry","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/pl\/blog\/hectres-collaboration-with-university-delivers-benefits-to-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Hectre\u2019s Collaboration With University Delivers Benefits To Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"23380\" class=\"elementor elementor-23380\" data-elementor-post-type=\"blog\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76057613 elementor-section-stretched banner type-2 header-light elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76057613\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4362eb0\" data-id=\"4362eb0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7392029b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7392029b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f50565a elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f50565a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 17-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Hectre\u2019s Collaboration With University Delivers Benefits To Industry<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15c99086 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15c99086\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Insights and Updates<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45df9f75 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"45df9f75\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13260020 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"13260020\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63949e2a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"63949e2a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3731045 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3731045\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 17-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Kevin-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-19719\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Kevin-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Kevin-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Kevin.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-694f6b8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"694f6b8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Brought to you by:<\/p><p><span style=\"white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><strong>Kevin Park<\/strong><br \/><\/span><\/p><p>Customer Engagement Lead<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af3581c cutout-top e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"af3581c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfa9cf9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bfa9cf9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f79fd16 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f79fd16\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f6335e5\" data-id=\"f6335e5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0796420 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0796420\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 17-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Talent Innovation<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2279393 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2279393\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24b8f80 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"24b8f80\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02f4ae0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02f4ae0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hectre and Auckland University of Technology (AUT) have developed a strong relationship over the past three years, with five AUT master\u2019s graduates joining the global award-winning agtech company.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Ranked in the top 1% of universities in the world, AUT is a modern and innovative university located in the centre of Auckland, New Zealand\u2019s biggest city.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>There are currently three AUT students working on R&amp;D projects for Hectre, two that have ten-week internships, and one that has just begun through a fourth Hectre-AUT pathway.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d936ab2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d936ab2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad16ce8 e-con-full quotes-bg e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ad16ce8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b1e0c3 overflow-unset elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b1e0c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Successful Hectre interns secure a placement at double award-winner Hectre where they\u2019ll be able to work on industry-leading technologies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-260933e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"260933e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-194c046 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"194c046\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f3088e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4f3088e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80c5d9a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-laptop__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"80c5d9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Intern-Kooshan-at-work-1024x498.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23382\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Intern-Kooshan-at-work-1024x498.webp 1024w, https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Intern-Kooshan-at-work-300x146.webp 300w, https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Intern-Kooshan-at-work-768x373.webp 768w, https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Intern-Kooshan-at-work-1536x746.webp 1536w, https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Intern-Kooshan-at-work-18x9.webp 18w, https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Intern-Kooshan-at-work.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-010584f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"010584f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f110457\" data-id=\"f110457\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24311ba elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24311ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Talent Trifecta: Hectre, AUT, and Callaghan Innovation<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-748690f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"748690f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7f69da e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c7f69da\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-647f09a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"647f09a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hectre\u2019s relationship with AUT University goes back to 2019 when Hectre\u2019s Head of Research and Development, Luke Butters, was a Master\u2019s student, and Hectre\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/spectre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spectre technology<\/a>\u00a0was still in the early development stage. \u201cOur Spectre products wouldn\u2019t be what they are today without the work of AUT students and our partnership with the university,\u201d said Butters.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Callaghan Innovation has also played an important role in Hectre\u2019s AUT collaborations. The Callaghan Experience Grant, Callaghan Career Grant, and Callaghan Fellowship Grant have helped fund three pathways that have led to employment at Hectre.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b7b6292 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b7b6292\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1445ac3\" data-id=\"1445ac3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35c3912 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35c3912\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pathways to Hectre<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef4d061 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ef4d061\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9a01d3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d9a01d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c37173e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c37173e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are multiple ways in which talented students can aspire to join the Hectre team. The first pathway is through the Callaghan Experience Grant, where AUT students join Hectre to work on research and development projects.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The second pathway is through the Callaghan Career Grant, which helps fund a graduate\u2019s salary for the first six months. A number of valued Hectre R&amp;D team members came to Hectre through these pathways.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The third pathway is through the Callaghan Fellowship Grant, which wasn\u2019t available in 2022, but has helped master\u2019s students in the past work on projects for Hectre.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The latest Hectre-AUT pathway sees an AUT research assistant work on a Hectre project for ten weeks, with AUT selecting and employing them while also managing the project.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37a788c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"37a788c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cd7b70 e-con-full quotes-bg e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0cd7b70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95eff15 overflow-unset elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95eff15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hectre\u2019s R&amp;D Manager Luke Butters (with cap), mentors AUT interns working on Hectre\u2019s AI projects.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1824ab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a1824ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a9d8fa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2a9d8fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f61d42 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9f61d42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84d1666 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-laptop__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"84d1666\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"773\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Luke-working-with-intern-Kooshan-1024x773.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23383\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Luke-working-with-intern-Kooshan-1024x773.webp 1024w, https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Luke-working-with-intern-Kooshan-300x227.webp 300w, https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Luke-working-with-intern-Kooshan-768x580.webp 768w, https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Luke-working-with-intern-Kooshan-16x12.webp 16w, https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Luke-working-with-intern-Kooshan.webp 1356w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-02a2aad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"02a2aad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a2bb58\" data-id=\"4a2bb58\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad5c7dc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad5c7dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Right Fit<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a299e9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8a299e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fc3506 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2fc3506\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e48177 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e48177\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"fws_6577774622c29\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row standard_section \" data-midnight=\"dark\" data-bg-mobile-hidden=\"\"><div class=\"col span_12 dark left\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding instance-14\" data-border-radius=\"none\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-border-animation=\"\" data-border-animation-delay=\"\" data-border-width=\"none\" data-border-style=\"solid\" data-border-color=\"\" data-bg-cover=\"\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-hover-bg=\"\" data-hover-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Depending on the pathway, either Hectre or AUT selects the students. \u201cAt Hectre, we look for technical capability, promising past work, the backing of the professor, and a great cultural fit when selecting a student. Having experience with fruit, farming, or orchards, would be a bonus,\u201d said Butters.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd2d916 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd2d916\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-953752c\" data-id=\"953752c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-507e46f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"507e46f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Follow the Money<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-400a521 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"400a521\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a75b04 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9a75b04\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2c1d47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2c1d47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If we look at venture capital investments in AgTech, they seem to be skewed towards alternative food production. According to AgFunder\u2019s 2021 Agri-FoodTech Investing Report, alternative proteins received over $3 billion in funding in 2020, while precision agriculture and farm management technology received just over $2 billion. While it\u2019s clear that alternative food production has potential, it\u2019s worth considering whether the entrepreneurs and VCs are overlooking the potential of existing agricultural systems in the rush to \u201ccreate the future\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-80c3c84 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"80c3c84\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cc7ab1\" data-id=\"6cc7ab1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be163aa elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be163aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Benefits of Partnership<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10ac009 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"10ac009\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6141ed e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e6141ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_use_container_extras&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_glider_is_slider&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_column_has_pseudo&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c87573 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c87573\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ob_postman_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;,&quot;_ob_widget_stalker_use&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a three-way partnership between Hectre, the student, and the university. The student gets great industry experience and can practice what they\u2019ve learned at the university on a real-world application; experience that can provide them with a pathway to employment in that specialist industry,\u201d said Butters.<\/p><p>\u201cHectre benefits from working with and attracting exceptional talent, the specialist knowledge and resources that the university can provide, and being able to move forward with R&amp;D projects that may have otherwise had longer timelines. The university benefits because they want to see their students transition into industry, and they also want to encourage research into cutting-edge fields, such as AI, computer vision and machine learning,\u201d added Butters.<\/p><p>Currently, Hectre has AUT students working on fruit quality analysis using computer vision, helping Hectre with the exciting new products and enhancements it plans to release in 2023 and 2024.<\/p><p>The partnership between AUT and Hectre has a strong track record of success. The quality of the work achieved through the collaboration, and the shared vision regarding the critical impact agtech can deliver, creates a strong foundation for success.<\/p><p><strong>Words to live by.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u201cWe are the superhero. None of us individually, but all of us together.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"\/join-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View current positions available at Hectre<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"featured_media":23383,"template":"","category_blog":[33],"class_list":["post-23380","blog","type-blog","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category_blog-hectre-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog\/23380"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/blog"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog\/23380\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35780,"href":"https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog\/23380\/revisions\/35780"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category_blog","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.hectre.com\/pl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/category_blog?post=23380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}