Founded in 1883, the University is located in the South Pacific
harbour city of Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city and commercial
capital. As well as being the nation’s largest university, it is also
recognised worldwide as New Zealand’s leading research institution. It
was ranked top university by the New Zealand Government’s research
ranking exercise.
It has a cosmopolitan student body of 40,000, of which nearly 5,500 are
international students representing over 100 countries. Its 4,300 staff
are recruited internationally. The University seeks to provide students
with an education experience which gives them the tools to be
competitive in the global employment market, to undertake further study
at other leading academic institutions and to succeed and become
responsible global citizens. The University has links with over 100 top
research-led universities and also over 80 exchange partners around the
world with which students and staff can partake in exchanges.
The University’s main campus is located in the heart of the city of
Auckland. Along with its other four campuses it adds NZ$4.2 billion
annually to the local economy. Teaching and research is conducted in
eight faculties: Arts, Business and Economics, Education, Engineering,
Law, Medical and Health Sciences, National Institute of Creative Arts
and Industries, and Science. In addition to the faculties, there is the
School of Theology, and more than 30 interdisciplinary research clusters
in the University ranging from large institutes to small units, which
conduct research in emerging fields that cross knowledge boundaries. The
University also is host to four of the seven national Centres of
Research Excellence and participates in two others.
The University takes an active role in the strategic development of
Universitas 21 and is committed to cementing the network as the
benchmark for international alliances. This commitment was demonstrated
by the University successfully hosting a symposium and AGM which looked
at how Universitas 21 should lead the next phase of
internationalisation.
The Universitas 21 Contact Manager at the University of Auckland is
Dr Christopher Tremewan,
Pro Vice-Chancellor (International).