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AUT is the second largest university in New Zealand. We have been a university since 2000, but a place of learning for 120 years and operate in accordance with the Education Act (1989).

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AUT’s vision and leadership

Strategic plan (AUT Directions)

AUT Directions describes the University’s strategic objectives.

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AUT City Campus

55 Wellesley Street East

Auckland Central

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AUT North Campus

90 Akoranga Drive

Northcote, Auckland

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AUT South Campus

640 Great South Rd

Manukau, Auckland

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News

Professor Tim Maloney smiling and looking at the camera

GCOP founder and Chief Possibility Officer Minnie Baragwanath

Parental leave policies widen gender gap

07 May, 2021

When it comes to parental equality, universities are not the progressive institutions many of us expect them to be, writes Patrick Van Esch.

Timely unemployment data now available

07 May, 2021

New Zealand decision makers now have access to more frequent unemployment statistics thanks to a new tool.

Techweek 21: Tech for Good

07 May, 2021

Techweek 2021 is almost upon us, and this year again offers a huge variety of interesting and insightful events and talks on AUT City Campus.

First Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic

07 May, 2021

AUT’s first Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic will be Professor Wendy Lawson.

New Access Entrepreneurship Programme

06 May, 2021

13 entrepreneurs will be leading 11 projects to advance accessibility in a new programme launched by the Global Centre of Possibility @ AUT.

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Events

Symposium for Educators of Refugee Background Learners in Schools - Revisited

Monday 10 May, 9am - 4:30pm

'Macromarketing: Time to think big' A public lecture by Professor Ben Wooliscroft

Tuesday 11 May, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

New Zealand Business Expenditure on Research & Development

Wednesday 12 May, 11am - 12pm

Imaginative Law: Advocacy and Peace Building seminar with Dr Rebecca Dudley

Thursday 13 May, 12pm - 1:30pm

From NZ to the world: an entrepreneurial success story (with AUT Investment Club and Sharesies)

Wednesday 19 May, 5pm - 8pm

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Rankings

We’re proud to be one of the world’s best modern universities – Times Higher Education has ranked us as the top millennial university in Australasia and we’re in the top 1% of universities in the world.

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