Get to know AUT
You've seen the role. Now meet the university. Auckland University of Technology (AUT) has been around for 130 years and a university for 25 of them. Three campuses across Auckland, 27,000+ students, 4,000+ staff from 118 countries. We are Aotearoa New Zealand's university of technology and opportunity.
Our vision is to enrich lives and create a better world through technology, learning and discovery. Our values – pono, tika and aroha – guide how we get there.
Our mission and impact
We produce graduates with knowledge the world needs. They discover and apply knowledge with purpose, and work in partnership to accelerate impact. Our strategic direction is informed by Ki Uta Ki Tai, our Student Success Plan, which sets out how we support student achievement, belonging and wellbeing.
Students and research
AUT's student community spans a comprehensive range of qualifications: 67% undergraduate, 6% postgraduate and 5% diploma or certificate programmes. With more than 1,000 doctoral candidates and over 50 research networks, institutes and centres, AUT supports advanced study and research across diverse disciplines.
Our research is internationally recognised – from biotechnology, epidemiology and rehabilitation to AI and data science, human nutrition and metabolism, communications, economics and more. Many AUT academics are leaders in their fields and have received significant awards for their work.
A diverse university
AUT's student and staff populations reflect the multicultural character of both the university and Auckland.
Our student community includes Aotearoa New Zealand's largest proportion of Pacific students among universities, a strong Māori student population, and international students from 144 countries making up 20% of enrolment. A significant number of our students are the first in their families to attend university or are coming to AUT as mature students.
Our staff come from 118 countries, with more than half born overseas – mirroring Auckland's status as a global city where 40% of residents are born outside New Zealand.
Rankings and reputation
The work our people do earns recognition. QS rates AUT five stars across teaching, research, facilities, global engagement, employability, good governance, diversity, equity and inclusion, and environmental impact. Times Higher Education (THE) ranks us first in New Zealand for international outlook, third for research quality and 26th in the world for gender equality.
In subject rankings, AUT places in the top 23 globally for sports-related subjects, top 50 for hospitality and leisure management, and first in New Zealand for sport science. More than 18 subject areas are world-ranked across QS, THE and Shanghai. AUT is consistently ranked among the top 500 universities worldwide by both QS and THE.
That recognition reflects the people behind it – the researchers, teachers and professionals who make this place what it is.
130 years and counting
Over 25 years as a university and 130 years as an institution, one thing has remained constant: opportunity. AUT has grown and transformed significantly – but the commitment to expanding access to education never wavered.
- 1895 – Auckland Technical School
- 1913 – Seddon Memorial Technical College
- 1963 – Auckland Technical Institute
- 1989 – Auckland Institute of Technology
- 2000 – Auckland University of Technology
Three campuses in Auckland
- AUT City Campus: Auckland CBD, 55 Wellesley Street East
- AUT North Campus: Northcote, 90 Akoranga Drive
- AUT South Campus: Manukau, 640 Great South Road
AUT South Campus was the first university presence in South Auckland – built to serve a community that had been under-represented in higher education. It currently supports nearly 3,100 students, with plans for further growth.
AUT also has special locations including AUT Millennium and the AUT Centre for Refugee Education.
Five faculties and 15 schools
- Faculty of Business, Economics and Law
- Faculty of Culture and Society
- Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies
- Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences
- Te Ara Poutama (Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Development)
University leadership
AUT is governed by a Council comprising appointed and elected members, chaired by Chancellor Rob Campbell CNZM. Vice-Chancellor Professor Damon Salesa leads the university.
Academic Board: comprising representatives from the professoriate and senior academic and professional staff, chaired by the Vice-Chancellor.
Executive Leadership Team:
- Vice-Chancellor
- Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic
- Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research
- Te Toi Aronui
Deans:
- Pro Vice-Chancellor & Dean, Faculty of Business, Economics and Law
- Pro Vice-Chancellor & Dean, Faculty of Culture and Society
- Pro Vice-Chancellor & Dean, Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies
- Pro Vice-Chancellor & Dean, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences
- Pro Vice-Chancellor & Tumuaki/Dean, Te Ara Poutama (Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Development)
Other members of the Executive Leadership Team:
- Pro Vice-Chancellor Pacific
- Assistant Vice-Chancellor, Corporate, Governance and Legal
- Assistant Vice-Chancellor, Engagement & Head of the VC’s Office
- Assistant Vice-Chancellor, Finance and Infrastructure
- Assistant Vice-Chancellor, People and Culture
- Assistant Vice-Chancellor, Strategy and Planning
AUT also has a Pro Vice-Chancellor of Learning and Teaching, who operates independently of the faculties with pan-university responsibility.
Te Kete – AUT's strategy to 2030
Te Kete is AUT's strategic plan, setting out our vision, mission and aspirations to 2030. Find out where we're heading.
AUT People Plan
At AUT, our people are the plan. Thriving People, Thriving Future – AUT's People Plan – sets out how we develop, support and invest in our people through to 2030.
Financial overview
In 2025, AUT's total revenue reached NZ$519 million, comprising government grants, student-derived revenue and income from research and other sources.