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AUT is Aotearoa New Zealand’s fastest growing postgraduate study destination. We offer a wide range of postgraduate programmes – from honours degrees to doctorates – to help you achieve your goals and progress your career. Our world-leading academics are research-active experts at the forefront of their disciplines, and our 60+ research centres, institutes and networks give you access to transformational research projects.

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Scholarships and awards at AUT

Ghizlane Chebitou
Hana Salati
Nick van der Geest
Wairua Taru Grant Pukeiti
Alejandro Davila
Ghizlane Chebitou
Great graduatesGhizlane ChebitouMaster of Professional Accounting
Bachelor of BusinessThe world is using business concepts in everything we buy, sell, use, see and taste, says Ghizlane Chebitou who came to AUT from Morocco to study business.The world is using business concepts in everything we buy, sell, use, see and taste, says Ghizlane Chebitou who came to AUT as an international student from Morocco to study a Bachelor of Business, followed by a Master of Professional Accounting. While business was an obvious choice for her, deciding to travel all the way to New Zealand for university was a bit more surprising. But Ghizlane says it was a match made in heaven.
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Hana Salati
Great graduatesHana SalatiSenior CFD Engineer, Dynamic Technology Solutions Ltd / Visiting Scholar, RMIT University, Melbourne, AustraliaDoctor of PhilosophyFor her PhD in biomedical engineering, Dr Hana Salati focused on exploring better treatment options for chronic rhinosinusitis, a painful nasal infection.For her PhD in biomedical engineering, Dr Hana Salati focused on exploring better treatment options for chronic rhinosinusitis, a painful nasal infection. She has always wanted to apply engineering principles to medicine and healthcare, says Hana who came to AUT as an international student from Iran. The experimental part of her research was the highlight for Hana.
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Nick van der Geest
Great graduatesNick van der GeestDoctor of Philosophy
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)He has always been fascinated by engineering, says Nick van der Geest who came to AUT to study a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Mechanical Engineering.He has always been fascinated by engineering, says Nick van der Geest who came to AUT to study a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Mechanical Engineering and is now enrolled in a PhD. As COVID-19 reached New Zealand in early 2020, Nick also had the opportunity to apply his engineering skills to provide much-needed Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for health workers, assisting his lecturer.
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Wairua Taru Grant Pukeiti
Great graduatesWairua Taru Grant PukeitiAssociate, Risk Services Team, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
Master of LawsHe wanted a career where he can make a difference to his people, says Wairua Taru Grant Pukeiti who studied criminology, Māori development and law at AUT.He wanted a career where he can make a difference to his people, says Wairua Taru Grant Pukeiti who studied criminology, Māori development and law at AUT.
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Alejandro Davila
Great graduatesAlejandro DavilaVirtual Reality Storytelling / VR Producer, CONICALMaster of Creative TechnologiesAUT creative technologies alumnus Alejandro Davila is the man behind New Zealand’s first virtual reality film and a Young NZ Innovator of the Year finalist.The future of storytelling lies in virtual reality, says Alejandro Davila, the man behind New Zealand’s first virtual reality film and a Young NZ Innovator of the Year finalist. Built as a prototype at AUT, the project has received widespread media attention and Alejandro is now recognised as a pioneer in this field.
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