Auckland University of Technology is a university in New Zealand, formed on 1 January 2000 when a former technical college was granted university status. AUT is New Zealand's third largest university in terms of total student enrolment, with approximately 20,000+ students enrolled across three campuses in Auckland. AUT is a contemporary New Zealand university, led by a strategic team and governed by a council. AUT aims to be a thoughtful global citizen by recognizing and responding to the local and global responsibilities and opportunities. The University do this through a series of partnerships, initiatives and research programmes.
🏫 About Auckland University of Technology
Auckland University of Technology provides a world-class university environment. The University is proud to be one of the world’s best modern universities. It has been a university since 2000, and is now the second largest in the country and ranked among the top 1 percent of universities in the world. AUT’s mission is to create great graduates, and each member of the staff contributes to this. The University offers exceptional learning experiences that prepare students to be successful wherever in the world their career may take them.
AUT encourages innovation and entrepreneurship, and the ability to explore new technologies, challenge routine thinking and solve problems in new ways. Auckland University of Technology embrace new technologies to lead the learning of tomorrow and prepare its students for the rapidly changing world. As a contemporary university they also place an emphasis on working across disciplines in their research, and teaching and learning.
Thanks to the University's innovative teaching, excellent reputation and combination of theoretical and practical learning, AUT graduates are highly favoured by employers, with 94% of available graduates in paid employment within nine months of graduation.
If accommodation on campus is important to you we advise you to arrive a few days before so you can try to register. You can also to choose accommodation off campus, we have an article about that here.
📬 Admissions Process
3 Steps to Apply to a University
Please choose the programs here , "You are advised to select 2-3 programs to increase your chances of getting accepted.
Required documents:
Passport
Graduation certificate
Passport size photo
Preparing documents:
You can start your application now and send the application documents during your application. Some documents you can send later if you don’t have them right away. Some more info about preparing application documents is here
Applying Online is simple in just a few steps. More information is available here.
The first steps are to choose the programs, pay the application fee and upload the application documents.
Once submitted to Global Admissions, we will review your application within 2-3 days and proceed to the university or ask you for further clarification
After it has been processed to the university you will receive your unique application ID from each university.
The university may contact you directly for further questions.
We will then follow up each week with the university for updates. As soon as there is any update we will let you know. If you have made other plans, decide to withdraw / change address at any time please let us know.
After you have been accepted you will receive your admissions letter electronically and asked to pay the non-refundable deposit to the university.
Once you have paid the deposit the university will issue you the admissions letter and visa form to your home country.
