AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AUT PROFILE 2017 AUT PROFILE 2017 AUT PROFILE 2017 Edited by Gemma Brooks | Vice-Chancellor’s Office 09 921 9617 | [email protected] ABOUT AUT CONTENTS ABOUT AUT Through the years 04 By the numbers 06 Campuses 07 Faculties and schools 08 2017 Research 12 WELCOME Engagement 18 Since AUT was established This profile provides an overview of the Awards and achievements 24 as a university on 1 January critical dimensions of the University and Appointments 34 2000, we have undergone snapshots of a selection of the activities remarkable change and and achievements, and the people behind Facilities 42 development. We are them who have shaped our university’s now the second largest reputation during 2017. university in New Zealand, are ranked amongst the top We are proud of our achievements, 2% of universities world-wide, our staff and our students, and remain and amongst the top international committed to providing challenging, universities aged under 50 years. useful and accessible advanced education underpinned by relevant and applied While AUT has a rich institutional history research. stretching back over 100 years, we have been a university for only 17 years, and I hope you find the AUT Profile 2017 this makes our development something informative and enjoyable. of which we can be proud. We have outstanding staff and remarkable students Derek McCormack who are central to this progress. Vice-Chancellor 4 AUT PROFILE 2017 5 ABOUT AUT ABOUT AUT THROUGH THE YEARS 1895 Auckland Technical School opens offering 2010 night classes in vocational AUT celebrates its 10th birthday. In its first 10 years as a university, it: education and trades 1913 The College is renamed • Graduated 25,000 students from • Received $145 million in research- Seddon Memorial Technical undergraduate and postgraduate related income degrees College in remembrance of • Grew total enrolments to 19,000 EFTS, the Premier and Minister of • Graduated 110 PhDs and other with over 80% in undergraduate or Education, Richard Seddon 1963 doctorates postgraduate degrees, and 4400 international students from 93 countries The technical division • Produced 8000 peer-reviewed is renamed Auckland research outputs • Saw annual postgraduate enrolment Technical Institute (ATI) 1970 climb to 2000 EFTS, with 300 PhD ATI’s first satellite students institute, Manukau Technical Institute, opens in Otara 1980 ATI opens its new Akoranga Campus 1991 on the North Shore AIT becomes the first polytechnic authorised to 2007 award a degree AUT installs New Zealand’s first qualification radio telescope in Warkworth – a major step towards New Zealand’s 2012 participation in the international AUT is ranked in mega-science project, the Square world’s top 500 2017 Kilometre Array universities (top 3%) 1906 950 doctoral students by QS The institution is are enrolled at AUT, renamed Auckland with postgraduate Technical College students now making 1960 up 18% of students The College separates into two institutions: a technical high school 1964 and a technical institute The technical high school is relocated to Western Springs, 1976 eventually becoming ATI transfers Western Springs College programmes to establish 1989 a second institute, ATI becomes Carrington Technical Auckland Institute Institute (later renamed of Technology (AIT) 2000 Unitec), in Mt Albert AIT makes history as New Zealand’s first polytechnic to become a 2009 university, and is renamed AUT partners with the Auckland University of Millennium Institute Technology (AUT) of Sport and Health to 2010 open AUT Millennium The South Campus, in Mairangi Bay located in Manukau, is officially opened, 2015 with more than 400 AUT becomes New founding students Zealand’s second largest university, with total enrolments reaching 19,800 EFTS 6 AUT PROFILE 2017 7 ABOUT AUT ABOUT AUT BY THE NUMBERS CAMPUSES THREE TEACHING CAMPUSES nd 2 largest university in New Zealand NUMBER OF EQUIVALENT FULL-TIME STUDENTS South City North Located in Manukau, AUT’s South Campus At the University’s biggest campus The North Campus, situated on Auckland’s provides undergraduate and postgraduate located in Auckland’s CBD, students study North Shore, is home to the University’s students 20700 29,000 programmes in education, business, business, communications, law, education, health, teacher education and sport and 20,000 equivalent full-time students computer and information sciences, design, design, hospitality and tourism, economics, recreation programmes, and includes the 19800 health science, engineering technology, computer and mathematical sciences, AUT Health community clinics on Akoranga qualifications awarded in 2017, sport and recreation, and law. The campus language and culture, social sciences, Drive. 7400 18900 including 770 master’s and 110 doctorates is also a hub for community engagement engineering and science, amongst others. and events. 18000 Students from 150 countries 17100 THREE SPECIALIST CAMPUSES 5400 international students 16200 Warkworth Radio Astronomical AUT Millennium AUT Centre for Refugee Education Observatory % AUT Millennium, located in Mairangi Bay, Located in Mangere, the Centre provides an 95 of available domestic students employed 15300 Located 70km north of Auckland, New is a high-performance sports development on-arrival six-week education programme within 9 months of completing study Zealand’s only radio astronomical and sports research centre, which aims to for the 750 refugees who arrive in New 14400 observatory houses two radio telescopes help the community to be healthy and New Zealand each year under the government % maintained by AUT’s Institute for Radio Zealand’s top athletes to excel. quota scheme. 16 New Zealand’s highest proportion 13500 Astronomy and Space Research. of Pacific university students 12600 % 93 of undergraduate students 11700 complete a work placement or internship 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 95,000 alumni 950 doctoral candidates NUMBER OF DOCTORAL STUDENTS 60+ research institutes and centres Top % 2 of universities in the world 910 5/5 QS stars 820 th st 730 15 in the world and 1 in Australasia for international outlook 640 Top 550 70 in the world for universities under 50 years old 460 st 370 1 millennial university in Australasia 280 15 world-ranked subjects 190 100 3200 staff 10 $ 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 390M revenue The University’s full financial performance can be found in the 2017 AUT Annual Report. 8 AUT PROFILE 2017 9 ABOUT AUT ABOUT FACULTIES AND SCHOOLS FACULTY OF BUSINESS, ECONOMICS AND LAW FACULTY OF DESIGN AND CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES Business School School of Economics Law School School of Art and Design engineering and entrepreneurship in its School of Engineering, Computer and The Business School offers programmes The School of Economics offers AUT’s Law School offers the Bachelor of AUT’s School of Art and Design delivers mixed-discipline and entrepreneurial- Mathematical Sciences that focus on accounting, business programmes in micro and macroeconomics, Laws (Honours) degree and postgraduate the Bachelor of Visual Arts and Bachelor focused programmes. The University’s School of Engineering, information systems, entrepreneurship econometrics, industrial organisation, programmes towards the Master of Laws of Design, with majors in communication Computer and Mathematical Sciences design, digital design, fashion design, School of Communication Studies offers programmes in computer science, and innovation, finance, human resource economics, natural resources and society, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. The School of Communication Studies management and employment relations, growth and development economics, industrial design, spatial design and textile built environment, electrical and electronic design. offers programmes focused on advertising engineering, information technology international business, management, economics of labour and health policy, creativity, creative industries, digital media, marketing, and sustainable enterprise. The international trade economics, and and software engineering, mathematical Colab: Creative Technologies journalism, public relations, radio and sciences and mechanical engineering. School’s AACSB accreditation puts it in the international corporate finance. Colab brings together the creative television and screen productions. top 5% of business schools in the world. arts, design, digital media, computing, FACULTY OF CULTURE AND SOCIETY FACULTY OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES School of Education School of Hospitality and Tourism School of Language and Culture School of Clinical Sciences School of Public Health and Psychosocial School of Sport and Recreation The School of Education delivers the AUT’s School of Hospitality and Tourism The School of Language and Culture The School of Clinical Sciences delivers Studies Programmes taught through the School of University’s programmes in early childhood offers programmes in international teaches programmes that focus on language programmes leading to professional The School of Public Health and Sport and Recreation cover health, physical education, and primary and secondary hospitality and tourism management, event in its widest sense, with qualifications in registration in midwifery, nursing, oral Psychosocial Studies’ programmes cover education and coaching, physical activity, teaching, with specialities in early childhood management, culinary arts and pâtisserie. creative writing, English and new media health, podiatry,