The University of Auckland

Founded in 1883, the University is located in the South Pacific harbour city of Auckland, New Zealand's largest city and commercial capital. As well as being the nation's largest university, it is also recognised worldwide as New Zealand's leading research institution. It was ranked top university by the New Zealand Government's research ranking exercise.

It has a cosmopolitan student body of 40,000, of which nearly 5,500 are international students representing over 100 countries. Its 4,300 staff are recruited internationally. The University seeks to provide students with an education experience which gives them the tools to be competitive in the global employment market, to undertake further study at other leading academic institutions and to succeed and become responsible global citizens.