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Not to be confused with the University of Auckland. The University of Auckland (Te Whare Wānanga o Tāmaki Makaurau is New Zealand 's largest University.
Auckland University of Technology (AUT)
Established: 2000 Predecessors established in 1895. The date of establishment or date of founding of an Institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.
Type: Public
Chancellor: Sir Paul Reeves
Vice-Chancellor: Derek McCormack
Students: 25,750 total (2005)
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Affiliations: ASAIHL
Website: www.aut.ac.nz

The Auckland University of Technology (AUT) (Māori: Te Wananga Aronui o Tāmaki Makau Rau) is the newest university in New Zealand. A public university is a University that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government as opposed to private universities. A Chancellor is the head of a University. Other titles are sometimes used such as President or Rector. Sir Paul Alfred Reeves, ONZ, GCMG, GCVO, CF, QSO, (born December 6, 1932) was Archbishop and Primate A Vice-Chancellor (commonly called the VC) of a University in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, New Zealand, For the Canadian writer see Derek McCormack (writer. Derek McCormack, MSc ( Otago) DipTchg, is The word student is etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation Verb "studēre" The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning ( ASAIHL) is a non-governmental organization founded in 1956 to assist higher learning institutions in strengthening A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island It was formed on 1 January 2000 when the Auckland Institute of Technology was granted university status. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Its primary campus is on Wellesley Street in Auckland's Central business district (CBD). A central business district ( CBD) is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city A secondary campus is at Akoranga on the North Shore. Geography North Shore is bounded by Rodney District to the north Waitemata Harbour to the south and the Rangitoto Channel AUT also has a Technology Park in Penrose, Auckland. A science park is a property development designed for a concentration of High tech, Science, or Research related Businesses The definition Penrose is an industrial suburb in Auckland City, New Zealand.

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History

AUT was originally founded as Auckland Technical School in 1895, offering evening classes only. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Daytime classes began in 1906 and its name was changed to Auckland Technical College. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting In 1913 it was renamed Seddon Memorial Technical College. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In the early 1960s educational reforms resulted in the separation of secondary and tertiary teaching; two educational establishments were formed; the tertiary (polytechnic) adopting the name Auckland Technical Institute (ATI) in 1963 and the secondary school continuing with the same name. For three years they co-existed on the same site, but by 1964 the secondary school had moved to a new site in Western Springs and eventually became Western Springs College. Western Springs is a residential Suburb and Park in the west of the city of Auckland in the north of New Zealand. Western Springs College ( Maori: Nga Puna O Waiorea is a co-educational state secondary school in Auckland, New Zealand. In 1989 ATI became Auckland Institute of Technology (AIT), and the current name was adopted when university status was granted in 2000. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects

University Population

In 2006 AUT had 22,000 students. A significant proportion were studying Bachelors degree or above (64. 2%) and were full-time (64%),[1] giving a total of 15,382 full time equivalent students. Full-time equivalent (FTE is a way to measure a worker's involvement in a project or a student's enrollment at an educational institution Approximately 2,980 international students attended the university in 2006. In 2006 there were 942 full time equivalent academic staff and 828 full time equivalent administrative and support staff[2].

General Information

The process through which AUT was recognised as a university was controversial, as (for instance) it had an inadequate library at the time, and some students were given access to the University of Auckland's library as a stopgap measure. AUT's library grew rapidly and its size was not a significant factor with respect to the disciplines in which AUT taught and researched.

Despite controversial beginnings, the university is now well established. It promotes itself as an advocate of innovative approaches to teaching, learning and research. In particular its focus is on providing a pragmatic 'real world' approach, ensuring excellence in learning, teaching and developing outstanding graduates for practice in their chosen fields. In practice this reflects the continuing survival of vocational type courses and an emphasis upon student development towards employment. For this reason links with employers continue to be fostered.

AUT claims that it maintains very high levels of graduate employment in comparison to other NZ universities, though the statistical basis for this claim has been disputed.

Since becoming a university, AUT has invested heavily in infrastructure, staffing and programmes. It is half way through its $245 million building programme on both the Wellesley and Akoranga Campuses. Since 2000, new engineering, design, library, and business buildings have been constructed.

Campuses

AUT has two campuses - Wellesley (Auckland CBD) and Akoranga (North Shore). Both campuses have student accommodation next door for a relatively small number of students. AUT runs a shuttle bus between these 2 campuses. AUT also maintains its own technology park in Penrose, Auckland City. Plans are also in place for a third campus in Manukau City. Manukau City is a large city in the Auckland Region / Greater Auckland area of New Zealand.

Wellesley Campus

The Wellesley campus spreads over several sites in the heart of central Auckland. The main campus is situated on Mayoral Drive, Wellesley Street, Symond and St Paul Street. The Faculties of Applied Humanities, Business, Design and Creative Technologies, and Te Ara Poutama, and the Applied Sciences division share this location.

The Applied Humanities and Design and Creative Technologies faculties also share a building on the corner of Wakefield Street and Rutland Street.

Akoranga Campus

The Akoranga campus is located on Akoranga Drive on the North Shore. The Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences (including the Sport and Recreation division) and School of Education share this campus, which has attractive park-like grounds. AUT's main sport and recreation centre is located at this campus.

Technology Park

The AUT Technology Park is located in Penrose, Auckland. It is used for developing innovative start-up businesses and for postgraduate student research. AUT also has several internationally prominent IT research centres situated at this tech park. These are the Knowledge Engineering and Discovery Research Institute (KEDRI), Institute of Information Technology Research (IITR), Software Engineering Research Lab (SERL) and the Centre for Research on Information Systems Management (CRISM).

Faculties

AUT is divided into five faculties. These are:

Applied Humanities

Business

Delivers papers and programmes in the following subject areas:

Design and Creative Technologies

Health and Environmental Sciences

Te Ara Poutama

Programmes

AUT offers a wide range of postgraduate and undergraduate degrees, as well as diplomas and certificates. See also Postgraduate Training in Education Postgraduate education (synonymous in North America with graduate education, and sometimes described In some Educational systems undergraduate education is Post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelor's degree. A degree is any of a wide range of status levels conferred by institutions of Higher education, such as universities, normally as the result of successfully completing A diploma (from Greek δίπλωµα diploma, meaning "folded paper" is a Certificate or Deed issued by an educational institution A certificate is an official Document affirming some fact For example a Birth certificate or Death certificate testifies to basic facts regarding Programmes are offered in the areas/fields of applied sciences, art and design, business, communication studies, computer and information sciences, education, engineering, health care practice, hospitality and tourism, languages, mathematical science, midwifery, nursing, occupational therapy, oral health, paramedic and emergency services, physiotherapy, podiatry, psychology, psychotherapy, public health, rehabilitation and occupational studies, social science, sport and recreation, and Te Ara Poutama (Māori Studies). This article discusses the Māori people of New Zealand For their language see Māori language, and for other meanings see Māori (disambiguation.

AUT plans to offer a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree in 2009, upon approval from the TEC. [3]

AUT summer school offers over 150 papers for study.

Research

Being the newest University, and therefore with a less mature research culture, it came last among the universities in the 2003 Performance Based Research Fund research evaluation exercise. The Performance Based Research Fund is a New Zealand Tertiary education funding process assessing the research performance of tertiary education organisations (TEOs The 2003 PBRF evaluation exercise had counted research conducted by AUT before it became a university as well as post-2000 work, which reflected a period of transition for the institution. The 2007 PBRF exercise assessed all the universities on an equal footing, with AUT having been a university throughout the whole of the assessment period (2000-2005). However, AUT again came last among the universities in the 2007 Performance Based Research Fund research evaluation exercise. The Performance Based Research Fund is a New Zealand Tertiary education funding process assessing the research performance of tertiary education organisations (TEOs

AUT is investing heavily in research and has established new research centres and institutes to further its research profile. Large numbers of leading local and international researchers and experts have been recruited by the university. Research partnerships and exchanges have also been established with some of the worlds leading universities. AUT's growing research profile and reputation has seen an increase in research programme enrolments and external funding.

AUT presently has 15 key research institutes:

Within these key research institutes exist a large number of research centres and units.

Pedagogy (Principles and methods of instruction)

AUT differentiates itself from traditional universities in its approach to teaching and learning. A 'student-centred' approach is adopted by the university where students are actively engaged in their learning. High levels of communication occur between students and lecturers. This learning environment allows students to ask lecturers questions, work co-operatively with fellow students and receive feedback. This is achieved by having small interactive classes as opposed to traditional university lecture theatres. This is primarily a legacy of the polytechnic origins of the university, and whether it will continue to be a distinguishing feature will depend upon financial and other factors.

Notable Alumni

Business

Media & Communications

Technology

Social Organisations

AuSM

Main article: AuSM

AuSM (Auckland Student Movement) is the student union at AUT. Stephen Robert Tindall, DCNZM (born May 1951) is the founder of New Zealand Retailer The Warehouse. James Patrick Anderton, usually known as Jim Anderton (born 21 January 1938) is leader of the Progressive Party, a Political party Charlotte Glennie (born c1972 is an award-winning New Zealand journalist who became the first Asia correspondent for Television New Zealand. Dominic Joseph Bowden born on the (15 December 1977 is a New Zealand Television presenter,he is best known for being the host of the New Zealand Idol Annette Sylvia Presley (born 1964 is a New Zealand telecommunications entrepreneur known as a co-founder of Slingshot, one of New Zealand's largest Internet Early life As an eleven year old McLaren contracted a disease in his hip which left his left leg shorter than the right AUSM stands for Advection Upstream Splitting Method It is developed as a numerical inviscid flux function for solving a general system of conservation equations

Keepin' It Real Club

At present one of the more active social clubs at AUT is the Keepin' It Real Club. This club organises pub crawls and parties often in conjunction with AuSM. The club is run by Carl Ewen and Vinay Gobindlal.

Army Of Tomorrow

The Army Of Tomorrow is an active group made up primarily of student teachers, who socialise and organise parties and sports events. Founded by AUT's Graduate Diploma in Secondary Education July 2005 intake, the organisation is also dedicated to ongoing self-reflection in teaching and learning issues.

SoSE

The Society of Student Engineers (SoSE) was formed in 2004 by Kevin Dwyer and is a student-lead organisation that assists engineering students to develop networks, and to extend themselves both professionally and personally. This is achieved by organising regular events such as engineering competitions, guest lectures by industry professionals, industry tours, and popular social events.

Vesbar

AuSM run the campus bar, called Vesbar, at the Wellesley Campus. AUSM stands for Advection Upstream Splitting Method It is developed as a numerical inviscid flux function for solving a general system of conservation equations [2]

AuSM also opened a second bar called Limebar at the Akoranga Campus on February 20, 2007. AUSM stands for Advection Upstream Splitting Method It is developed as a numerical inviscid flux function for solving a general system of conservation equations Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

References

  1. ^ edCentre.govt.nz
  2. ^ 2006 Auckland University of Technology Annual ReportPDF (1. 79 MiB)
  3. ^ Law Students Opposed To New Law Faculty At AUT. A mebibyte (a contraction of me ga bi nary byte) is a unit of Information or Computer storage, abbreviated MiB. Scoop (14 February 2008). Scoopconz is a New Zealand Internet news site with a readership of 25000 unique visitors a day delivering 2000000 pages of information per month Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

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