Auckland University of Technology

Auckland University of Technology
Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makau Rau (Māori)
Other name
AUT, AUT University
Former name
  • Auckland Technical School (1895–1906)
  • Auckland Technical College (1906–1913)
  • Seddon Memorial Technical College (1913–1963)
  • Auckland Technical Institute (1963–1989)
  • Auckland Institute of Technology (1989–2000)
MottoFor the changing world
TypePublic research university
Established2000 (lineage back to 1895)
EndowmentNZ$2.37 million (31 December 2021)
BudgetNZ$425.4 million (31 December 2020)
ChancellorRob Campbell CNZM
Vice-ChancellorDamon Salesa
Academic staff
1,194 (2020)
Administrative staff
1,255 (2020)
Students29,118 (2020)
Undergraduates13,319 (2020)
Postgraduates2,586 (2020)
Location,
New Zealand

36°51′13″S 174°45′59″E / 36.8536°S 174.7665°E / -36.8536; 174.7665
CampusMultiple sites: City, North, South
Student MagazineDebate
Affiliations
Websitewww.aut.ac.nz

Auckland University of Technology (AUT; Māori: Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makau Rau) is a public university in Auckland, New Zealand. It was established on 1 January 2000, when the Auckland Institute of Technology was incorporated into the newly created university by Order in Council under the Education Act 1989. The institution’s lineage dates to 1895, when the Auckland Technical School opened; it became Seddon Memorial Technical College in 1913 before later evolving into a tertiary institute.

AUT is one of the country’s larger universities by enrolment. Universities New Zealand reported a student headcount of 25,270 in 2024 (18,565 equivalent full-time students). The university operates three campuses in Auckland—City, North and South (Manukau).

AUT is also associated with two specialist locations: AUT Millennium, a high-performance sport and community facility on Auckland’s North Shore, and the Refugee Education Centre at the Māngere Refugee Resettlement Centre, where new teaching spaces were opened in 2016.