Auckland University of Technology, formerly known as Auckland Technical School (ATS), was founded in 1895. In 2000, with the approval of the then Governor-General of New Zealand, it was officially upgraded to a national comprehensive research university by the New Zealand government and renamed Auckland University of Technology (AUT).
Auckland University of Technology is a forward-looking modern university, one of the eight national comprehensive research universities in New Zealand, a member of New Zealand University Association (UNZ), association of commonwealth universities (ACU) and Southeast Asian University Association (ASAIHL), and the second largest university in New Zealand.
The school has 5 universities, 16 colleges and more than 60 research institutes and research centers.
The Times Higher Education World University Ranking in 2020 ranked Auckland University of Technology as the top 65,438+0% university in the world, 65,438+0 in Australasia Millennium University, 65,438+0 in global research influence and 65,438+0 in international perspective.