Educational excellence

Auckland is the education hub of New Zealand.The region boasts internationally acclaimed universities, innovative research institutes, top secondary schools (High Schools) and a growing number of world-class language schools - which account for 1.9% of our regional GDP and reflects our region’s multi cultural diversity.

Universities and Technical Institutes

There are numerous research institutes and facilities within Auckland universities and technical institutions. Funding is either through government schemes, independent organisations or companies seeking specialised assistance. Universities and institutes in Auckland have organisations tasked with either licensing intellectual property developed to interested companies or creating spin-out companies to commercialise it themselves.

Crown Research Institutes

Eight of the nine CRI’s in NZ have research and development operations located in the Auckland region. Their activities cover agricultural, crop and food, horticultural, forestry, land-care, water and atmospherics, environmental science and health and industrial research.

The Private Sector

Auckland companies, from large to small, recognise the need to remain competitive globally and nationally through innovation achieved through applied research and development. Government schemes are available providing grants up to 50% to share the risks involved in these R&D projects.

Quick facts

• The Auckland region has 533 schools, two universities of its own, the University of Auckland and Auckland University of Technology and campuses for Massey University and Otago University.

• Auckland University is rated the world's 52nd-best university in The Times Higher Education Supplement's 2005 World University Rankings

• New Zealand is a world-leader in primary and secondary teaching of creativity, self-sufficiency and personal initiative.

• Participation in tertiary education by the youth population has increased significantly from around 20 percent of 18-24 year olds in 1990 to 44 per cent in 2002.

• Top 5 subjects for research are clinical medicine, plant and animal science, chemistry, social sciences and biology and biochemistry.

• 50.8 per cent of international students are in Auckland.

• Over 39 schools and colleges provide English language courses and training to overseas and new immigrants.

Links

• The University of Auckland
• Auckland University of Technology
• Association of Crown Research Institutes
• Manukau Institute of Technology
• Unitec
• Massey University
• Otago University

Research and Development

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