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The University of Auckland

The University of Auckland. An introduction By Ulrich Speidel, Department of Computer Science. Quick facts about the University. Largest and highest-ranking NZ university Around 33,000 equivalent full-time students Around 25% postgraduate students

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The University of Auckland

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  1. The University of Auckland An introduction By Ulrich Speidel, Department of Computer Science

  2. Quick facts about the University • Largest and highest-ranking NZ university • Around 33,000 equivalent full-time students • Around 25% postgraduate students • 4000 international students from 93 countries • Around 4800 full-time equivalent staff positions, with over 2000 academic staff • Four operational campuses in Auckland (City, Tamaki, Grafton, Epsom) • Some departments are split across campuses (e.g., Computer Science)

  3. Quick facts about the University • 8 faculties plus two large-scale research institutes • Faculty of Science (incl. Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, Statistics, School of Biological Sciences and School of Environment …) • Faculty of Engineering (incl. Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering…) • Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI)

  4. Study options Undergraduate: • BSc • BE • BCom • BTech • Graduate Diploma • Conjoint degrees are also possible Postgraduate: • Postgraduate Diploma • BSc (Hons) • MSc/ME/MCom • PhD

  5. Living in Auckland • Consistently scores in top 10 cities worldwide to live in • Moderate to subtropical climate: Summer temperatures seldom over 30C, winter daytime seldom under 5C. No snow in winter. • Lots of sunshine (but hard to predict when!) • Plenty of nature / leisure options with dozens of bays, beaches and islands and two harbours on two oceans, native forests • No earthquakes but a large number of volcanic cones (none active) • Cosmopolitan city with many Asian and Polynesian people, as well as Europeans and of course our indigenous Maori people • Public transport system is improving, many students have cars • International students can work during holidays (and in most cases part-time during semester), and can stay in NZ after graduating if they can find a job • Excellent pastoral care support for students

  6. PhD's at Auckland • Typical duration 3-4 years • Entirely research based – usually no coursework • Fundamental review of candidates after first year (seminar with question time), then annually on the basis of progress • Good news: International students have domestic fees status for PhD study. Approx. US$5,500 per year. • Scholarships exist but are rare • Living cost in Auckland for a single student: ~US$25,000 per year.

  7. Computer Science at Auckland • Ranked 38th best CS department worldwide • Based at City and Tamaki campuses • Theory (including Information Theory) • Systems (including Data Communication, Software Applications) • Computer Graphics (incl. Games) and Computer Vision • Artificial Intelligence • Software Engineering (incl. HCI and Databases)

  8. Electrical and Computer Engineering at Auckland • Based at City campus • Power systems (incl. inductive power transfer) • Wireless communication • Automation (incl. vision and robotics) • Operations Research

  9. Want to know more? • www.auckland.ac.nz

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