International partnerships

With over 100 Memoranda of Understanding and a range of other official partnerships with overseas governments and ministries, The University of Auckland has established itself as a peer of the world’s leading autonomous universities.

Our multiple alliances and associations not only assist in creating a distinctive international educational experience for our students, but also allow the University to maintain an active presence in the international academic community.

Under its internationalisation strategy, the University continues to develop strong and effective partnerships which provide researchers, staff and students with opportunities for international collaboration and active involvement in multidisciplinary projects at regional and global levels.

Current institutional partners
We have Memoranda of Understanding with research institutions around the world including top universities from Australia, Canada, China, Germany, Japan, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States among others.

The University also has active student exchange agreements with over 90 institutions around the world.

UN-HABITAT partnership

As the first New Zealand partner university of the United Nation's Human Settlement Programme UN-HABITAT, The University of Auckland contributes to the health of our cities and their future inhabitants in New Zealand and all over the world.

How to establish an international partnership
The University is taking a more strategic approach to determining which university partnerships and relationships are likely to be of most value to the institution as a whole, as distinct from different parts of it.