What's on at Engineering and Design | Mānawa Mai Open Day
Get a taste of your future! Explore our vibrant campus in the heart of the City. Come and meet our staff and students, and get a feel for what Waipapa Taumata Rau, the University of Auckland, is all about.
Mānawa Mai Open Day is your chance to find out what it's like to be a student with us! Registrations are open for this year's event!
Come along and experience our campus in person and discover the worlds of Architecture, Engineering, Design, and Urban Planning. Whanau and supporters are welcome to attend to find out more about life at the University of Auckland.
How to find the Faculty of Engineering and Design
The University of Auckland Faculty of Engineering and Design's main facilities are conveniently located at the heart of the University's City Campus, and are easily accessible via many forms of public transport. There are two main entrances to our facilities: one at 5 Grafton Road, which leads to Level 2, and one at 20 Symonds Street, which leads to Level 4.
Visit the Mānawa Mai Open Day page to find the Open Day map and further details on how to get to our City Campus and Grafton Campus (including how to book your free AT bus/train ticket for the day). For further information on public transport schedules, visit the Auckland Transport website.
A map of the event space will be uploaded closer to the day. Watch this space!
What's happening at the faculty
Activations and displays from our faculty, departments, and school will be spread across our facilities. These 50 tables and displays showcase the wide range of study and research opportunities on offer to visitors.
Check out the table below to find out their location on the day!
| Level 3 |
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| Chemical and Materials Engineering |
| Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| Design |
| Electrical, Computer, and Software Engineering |
| Clubs Zone |
With so much to see, come along to Mānawa Mai Open Day and experience it all for yourself!
| Level 4 |
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| Faculty of Engineering and Design |
| Architecture and Urban Planning |
| Engineering Science and Biomedical Engineering |
| Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering |
| Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI) |
Faculty talks
We will have a mixture of short talks (10-minutes long) and long talks (20-minutes long) running throughout the day. These talks cover work, research, and need-to-know information from each of our departments and school.
Short talks are designed to provide the most important information to those attending in an easily understandable format. These provide insights, as well as a look into some of the research and examples of future careers that graduates can pursue.
The long talks provide a deeper dive into specific topics related to our departments and the school, allowing students to gain an in-depth understanding of the work that goes on within the Faculty of Engineering and Design.
Watch this space! Our Faculty talks schedule will be posted closer to Mānawa Mai Open Day.
Mānawa Mai Open Day 2025 highlights
Watch our Mānawa Mai Open Day 2025 highlight reel and get a glimpse into what the day is all about.