Academic Services

The Academic Services team (BE-AST) provides faculty-based academic services to students and academic leaders across the faculty’s undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.

Academic Services Team

Contact us

To find out who to contact for your query, please see the Academic Services Directory below.

If you are still unsure where to direct your query, please contact the Academic Services team (BE-AST): be-ast@auckland.ac.nz.

The Academic Services Team

Ruby Timmo
Academic Services Manager

Elsa Yu
Programme Adviser

Melissa Valnegri
Programe Adviser

Tafili David
Programme Adviser

Lynnette Huch
Programme Adviser

Vasini Parthasarathy
Programme Adviser

Babita Sharma
Doctoral and Sub-doctoral Research Coordinator

Vicky Juan
Programme Coordinator

Lincoln Jaques
Programme Portfolio Manager

Hansana Yaddehige
Timetabling and Enrolment Adviser

Kay Yang
Timetabling and Enrolment Coordinator

Divya Bhardwaj
Faculty Insights Analyst

Academic Services Directory

General UG and PG student enquiries 

Programmes:

  • BCom, BCom(Hons), BProp, BProp(Hons), MCom, MProp
  • Conjoint programmes
  • Associated diploma and certificate programmes

Teams:

Student Hubs, Student Experience Centre

  • Students can be encouraged to speak to a Hub Advisor in person in the General Library and at other campuses. They can either make an appointment via the online booking form or drop in during open hours.
  • Students can also be encouraged to call, email, or use the online chat or enquiry form on the Student Hubs website to ask a question or submit a service request.

Contact:

Te Herenga Mātauranga Whānui
General Library
Building 109, 5 Alfred Street
auckland.ac.nz/en/students/student-hubs
(09) 923 5025

 

PGR student enquiries

Programmes:

BCom(Hons), MCom, BProp(Hons), MProp, associated diploma and certificate programmes

Teams:

Student Hubs and SEC, BE-AST

  • For general student enquiries regarding PG research, the avenues above are also available. Students will be referred to BE-AST if their request is more complex. Contact student hubs or postgrad-com@auckland.ac.nz.
  • Students and staff can also contact Babita Sharma, Sub-Doctoral Research Coordinator, regarding research related student enquiries. Contact be-pgr@auckland.ac.nz.

 

All PhD student enquiries

Team:

BE-AST

  • Students and staff can contact Babita Sharma, Doctoral Research Coordinator, regarding all PhD student enquiries: phd-bus@auckland.ac.nz

 

PhD Funding Enquiries

Team:

BE-AST

  • PhD Advisers/Students can access and download funding application forms below:

Professional Programmes student enquiries

  • For MBA, MBM, MBusAn, PGDipBus (on campus), MAppFin (new 2023), PGDipBus-Māori Development contact the Graduate School of Management (GSM) team: gsm@auckland.ac.nz.
  • For MMgt, MProfAcctg contact GSM team or businessmasters@auckland.ac.nz.
  • For PGDipBus (online), MBusDev, MInfoGov, MProfPrac: any enquiries from current students (from acceptance of their offer of place through to graduation) can be referred to the Auckland Online Student Success team: student.success@auckland.ac.nz.

 

Complex UG and PG student enquiries

Programmes:

  • BCom, BCom(Hons), BProp, BProp(Hons), MCom, MProp
  • Conjoint programmes
  • Associated diploma and certificate programmes

Teams:

Student Hubs and SEC, BE-AST

  • Students can contact Student Hubs and SEC, and if their enquiry cannot be resolved, they will be referred to BE-AST. 
  • Please forward any student enquiries that need more complex advice, are particularly urgent or time dependent, or where the student has not received a response to their enquiry to Student Hubs or SEC in an appropriate time frame: be-ast@auckland.ac.nzPlease do not cc the student as this email address is for staff communication only. We will contact the student via Oracle Service Cloud (OSC).
  • Complex student enquiries relating to PG Research can be forwarded to the Sub-Doctoral Research Coordinator: be-pgr@auckland.ac.nz.

 

Pastoral care and sensitive student enquiries

  • Students who are experiencing personal difficulties can be encouraged to contact Campus Care
  • For UG, PGR and PhD, contact Student Development and Engagement. If you need to forward a student enquiry that is sensitive in nature, or related to a complaint or concern, please contact the Student Support and Engagement Manager: christina.partridge@auckland.ac.nz.
  • For Professional Programmes, please contact Jenny Jefferson, GSM Manager, j.jefferson@auckland.ac.nz.

 

Māori and Pacific student enquiries

 

Timetabling

 

Calendar amendments

 

Scholarships, funding, prizes, awards

 

Breakout/study room bookings

 

Enrolment confirmation letters

 

Graduation enquiries

 

Requests for data, information and analysis

  • For all programmes, Microstrategy/Strategic Management Reports (SMR) is the first place to explore if you require data, student lists, programme and student related information and/or insights and analysis. If SMR does not provide what you need a request can be made to BE-AST: be-ast@auckland.ac.nz. We will either provide this information or request assistance from the Information Services team of analysts.