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The Auckland Technical School opened its doors in 1895 as an evening school for local students. Robert Stout, the Minister of Education in 1885, had tried to compel universities and secondary schools to establish technical education before this opening.
Official university status arrived on the 1st of January 2000 when the Auckland Institute of Technology was incorporated by Order in Council under the Education Act 1989. The institution became Seddon Memorial Technical College in 1913 after being named for Richard Seddon, the longest-serving New Zealand premier.
City Campus spreads over several sites in the heart of central Auckland with Wellesley Street East hosting most academic units. The largest site houses the Vice-Chancellor's Office and research centres alongside Faculties of Business, Economics and Law, Design and Creative Technologies, Culture and Society and Te Ara Poutama.
AUT has five faculties covering Culture and Society, Business, Economics and Law, Design and Creative Technologies, Health and Environmental Sciences and Te Ara Poutama. Sixteen schools sit within these faculties including Art and Design, Clinical Sciences, Communication Studies and Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences.
A new WZ building designed to house engineering, computer science and mathematics students opened its first eight levels in July 2018. This twelve-storey structure cost $120 million and featured visible structural components and exposed ceilings as a teaching tool.
Universities New Zealand reported a student headcount of 25,270 in 2024 with 18,565 equivalent full-time students. The institution offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees alongside sub-degree qualifications such as diplomas and certificates.