Transcript Speidel U of Auckland intro

The University of
Auckland
An introduction
By Ulrich Speidel, Department of Computer Science
Quick facts about the University
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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)
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
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• Faculty of Engineering (incl. Electrical and
Computer Engineering, Mechanical
Engineering…)
• Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI)
Study options
Undergraduate:
• BSc
• BE
• BCom
• BTech
• Graduate Diploma
• Conjoint degrees are also
possible
Postgraduate:
• Postgraduate Diploma
• BSc (Hons)
• MSc/ME/MCom
• PhD
Living in Auckland
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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
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.
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)
Electrical and Computer
Engineering at Auckland
• Based at City campus
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Power systems (incl. inductive power transfer)
Wireless communication
Automation (incl. vision and robotics)
Operations Research
Want to know more?
• www.auckland.ac.nz