Auckland Institute of Studies

Private university in Auckland, New Zealand

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Auckland Institute of Studies (AIS) (formerly AIS St Helens; Māori: Te Whare Wānanga ki Hato Herena) is the leading privately owned tertiary institute in Auckland, New Zealand.

AIS was established in 1990, in Auckland's Downtown shopping centre. It moved into the former St Helens Maternity Hospital in Mt Albert, Auckland in 1993, after converting it into a tertiary residential campus.

The institute now has two campuses in Mt Albert: St Helens Campus, located at 28a Linwood Ave and Asquith Campus, located at 120 Asquith Ave.

AIS offers bachelor and masters level degree programmes in business, information technology, tourism management, and hospitality management. The institute's own English Language Centre offers a range of English language courses including English teacher training (CertTESOL).

The institute is closely affiliated with the Centre for Research in International Education (CRIE).

Courses

Study areas

Accounting and Finance
Business administration
Computer Networks
E-Business
English Language
Hospitality Management
Information Systems
Information Technology
International Business
International Trade
Management and Marketing
Operations and Logistics
Software Development
Teacher Training
Tourism Management

Qualifications

2 masters degrees
7 postgraduate and graduate diplomas and certificates
4 bachelors degree programmes
7 diploma and certificate programmes

Educational and Industry Links

AIS has strategic alliances and articulation agreements (see MOU) with the following education institutions in New Zealand and overseas:

New Zealand

Auckland University of Technology
Ignite Colleges
Intern NZ and Intern OZ
Kalandra Education Group
Languages International
Mount Albert Grammar School
Mt Maunganui Language School
New Zealand Institute of Education
St Peter's College
Unitec Institute of Technology
Worldwide School of English

International

Changwon Moonsung University, Korea
Chihlee Institute of Technology, Taiwan
Chinese Service Centre for Scholarly Exchange, China
Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan
Confederation of Tourism and Hospitality, United Kingdom
Huangang Normal University, China
Informatics Education, Singapore
International Institute of Management Sciences, India
International Management Institute Switzerland Ltd
Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies, India
Scottish Qualification Authority, United Kingdom
Shih Chien University, Taiwan
Silicon Lake Vocational and Technology College, China
Telfort Education Group, China
Tianjin Normal University Jingu College, China
Tonga Institute of Higher Education, Tonga
Tupou Tertiary Institute, Tonga
Universiti Teknologi Mara, Malaysia
Xuzhou University of Technology, China

Industry Links

The institute has strong links within the hospitality industry which facilitates internship and job placement opportunities for hospitality students.

Internships

AIS offers internship opportunities in various industries to graduates and current students via a specialist organisation Intern NZ [1]. Internship placements are coordinated via the institute's Student Careers Centre (SCC).