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Key developments 1883-2000s. Beginnings, the rise of research, post-war expansion, growth and the 21st century. Read on.
- Key Developments 1883-2000S
The University of Auckland was formally opened on 23 May...
- About the University
About the University. Founded in 1883, Auckland is the...
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The University of Auckland. The College gained its first...
- Key Developments 1883-2000S
The University of Auckland (UoA; Māori: Waipapa Taumata Rau) is a public research university based in Auckland, New Zealand. The institution was established in 1883 as a constituent college of the University of New Zealand.
About the University. Founded in 1883, Auckland is the country’s largest university with over 40,000 students, nearly 10,000 of whom graduate annually. Our Māori name, Waipapa Taumata Rau.
The University of Auckland was formally opened on 23 May 1883 as Auckland University College, part of the University of New Zealand. A disused courthouse and jail served as premises for the 95 students and four teaching staff.
The University of Auckland. The College gained its first academic leader in the 1950s, when the Council appointed a Principal (later Vice-Chancellor) K.J. Maidment, a Classics don from Merton College, Oxford. He came in 1950 and remained for two decades.
The University of Auckland was founded in 1883 as a constituent College of the University of New Zealand. At the opening of the College, the Governor of the country, Sir William Jervois, spoke of placing the advantages of a university education ‘within the reach of every man and woman of Auckland’; other speakers emphasised the role
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The University of Auckland was founded in 1883 as a constituent college of the University of New Zealand and in 2008 celebrated its 125th anniversary. At the opening of the College, the Governor of New Zealand, Sir William Jervois, spoke of the significance of the occasion: “The work on which we are engaged – placing the advantages of a