The The University of Auckland is the most important academic research institution in New Zealand, and is also ranked among the top 100 universities in the world, with the most notable teaching and research results in the humanities and social sciences.

The University of Auckland is a large public comprehensive The University of Auckland is a large public comprehensive national university, founded in 1883; it accounts for more than 70% of New Zealand's results and research, and has the following eight major departments (each containing multiple faculties, schools, research groups and institutes), and is ranked 82nd in the 2018 QS World University Rankings.

All programs offered by the University of Auckland are research-driven, world-class and internationally recognised, attracting undergraduate and postgraduate students from around the world. Graduates of the University of Auckland hold a variety of important positions in business, law, medicine, politics and academia in New Zealand and around the world. Currently, Auckland University has more than 5,500 international students from more than 80 countries, whose cultural backgrounds and ambitions enrich the campus life of the University to no end.

All teaching and research activities of the eight departments and the Divinity School are conducted on five separate campuses. They include Architecture and Design, Real Estate, Urban Planning and the Arts, Liberal Arts, Business and Economics, Engineering, Law, Medicine and Health Care, and Science. In addition, the University has 50 interdisciplinary research institutes and groups, ranging from small research groups to large research institutes, engaged in research in those emerging interdisciplinary areas of convergence.