Program Reviews

It is an amazing experience to study at the U of Auckland. Here at Auckland you can meet people from all around the world. Both local and international students are generally very friendly to you regardless of your race/ ethnicity. I feel like people enjoy chatting with and making friends with people from various cultural backgrounds. As a multi-cultural city, you can also find food from different countries and regions easily in the city! It will be a great time to spend a semester here.

The University of Auckland is a great place for students to study abroad! It is located right in the heart of Auckland, which made my daily routine extremely convenient! The academic balance was just right - there are times you really need to study hard and there are times you could plan New Zealand road trips to explore the country during the weekends. I would highly recommend students to live in one of the university accommodations named as 55 Symonds - it's incredible! During the weekends and mid-semester break, I explored the country and had many unique experiences. I visited Hobbiton's filming site, Rotorua, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Queenstown, Milford Sound, Fox Glacier, and many more! Every trip I had were all once-in-a-lifetime experiences. Studying in New Zealand and choosing The University of Auckland was definitely one of the best decisions I've ever made in my life!

Amazing university located in a beautiful country. Academics for my subject are not a rigorous as my home uni (Edinburgh) but the courses are compelling and the teachers I have all had are captivating, extremely helpful and attentive. The best part of the experience is the opportunity to travel across NZ, I am only a few months in but I have explored an amazing amount of the North Island on weekends away and spent my mid semester break in Fiji, a completely once in a life experience. I would 100% recommend studying abroad at here and would additionally recommend Carlaw Park accommodation.

I have been studying as an exchange student at The University of Auckland for two months now and it has been a great experience! The lectures are interesting, the city campus is modern and has a lot of facilities like gym, computer spaces and a lot of food. I live at Carlaw Park Student Village which is a very good housing close to the university. Both Carlaw Park Student Village and the university arranged orientation which was really fun and a good way to find friends here. There are a lot of clubs to join which is a good way to go on excursions and see other parts of New Zealand. The workload from studying is larger than at my home university.

Studying abroad at the University of Auckland has been such a rewarding experience. The academics are challenging, but the professors are very supportive and really want you to learn and succeed. While you will spend a lot of time studying, there is also plenty of time to explore all that New Zealand has to offer. You can always find other students interested in hanging out or going on a trip, but it is also safe enough to access anything you'd like on your own. I'm so glad I decided to study in New Zealand!

Studying at The University of Auckland has been really great fun so far! Joining lots of different clubs and societies has given me lots of opportunities to meet other students, and make friends with people from all around the world. I have particularly enjoyed being at Carlaw Park accommodation - there are also lots of social events organised which are great and a really good way to meet new people.

Auckland Uni is a great place to take a semester or a year abroad!
All academic information will be given in a thorough and clear manner, so the steps of what you need to do are easy to follow. You can choose any course at uni, and they are easily found and added. The people at the international office are also very helpful, and can answer questions both on mail and in person.

The University location is perfect, and the campus (I am only familiar with city campus) is nice, with lots of different things to do and places to eat. I do not live at any of the student accommodations, so I do not know how they are. However, the nice thing about living at a student apartment is that it is easier to get to know people if you do not know anyone in Auckland when you start. However, people are very friendly and open for conversations :)

My two top tip to a student coming to study abroad:
1. Join a club! UoA has over 200 clubs that you can join, and they are a great way to be social and get to know people (especially kiwis).
2. TRAVEL. Even though you are here to study, take time to explore this beautiful country! I have a car here, which is very convenient (as long as you remember to drive on the left side of the road)!, but if not, there are other ways to travel and also trips to join arranged by some of the UoA clubs etc.

Being half way through my study abroad semester at the University of Auckland I can only say, if you are considering whether you should come here or not, then stop contemplating and go! Cost of living is very high, the internet expensive, slow and unstable, and as every where else on the planet, you will have classes that is boring as... well boring. But, a lot of the classes are actually pretty good, labs and tutorials interesting, instructors and classmates helpful, and the social life here is very active, so there will always be something to do if you want to meet people. All in all, so far it has been one of the best experiences of my life, and I fell that 1 semester is far from enough here.

My partner lives in Auckland and I undertook exchange to spend more time together, so I haven't properly engaged with the exchange student network. On the other hand, I've arguably had a much more domestic experience (having come from Sydney), with exchange being my tenth, and least 'touristy' visit to New Zealand so far.

UoA is very safe and reputable, but classes and the social scene are very quiet. Lots of paperwork and I found the online systems very fragmented and unintuitive. Auckland is very urbanised and quite similar to Sydney (home uni), and active travel beyond the region is required to fully appreciate what differentiates New Zealand from other exchange destinations. Auckland's great if you're interested in travelling to both the South Pacific and Australia's east coast.

Was glad to hear exchange students can now partake in Summer Research Scholarships.

Before I go to the University of Auckland, I never study abroad or use English to study something. It is interesting as well as difficult for me. But it can really improve my ability. The University of Auckland is a good school so that I can use many resources to study. And classmates are so friendly. I really enjoy life here. It is more independence. I should learn more skills to adapt life here.