Presentación apoyo - Sesión Plenaria I: "Los Métodos de enseñanza y los recursos utilizados en las universidades tecnológicas para el desarrollo de un capital humano en el territorio", por el profesor Felix Tan en el marco del "I encuentro Internacional de universidades tecnológicas" y "V Encuentro Universidad Empresa Estado" realizado en Cartagena de Indias 2011.

1. The University for the
Changing World
Dr. Felix B Tan
Professor of Information Systems
Former Head of University Research Office
AUT University, New Zealand

2. OVERVIEW
• NZ’s only University of Technology
o History, Structure & Governance
o Student & Research Profiles
• Some Innovative Programs
o Faculty of Design & Creative Technologies
o Bachelor of Creative Technologies
o Te Ara Poutama – Faculty of Māori Development
o Learning Māori using Digital Technologies
o Astronomy @ AUT
o New Major and the Square Kilometer Array Project
o Business Innovation Centre
• New Learning Precinct

3. NZ’s only University of Technology

4. AUT’s History
Art Room
1895 ‐ Auckland Technical School
1906 – Auckland Technical College
1913 – Seddon Memorial College

5. AUT’s History
1913 – Seddon Memorial Technical College

6. AUT’s History
1989 – Auckland Institute of
Technology
Senior Business Class
1963 – Auckland Technical Institute
1st Degree Graduands

7. AUT’s History
2000 – Auckland University of
Technology

8. Annual Highlights
Rookie Fashion Show Maori Expo

9. Governance & Management
• AUT Council
o Chancellor
o 18 Member Council
o 2 students, 3 staff members
o MoE , Maori & Pacific Island appointments
• Management
o Vice Chancellor; Deputy Vice Chancellor
o Pro Vice‐Chancellors
o Learning & Teaching, International, Maori Advancement, Research
o General Managers
o Finance, Operations, Communications & Marketing, Legal & Governance,
o Staff services, Student services (Academic Registrar), Information Technology

10. Faculty Structure
• The Faculty of Business
o Economics, A&F, Marketing, Management, BIS
• The Faculty of Applied Humanities
o Social Science, Languages, Education
• The Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences
o Nursing, Midwifery, Sports&Rec; Physiotherapy, Psychology
o Occupational Therapy, Oral Health, Psychotherapy
• Te Ara Poutama ‐ The Faculty of Maori Development
• The Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies
o Engineering (Mechanical/EE),
o Computing & Mathematical Sciences
o Art & Design (Fashion, Spatial, Graphic)
o Communications Studies
(Journalism, Digital Media, Radio/TV)

11. Student Profile
• 27,000 students (19,000 EFTS)
o 11,000 undergraduate EFTS (dom)
o 1,700 postgraduate EFTS (dom)
o 2,700 sub‐degree (dom)
o Over 3,000 international student EFTS
• Average retention rate 89%
• Average successful completion rate of 81%
• 95% graduates in employment or higher education

12. Research Profile

13. Some Innovative Programs
• Bachelor of Creative Technologies
o Project / studio‐based program designed for the Creative Industries
o Aims to produce imaginative, well‐rounded and reflective
practitioners who are equipped not only to engage in practice
within the creative industries but who are able to manage and lead
the development of this sector
• Program Coverage
o Design, communication, computing, digital animation and moving
image production, engineering, interactive and game
entertainment, smart systems and robotics.

19. Some Innovative Programs
• Te Reo Māori – the learning of the Māori language
Te Ara Poutama
Faculty of Māori Development
An online resource for teaching and
learning of Māori ‐ textbooks, study
guides, CDs, bi‐lingual dictionary,
podcast, streamed TV, forum ... etc

21. Astronomy @ AUT
• The Square Kilometre Array

22. Astronomy @ AUT

25. Astronomy @ AUT
• Bachelor of Mathematical Sciences
Major in Astronomy
Introduces students to the latest
developments in astronomy and space
science, spherical astronomy, celestial
mechanics, theoretical astrophysics and
mathematical physics as well as radio
astronomy and space geodesy.

26. Business Innovation Centre

27. Business Innovation Centre

28. AUT Learning Precinct

29. The University for the
Changing World
Dr. Felix B Tan
Professor of Information Systems
Former Head of University Research Office
AUT University, New Zealand