Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT) | |
---|---|
Te Whare Takiura o Manukau | |
Established | 1970 |
Type | Public |
Chancellor | Peter Brothers[1] |
Students | over 25,000 students[2] |
Location | Auckland, New Zealand |
Campus | Urban[3] |
Website | www.manukau.ac.nz |
Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT) (Māori: Te Whare Takiura o Manukau) is a large institute of technology in Auckland, New Zealand. It is located on two campuses in Otara, 30 minutes from central Auckland and 15 minutes from the central area of Manukau.
Contents |
In addition to the main Manukau campus there are specialised campuses located throughout the city including locations at Newmarket, the CBD, Highbrook Business Park and Pukekohe as well as community learning centres within the greater Auckland region.[4]
Manukau Institute of Technology was established in 1970 as Manukau Technical Institute.[5]
In 1999 The University of Auckland and Manukau Institute of Technology formed an alliance to provide students in the greater Manukau area with a wider range of high quality educational opportunities at degree level.[6]
Manukau Institute of Technology has several key relationships with other institutes including: University of Auckland, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, Unitec Institute of Technology in New Zealand and Southern Cross University in Australia.[7]
Manukau Institute of Technology and Whitireia Community Polytechnic have worked collaboratively to provide enhanced educational opportunities for Pacific communities in Counties Manukau, Porirua, and in the Pacific since February 2010.[8]
Faculty of Consumer Services
Faculty of Creative Arts
Faculty of Nursing and Health Studies
Faculty of Business
Faculty of Education and Social Sciences
Faculty of Engineering and Trades
Centre for Logistics
New Zealand Maritime School
School of Secondary-Tertiary Studies