The University of Auckland Business School

25/09/2026

25/09/2026

22/09/2026

Congratulations to our newest Business School graduates! 🎓

We're so proud to see you celebrate this milestone with your whānau, friends and supporters. Here's to the next chapter! 🎉

Can't make it to the ceremony? Join us via the live stream and celebrate from wherever you are: bit.ly/4xGaCXA

16/08/2026

Wondering what university life is really like?

Register for Mānawa Mai Open Day on Saturday 29 August and visit the Business School to find out.

Explore the campus and teaching spaces, meet current students and staff, learn about studying business and discover the clubs and opportunities available at Waipapa Taumata Rau. Get involved in activities throughout the day and experience our university community.

Register now: https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/manawa-mai/open-day.html

16/07/2026

Before Semester Two kicks off, we welcomed our new Business School students at Orientation. It was wonderful to see so many new faces on campus, ready to start their journey with us.

We look forward to seeing everyone back on campus next week!

18/06/2026

The University has been ranked 67th globally in the QS World University Rankings 2027 and remains among the world’s top 100 universities.

With more than 1,500 universities evaluated worldwide, the University of Auckland continues to perform strongly, across key indicators.

Key strengths include global connection, research impact and positive employment outcomes for graduates, highlighting the University’s contribution to society.

Interim Vice-Chancellor Professor Frank Bloomfield said the results demonstrate a sustained commitment to excellence and the growing impact of the University’s work.

Read more here: https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/06/18/auckland-remains-among-worlds-top-universities.html

10/06/2026

Beatrice Faumuinā knows first-hand the difference a scholarship can make.

Now she’s helping shape the next generation of leaders as the new director of the Kupe Leadership Scholarship.

Over the years, she’s developed her own “magic sauce” as a business leader: family, faith and acts of kindness. These elements sit alongside the discipline, resilience and leadership skills she’s built through sport, business and governance.

She’s bringing this mix to the Kupe Leadership Scholarship programme, where she’ll help shape its strategic direction, strengthen its national and international profile, and support exceptional postgraduate leaders from across the University.

For Beatrice, who was named a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2026 King’s Birthday Honours, leadership is about honesty, service, humility and follow-through.

“I’ve spent years encouraging young people not to let barriers define whether they belong. I ask them instead to create opportunities to be in those spaces. I tell them, ‘Because of your culture, language, and who you represent, it’s vital that you’re in those rooms, whatever your aspirations are. Instead of saying, ‘They don’t look or sound like me’, that might be exactly why you need to be there.’”

Read more here: https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/06/10/beatrice-faumuin--championing-future-leaders-.html

05/06/2026

Info Evening is next week, have you registered yet?

Info evening is a great opportunity to find out what studying Business at the University of Auckland Business School really looks like. You'll hear from current students, see what our graduates have gone on to do, take a virtual campus tour, and get your questions answered on the spot.

Join us online on Tuesday 9 June at 6pm. Register now: bit.ly/4dQTyaN

27/05/2026

Zolzaya Battsogt lost both her daughter and supervisor during her doctoral studies. This May, she graduated in their honour.

Soon after starting her PhD in Auckland, Zolzaya returned home to Mongolia to give birth to her youngest daughter. It was her fourth child: she already had twin girls and a boy.

“I left believing I would return with my newborn daughter, but I returned alone. My daughter died one week after I gave birth in hospital. It was an emotionally devastating experience for our entire family.”

Zolzaya temporarily suspended her studies and went to therapy for six months.

“As a mother of three children, and a wife, I needed to keep moving forward and accept reality, painful as it was. During that time, I promised my daughter in heaven that I would complete my degree and fulfil my dream of becoming a leader in my field.”

Tragically, three years after her daughter’s death, Zolzaya lost her doctoral supervisor, Professor Julie Cassidy, who was a respected academic, friend, and colleague to many in the Business School and the wider university.

Zolzaya finally made it to graduation, with an impressive, impactful doctoral thesis. It was the result of years of hard intellectual and emotional work.

“It was one of the most meaningful moments of my life, symbolising the fulfilment of the promises I had made to my daughter in heaven and to Professor Cassidy, while finally reaching a goal that had required years of perseverance, sacrifice, and resilience.”

This May, she became the first Mongolian scholar to complete a PhD in international tax and transfer pricing at the University of Auckland.

Read more of Zolzaya’s story here: https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/news/2026/05/26/mongolian-scholar-completes-phd-after-profound-loss.html

26/05/2026

If you know someone weighing up their options for next year, this one's for you.

Our Mānawa Mai Info Evening is a free online event where you can find out what studying Business at the University of Auckland Business School really looks like.

You'll have the chance to ask questions and get answers on the spot.

Jump on from home on Tuesday 9 June at 6pm.
Register here: https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/manawa-mai/info-evening.html