U of Auckland wins global ranking for employable graduates

University of Auckland wins global ranking for employable graduates

The University of Auckland has been ranked internationally as New Zealand’s leading university for producing work-ready graduates.

The University was placed among the 150 leading universities for graduate employability in the Times Higher Education Global University Employability Ranking 2016, published today. The University maintained its 2015 ranking of 140 and was the only New Zealand university ranked in the top 150.

University of Auckland Vice-Chancellor, Professor Stuart McCutcheon says: “This ranking is further endorsement of the University of Auckland’s status as New Zealand’s leading university. We continue to focus on achieving excellence in all we do, including the very high quality education we offer New Zealanders which is of great value to employers and the wider community.”

Research for the rankings saw a long list of universities established in two steps: via an online survey of 2,500 recruitment managers in 20 countries, followed by a second panel of 3,500 international managers around the world.

Participating companies covered all major business sectors, had more than 5,000 employees each and recruited more than 50 graduates per year.

Survey participants were asked to define what they looked for in graduates and to choose the universities they believed produced the most employable graduates.

Full results are available at Times Higher Education.

Notes for Editors:

1. The University of Auckland is New Zealand’s leading university. It is the only NZ university ranked in the top 100 in the QS World University Rankings. It is also the highest ranked New Zealand university in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, and in the Shanghai Jiao Tong Academic Ranking of World Universities.

2. The University of Auckland is recognised as the most innovative university in Australasia. It came 27th in the inaugural Reuters Top 75: Asia’s Most Innovative Universities list, ahead of leading Australian universities, and was the only university in New Zealand to make the top 75.

3. The University has one-third of the A-rated (internationally-esteemed) researchers in the country.

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