Former name AIS St Helens Academic affiliation CRIE President Richard Goodall | Type Private Chairman Yin-Sheng Hsieh | |
Established 8 March 1990 (1990-03-08) [1] | ||
Auckland Institute of Studies (AIS) (formerly AIS St Helens; Māori: Te Whare Wānanga ki Hato Herena) is the largest privately owned tertiary institute in Auckland, New Zealand.
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The institute has two campuses in Mt Albert, Auckland: St Helens Campus, located at 28a Linwood Ave and Asquith Campus, located at 120 Asquith Ave.
AIS offers bachelor and masters level degree programmes in business, information technology, tourism, and hospitality. The institute's own English Language Centre offers a range of English language courses including English teacher training (CertTESOL).
The institute is closely affiliated with the Centre for Research in International Education (CRIE).
Qualifications
Educational and Industry Links
AIS has strategic alliances and articulation agreements (see MOU) with the following education institutions in New Zealand and overseas:
Industry Links
The institute has strong links within the hospitality industry which facilitates internship and job placement opportunities for hospitality students. The majority of these links have been set up by Hamish Small, Academic Head of Hospitality Management, who joined AIS in January 2013.
Internships
AIS offers internship opportunities in various industries to graduates and current students via a specialist organisation Intern NZ [2]. Internship placements are coordinated via the institute's Student Job Search Centre (SJSC).