The University of Auckland is New Zealand's leading research‐led university, ranked among the world's top 65 in the Times Higher Education Supplement 2008 rankings. The University of Auckland Business School (UABS) is one of seven faculties within the University and was the first business school in New Zealand to win accreditation from the three top international business school accrediting bodies ‐ AACSB (USA), EQUIS (Europe) and AMBA (UK), placing it among just one percent of Business School’s worldwide.

With over 230 academic faculty, the School is one of the largest of its kind in the Australasian region. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate education in business‐related disciplines for around 4,600 undergraduate students (approximately 15% of whom are international). Its postgraduate coursework programmes (including MBA) comprise approximately 600 students. It has an active PhD programme (presently around 100 students) with plans to grow this number significantly. Additionally, its executive education (short and customised) programmes engage with around 5,000‐6,000 practicing managers each year.

The place where tomorrow’s leaders engage today, the Business School’s mission is to build a bridge to a better world by enhancing the growth, productivity and global competitiveness of NZ enterprises.

The UABS is dedicated to fostering a spirit of enterprise, innovation and entrepreneurship among New Zealand start‐ups, SMEs, students and staff alike. In addition to our normal research and teaching programmes, over the last seven years UABS has developed a series of interconnected initiatives that make up our entrepreneurial ecosystem. Programmes such as SPARK, The ICEHOUSE and the New Zealand Leadership Institute are all designed to support and nurture people, ideas and companies that have the potential to create opportunity and prosperity for all New Zealanders.