Auckland Institute of Studies: Courses, Admission, Cost

Auckland Institute of Studies (AIS) was formerly called AIS St Helens. It was founded in 1990 and is counted amongst New Zealand's largest privately-owned degree-granting institutions. It was first founded in downtown Auckland. Three years after its establishment, the institute moved into the former building of St Helens Maternity Hospital located in Albert, Auckland and converted the building into a tertiary residential campus. At present, the institute is affiliated to the Centre for Research in International Education (CRIE). Also, all the programs offered by it hold the approval of the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA).

AIS has two campuses in Auckland, New Zealand. St Helens Campus is situated in Mt Albert near the Chamberlain Park Golf Course. This campus offers courses in English language, business, hospitality management, tourism management, business administration, and information technology. It houses a huge library, hi-tech computer labs, a cafeteria, comfortable dormitories, spacious classrooms, a devotional room, and tennis courts. It also offers an uninterrupted WiFi connection and free parking facility. Asquith Campus is situated just a five-minute walk away from St Helens Campus. It offers courses in information technology, tourism management, business and hospitality management. It is home to computer labs, a study room that offers access to the resources of the library, a gymnasium, a student training cafeteria, and a sports hall.

AIS offers a wide range of postgraduate, undergraduate, diploma, certificate, graduate diploma, and postgraduate diploma programs in various fields. It also has an English Language Centre that offers training in Business English and EAP, EFL, IELTS preparation. The institute has strategic tie-ups with numerous academic institutions and organizations in New Zealand and abroad. Some international partner institutions include Baekseok University in Korea, Stanford University in Bangladesh, Xiangnan University in China, Shih Chien University in Taiwan and Informatics Education in Singapore.

AIS has many alumni worldwide including numerous successful and distinguished names. Anna Medvedeva works as a relationship services manager at ANZ Bank. Kenji Murakami is a member of the New Zealand Society of Actuaries (NZSA). Chandan Ohri is the head of IT advisory and a partner at KPMG New Zealand. Emmanuel Ramos Ortile works for Robert Walters NZ. Mehrunnissa is a Delivery Center Consultant at IBM. Lesieli Filivao is an accounts manager at New Zealand Industrial Specialists. Vivi Lu is a legal executive at Amicus Law. Mi Kyung Ryu is a test analyst at Gentrack. Also, many other notable and accomplished people have graduated from the institute over the years.