External Relations

External Relations comprises the Alumni Relations Office and the Advancement Office.

External Relations is The University of Auckland’s centralised point of contact for:

• alumni and friends, a 130,000-strong network spread across the Auckland region, throughout New Zealand and around the globe. Ranging from new graduates to “Golden Graduates” – those who have been Auckland alumni for 50 years or more – our alumni and friends can be found in a diverse range of fields including business, engineering, science, medicine, education, law, the arts, creative arts and theology; and


• philanthropic partners, whose generosity has a transformative effect on the University’s ability to deliver high quality teaching and research programmes directed at solving major issues both nationally and world wide.

External Relations comprises the Alumni Relations Office and the Advancement Office, with Advancement Services, Events, Communications, Research, Writing and Web management functions integrated across those two main internal departments.

Since 2003, it has been based in University House, 19A Princes Street, which was formerly the first Synagogue in Auckland, established in 1868.

It is also houses The University of Auckland Foundation, an independent registered charitable organisation which manages and invests the philanthropic funds donated variously to the University, the Foundation, and the School of Medicine Foundation.

External Relations also manages the valuable Hood and Seelye Fellowships, respectively, for both outward and inward bound outstanding academics.

The prime focus of External Relations is to nurture mutually beneficial relationships with alumni and other donors and friends who share our vision for the future of the University and its contribution to the betterment of humankind.

Contact
John Taylor, Director of External Relations
Phone: DDI +64 9 373 8799
Email: john.taylor@auckland.ac.nz

Pramilla Andrew, Executive Assistant
Phone: 3737599 Ext 88113
Email: pc.andrew@auckland.ac.nz

Visit the Alumni and Friends Website
Visit The University of Auckland Foundation website