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Auckland Institute of Studies
Former name
AIS St Helens
TypePrivate
Established8 March 1990 (1990-03-08) [1]
Academic affiliation
CRIE
ChairmanYin-Sheng Hsieh
PresidentRichard Goodall
CEOJohn Wood
Location,
CampusMultiple
Colours    Red and White
Websitewww.ais.ac.nz

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.

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).

Courses

Study areas

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Qualifications

AIS has strategic alliances and articulation agreements (see MOU) with the following education institutions in New Zealand and overseas:

New Zealand

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International

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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).