Why our MBA?

Become a leader and decision maker of the future with a flexible MBA from New Zealand’s top Business School.

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Our MBA provides more than a set of skills. It will enable you to:

  • Transition to a new level of personal and professional development
  • Gain the confidence and capabilities to thrive under uncertainty
  • Drive change and navigate through complex business environments, now and in the future
  • Develop skills relevant to New Zealand's distinct political, cultural and legal environment, enabling local businesses to succeed
  • Learn to use international business strategies to scale up small and medium-sized enterprises

Change your life, and the business world, in one step with an MBA from the University of Auckland Business School.

Your MBA experience

The online MBA provides an engaging and interactive learning experience with unique advantages, such as:

  • Access to top-notch education from anywhere in New Zealand or beyond
  • Flexible schedules that can be tailored to your work and personal commitments
  • Collaborating and learning with a cohort of industry leaders and innovators
  • Establishing lifelong professional networks
  • Earning a globally recognised qualification
  • Incorporating learning from various disciplines
  • Contributing to sustainability by saving time and resources

Entrepreneurial practice

The University of Auckland MBA programme offers students a unique experience, working with New Zealand companies in an advisory capacity to develop strategic recommendations for local or international growth. During the international client project, students spend a week in an international market meeting distributors, interviewing clients and undertaking observational research. This provides students with a genuine insight into, and experience of, global business. 

Our MBA cohort at a glance

Our diverse cohort of talented senior-level professionals encompass a wide range of skills, experience and backgrounds.

  • Industry backgrounds - Over 13 different areas, including government, financial services, consumer products and manufacturing
  • Average age - 37.5
  • Average years work experience - 13
  • Years in management role - 5.5