FACULTY + STAFF

All over knowledge down under

We support development of academically rigorous programs that inspire intellectual curiosity and engagement across cultures.
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STUDENTS

Live the experience

Field research, service learning, site visits, lectures, hands-on activities, and homestays: the world is your classroom.
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FACULTY + STAFF

Faculty-led specialists since 1971

AUIP was founded by faculty and continues to employ academics to provide support to faculty program leaders.
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FACULTY + STAFF

Local logistical know-how

From flights to field excursions, transport to teaching space, all practical details are managed by program coordinators.
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SUSTAINABILITY

Flying the environmental flag

Whether urban or rural-based, we are all dependent on the natural environment. Learn it all on our flagship programs.
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FACULTY + STAFF
All over knowledge down under
STUDENTS
Live the experience
FACULTY + STAFF
Faculty-led specialists since 1971
FACULTY + STAFF
Local logistical know-how
SUSTAINABILITY
Flying the environmental flag
Faculty-led and customized study abroad in the South Pacific
About AUIP

February 24, 2018

Your experts for faculty-led and
customized study abroad in the South Pacific

AUIP (American Universities International Programs Limited) has provided universities with faculty-led and customized study abroad programs in the South Pacific since 1971. Based in Christchurch, New Zealand, AUIP provides you with regional expertise for logistics and academics to develop experiential and academically rigorous short-term and semester-long programs. You can draw on one of AUIP’s well-established flagship programs on topics such as sustainability and the environment, or tailor your own program in any discipline. Transform your classroom and engage cross-culturally at a single site or between multiple locations across New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, and Antarctica.

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New Zealand faculty-led and customized study abroad
New Zealand

An evolutionary infant

February 21, 2018

Since it separated from the super continent Gondwana sixty-five million years ago, New Zealand and its flora and fauna have evolved in geographic isolation. It is also the most recently inhabited country in the world. Unique for many reasons, it is a socially and geographical dynamic home for programs across the disciplines.

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Faculty-led and customized study abroad in Australia
AUSTRALIA

A megadiverse country

February 21, 2018

With reefs and rainforests, mangroves and mountains, Australia is a country of ecological contrasts. It is also home to global cities with diverse populations. Students visiting Australia study everything from sustainability and ecology in North Queensland, to visual arts and green business in Sydney, to indigenous culture and public health in Melbourne.

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Faculty-led and customized study abroad in Fiji
Fiji

An archipelago of 330 islands

February 21, 2018

Famous for its temperate climate, white sand beaches, and tropical forest, Fiji hosts a tourist industry that increasingly strives towards sustainable models. Its cities, villages, and temples also provide a complex environment in which to study the relationship between culture, colonization, and community.

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Faculty-led and customized study abroad in Antarctica
Antarctica

Our southernmost continent

February 21, 2018

The coldest, driest, and windiest place on Earth, Antarctica is a frozen desert that first felt the touch of a human foot only in 1895. After completing a pre-departure online course, groups travel to Antarctica by ship from South America and spend a week going on excursions to the ice from their ship base.

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