Transdisciplinarity at the University of Auckland

Transdisciplinarity at the University of Auckland | Waipapa Taumata Rau is foundational to the vision set out in Taumata Teitei  and a critical component of the Curriculum Framework Transformation (CFT) at both the undergraduate and postgraduate level.   

In the pursuit of academic excellence, Taumata Teitei, the University’s strategic plan emphasises the importance of complementing students’ deep engagement in the discipline of their choice, with enriched and expanded knowledge and skills to enable them to be transdisciplinary, innovative and entrepreneurial in their thinking.  

Transdisciplinarity is included in Education and Student Experience Priorities of Taumata Teitei.  These priorities are: 

• Accessible, equitable lifelong higher education opportunities. 
• Student-centric learning, co-curricular and extra-curricular cultures. 
• Education that is research-informed, transdisciplinary, relevant and with impact for the world. 
• Graduates who make the world better tomorrow than it is today.

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