The University of Auckland is New Zealand's highest-ranked university. It is also the largest and most comprehensive, and is spread across six main campuses. The University of Auckland is a recipient of a five star plus QS Stars University Rating for excellence in the categories: Research, Employability, Teaching, Facilities, Internationalisation, Innovation and Inclusiveness. The University is located in the harbour city of Auckland, New Zealand's economic and cultural hub, with easy access to stunning beaches and rainforests. Auckland is ranked as one of the world's top three cities for quality of living, according to the 2017 Mercer Quality of Living Survey. Boasting the country's highest concentration of top-ranked researchers, students are able to have their teaching and learning informed by the latest research and benefit from the university's first-rate reputation. It is the only New Zealand University that has both Engineering and Medical and Health Sciences faculties. This has enabled pioneering collaborations between medical and engineering researchers, and resulted in the creation of the flagship Bioengineering Institute which is internationally recognised for its sophisticated computer modelling of living organisms.
