地震工程师利用结构和岩土工程的专业知识，设计了新的建筑物和基础设施以抵御灾难，并评估现有建筑物和基础设施的脆弱性。奥克兰大学凭借我们在这些领域的优势而享誉国际，这使我们处于正确的位置，可以为地震地区人口密度不断增加的新西兰和国际提供专业的专业技能。最近在坎特伯雷和凯库拉发生的地震对建筑物，基础设施和自然环境造成了广泛破坏。对灾后修复和重建工作的调查增加了我们的理解和专业知识，但同时也显示了对地震工程师的主要需求。在这种情况下，需求超出了我们工程专业的能力，这种需求在世界许多国家中也得到体现。除了培训新一代
Earthquake engineers design new buildings and infrastructure to withstand disasters, and assess the vulnerability of existing buildings and infrastructure, drawing from expertise in structural and geotechnical engineering. The University of Auckland is internationally recognised for our strengths in these fields, putting us in the right position to deliver specialist professional capabilities to both New Zealand and internationally, where there are increasing population densities in seismic regions. Recent earthquakes in Canterbury and Kaikoura have caused extensive damage to buildings, infrastructure and the natural environment. Investigations into the post-disaster repair and reconstruction efforts have increased our understanding and specialist expertise, but also revealed major demands for earthquake engineers. In this case, the demands have exceeded the capacity of our engineering profession, this need is also reflected in many countries around the world. Beyond training a new generation of leading professionals, the MEqEng also aims to support current practitioners in the building industries: those who require skills to navigate increasingly complex building codes, policies and requirements in line with new innovations in research and industry.