UC – a world-recognised education
The University of Canterbury – Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha – was established in 1873 and is New Zealand’s second oldest university. We have built up a strong international reputation for our high quality degrees, excellent teaching staff and cutting-edge research.
Since its establishment, the University of Canterbury (UC) has produced graduates who have gone on to become leaders in their fields. We are committed to developing tomorrow’s leaders and you will find our graduates in top jobs and graduate schools the world over.
‘I am so grateful for all of the amazing people I have met and the chance to see something so different from my home.
I have met people that I never would have had the opportunity to meet otherwise.
I feel that I came here as an eager student, but am leaving a global citizen.’
Kelsey Dignum (USA)
UC programmes are recognised worldwide, and aim to foster intellectual independence, critical thinking and professional excellence in every field.
All UC teaching programmes are research-based, with academic staff who are actively involved in research and publishing in their areas of speciality. As a result students can expect to be taught by lecturers who are at the forefront of knowledge in their fields from undergraduate level. Teaching and supervision up to PhD level is available in most disciplines.
University of Canterbury – key facts (2010)
International connections
The University has links with key universities internationally. These include staff and student exchange programmes, research collaborations and articulation agreements.
International partners
The University of Canterbury maintains numerous partnership agreements with many distinguished universities, including:
- Colorado State University
- Lillehammer University
- Purdue University, Indiana
- Queen’s University, Canada
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- University of Cambridge
- University of Hong Kong
- University of Nottingham
- University of Oxford
- University of Tokyo
- University of Washington, Seattle