Learn from the best
The University of Canterbury is ranked in the top 250 universities in the world according to the latest QS World University Rankings.
One of the top universities in New Zealand for research quality (Performance-Based Research Fund Report, 2006), the University of Canterbury offers a stimulating range of courses, a vibrant campus environment with students from around the world, and a great student lifestyle. UC balances the best of university life.
You will learn from lecturers who write university textbooks, are internationally respected and push the boundaries of knowledge. UC’s world-class education is enhanced by the many outstanding international academics who visit each year on our staff exchange programmes. You may be taught by academic staff from Oxford or Cambridge.
International partnerships and opportunities
Study at UC - an investment in your future
The University of Canterbury maintains numerous partnership agreements with many distinguished universities including:
- University of Adelaide
- University of British Columbia
- University of California
- University of Cambridge
- University of Copenhagen
- National University of Singapore
- Nottingham University
- University of Oxford
- Purdue University
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- Tsinghua University
- University of Tokyo
- University of Washington
The Erskine Programme brings 75 distinguished international visiting academics to the University each year. Previous Erskine Fellows have included two Nobel Prize winners.
There are student exchange programmes with more than 50 universities in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
The Study Abroad programme allows you to study overseas for one or more semesters, choosing from hundreds of courses.
Unique research facilities
The University has cutting-edge research facilities, including:
- New Zealand’s leading nanotechnology laboratory
- Human Interface Technology Laboratory (HITLabNZ)
- New Zealand Institute of Language, Brain and Behaviour
- Social Science Research Centre and many other specialist research units in a diverse range of fields.
The University has over 20 research centres, including:
- Gateway Antarctica: Centre for Antarctic Studies and Research
- Biomolecular Interaction Centre
- New Zealand Institute of Language, Brain and Behaviour
- Waterways Centre for Freshwater Management
- National Centre for Research on Europe (NCRE) - is a partner in Erasmus Mundus, a European Commission-run international doctoral student exchange programme.
- NZi3 is a national ICT teaching and research institute hosted by UC in partnership with companies including HP, IBM and Microsoft.
The University operates field stations in Kaikoura, Cass, Westport, Harihari, the sub-Antarctic Snares Islands and Antarctica, and New Zealand’s premier astronomical research facility at Mount John, Tekapo, famous for its clear southern skies.
We are also a
partner in the Southern African Large Telescope
(SALT) project and operate a field station in
Nigeria as part of the Nigerian Montane Forest
project. These facilities mean that UC offers
research opportunities in the field that no other
New Zealand university can match.
The super high-speed KAREN network connects the University to the international research community.
