About us

Ranked #227 in QS 2020 World University Ranking, University of Canterbury Christchurch is one of the top 250 universities in the world, known for its historic ties with University of Oxford and Cambridge alumni who set up this institute in 1873, making it the second oldest university of NZ. With its main campus based in the Christchurch suburb of Ilam, the university offers excellent academic, recreational, and residential facilities like hi-tech lecture theatres, laboratories, 4 libraries having 24x7 accessibility, over 35 research institutes, 10 residential halls accommodating nearly 2,279 students, and several bars, eateries, and cafes within the campus. Educating over 17,299 students, the university offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs, diplomas, and doctoral degrees in fields like arts, fine arts, sports, commerce, technology, music, law, and health sciences. The university also offers its international students several student exchange programs, courses with internships, short courses with work placements, and many scholarship opportunities. The university maintains a list of high-profile personalities among its alumni like Kevin Tod Smith (actor), Ernest Rutherford (Noble Laureate, Physicist – Father of Nuclear Physics), Roy Kerr (mathematician, discovered Kerr geometry), Craig Nevill-Manning (the Engineering Director of Google), Henry Field (educational psychologist), William Young (Supreme Court Judge in New Zealand), and many more.