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The University of Canterbury is one of the two best Universities of New Zealand. It is located in the city of Christchurch and is popular for the exclusive and promising research opportunities. Established in 1873, the University previously was known as the Canterbury College. Today the University Campus houses a number of business organization like the University Bookshop, ANZ Bank, and Hang Seng Chinese Takeaway.
The University has six outstanding colleges under it. They are:
- College of Arts,
- College of Business and Economy,
- College of education,
- College of Engineering,
- College of Science,
- School of Law.
Departments of the University.
The University offers a wide range of departments. Some of them are listed below:
- Accountancy, Finance and Information System,
- Biological Science,
- Chemistry,
- Economics,
- Geography,
- History,
- Fine Arts,
- Forestry,
- Health Science,
- Law,
- Management,
- Maori and Indigenous Studies,
- Mathematics and Statistics,
- Music,
- Pacific Studies ,
- Psychology,
- Sociology and Anthropology,
- Theatre and Film studies.
Students come to this university for their Undergraduate, Graduate, Postgraduate and Research degrees. To enhance the research methodology the University has set up a research office to provide assistance to the academic staffs. There are also many research centres dealing with particular research areas to further enrich them.
The university also has scholarship provisions ranging from General scholarships to oversea scholarships. Besides the University has come up with a range of new scholarships like Riccarton Rotary Youth Trust Scholarship and Andrew Justice Memorial scholarships.
The university's students are blessed with a highly informative and useful library which was established in 1879. Today the collection of this library amounts to 1,750,000, embracing both traditional and modern sources.
There are Halls of residence in the university campus which provides the students with ideal living conditions. The students can also lodge in the privately run hostels.
Contact details;
Canterbury University
Post Bag 4800
Christchurch 8140
New Zealand
For more details about the courses, admission procedure, and facilities you can visit www.canterbury.ac.nz.
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