University of Canterbury

Rankings:

242 QS World University Rankings 2014
238 QS World University Rankings 2013
211 QS World University Rankings 2015

Campus setting	Urban
Living cost	USD 1,380 per month
Student population	Large (More than 10,000)
International students	6%
Institution type	Public

About University of Canterbury

The University of Canterbury has an impressive profile in research, learning and advanced scholarship. An array of disciplinary and interdisciplinary programmes is located across five Colleges and an independent School of Law, complemented by cross-disciplinary research centres.

The University's teaching programmes represent a heritage of solidly-grounded basic disciplines in the laboratory sciences, commerce, education, engineering, field sciences, forestry, humanities, information and communication technology, law, life sciences, social sciences and visual and performing arts. While reflecting a keenly felt university responsibility for stewardship of knowledge, these generic disciplines are also foundational to the development of specialist teaching and research programmes, particularly in interdisciplinary fields and postgraduate study.

Campus information

The University has a main campus of 76 hectares. The university has undergone massive redevelopment following government funding after the 2011 earthquake. The facilities, buildings and infrastructure are now all modern, state of the art and safe. The university has new accommodation for students, and new student hubs fulled with entertainment, study zones and great places to eat.

The University has a main campus of 76 hectares (190 acres) at Ilam, a suburb of Christchurch about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the centre of the city. their are plenty of public buses that pass through the campus making the accessibility very easy.

Accommodation

For international students, homestay are available throughout Christchurch in a variety of homes, offering a wide range of living situations, from families with children to single people living by themselves.