Universities in New Zealand

University education was established in New Zealand in 1870 and has a similar tradition to the British university system. There are eight state-funded universities in New Zealand, all of them internationally respected for their academic and research performance. In addition to a centrally co-ordinated system of quality assurance audits at both institution and programme level, each Institution undertakes internal quality checks.

All New Zealand universities offer a broad range of subject in Arts, Commerce and Science. Each has developed its own specialist subjects such as Medicine, Engineering, Veterinary Science, Computer Studies, Agriculture and Environmental Studies.

There are 8 universities and few exceptionally reputed institutes of technology, polytechnics, private institutes, namely:

• University of Auckland
• University of Waikato
• Massey University
• Victoria University of Wellington
• Lincoln University
• Auckland University of Technology
• University of Canterbury
• University of Otago
• Manukau Institute of Technology
• Waikato Institute of Technology
• UNITEC
• Wellington Institute of Technology
• Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki
• Eastern Institute of Technology
• Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology
• Otago Polytechnic
• Pacific International Hotel Management School
• Design and Arts College
• Auckland Institute of Studies - St. Helens
• Universal College of Learning
• Academic College Group