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University of Canterbury

This article is about the New Zealand university. For other uses, see Canterbury University (disambiguation).

University of Canterbury
Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha (Māori)
Logo with coat of arms
Former names
Canterbury College
Motto(Unofficial) Latin: Ergo tua rura manebunt (therefore the lands shall remain yours)
TypePublic research university
Established1873 (1873)
Academic affiliation
EndowmentNZD $142 million (2022)[1]
BudgetNZD $417.7million (31 December 2020)[2]
ChancellorAmy Adams
Vice-ChancellorCheryl de la Rey
Academic staff
867 (2020)[2]
Administrative staff
1,395 (2020)[2]
Students21,361 (March 2023)[2]
Undergraduates12,224 (2020)[2]
Postgraduates3,154 (2020)[2]
Location
Christchurch
,
New Zealand (Māori: Ōtautahi, Aotearoa)

43°31′24″S 172°34′55″E / 43.52333°S 172.58194°E / -43.52333; 172.58194
CampusSuburban and Urban
87 hectares (210 acres)
LanguageEnglish and Māori
Student MagazineCanta
ColoursUC Murrey Red and UC Gold[3]
   
Affiliations
Websitewww.canterbury.ac.nz

The University of Canterbury (UC; Māori: Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha; postnominal abbreviation Cantuar. or Cant. for Cantuariensis, the Latin name for Canterbury) is a public research university based in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was founded in 1873 as Canterbury College, the first constituent college of the University of New Zealand. It is New Zealand's second-oldest university, after the University of Otago, which was founded four years earlier, in 1869.

Its original campus was in the Christchurch Central City, but in 1961 it became an independent university and began moving out of its original neo-Gothic buildings, which were re-purposed as the Christchurch Arts Centre. The move was completed on 1 May 1975[6] and the university now operates its main campus in the Christchurch suburb of Ilam.

The university also offers bachelors degrees in, among others, Arts, Commerce, Education (physical education), Fine Arts, Forestry, Health Sciences, Law, Criminal Justice, Music, Social Work, Speech and Language Pathology, Sports Coaching and Teaching.

  1. ^ "Endowments at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha The University of Canterbury" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "University of Canterbury Annual Report 2019" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 June 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Visual Identity & Brand Guidelines". Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Ngāi Tahu Research Centre". Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Crusaders". Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  6. ^ "The Star 04-05-17". issuu. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2017.

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