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Campus Life :: New Zealand
Campus Life :: New Zealand
Everyday Student Life
New Zealand is known to be one of the most peaceful countries. In and out of the lecture hall or classroom, student life in New Zealand has its own distinctive Kiwi flavour. Studying in New Zealand will also introduce you to an extremely welcoming and friendly society that is going to support you throughout your journey. A student’s life is way beyond in and out of the classroom. Wondering how is the student life in New Zealand? There are a number of different things that you can do, both on your university campus and off of it. Here are some ideas as to the adventures that you can have during your university career.
Great Life Experiences
With a favourable atmosphere surrounding and supporting student's life in New Zealand, blending and settling in is not as hard as you think. You will witness a supportive environment at universities in New Zealand. The classroom size is reasonably small, promoting a more personal learning approach. Getting around is not an issue. Various transports through which you can travel in the cities or country are buses, cabs, trains and ferries. You can enjoy the mesmerizing ferry rides and enjoy the picturesque view. The most exciting part of your journey is that you will be experiencing the rich cultural diversity that was embeded for generations.
Internationally recognised degrees
The degrees from New Zealand universities are globally recognised. This is a great lifeline for you to pursuit your dream career after completing a course in New Zealand. It will be worth your time and efforts.
The freedom of questioning
Unlike in many other nations and cultures, student life in New Zealand is overflowing with independence and rights. Questioning and confronting professors and lecturers, for example, is a vital element. Students at all levels are expected to have original thoughts and to be able to defend them in discussion. This is how you express our appreciation for your teachers: by actively engaging in the academic process. You’re also expected to be self-motivated, especially at the university level, when courses generally require only a few hours of formal instruction each week. Work hard, work in teams and to think innovatively is part and parcel of the education practice in New Zealand.
Fostering Creativity
New Zealand is a developing and youthful country in which freedom, initiative, and creativity are valued more than status or regulations. As a student living a student life in New Zealand, you will be encouraged to be inquisitive, adaptable, and to seek your own solutions by thinking for yourself.
Selecting the Right Accommodation
It is good to sort accommodation before your arrival. University hostels is one common option available to all the students. Apart from that you have an option to stay at a hall of residence, rent a house with friends, or board in a homestay. Renting a house with friends is a rare thing for freshers, while the other two are common choices of many international students. Staying at a hall of residence is the most popular option as it allows you to interact with various students at once. You create friendships and bonds which help you throughout your educational journey. Universities in New Zealand provide accommodation support to international students by informing them about the best options to stay outside the campus in nearby areas.
Cost of living
Students may find some regions or cities are cheaper to live in than others in New Zealand. Your accommodation influences your lifestyle. Choosing an expensive one might require you to work longer while, opting for a student friendly accommodation in New Zealand might be cheaper and will help you make friends from the university. Some areas or cities in New Zealand may be less expensive for students to reside in than others. In addition to tuition and insurance, you will require some money for accommodation/rent, food expenditures, transportation costs, phone bills, internet usage, and entertainment as an international student in New Zealand. The average living expenditure will be the same for everyone, regardless of tuition or course price.
Recreational Activities
Getting some time for relaxation from your studies helps recharging yourself. You can enjoy various sports like skydiving, bungee hopping, fly sailing, hiking or cycling through the wonderful wildernesses. White sandy beaches, scenic lakes, snow-capped mountains, stunning fjords can be your weekend getaway spots.
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The University of Auckland
About the University
Founded in 1883, Auckland is the country’s largest university with over 40,000 students, nearly 10,000 of whom graduate annually. In 2021, the University of Auckland was gifted a new Māori name by the people of Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei in an official gifting ceremony. The name, Waipapa Taumata Rau, represents the university ongoing partnership with iwi and champions building respect for Māori knowledge. It challenges them to understand that they are part of a whakapapa of historic and current relationships.
Waipapa Taumata Rau replaces the former more literal translation used in the University’s name – Te Whare Wānanga o Tāmaki Makaurau.
Rankings
- 9th in Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings 2021 : The University of Auckland also ranked within the top 20 for seven of the Goals individually.
- Top 100 in QS World University Rankings 2022 : Placed 85th in the world, the University is the only New Zealand university in the top 100.
- Top 200 in Times Higher Education Rankings 2022 : The University of Auckland ranked 137th equal in the 2022 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, making it the top-ranked university in New Zealand.
- Top 300 in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) : The University of Auckland is the highest ranked University in New Zealand on the ARWU rankings.
- Other Rankings : 14th in the Times Higher Education's 2021 list of the world's most international universities.
For more information on The University of Auckland, please click HERE.
For more information about life on campus at The University of Auckland, please click HERE.
About Auckland
Size
Auckland is New Zealand's largest city with a population of 1.6 million people, and is the centre of the country’s retail and commercial activities.
Geography
The city is surrounded by 48 volcanoes and numerous picturesque islands.This harbourside location is known as the "City of Sails" because of the great number of yachts that sail in the harbours and the adjoining Hauraki Gulf.
In the west of the city, the Waitakere Ranges rainforest forms a gateway to magnificent west coast surf beaches and an abundance of bush walks.
Population
Auckland has a rich cosmopolitan mix of people. Around 53 per cent of its residents are of European descent, while 28 per cent are Asian, 15 percent are Pacific and 11 percent are New Zealand Māori.
Climate
The city’s climate is temperate, with warm summers (averaging more than 24 degrees) and cooler winters (averaging 16 degrees). The summer months are between December and March. The prevailing wind is westerly.
Victoria University of Wellington
About the University
Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington, originally known as Victoria College, was founded in 1897, the year of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee celebrations and teaching began in April 1899 with 115 students enrolled in the first year.
Early years
For the first few years, lectures took place in rented accommodation in the city while a debate raged over where the new University’s home should be built. Eventually, the College Council decided to build on ‘six vertical acres’ in Kelburn, the site of the Kelburn campus today.
Research
Research at the University began in 1899 following the arrival of the University’s four pioneering Professors—Thomas Easterfield, Hugh Mackenzie, Richard Maclaurin and John Rankine Brown.
Growth
In 1904, the first stage of what is today known as the Hunter Building was begun, and the building was opened in 1906 by the Governor of New Zealand, Lord Plunket.
A pattern of growth was quickly established. Student numbers rose from 254 in 1905 to over 700 in 1923, with three additions made to the building over this period. A reputation for fine teaching and research also grew, thanks to the efforts of early academics such as Professors ‘Tommy’ Hunter, J.C. Beaglehole and George von Zedlitz.
In 1961, the University of New Zealand system was dissolved, and on 1 January 1962, Victoria College became Victoria University of Wellington.
Expansion
The University incorporated the Wellington College of Education as the Faculty of Education on 1 January 2005. The following year, the New Zealand School of Music was established by Victoria University of Wellington and Massey University, a centre of musical excellence that combined the institutions’ music programmes.
Today
From a single campus in Kelburn with fewer than 260 students, Victoria University of Wellington has grown into a network of campuses, research centres, institutes and partnerships worldwide.
Campus plaques are located across the University offering insights to those who have contributed to the University since it was established in 1897.
Rankings
- Global Rankings : Victoria University of Wellington consistently ranks among the top 250 of the world’s 18,000 universities in the QS World University Rankings
- Triple crown : Wellington School of Business and Government is one of an elite group of commerce faculties worldwide that hold the Triple Crown of international accreditations of EQUIS, AACSB (Business), and AMBA.
- Research : Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington is New Zealand’s top ranked university for intensity of high-quality research (latest Performance-Based Research Fund evaluation). It is the only university to twice top the country's main measure of research excellence. More than 2,200 publications resulting from our researchers’ work were published in 2021.
For more information on Victoria University of Wellington, please click HERE.
For more information about life on campus at Victoria University of Wellington, please click HERE.
About Wellington
Size
With the size of 444 km², Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, sits near the North Island’s southernmost point on the Cook Strait. A compact city, it encompasses a waterfront promenade, sandy beaches, a working harbour and colourful timber houses on surrounding hills. From Lambton Quay, the iconic red Wellington Cable Car heads to the Wellington Botanic Gardens. Strong winds through the Cook Strait give it the nickname "Windy Wellington."
Geography
Wellington is at the south-western tip of the North Island on Cook Strait, separating the North and South Islands. On a clear day the snowcapped Kaikoura Ranges are visible to the south across the strait. To the north stretch the golden beaches of the Kapiti Coast.
Wellington is more densely populated than most other cities in New Zealand due to the restricted amount of land that is available between its harbour and the surrounding hills. It has very few open areas in which to expand, and this has brought about the development of the suburban towns.
Population
Wellington has a sizable Maori ethnic population with about 55,500 Maori living in Wellington, up more than 8% from 2001. The Maori population of Wellington is the 4th largest out of 16 New Zealand regions, and 10% of all Maori in the country live in the Wellington area.
Wellington is second only to Auckland in terms of its ethnic variety. In 2006, the area had the second-highest Asian population in the country at 8.4% (Auckland: 18.9%), and the second-highest Pacific Islander population at 8% (Auckland: 14.4%). More than 26% of Wellingtonians were born outside of the country. In 2013, almost 73% of the population identified as European in Wellington City.
Climate
Averaging 2,055 hours of sunshine per year, the climate of Wellington is temperate marine, generally moderate all year round with warm summers and mild winters, and rarely sees temperatures above 23 °C (73 °F) or below 4 °C (39 °F). The hottest recorded temperature in the city is 31.1 °C (88 °F), while −1.9 °C (29 °F) is the coldest. The city is notorious for its southerly blasts in winter, which may make the temperature feel much colder. It is generally very windy all year round with high rainfall; average annual rainfall is 1,250 mm (49 in), June and July being the wettest months.
University of Canterbury
About the University
Established in 1873 Canterbury College, as it was then known, was only the second university in Aotearoa New Zealand.
It was set up on the Oxbridge model with one major difference: women students were admitted from the start. An early graduate, Helen Connon, became the first woman in the then British Empire to win honours.
Housed in graceful stone buildings on a central city block, the College was dependent on rents from high country farms with which it had been endowed by the Canterbury Provincial Council.
Canterbury College was renamed Canterbury University College in 1933 before becoming the University of Canterbury in 1957.
For most of its first 100 years the University was situated in the centre of Ōtautahi Christchurch (now the Arts Centre) but moved to its current location in 1975, a spacious, purpose-built 76 hectare site in the suburb of Ilam. The ‘new’ University campus has a central complex of libraries, lecture theatres, laboratories and student accommodation surrounded by playing fields, woodlands and the renowned Ilam Gardens.
Rankings
- Global Rankings : University of Canterbury is ranked 258th in the QS World University Rankings, 2022
- Academic Rankings : 2021 ShanghaiRanking (AWRU) have ranked the University of Canterbury in the 401-500 ranking group. The University has retained its ranking group this year placing it third equal in Aotearoa New Zealand.
- Times Higher Education Rankings : Global performance tables that assess universities against the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
For more information on University of Canterbury, please click HERE.
For more information about life on campus at Victoria University of Wellington, please click HERE.
About Christchurch
Size
At 1,426 km², Christchurch lies in Canterbury, near the centre of the east coast of the South Island, east of the Canterbury Plains. It is located near the southern end of Pegasus Bay, and is bounded to the east by the Pacific Ocean coast and the estuary of the Avon and Heathcote Rivers. To the south and south-east the urban portion of the city is limited by the volcanic slopes of the Port Hills separating it from Banks Peninsula. To the north the city is bounded by the braided Waimakariri River.
Geography
Christchurch is surrounded by mountains, the Canterbury Plains, beautiful coastline, and the Port Hills, which provide a dramatic backdrop to the city. Activities available in the wider Christchurch / Canterbury region include hot air ballooning, hiking / walking, mountain biking, wine tours, boating, surfing, golf, and much more – far too much to list here! During the winter months, several world-class ski fields can be reached within a 1-2-hour drive of the city.
Population
With a population of over 350,000, Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island, and the third-largest in New Zealand. It is known throughout New Zealand and beyond as the Garden City, due to its many public and private green spaces. The city boasts many parks, rivers and a typically English-style layout of central square and parallel streets running north to south and east to west.
Climate
Christchurch has a temperate oceanic climate with a mild summer, cool winter, and regular moderate rainfall. It has mean daily maximum air temperatures of 22.6 °C (73 °F) in January and 10.9 °C (52 °F) in July. Under the Köppen climate classification, Christchurch has an oceanic climate (Cfb). Summer in the city is mostly warm but is often moderated by a sea breeze from the north-east. A record temperature of 41.6 °C (107 °F) was reached in February 1973. A notable feature of the weather is the nor'wester, a hot föhn wind that occasionally reaches storm force, causing widespread minor damage to property. Like many cities, Christchurch experiences an urban heat island effect; temperatures are slightly higher within the inner city regions compared to the surrounding countryside.