There are eight government-funded universities in New Zealand offering a broad range of subjects in the arts, business and science. A number of universities have become well-known in specialist subject areas such as Medicine, Engineering, Law, Veterinary Science and Agriculture and Environmental studies.
The academic year in New Zealand begins in late February or early March (end of summer) and finishes in November (spring).
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Auckland University The University of Auckland is New Zealand's number one university, ranked in the world's top 50 universities, and top in New Zealand for research. You can study a wide range of courses, from architecture and arts to science and technology - and graduate with a world-class degree that will take you wherever you want to go.
URL: http://www.auckland.ac.nz/ PHONE: +64 9 373 7999 ADDRESS: The University of Auckland
Private Bag 92019
Auckland Mail Centre
Auckland 1142
NEW ZEALAND
Waikato University Waikato University is committed to providing our students with world-class, research-driven teaching, in a dynamic learning environment with excellent facilities. The quality of our staff, their teaching and their research are manifest across all disciplines. We have achieved major successes in New Zealand's Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awards. And in the first national evaluation of university research quality (PBRF), Waikato had 28 subjects assessed and was ranked first or first equal in seven of them (25%)
URL: http://www.waikato.ac.nz/home.shtml PHONE: +64 7 856 2889 ADDRESS: The University of Waikato
Gate 1 Knighton Road
Private Bag 3105
Hamilton 3240
New Zealand
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