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University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury is a public university in Christchurch, New Zealand, founded in 1873, with about 17,300 students.
- Type
- Public university
- Location
- Christchurch, New Zealand
- Founded
- 1873
- Students
- 17,299
- Teaching language
- English, Māori
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The University of Canterbury (Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha) is a public university in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was founded in 1873 as Canterbury College, the second university institution in the country, and became independent in 1961. After the original city-centre site was outgrown, the university moved to Ilam, in the west of Christchurch, in the 1970s.
The Ilam campus holds colleges of engineering, science, arts, business, law, education, health and fine arts, and a school of forestry. Some city-centre teaching continues, and the university also maintains field stations for science and engineering.
Teaching is in English. Domestic and international tuition rates are published by the university each year.
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What language are courses taught in at University of Canterbury?
Courses at University of Canterbury are taught in English, Māori.
When was University of Canterbury founded?
University of Canterbury was founded in 1873.
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