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S T U DY I NG A B ROA D
International
recognition
New Zealand qualifications are
highly regarded internationally, and
our programmes are designed with
this in mind. Global best practice is
our minimum standard.
All New Zealand universities
are featured in the 2013/2014
QS World Top 500 University
Rankings. We ranked in the
World’s top fifty in eighteen
subjects including Accounting and
Finance, Engineering – Civil and
Structural, Education, Law and
Psychology. Two thirds of New
Zealand universities are featured
in the 2012/13 Shanghai Jiao
Tong top 500. The prestigious
Legatum Institute in London has
rated New Zealand No.1 in the
world for education.
Our higher education
system at a glance
New Zealand is an excellent choice for anyone who wishes
to earn a highly valued, internationally recognised tertiary
qualification. You can study everything from short trade
courses to specialised, research based doctoral study.
New Zealand’s universities are committed to maintaining
well established international links and to meeting
international standards of scholarship. Lecturers undertake
significant, ongoing research projects in order to boost
their knowledge base. There are eight government-funded
universities, all of them internationally respected for thei