University of Canterbury
Former names | Canterbury College |
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| Motto | (Unofficial) Latin: Ergo tua rura manebunt (therefore the lands shall remain yours) |
| Type | Public research university |
| Established | 1873 |
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| Endowment | NZD $142 million (2022) |
| Budget | NZD $417.7million (31 December 2020) |
| Chancellor | Amy Adams |
| Vice-Chancellor | Cheryl de la Rey |
Academic staff | 867 (2020) |
Administrative staff | 1,395 (2020) |
| Students | 21,361 (March 2023) |
| Undergraduates | 12,224 (2020) |
| Postgraduates | 3,154 (2020) |
| Location | , New Zealand 43°31′24″S 172°34′55″E / 43.52333°S 172.58194°E |
| Campus | Suburban and Urban 87 hectares (210 acres) |
| Language | English and Māori |
| Student Magazine | Canta |
| Colours | UC Murrey Red and UC Gold
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| Affiliations | |
| Website | www |
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 and the university now operates its main campus in the Christchurch suburb of Ilam.
The university offers bachelors, masters, and doctoral 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.