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When UC was established in 1873 it was only the second university in Aotearoa New Zealand and it admitted women from the start. Learn about our most distinguished graduate, see what it was like to be a student at UC in previous decades, and access a chronology of key events in our history.
In 1873, the University of Canterbury was the second university to be established in Aotearoa New Zealand. Learn about our history through historical records and meet some of the renowned academics, authors, and artists who have studied here.
Until 1961, the university formed part of the University of New Zealand (UNZ), and issued degrees in its name. That year saw the dissolution of the federal system of tertiary education in New Zealand, and the University of Canterbury became an independent University awarding its own degrees.
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UC is a globally-recognised university with a 5-Star QS ranking for our internationally renowned teaching and research. Learn about our extraordinary staff and see how we stack up against other universities around the world.
Since the Canterbury Collegiate Union was founded with Henry John Tancred’s inaugural address in 1872, the University of Canterbury has stood for the encouragement of talent without barriers. With our 150th anniversary on the horizon in 2023, we are reflecting on our past so that we can take our successes and our learnings into the future as ...
May 23, 2024 · Since its founding in 1873, UC maintains its vision as a modern university – a place of learning grounded in a shared history, which values differences and inclusive research and tertiary...
But as far back as 1947, Canterbury had been proposed as the site of a new university in the county. That proposal got nowhere, but the idea that Canterbury – rather than say Maidstone, the county capital, or anywhere else in Kent – should be the place where and when a new university was founded had caught the imagination of many in the county.
