This page discusses the New Zealand university. For universities in Canterbury, England, see the University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church University. For a similarly named institution, see Canterbury University (Seychelles). University of Canterbury Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha {{#invoke:InfoboxImage|InfoboxImage|image=University of Canterbury Coat of Arms. png|size=175px|sizedefault=frameless|alt=}}Coat of Arms of the University of CanterburyMotto Ergo tua rura manebuntMotto in English Therefore will your fields remain [yours yours]Established 1873 (1873)Type PublicChancellor John WoodVice-Chancellor Rod CarrAcademic staff 735Students 15,608Undergraduates 10,885Postgraduates 2,078Location Christchurch, New Zealand{{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:-43.523333|172.581944|type:edu|||||| |primary |name= }}Campus UrbanWebsite {{#invoke:URL|url|1=http://www. canterbury. ac. nz/|2=}} University of Canterbury logo The University of Canterbury (Māori: Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha; postnominal abbreviation Cantuar. or Cant. for Cantuariensis, the Latin name for Canterbury) was initiated and founded by scholars from the University of Oxford in 1873 and is New Zealand's second-oldest university. It operates its main campus in the suburb of Ilam in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. It offers degrees in Arts, Commerce, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, Forestry, Health Sciences, Law, Music, Social Work, Speech and Language Therapy, Science, Sports Coaching and Teaching.
Chancellor
John Wood (diplomat)
City
Christchurch
Faculty size
735
Motto
Therefore will your fields remain yours
Number of postgraduate students
2078
Number of students
15608
Number of undergraduate students
10885
Type
Public university
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