Study New Zealand - Victoria University Wellington

  New Zealand

• Wellington: 
Wellington

Term: Academic Year, Fall, Spring 
Dates: See website.

Description: Victoria University of Wellington has a student population of nearly 20,000 and welcomes over 4,000 new students every year. Life on campus is cosmopolitan with the University boasting representatives from over 75 different countries. Situated in Wellington's beautiful natural harbor, Victoria offers unique opportunities to live and study in New Zealand's cultural, political and intellectual capital. Victoria is built on a tradition of teaching excellence lasting more than a century and is also one of New Zealand's leading research institutions.

Highlights: The Study Australia program includes a 5-day group orientation (for most of our sites), guaranteed, fully furnished, and prearranged housing for your entire stay abroad, and much more.

Victoria University was established in 1899 and has now grown to encompass four campus areas in the city of Wellington, all within easy walking distance of each other. Students have the benefit of a number of unique relationships within the arts community, government and industry. The main campus Victoria offers undergraduate programs in more than 100 different subject areas and over 220 postgraduate degrees and diplomas. Amount the wealth of excellent research work that has been carried out at Victoria over recent years, a number of projects have received international accolades. These include the work of Victoria's Antarctic Research Centre, research by a team of Victoria scientists into high-temperature superconductors and the analysis of New Zealand's new system of government (MMP). Students benefit immeasurably from the research emphasis, and Victoria's academic strengths include: Law, Music, Politics, Management Studies, Economics, Government Studies, MBA, Architecture and Design, Earth Sciences, Materials Science, Psychology, Film and Theatre, Linguistics, IT and Computer Science and Bioscience. Study programs are both flexible and diverse, allowing students to focus on their individual needs and interests.

Cost in US$: See website.

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to World Wide Participants.

Participants Travel to New Zealand Independently Or in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Transcript
• Written Application

Year Founded: 1995