University

In New Zealand there are eight public universities. Five of these are among the top 350 universities in the world, according to the QS World Universities Ranking.

Postgraduate Diploma

The Postgraduate Certificate is designed to extend and deepen an individual’s knowledge and skills.

The Postgraduate Certificate involves credits from a specified subject and cognate areas.  It recognises continuing professional development or academic achievement in advance of a Bachelor’s Degree in the same area as the individual’s original degree or Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma.

Bachelor’s Degree

A Bachelor’s Degree provides individuals with a systematic and coherent introduction to a body of knowledge of a recognised major subject (or subjects, in the case of a double degree or a double major) as well as to problem-solving and associated basic techniques of self-directed work and learning.

A Bachelor’s Degree involves at least one sequential study programme in which content is progressively developed such that it might form a basis for postgraduate study and/or professional practice.

Doctoral Degree

Universities in New Zealand offer doctorate programs at very low prices because they are financed in large part by the New Zealand government.

The Doctoral Degree is a research degree whereby the individual becomes an increasingly independent scholar who makes a substantial and original contribution to knowledge.

It is normally the culmination of study which begins at the bachelor level and reaches a stage beyond the masters. For the PhD/DPhil and the named doctorate (e.g. D Mus), the development takes place under the guidance of recognised experts in the field of study and under circumstances that allow the individual access to appropriate research resources.

The contribution to knowledge is judged by independent experts applying contemporary international standards of the discipline. The hallmark will be the individual’s capacity for substantial independent research or scholarly creative activity as attested by his/her educational institution and/or as demonstrated by submitted work.

Technical, technological, and vocational programs in New Zealand:

In addition to the eight public universities there are 18 polytechnics that offer technical, technological or vocational programs which prepare students for the working world with a practical approach. There is also a wide variety of private institutions, among which are schools of graphic design, 3D animation, business schools, theatre, dance, hotel and tourism, professional cooking, film and television, aviation and more.

Australian Universities

This is the ranking of all Australian universities evaluated worldwide according to QS World University Rankings 2017:

1. The Australian National University
2. The University of Melbourne
3. The University of Sydney
4. The University of New South Wales
5. The University of Queensland
6. Monash University
7. The University of Western Australia
8. The University of Adelaide
9. University of Technology Sydney
10. University of Wollongong
11. The University of Newcastle
12. Maquarie University
13. RIMT University
14. Queensland University of Technology
15. University of South Australia