University of Waikato

ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO :
University committed to providing their students with world-class, research-driven teaching, in a dynamic learning environment with excellent facilities. The quality of their staff, teaching and research are manifest across all disciplines. They have achieved major successes in New Zealand's Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awards. And in the first national evaluation of university research quality (PBRF), Waikato had 28 subjects assessed and was ranked first or first equal in seven of them (25%). These are:

• Accounting and Finance

• Chemistry

• Communications, Journalism and Media Studies

• Computer Science

• Management, Human Resources, Industrial Relations, International Business and other Business

• Molecular, Cellular and Whole Organism Biology

• Pure and Applied Mathematics

Although Waikato is a relatively young university, it has forged a strong international reputation. They strive to play an even more prominent role on the international scene, exposing staff and students to international connections and perspectives. Their global connections are wide and strong, and their international student profile is diverse. But the University of Waikato also has a very special character which is linked to their region and to the industries, enterprises, communities and iwi with whom they are partners and whose interests they serve.

VISION :
The Vision for the University of Waikato, informed by their existing high quality teaching and research, is as follows:

They will

• Deliver a world-class education and research portfolio

• Provide a full and dynamic university experience which is distinctive in character

• Pursue strong international linkages to advance knowledge.

The over-arching themes of the Vision are:

• Excellence

• Distinctiveness

• International Connectedness

BEAUTIFUL CAMPUSES, WORLD-CLASS FACILITIES :
World-class Academy of Performing Arts:
The WEL Energy Trust Academy of Performing Arts is a state-of-the-art performing arts complex, which provides our students with world-class learning facilities for music, theatre, dance, Maori and other cultural performing arts.

The Academy is a significant asset to the City of Hamilton and the Waikato region. It will play a major role in the development of the performing arts within the community and it will serve the needs of local, national and international arts organizations.

Uni Rec Centre
The Uni Rec Centre is a great place to get involved in sport and leisure activities and offers affordable membership. It provides 40 exercise classes per week, weight equipment, a cardio area, sports hall for basketball and volleyball, glass backed squash courts, netball and tennis courts, and extensive playing fields.

Park-like Campus Grounds
At 68 hectares, our Hamilton campus is the largest in New Zealand, with extensive sports fields and numerous quiet walkways and picnic spots.

Sport and Leisure Facilities
At the University of Waikato we have a large number of clubs based on our campus. Well established clubs include the University Rugby Club, Unicol Soccer, Campus Netball and the University Hockey Club. There are many more, ranging from cultural clubs to traditional sports, thrill seekers and also clubs for enthusiasts in almost every area of interest.

WAIKATO INTERNATIONAL :
The University of Waikato is one of New Zealand's most modern and innovative universities, based in the beautiful river city of Hamilton, with a satellite campus in Tauranga.

They are home to more than 13,000 students including close to 2,200 international students from over 70 countries.

All their degree programmes are internationally recognised, their global connections are wide and strong, and they do everything to help their international students succeed.

ACCOMMODATION :
There are several accommodation options available to both undergraduate and graduate students. Students over 18 years at the time they plan to start their studies can apply for any of the following accommodation options:

• Homestay

• Sharing a house/flat (students share facilities)

• Halls of Residence (dormitories) with three meals a day

• Halls of Residence without meals (students cook their own meals)