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  CCIS Canterbury
The University of Canterbury is located close to the city center with easy access to all that the city, and the region, has to offer.
Canterbury is a medium-sized university where students choose from 38 disciplines in seven departments.
The University’s Ski Club’s facilities are in the Arthur’s Pass National Park and the Mt. Hutt Ski Field is and hour-and-a-half drive from the campus.
www.ccisabroad.org /canterburysemester.html   (528 words)

  
 Courses - International Training Programme - University of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury is ideally situated for training in Public Sector Management, the City of Christchurch being jointly awarded the Carl Bertelsmann Prize in 1993 for the best-run city government in the world.
The University of Canterbury's New Zealand School of Forestry is an acknowledged world leader in areas such as forestry modelling and management.
The University of Canterbury in particular has world-leading expertise in seismic/earthquake engineering and geology, and in hazard mitigation and management, which can be incorporated into training programmes.
www.cont.canterbury.ac.nz /training/courses/index.shtml   (1052 words)

  
 University of Canterbury - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Universities in Canterbury, England are the University of Kent and Canterbury Christ Church University.
The University of Canterbury, New Zealand's second-oldest university, is located in the suburb of Ilam in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand.
The university was established in 1873 in the centre of Christchurch as Canterbury College, the first constituent college of the University of New Zealand.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/University_of_Canterbury   (1355 words)

  
 STUDY ABROAD - University of Canterbury, New Zealand
The University of Canterbury, established in 1873, has an international reputation for academic excellence in both teaching and research.
Students who have completed one full academic year of university level work at MSU with a 3.0 GPA by the time they begin studies at the University of Canterbury are eligible for an exchange placement.
Financial aid may be available for MSU students for study abroad at the University of Canterbury.
www.montana.edu /international/cantrbry.htm   (1003 words)

  
 Kiwi contributions to Science & HPS - Philosophy and Religious Studies - University of Canterbury - New Zealand
From 1897 to 1907 he was a professor at McGill University in Montreal, got married and had a child.
He did this in conjunction with Hans Geiger, of Geiger counter fame, and it proved to be the key experiment in the demise of the plum pudding model of the atom leading directly to Rutherford's nuclear atom.
From there he wound up at the University of Pennsylvania, via short stops in Cambridge and St. Andrews, and it was here that he began investigating conducting polymers with Alan Heeger.
www.phil.canterbury.ac.nz /haps/kiwihps.shtml   (2365 words)

  
 Alumni - Alumni - Canterbury Christ Church University
The Link, is the University's free alumni magazine which is mailed to everyone on the alumni database who wishes to receive it.
Discounted rates are available for membership to the St Georges's Fitness Centre in Canterbury and the University Library.
Canterbury Christ Church University has launched a new range of gifts and memorabilia the Exclusive range carries our new university logo and the Premium range carries the traditional crest.
www.canterbury.ac.uk /alumni   (235 words)

  
 University of Canterbury   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Their universities are highly respected around the world and international students find it more cost effective to live and study in New Zealand than many other places.
Schools, colleges, and universities are all carefully inspected by government authorities, to ensure that high standards are maintained.
One of the top two universities in New Zealand for research quality, the University of Canterbury is located in Christchurch, the largest city in New Zealand's South Island.
fp.uni.edu /studyabroad/programs/NewZealandSummer.asp   (714 words)

  
 Research - Chemistry - University of Canterbury - New Zealand
The graduate research programme at Canterbury offers an exceptional opportunity to talented students who are preparing themselves for careers in Chemistry.
Canterbury staff and research students are engaged in a variety of projects which cover areas of chemical research of international importance.
Graduate training at Canterbury is aimed toward developing within each student the ability to do creative scientific research.
www.chem.canterbury.ac.nz /research   (524 words)

  
 Institute for Study Abroad, Butler University : IFSA-Butler Programs : New Zealand : University of Canterbury
This university of 12,500 has an international reputation for excellent teaching.
Because most students live on or near campus, the university has a lively social scene, with barbeques, dinners, and sports events held throughout the year.
Canterbury's excellent academic reputation really shines in the areas of fine arts, commerce, music, forestry, science, and engineering.
www.ifsa-butler.org /programs/new_zealand/canterbury   (231 words)

  
 University of Canterbury
The University has been established pursuant to the University of Canterbury Act 1961 and the Education Act 1989.
The University of Canterbury is established for the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination and maintenance thereof by teaching and research.
The legislative compliance officer for the University is the Registrar.
www.justice.govt.nz /pubs/reports/2003/doi-03-05/list-u/university-of-canterbury.htm   (391 words)

  
 Junior Academy - Music - University of Canterbury
Graduates of music are found in a wide range of occupations including positions in schools, conservatories and universities, in orchestras and opera houses, in libraries, and in hospitals as music therapists.
All staff members are part-time or full-time lecturers at the University of Canterbury School of Music and most of them are members of important ensembles such as the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, the Canterbury Trio and the baroque ensemble “Il Raccolto”.
Principal bassoon Christchurch Symphony, part-time Tutor University of Canterbury
www.music.canterbury.ac.nz /junioracademy.shtml   (2725 words)

  
 University News - Communications and Development - University of Canterbury - New Zealand
University News - Communications and Development - University of Canterbury - New Zealand
Dr Michael Albrow and Dr Karen Pollard with an artist's impression of the icy-rocky surface of the new planet with its red-dwarf parent star in the background.
University of Canterbury astronomers have helped discover a new planet, significantly more Earth-like than any other.
www.comsdev.canterbury.ac.nz /news/2006/060126a.shtml   (525 words)

  
 University of Canterbury Exchange Program   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The University of Cincinnati College of Law, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA and the University of Canterbury have entered into an international student exchange program that allows four Canterbury students per year to take an academic semester of classes at the University of Cincinnati College of Law.
Tuition reciprocity will exist between the two Universities allowing Canterbury students to attend the law school at the University of Cincinnati under the same cost and financial aid terms as a regular Canterbury term (semester).
After securing your nomination from the Director of International Admissions and Student Exchanges at the University of Canterbury simply complete the application form and email it to the Admissions Office at the University of Cincinnati (admissions@law.uc.edu).
www.law.uc.edu /academics/canterburynz.html   (464 words)

  
 University of Canterbury - Search Results - MSN Encarta
University of Canterbury - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Canterbury, University of, institution of higher education near Christchurch, New Zealand.
Founded in 1874 as the University College of Canterbury,...
encarta.msn.com /University_of_Canterbury.html   (53 words)

  
 National Centre for Research on Europe - University of Canterbury
The research of graduate students from the National Centre for Research on Europe at the University of Canterbury received a royal seal of approval earlier this month.
Dr Natalia Chaban, Researcher, Lecturer, and the Postgraduate Coordinator at the NCRE, has been awarded one of twelve University of Canterbury Teaching and Learning Committee Teaching Awards for 2006.
The awards are run by the University Centre for Teaching and Learning, and more details can be found on the webpage at http://www.uctl.canterbury.ac.nz/.
www.europe.canterbury.ac.nz   (334 words)

  
 University of Canterbury
The University's teaching program is research-based and all staff are expected to be involved in research and publishing in their specialized area.
The University's modern and well-equipped facilities are spread across a spacious suburban campus only 15 minutes from the city center, with easy access to the center of the city and its cultural and recreational facilities.
It lies on the coastal edge of the Canterbury Plains close to both the sea and the mountains.
www.australearn.org /Programs/StudyAbroad/Universities/NZ/UCANTstudyabroad.htm   (1108 words)

  
 Mechanical Engineering - University of Canterbury - New Zealand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Dr Hann is a research associate in the University's Mechanical Engineering department.
The fellowship, which is awarded by the Health Research Council of New Zealand, is valued at $500,000 over four years.
The trio have won $20,000 seed capital and tenure in the Canterbury Innovation Incubator worth $20,000 to turn their idea into a viable business.
www.mech.canterbury.ac.nz   (346 words)

  
 Study Abroad University of Canterbury   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Founded in 1838, the university is credited with the first demonstration of the diving bell, the first transatlantic telegraph message, the first public demonstration of moving pictures, and it was the first university to teach photography.
Accommodation is available in university apartments and residence halls (mainly single rooms), with complete kitchens and lounges, and a variety of meals may be purchased in cafeterias located in instructional buildings.
This page is an official publication of Shippensburg University: A proud member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.
www.ship.edu /academic/study_abroad/canterbury.html   (474 words)

  
 Communications and Development - University of Canterbury - New Zealand
A new professorship at the University of Canterbury will help increase the use of timber in non-residential construction.
University of Canterbury researcher Dr Christopher Hann is one of three recipients of the prestigious Sir Charles Hercus Health Research Fellowships for 2006.
What started life as a hobby for Associate Professor Tim Bell has grown into a teaching resource that is being adopted globally and has caught the interest of internet giant Google.
www.comsdev.canterbury.ac.nz   (134 words)

  
 Welcome to the University of Canterbury - Nau mai, haere mai ki te Whare Wananga o Waitaha - Christchurch New Zealand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Welcome to the University of Canterbury - Nau mai, haere mai ki te Whare Wananga o Waitaha - Christchurch New Zealand
Nearly 50 biological science PhD students will showcase their doctoral research at next week's second Annual Biology Colloquium for Doctoral Students (ABCDs) at the University of Canterbury.
The panels illustrate the rural year and depict children at work and at play in North Canterbury.
www.canterbury.ac.nz   (151 words)

  
 Home [Sustainability and UC] - Sustainability - University of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury is committed to pursuing equity and environmental sustainability in all the University's activities (UC Charter 2003-2010, p.4).
56) is being prepared to address the major challenge of how the University will actually pursue sustainability across all its activities and through all its departments.
A sustainability pilot project, launched in October 2004, will assist this process and provide some models to the wider campus community.
www.sustain.canterbury.ac.nz /sustainability/index.shtml   (234 words)

  
 Home Page - Scholarships - University of Canterbury - New Zealand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Sebastian Horvath was the recipient of the 2006 University of Canterbury Aurora Scholarship in Astronomy
While most of the scholars will undertake their research at a New Zealand university, some will carry out their studies at an overseas tertiary institution.
On the completion of the scholarship, students conducting research overseas must return to New Zealand for a period equal to that of the scholarship.
www.canterbury.ac.nz /scholarships   (352 words)

  
 German - Languages and Cultures - University of Canterbury   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Students can take a sequence of courses in any one area (language and/or culture) from the beginners' stage to the postgraduate level, although a major in German requires proficiency in both.
A recent development has been the establishment of an exchange programme with the University of Konstanz for students in their second or later years of German.
The three major areas of research in the department are late eighteenth and nineteenth century literature, German culture from 1871 to 1945, and twentieth century literary history and medieval literature.
www.lanc.canterbury.ac.nz /grmn/german.shtml   (477 words)

  
 Mount John University Observatory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mount John University Observatory (MJUO), New Zealand's premier astronomical observatory, is situated at 1,031 meters (3,382') ASL atop Mount John at the northern end of the Mackenzie Basin in the South Island of New Zealand.
MJUO is operated by the University of Canterbury, and is the home of HERCULES (High Efficiency and Resolution Canterbury University Large Echelle Spectrograph), and the observational wing of the Japanese/New Zealand MOA collaboration (Microlensing Observations in Astrophysics) led by Professor Yusashi Muraki of Nagoya University.
A Japanese funded, 1.8 meter telescope is now in place and will be used initially by the MOA Project, before handover to the University of Canterbury at the conclusion of the MOA Project in 2010.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mount_John_University_Observatory   (231 words)

  
 School of Fine Arts - University of Canterbury
Professor Rochfort, Head of School of Fine Arts, was invited to China in September by the Foreign Affairs Department of the city of Xianyang to deliver a series of lectures, advise and consult on an international collaborative mural project involving students and staff from the university's School of Art and Design.
He was awarded an Honorary Professorship by Xianyang University President, Azat Sultan that entitles him to lecture at the university at any time.
From late October to mid November Professor Rochfort is travelling to the United States where he has been invited to lecture at Harvard and Yale Univeristies.
www.fina.canterbury.ac.nz   (255 words)

  
 Geoffrey Leane - School of Law - University of Canterbury - New Zealand
B Ec (Hons) (Adelaide), LLM (University of British Columbia), LLM (Harvard), Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of British Columbia
Geoff Leane undertook his legal education at the University of British Columbia and Harvard Law School, and taught in Australia before taking up a lecturing position at Canterbury in 1997.
Lawbook Co © University of Canterbury - Christchurch, New Zealand
www.laws.canterbury.ac.nz /people/leane.shtml   (153 words)

  
 Physics and Astronomy - University of Canterbury - New Zealand
Physics and Astronomy - University of Canterbury - New Zealand
University of Canterbury astronomers observe this rare event from Mt John Observatory on 9th November 2006.
University of Canterbury astronomers Dr Michael Albrow and Dr Karen Pollard have helped discover a new planet, significantly more Earth-like than any other.
www.phys.canterbury.ac.nz   (166 words)

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