The University of Canterbury is New Zealand's second oldest university.
The University of Otago is a collegiate university based in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. It scores highly for average research quality, and in 2006 was second in New Zealand only to the University of Auckland in the number of A-rated academic researchers it employs. In the past it has topped the New Zealand Performance Based Research Fund evaluation.
Ashburton is a large town in the Canterbury Region, on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. The town is the seat of the Ashburton District. It is 85 kilometres (53 mi) south west of Christchurch and is sometimes regarded as a satellite town of Christchurch.
The Undie 500, originally named the Under 500, was an annual student-run car rally between Christchurch and Dunedin, New Zealand with multiple stops at drinking establishments along the way. The name comes from the original rule that a vehicle is purchased for less than NZ$500, and optionally decorated.
The Dunedin School of Medicine is the former name of Otago Medical School’s Dunedin campus. All University of Otago medical students who gain entry after the competitive Health Sciences First Year program, or who gain graduate entry, spend their second and third years studying under Otago Medical School in Dunedin. In their fourth, fifth, and sixth years, students can either study at Otago Medical School in Dunedin, the University of Otago, Christchurch, or the University of Otago, Wellington.
The University of Otago, Christchurch is one of seven component schools that make up the University of Otago Division of Health Sciences. The University of Otago, Christchurch is based primarily at Christchurch Hospital, in Christchurch Central City, and works in partnership with the Canterbury District Health Board.
The University of Otago, Wellington is one of seven component schools that make up the University of Otago Division of Health Sciences. All University of Otago medical students who gain entry after a competitive Health Sciences First Year programme, or who gain graduate entry, spend their second and third years studying in Dunedin in a programme called Early Learning in Medicine (ELM), which is jointly taught by the Otago Medical School and the School of Biomedical Sciences. In their fourth, fifth, and sixth years, medical students study at either Otago Medical School; the University of Otago, Christchurch; or the University of Otago, Wellington.
Christchurch Girls' High School in Christchurch, New Zealand, was established in 1877 and is the second oldest girls-only secondary school in the country, after Otago Girls' High School.
Otago Polytechnic is a public New Zealand tertiary education institute, centred in Dunedin with additional campuses in Cromwell and Auckland.
Sir Terence Henderson McCombs was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party, a High Commissioner, and the first principal of Cashmere High School.
The Shadan College of Engineering and Technology (SCET) is a self-financed technical institution located in Peerancheru, Himayath Sagar Road, Hyderabad, India. It is 14.3 km from the city center. It was founded in 1994 by the Shadan Educational Society formed by Dr. Vizarath Rasool Khan. The college is permitted by Government of Telangana and approved by AICTE, affiliated to Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad (JNTUH).
Canterbury Christ Church University (CCCU) is a public university located in Canterbury, Kent, England. Founded as a Church of England college for teacher training in 1962, it was granted university status in 2005.
Robert Julian Scott MIME, MICE, FAIEE, NZSocCE was a notable New Zealand railway engineer and professor of engineering. He was also the creator of possibly New Zealand's first indigenous steam buggy in 1881.
Sir Joshua Strange Williams was a New Zealand lawyer, politician, Supreme Court judge and university chancellor.
Edith Howitt Searle Grossmann was a New Zealand teacher, novelist, journalist and feminist.
Alice Muriel Flora Candy was a New Zealand teacher, academic and historian.
Alister George McLellan was a New Zealand mathematician and physicist.
Robin Wayne Carrell is a New Zealand-born haematologist.
Michael John Nigel Priestley was a New Zealand earthquake engineer. He made significant contributions to the design and retrofit of concrete structures, and developed the first displacement-based method of seismic design.
Elsie Gertrude "Paddy" Bassett was a New Zealand agricultural scientist. She graduated from Massey Agricultural College in 1941, becoming the first woman graduate from that institution. Bassett was also one of the first two women students accepted into Canterbury Agricultural College.
