The University of Canterbury is a public research university based in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was founded in 1873 as Canterbury College, the first constituent college of the University of New Zealand. It is New Zealand's second-oldest university, after the University of Otago, which was founded four years earlier, in 1869.
Former names: Canterbury College
Motto: (Unofficial) Latin: Ergo tua rura manebunt (therefore the lands shall remain yours)
Type: Public research university
Established: 1873
Academic affiliation: ACU · AACSB · AMBA · EQUIS · ENZ · NZLS · CA ANZ · CPA Australia