University of Canterbury (English: University of Canterbury; Maori: Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha), located in Christchurch, the capital of Canterbury, New Zealand, is the second oldest famous research university in New Zealand, and a member of the academic alliance and association of Commonwealth universities in 2 1 century.

Canterbury University, formerly known as Canterbury College, was founded in 1873. With the development of history, the school was once a part of the University of New Zealand. 196 1 year, Canterbury University became an independent university, and its main campus was moved to Ilam in downtown Christchurch.

Canterbury University has 7 colleges and 38 departments, including art, business, engineering, law, music and fine arts, forestry and science. The school has the earliest engineering college and the largest education college in New Zealand, and enjoys a good reputation at home and abroad. Canterbury University has first-class facilities and resources. The library system includes the largest comprehensive central library and four professional libraries in the South Island of New Zealand, with more than one million books. Canterbury University is committed to promoting borderless education and cultivating world citizens and leaders of the times. World-class professors from Oxford and Cambridge teach here, which promotes the vigorous development of teaching and academic research in Canterbury University.