Victoria University of Wellington
| Victoria University of Wellington | |
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| motto | Sapientia magis auro desideranda (Wisdom is more to be desired than gold) |
| founding | 1897 |
| Sponsorship | state |
| place | Wellington , New Zealand |
| Chancellor | Ian McKinnon |
| Students | 22,498 (2018) |
| Website | www.vuw.ac.nz |
The Victoria University of Wellington is a state university in Wellington , New Zealand .
history
In 1897 the Victoria College of the University of New Zealand was founded. Teaching began in 1899. The striking Hunter Building, which still exists today, was built from 1904 to 1906 and opened by the then Governor of New Zealand, Lord Plunket .
In 1961 the system of the unified state university was abandoned. Independent universities sprang up in all major cities in the country. In 1962, Wellington College was merged with the College of Education as part of the university reform. Since then the university has had its current name.
Education
Around 22,500 students studied at the university in 2018. The majority of the numerous foreign students come from Southeast Asia, but studying at the other end of the world is also becoming increasingly popular in Europe.
The university has the following faculties
- Faculty of Architecture and Design
- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
- Faculty of Commerce and Administration
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Law Faculty
- Faculty of Science
Locations
Victoria University has four locations.
- The Kelburn Campus, the main campus of the university, is elevated above the city in the Kelburn district near the Wellington Cable Car mountain station. Most of the faculties and university facilities are located here.
- The Te Aro Campus in the Cuba district houses the architecture and design faculties.
- The Law School and the Department of Commerce and Administration are located on the Pipitea Campus on Lambton Quay in the Government District.
- The Karori Campus is home to the Faculty of Education.
Others
The law school is located off the main campus in the city center, in close proximity to the government building (Beehive) and parliament. Until 1990 the building was the seat of the government, most recently the Ministry of Education. Therefore the building is still referred to as the "Old Government Building".
The building is considered to be the largest wooden building in the southern hemisphere and the second largest building made entirely of wood in the world after the Tōdai-ji temple in Nara (Japan). It was built in 1876 from the wood of the kauri tree based on designs by William Clayton .
See also
Famous Graduates
- Ronald Syme (1903–1989), New Zealand ancient historian
- John Money (1921-2006), New Zealand psychologist and sexologist
- Alan MacDiarmid (1927–2007), New Zealand chemist, Nobel Prize winner 2000
- John C. Yaldwyn (1929-2005), New Zealand marine biologist, 1980-1989 director of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
- Kenneth Keith (* 1937), New Zealand lawyer, judge at the International Court of Justice in The Hague from 2006 to 2015
- Sam Neill (born 1947), Northern Irish actor
- Gareth Farr (* 1968), composer
- Stefan Rahmstorf (* 1960), German oceanographer, climate researcher
- Chantal Brunner (* 1970), New Zealand athlete
- Emily Perkins (* 1970), New Zealand writer
- Adaljíza Magno (* 1975), East Timorese diplomat and politician
Web links
- Official website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Annual report 2018 , p. 5. Retrieved on June 2, 2019 (English).
- ^ History and Identity - Victoria University of Wellington - accessed July 18, 2012
Coordinates: 41 ° 17 ′ 20 ″ S , 174 ° 46 ′ 6 ″ O
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