Victoria University of Wellington

Victoria University of Wellington is a public university in New Zealand. It was established in the year 1897 by Act of Parliament and at that time, it was a constituent college of the University of New Zealand.

The university has well-established programs in law, the humanities, as well as several scientific disciplines. Also, it offers a broad range of other courses. As a matter of fact, it is one of only three institutions in New Zealand to offer a degree in architecture.

Victoria has a good reputation both at national and international levels. According to the New Zealand Government's Performance-Based Research Fund exercise, the university had the highest average research grade in the year 2012, having been ranked 3rd in 2003 and 4th in 2006. Globally, the university has been ranked 221st in the 2018 World's Top 500 universities by the QS World University Rankings.