New Zealand Universities

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University of Waikato is placed 375 out of the world's best 1,000 universities by the QS World University Rankings 2021. The university offers numerous study options across its eleven faculties and schools and has recently introduced a range of online programmes which students can start while they are based outside of New Zealand. Students who start online in 2021 are eligible for a 20% bursary.
Victoria University of Wellington sits across three campuses in New Zealand’s vibrant capital city. Its location gives students access to many different national organisations, including in politics, government, culture and heritage, and the business and science communities. Wellington is a compact city with easy access to nature trails, beaches, galleries, museums and events. It is also multicultural, safe and friendly and has a reputation for great food and coffee — it regularly ranks as one of the world’s most liveable cities.
The University of Otago is New Zealand's very first university, having been founded in 1869. The university enjoys an excellent international reputation for its research and teaching. Otago is among the world’s top 1 per cent of universities according to QS World University Rankings. Students can choose from more than 200 study options at undergraduate and postgraduate level covering areas such as health science, business, science, and humanities.
Lincoln University is one of the eight government universities in New Zealand. Established in 1878, it is governed by the Lincoln University Council. Based in Canterbury, in the South Island of New Zealand, Lincoln offers a unique experience, a perfect balance of student and academic life and a host of recreation activities around the region. The institution is rated the 12th best small university in the world by the QS World University Rankings 2017/18. It is home to a diverse group of nearly 3,500 students who come from more than 60 different countries around the world.
Established in 1873, The University of Canterbury (UC) is a prestigious institution ranked in the world’s top 300 (QS World Universities rankings, 2021). It has received 5-Star QS rating for its excellent research and teaching methods. Given its diverse student population, UC is a great place to meet and live with a vast community of people from all over the world. The university is in the top 1% of universities worldwide. Students can choose to study over 100 programmes and learn from lecturers who are supportive and passionate educators.
As a top-ranked university in New Zealand, the University of Auckland is a large research-driven university with diversity and innovation as its strengths. Formally opened in 1883 as Auckland University College, the University now has more than 44,000 students across five campuses including approximately 9,000 international students. Regarded as New Zealand’s leading university (QS World University Rankings 2022), the University of Auckland offers study programmes over a wide range of disciplines while continuing to diversify its array of programmes at all levels.
Ranked 1st in New Zealand for its international outlook, Auckland University of Technology (AUT) is New Zealand’s second largest university, well known for its graduate outcomes. AUT is ranked as the best university in New Zealand for global research impact and is also in the top 40 young universities worldwide (THE). Over 5,000 international students from 140 countries choose AUT as their higher education destination. The university is based in Auckland, which has been ranked as the third most liveable city in the world. With three campuses across Auckland, the university offers a variety of learning resources for its students. Students can choose from over 250 courses to study
Each year Massey University welcomes around 5,000 international students from across the world. It takes great pride in its rich history and academic distinction. The university has three innovative campuses: Massey addresses some of the key challenges facing the world today. It undertakes ground-breaking research and delivers outstanding learning across a wide range of programmes in five colleges:
Queenstown Resort College (QRC) is one of the premier Tourism and Hospitality Management colleges in Queenstown, New Zealand. The institution is known to provide a high-quality unique learning experience for the students. QRC provides a 21-month 5th Level Diploma Programme, which includes fully paid internship facilities. The basic departments include a Diploma in Hospitality Management, Diploma of Adventure Tourism Management, and a Graduate Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management. A certificate course in Cookery is also conducted. The course structure is designed in such a way that the institution makes sure that the candidate turns into a first-class professional in the future.

After graduating from Estudiar University with a MA in Communications, Rachel Gomez served as the director of Freshman and Transfer Programs before becoming the Vice President for Student Affairs. Holding both a BA and MA degree in Communications from Estudiar University, Rachel Gomez has spent much of her professional life at the College.

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Rachel Gomez

Assistant Professor of Philosophy

Franklin Doyle is an elected Fellow of the Academy of Behavioral Psychology Research, the premier honorary organization for scientists working at the interface of behavior and medicine, and he has been appointed to serve on two consensus committees at the Estudiar Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Outside of the academy, Doyle’s research has been cited in several amicus curiae briefs.

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Franklin Doyle

Assistant Professor of History

Rodney Estrada is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Estudiar University. She has published over 125 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, which have appeared in leading journals.Before coming to Estudiar, Rodney earned a B.A. from Carleton College (2006), an M.F.A. in philosophy from New York University (2010), and a Ph.D. in Literary Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2015).

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Rodney Estrada

Lecturer in Philosophy

Calvin Foster is BA Journalism course leader and I teaches on the BA and the MA Magazine and MA journalism courses. He currently leads four modules – level 6 International Journalism Special Study, level 5 Journalism Research Paper, level 4 Journalism and the Wider World and MA Feature Writing. I also teach MA ethics and on a foundation module. Before joining Estudiar, he spent two decades working full time as a journalist including ten years at the Independent newspaper.

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Calvin Foster

Lecturer in Journalism

Professor Eva Willis received her Ph.D. from Cornell in 2005 and began teaching at Princeton, coming to Estudiar in 2009. Her interests include philosophy of mind and moral psychology, the nature of testimony, aesthetics and the philosophy of literature, and the later Wittgenstein. Eva Willis has recently taught courses on the above topics, and on speech-acts, philosophy of action, self-consciousness and intersubjectivity, and Marcel Proust.

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Eva Willis

Assistant Professor of Science and Philosophy

Hester Cox received her PhD from the University of Wisconsin, after which she taught at Illinois State University for three years before coming to Estudiar. Her research interests are in the areas of social and political philosophy and ethics. Her most sustained research projects concern political liberalism and political legitimacy, educational justice, and the gendered division of labor.

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Hester Cox

Professor of Politics

Cordelia Nichols is the Chair and Professor of Jurisprudence at the University of Estudiar and a Professorial Fellow at University College. Before that she was a professor of philosophy at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey in the United States. She has held visiting positions at the University of California, Los Angeles philosophy department and at the University of Chicago Law School. 

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Cordelia Nichols

Assistant Professor of Philosophy

Luke Robertson is an intellectual historian specializing in twentieth-century Europe. He earned his BA in Mathematics and History at the University of Cambridge, and his PhD at Harvard University. Before coming to Estudiar, he taught for a decade at Drew University. Baring has held fellowships from the National Endowment of the Humanities, the ACLS, and the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. At Estudiar he holds a joint appointment with the University Center for Human Values.

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Luke Robertson

Assistant Professor of History

Eleanor Parsons is a Professor in the Philosophy Department at Estudiar University. Her research interests include decision theory, social choice theory, epistemology, ethics, and the philosophy of religion. Her book Risk and Rationality (2013) concerns how an individual ought to take risk into account when making decisions. It vindicates the ordinary decision-maker from the point of view of even ideal rationality.

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Eleanor Parsons

Lecturer in Philosophy

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