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The below information is required while
completing the university application :
Completion of New Zealand NCEA Level 3 or an equivalent international qualification.
IELTS: Overall 6.0 (with no band score below 5.5).
TOEFL iBT: Minimum score of 80 (writing score of at least 19).
PTE Academic: Overall score of 50, with no communicative skill score below 42.
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In 2023, UC maintained its position in the top 1% of universities worldwide, as ranked by QS World University Rankings, solidifying its reputation as a world-class institution for research and education.
UC scientists and engineers contributed to NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover mission, particularly in space physics and planetary science, reinforcing the university’s global impact in space exploration.
Following the 2010-2011 Christchurch earthquakes, UC became a global leader in earthquake engineering and disaster resilience research. The Quake Centre was established to improve seismic safety and urban planning worldwide.
UC researchers have developed bio-inspired robots, such as swarm robots for agriculture and search-and-rescue drones. These projects integrate machine learning, AI, and robotics to enhance autonomous systems.
The Human Interface Technology (HIT) Lab NZ at UC has pioneered speech recognition, virtual reality (VR), and artificial intelligence-based linguistics research. Their work has contributed to AI-powered speech-to-text applications and augmented reality (AR) technologies used in gaming, education, and healthcare.
Computer scientist and UC alumnus Ian Foster co-developed the Globus Toolkit, a key framework that enabled grid computing—a system that allows multiple computers to work together as a single supercomputer. This innovation became the foundation for cloud computing and distributed computing technologies.
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