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The University of Canterbury is a public educational institute based in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was founded in 1873 and is accredited by the Ministry for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment of New Zealand. The university is affiliated with the Association of Commonwealth Universities and operates in the industries of education, higher education, and as a university.
The institution has a DUNS number of 591501564 and employs between 1000 to 4999 people. The University of Canterbury's motto is "Ergo tua rura manebunt".
The university has two patents assigned to it and has several subsidiaries, including the New Zealand Institute of Language, Brain and Behaviour, the University of Canterbury Students' Association, and the University of Canterbury Drama Society.
