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Best Art Colleges in New Zealand (Updated 2020)

Written by  Piyush Bhartiya, MBA

Published on Wed, May 17, 2017 11:19 AM   Updated on Wed, July 22, 2020 3:16 PM   3 mins read

With time, the inclination towards creative art & designing has grown quite strong. All across the globe students are pushing themselves to enter this field which is vibrant and alluring. New Zealand is blessed with some of the most capable & well-planned art & design colleges which offers vast courses to fulfill the need of the students. Let us take a look at the top four education bodies which have gained enhanced popularity due to their creative courses.

Best Art Colleges in New Zealand

Wintec Institute of Technology

Waikato Institute of Technology has its history linked to the Hamilton Technical College established in 1924. With time, the institution has transformed into New Zealand’s most valued name in technical education and provides courses across a wide range of subjects. Moreover, international students can select from certificates, diplomas, undergraduate as well as postgraduate degrees covering different subjects ranging from Information Technology to Business, Health Sciences, and Media Arts. For students wishing to build a career in creative arts & design, there are courses such as Bachelor of Media Arts, Diploma in Interior Design, and Bachelor of Media Arts (Level 8).

Otago Polytechnic

Otago Polytechnic is seen as a renowned leader in hands-on, career-focused education. The systematic study courses available at this educational body are preferred by a wide range of students. It is interesting to know that more than 7,000 students choose Otago Polytechnic to achieve their goals with a focused mind.

Do you know Otago offers 100+ diverse study courses, starting from certificates to postgraduate qualifications in health to art & design, IT to engineering, and veterinary nursing? For all the creative heads, Otago offers 18 different courses from the field of Creative Arts & Design.

AUT University

AUT University is seen as a contemporary New Zealand university which focuses on student success, research as well as industry connectivity. Moreover, it is the third-largest university in New Zealand, which has established itself as a successful education body cherishing global standing and impact.  AUT has been efficient in extracting undergraduate and postgraduate enrolment growth primarily from international students.

The university motivates students to collaborate, experience, and experiment beyond the classroom. Apart from teaching, it stresses on innovative research in areas such as artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and nutrition. AUT has the highest graduate employment rate in comparison to any other New Zealand university. Moreover, it has five faculties which offer more than 250 programs in Design & Creative Technologies, Business & Law, Culture & Society, Health & Environmental Sciences & Maori Studies. The 19 courses in Creative Arts & Design does attract a vast student base every year at AUT.

Whitireia New Zealand

Whitireia New Zealand is basically a government-owned and funded tertiary institute of technology, which is famous for its high student success rate as well as a culturally diverse student body. Since its establishment in 1986, Whitireia has grown to become an 11,000-student-operation with active campuses located in Auckland, Wellington, Kapiti and Porirua, New Zealand. In the last four years, its main Porirua campus has been complemented with an award-winning library, business and IT building, industry trades center, health, and education center, as well as a new technology ‘texton’, covered central atrium. Whitireia has 16 courses in Creative Arts and Design which are quite beneficial for artistic minds.

The above-mentioned colleges can be considered if you wish to study creative art & design in New Zealand. These universities would surely help to ‘keep your dreams alive’, so make a choice accordingly.

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Piyush Bhartiya

Author • MBA • 20 Years

Piyush values education and has studied from the top institutes of IIT Roorkee, IIM Bangalore, KTH Sweden and Tsinghua University in China. Post completing his MBA, he has worked with the world's # 1 consulting firm, The Boston Consulting Group and focused on building sales and marketing verticals for top MNCs and Indian business houses.

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