Lincoln University

Lincoln University is New Zealand’s specialist land-based university. As a publicly owned and operated  university that exists and operates under New Zealand statute, we are 100% committed to transforming land, people and economies. Arguably no other New Zealand university has had such a direct link with the New Zealand economy, and with the people responsible for fuelling the economy for much of that time, than us.

History

Lincoln is New Zealand’s third oldest university. Founded in 1878 as a School of Agriculture, the organisation was linked to Canterbury College, welcoming its first intake of students in 1880. In 1896, with agriculture now well established as the mainstay of New Zealand’s exports, the School of Agriculture separated from Canterbury College and became Canterbury Agricultural College, with its own governing body and the ability to award degrees through the University of New Zealand. In 1961, the university was officially renamed Lincoln College, becoming a constituent college of the University of Canterbury. In 1990 Lincoln University formally separated from the University of Canterbury and became the self-governing national university that it is today.

From accounting to viticulture

In the same way as New Zealand economic base has broadened, our range of courses has also diversified to encompass land-based disciplines across the whole value chain. Today, Lincoln University’s specialist programmes attract students with a strong interest in science, the social sciences and/or commerce from throughout New Zealand and over 60 countries. Those courses include certificates, diplomas, bachelors and postgraduate qualifications in agriculture and agribusiness, commerce, environmental management and planning, landscape architecture, sport and recreation management, science, software and information technology, tourism and viticulture and oenology.

Research-led teaching

One of the key reasons for our success is that programmes combine robust theory with practical applications. Employers applaud the high levels of practicality structured into our courses while our teaching of the theory is highly informed by the world class research that Lincoln University is involved in. No other university in New Zealand has a higher rate of research dollars per full-time member of academic staff. 
 
Lincoln University demonstrates that national and international research leadership in a range of areas. Specifically, the campus is home to the Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit (AERU), the Centre for Advanced Computational Solutions (CfACS), the Tourism, Recreation Research and Education Centre (TRREC), the Centre for Soil and Environmental Quality and the Isaac Centre for Nature Conservation.

Lincoln University is also home to the National Centre for Advanced Bio-Protection Technologies, one of only seven Government-sponsored Centres of Research Excellence in New Zealand and the only one in the South Island. The Centre is at the forefront of research in New Zealand on bio-protection and is a collaboration between Lincoln University, AgResearch, Crop and Food Research and Massey University. 
It’s another example of how our specialist land-based university works with experts across a range of disciplines to advance sectoral and national competitiveness.

Internationally connected

Internationally Lincoln University has academic alliances with complementary institutions in  Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas. These alliances support academic relationships and enhance educational opportunities for teaching staff, students and those undertaking advanced research. One example is our connection with BOKU, the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences in Vienna, Austria. Together, our two universities teach a master’s degree in natural resources management and ecological engineering, the only internationally taught master’s degree in this field.

Staff and faculties

The delivery of teaching and research is the responsibility of the University's three faculties and the Foundation Studies and English Language Centre. Faculties are responsible for educational outcomes and outputs, including teaching and research capability. The Foundation Studies and English Language Centre offers those who don't have a tertiary entrance qualification the opportunity to study at Lincoln University as well as English for Academic Purposes (EAP), designed for students wanting to study English with an academic focus and also meet the University's English Language Requirements. Teaching and research functions are supported and administered by members of the General staff at Lincoln University.

Agriculture and Life Sciences  provides teaching and research in a number of areas, including: animal science, food and wine science, nutrition and health, soil and physical sciences, applied mathematics, statistics and computational modelling, biochemistry and cell biology, microbiology, toxicology, agronomy and plant science, food science, horticulture, farm management and agribusiness, agro-biotechnology bio-control, bio-diversity, bio-security, conservation, wildlife and invasion biology, entomology, fungal genetics, integrated pest management, invertebrate taxonomy, molecular systematics, plant pathology, seed technologies, soil health, urban, forest and behavioural ecology. Students qualifying from the Faculty's programmes are both readily employable and well rounded educationally. They are found in all walks of life, all over the globe.

The Commerce Faculty provides quality teaching, research and professional services in the areas of Accounting, Agribusiness, Business Management & Law, Economics, Forestry Economics, Finance, Hotel Management, International Development, Marketing, Supply Chain Management and Property.

The Faculty has an active research programme and the proven ability to work closely with industry, government, professional bodies and end users. The Commerce Faculty's programme in Accounting is accredited by NZICA, the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants; CPA Australia, Certified Practising Accountants; and ACCA, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. The Valuation and Property Management programmes are accredited by PINZ, the Property Institute of New Zealand and the VRB, Valuers Registration Board. The Lincoln University BCom Supply Chain Management major is the first and only New Zealand university major accredited by CIPS, the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply.

Environment, Society and Design provides teaching and research expertise in environmental management and policy, urban and regional planning, landscape architecture, tourism, natural resources engineering, parks and recreation management and policy, sport management, human geography, history, philosophy, psychology, sociology, software and information technology, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Māori and indigenous studies, transport management and planning.

An Academic Board is responsible for the oversight of academic programmes, the courses of study of students and academic quality assurance.

Accommodation

There are several accommodation options available to students. You may choose to live at home, share an apartment/flat or live on-campus in the Halls of Residence. Alternatively you may wish to live off-campus in a privately rented house or apartment/flat, or in a home stay situation whereby you are looked after by a local family.

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