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World's Best Colleges: Top Australian and New Zealand Universities

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U.S. News & World Report's World's Best Colleges and Universities rankings based on the Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings identified these to be the world's top universities in 2008.

Rank					Overall Score
1	Australian National University Australia				92.0
Academic Peer Review Score100	Employer Review Score93	Student to Faculty Score82	International Faculty Score99	International Students Score 91	Citations per Faculty Score 74
2	The University of Sydney Australia				82.4
Academic Peer Review Score99	Employer Review Score97	Student to Faculty Score55	International Faculty Score97	International Students Score 93	Citations per Faculty Score 54
3	The University of Melbourne Australia				82.3
Academic Peer Review Score100	Employer Review Score100	Student to Faculty Score59	International Faculty Score54	International Students Score 96	Citations per Faculty Score 56
4	University of Queensland Australia				80.7
Academic Peer Review Score95	Employer Review Score97	Student to Faculty Score49	International Faculty Score100	International Students Score 78	Citations per Faculty Score 63
5	University of New South Wales Australia				79.8
Academic Peer Review Score97	Employer Review Score99	Student to Faculty Score35	International Faculty Score83	International Students Score 91	Citations per Faculty Score 68
6	Monash University Australia				78.7
Academic Peer Review Score98	Employer Review Score99	Student to Faculty Score52	International Faculty Score99	International Students Score 99	Citations per Faculty Score 37
7	The University of Auckland New Zealand				74.5
Academic Peer Review Score95	Employer Review Score94	Student to Faculty Score36	International Faculty Score94	International Students Score 99	Citations per Faculty Score 42
8	The University of Western Australia Australia				71.3
Academic Peer Review Score72	Employer Review Score88	Student to Faculty Score52	International Faculty Score92	International Students Score 83	Citations per Faculty Score 65
9	University of Adelaide Australia				68.1
Academic Peer Review Score72	Employer Review Score89	Student to Faculty Score39	International Faculty Score87	International Students Score 95	Citations per Faculty Score 61
10	University of Otago New Zealand				65.3
Academic Peer Review Score73	Employer Review Score75	Student to Faculty Score36	International Faculty Score100	International Students Score 88	Citations per Faculty Score 53
11	Macquarie University Australia				57.1
Academic Peer Review Score65	Employer Review Score87	Student to Faculty Score18	International Faculty Score88	International Students Score 100	Citations per Faculty Score 41
12	University of Canterbury New Zealand				56.4
Academic Peer Review Score62	Employer Review Score86	Student to Faculty Score24	International Faculty Score99	International Students Score 93	Citations per Faculty Score 37
13	Rmit University Australia				53.7
Academic Peer Review Score60	Employer Review Score92	Student to Faculty Score24	International Faculty Score100	International Students Score 100	Citations per Faculty Score 22
14	University of Wollongong Australia				53.6
Academic Peer Review Score48	Employer Review Score85	Student to Faculty Score43	International Faculty Score98	International Students Score 96	Citations per Faculty Score 31
15	Queensland University of Technology Australia				53.4
Academic Peer Review Score67	Employer Review Score87	Student to Faculty Score26	International Faculty Score58	International Students Score 62	Citations per Faculty Score 27
16	Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand				51.2
Academic Peer Review Score58	Employer Review Score75	Student to Faculty Score22	International Faculty Score100	International Students Score 92	Citations per Faculty Score 27
17	Curtin University of Technology Australia				50.7
Academic Peer Review Score51	Employer Review Score84	Student to Faculty Score30	International Faculty Score100	International Students Score 100	Citations per Faculty Score 25
18	University of Technology, Sydney Australia				50.5
Academic Peer Review Score52	Employer Review Score94	Student to Faculty Score23	International Faculty Score99	International Students Score 95	Citations per Faculty Score 24
19	La Trobe University Australia				49.2
Academic Peer Review Score55	Employer Review Score63	Student to Faculty Score24	International Faculty Score91	International Students Score 85	Citations per Faculty Score 31
20	Flinders University Australia				46.3
Academic Peer Review Score28	Employer Review Score48	Student to Faculty Score95	International Faculty Score25	International Students Score 83	Citations per Faculty Score 25

Source: QS Quacquarelli Symonds (www.topuniversities.com)

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Hi,
This is Alok Kumar, I have completed my M.Sc in Biochemistry, wanted to go for my Phd from Auckland university, can anybody tell me hw to proceed and what all thngs are required, and hw about the parttime jobs in auckland........

Alok Kumar 6:48AM June 12, 2009

How about Job opportunities in New Zealand after completing my Graduate Diploma in Information Technology in New Zealand ?How about Parttime jobs in New Zealand ? and cost of living?

Pradeep 11:22AM May 28, 2009

How about job opportunities in New Zealand after completing Graduate Diploma in Information Technology in New Zealand? .How is the cost living in New Zealand?

Pradeep 11:06AM May 28, 2009