Study in New Zealand

The various work-study in New Zealand options are,

• The students can work to cover study cost in New Zealand if the duration of the program is a year minimum and its subjects cover a total of 120 credits.
• If the program’s subjects are less than 120 credits, the students are only entitled to work during vacations of Christmas and New Year.

University of Auckland 

The University of Auckland is the most reputed university of this country. It has more than 81st rank in the QS world university rankings 2016-2017. This university was set up in the year 1883. So, currently, it is in its 153rd year of establishment. It has higher than 40,000 students enrolled here. There are many undergraduate programs which are available for students in this university are engineering, law, music, architectural studies, nursing, urban planning and fine arts.

These are the following scholarships available for the students to cover study cost in New Zealand:

• New Zealand Foreign Affairs and Trade Scholarships: These scholarships are given to students from all kinds of education courses who hail from Commonwealth countries including India. These scholarships allow students to meet their study expenses and living allowances incurred in this country.
• New Zealand International Doctoral Research Scholarships: This scholarship is only given to students who are pursuing their PhDs from any Oz university. It gives the approved students with a stipend amount allowing them to cover their tuition fees and living expenditure for a duration of 3 years. To be approved for this scholarship, it’s important for a student to prove his academic brilliance in this chosen Ph.D. course.
• Fulbright New Zealand US Graduate Awards: These scholarships are only available to students coming from the US to pursue a master course in New Zealand. Apart from the tuition fees, a student’s living costs and the airfare to New Zealand are also covered to this country under this scholarship.

The conditions for work in New Zealand are dictated by the visa for this country stamped on your passport. You should have the letter from an immigration New Zealand authority mentioning that your study visa provides you with an eligibility to work.

The students in this country also get the benefit of working after they have completed their studies:

• Post-study work visa-This kind of visa allows New Zealand students to look for a job and pursue a small-time job while they are doing that.
• Post-study work visa(employer assisted)-If professional registration is required as a part of a certain profession, then students can be allowed to stay in this country for two-three years and pursue a job after completing their studies. Apparently, this job should be a particular employer for the entire duration of this visa.