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If you wish to claim points for your qualification, you need to prove that your qualification is
- comparable to a recognised New Zealand Qualification and
- that is is of the required standard.
In New Zealand professional registration is required by law to undertake employment in certain professions. this will also affect the number of points you will be able to claim for your Expression of Interest.
Recognised qualifications are qualifications that a visa or immigration officer is satisfied occupies a level on the New Zealand Register of Quality Assured Qualifications (the Register) which qualifies it for points by reference to:
1. the level that the qualification(s) occupies on the Register as assessed by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA); or
2. the level that the qualification(s) occupies on the Register as set out in the List of Recognised Qualifications (see Appendix 5); or
3. the level that the qualification(s) occupies on the Register having regard to the full or provisional registration of the principal applicant* by a New Zealand organisation authorised by law to give occupational registration, if that registration involves an assessment that the principal applicant's* overseas qualification(s) is comparable with a New Zealand qualification that is included on the List of Recognised Qualifications.
You will receive points for any qualifications that are assessed as level 3 or above on the New Zealand Register of Quality Assured Qualifications. If your qualification is assessed as level 3 or 4, it must be in an "acceptable trade"
.
Note: For teachers, 'provisional' registration includes both 'provisional' and 'subject to confirmation' registration. For medical practitioners, 'probationary' registration is considered to be 'provisional' registration.
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List of
Recognised Qualifications
New Zealand
Immigration Service
Te Ratonga Manene
The qualifications listed in this leaflet do not require assessment by the New Zealand
Qualifications Authority (NZQA). Qualifications will qualify for points on the basis of their
assessed position on the Register (see SM14.15 of the Skilled Migrant Category).
The List of Recognised Qualifications is for immigration purposes only. The inclusion of a
qualification on this list does not have bearing on the status of the qualification for professional
registration, further study, salary or employment purposes.
All teaching qualifications and degrees in Education will need to be assessed by the NZQA for
teacher registration and salary purposes, should an applicant wish to enter the teaching
profession within New Zealand.
Contents
Argentina 2
Australia 2
Canada 3
China (People’s Republic of) 4
Fiji 4
Hong Kong 4
India 5
Indonesia 7
Iran 8
Ireland 8
Israel 8
Japan 9
Malaysia 10
Netherlands 11
New Zealand 11
Philippines 12
Romania 12
Russia 13
Singapore 20
South Africa 20
South Korea 21
Sri Lanka 22
Switzerland 22
Taiwan 22
Thailand 23
United Kingdom 23
United States of America 26
Zimbabwe 26
Aviation Qualifications 27
Marine Qualifications 27
Recognised List
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Argentina
A Licenciado/Licenciatura requiring 4 or more years of full time study from the following institutions is
assessed as occupying Level 7 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50 points.
Other qualifications including professional titles (o titulo professional), Maestro, Magister/Maestria and other
postgraduate awards require a NZQA assessment for points allocation.
• Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires
• Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina
Santa María de los Buenos Airies
• Universidad de Argentina de la Empresa
• Universidad Argentina John F. Kennedy
• Universidad de Belgrano
• Universidad de Buenos Aires
• Universidad Católica de Córdoba
• Universidad Católica de la Plata
• Universidad Católica de Salta
• Universidad Juan Agustín Maza
• Universidad de la Marina Mercante
• Universidad de Mendoza
• Universidad de Morón
• Universidad Nacional de Catamarca
• Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
• Universidad Nacional de Cuyo
Australia
Bachelors degrees requiring 3 or more years of full time study from the following institutions are assessed as
occupying Level 7 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50 points.
Masters degrees and PhDs from the following institutions are assessed as occupying Level 9 or 10 of the
Register and will therefore qualify for 55 points, provided the holder of the qualification also obtained their
undergraduate (Bachelors) degree from an institution included on the List of Recognised Qualifications. If
the Masters degree is not preceded by an undergraduate degree from an institution included on the List of
Recognised Qualifications it is assessed as occupying Level 7 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50
points.
Honours degrees from the following institutions are assessed as occupying Level 8 of the Register and will
therefore qualify for 50 points.
Graduate and post graduate diplomas require a NZQA assessment for points allocation.
• University of Adelaide
• Australian Catholic University
• Australian Defence Force Academy
• Australian National University
• University of Ballarat
• Bond University
• University of Canberra
• Central Queensland University
• Charles Sturt University
• Curtin University of Technology
• Deakin University
• Edith Cowan University
• Flinders University of South Australia
• Griffith University
• James Cook University of North Queensland
• La Trobe University
• Macquarie University
• University of Melbourne
• Monash University
• Murdoch University
• Universidad Nacional de La Plata
• Universidad Nacional del Litoral
• Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata
• Universidad Nacional del Nordeste
• Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto
• Universidad Nacional de Rosario
• Universidad Nacional de Salta
• Universidad Nacional de San Juan
• Universidad Nacional de San Luis
• Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero
• Universidad Nacional del Sur
• Universidad Nacional de Tucumán
• Universidad Notarial Argentina
• Universidad Nacional del Salvador
• Universidad de San Andres/St Andrews
University
• Universidad Tecnológica Nacional
• University of New England
• University of Newcastle
• University of New South Wales
• University of Notre Dame Australia
• Northern Territory University
• University of Queensland
• Queensland University of Technology
• Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
• University of South Australia
• University of Southern Queensland
• Southern Cross University
• University of Sydney
• Swinburne University of Technology
• University of Tasmania
• University of Technology Sydney
• Victoria University of Technology
• University of Western Australia
• University of Western Sydney
• University of Wollongong
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Canada
Bachelors degrees requiring 3 or more years of full time study from the following institution are assessed as
occupying Level 7 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50 points.
Masters degrees and PhDs from the following institution are assessed as occupying Level 8 or 9 of the
Register and will therefore qualify for 55 points, provided the holder of the qualification also obtained their
undergraduate (Bachelors) degree from an institution included on the List of Recognised Qualifications. If
the Masters degree is not preceded by an undergraduate degree from an institution included on the List of
Recognised Qualifications it is assessed as occupying Level 7 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50
points.
Honours degrees from the following institution are assessed as occupying Level 7 of the Register and will
therefore qualify for 50 points.
Graduate and postgraduate diplomas require a NZQA assessment for points allocation.
• Acadia University, Nova Scotia
• Athabasca University, Alberta
• Augustana University College (formerly
Camrose Lutheran University College)
(from 1991 onwards)
• Bishop’s University, Quebec
• Brandon University, Manitoba
• British Columbia Open University, British
Columbia
• Brock University, Ontario
• Carleton University, Ontario
• College Dominicain de Philosophie et de
Theologie, Quebec
• College Militaire Royal de Saint-Jean, Quebec
• Concordia College, Edmonton, Alberta
• Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec
• Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia
• King’s College, Edmonton, Alberta
• Lakehead University, Ontario
• Laurentian University of Sudbury/Universite
Laurentienne de Sudbury, Ontario
• McGill University, Quebec
• McMaster University, Ontario
• Memorial University of Newfoundland,
Newfoundland
• Mount Allison University, New Brunswick
• Mount Saint Vincent University, Nova Scotia
• Nova Scotia Agricultural College, Nova Scotia
• Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Nova
Scotia
• Ontario Institute for Studies in Education,
Ontario
• Queen’s University at Kingston, Ontario
• Redeemer Reformed Christian College, Ontario
• Royal Military College of Canada, Ontario
• Royal Roads Military College, British Columbia
• Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, Ontario
• Saint Mary’s University, Nova Scotia
• Simon Fraser University, British Columbia
• St Francis Xavier University, Nova Scotia
• St John’s College, Manitoba
• St Thomas University, New Brunswick
• Technical University of Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia
• Trent University, Ontario
• Trinity Western University, British Columbia
• Universite de Moncton, New Brunswick
• Universite de Montreal, Quebec
• Universite de Sherbrooke, Quebec
• Universite de Quebec, Quebec
• Universite Laval, Quebec
• Universite Saint-Paul/Saint-Paul University,
Ottawa, Ontario - civil degrees conferred
jointly with University of Ottawa
• Universite Sainte-Anne, Nova Scotia
• University College of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
• University of Alberta, Alberta
• University of British Columbia, British Columbia
• University of Calgary, Alberta
• University of Guelph, Ontario
• University of King’s College, Halifax, Nova Scotia
• University of Lethbridge, Alberta
• University of Manitoba, Manitoba
• University of New Brunswick, New Brunswick
• University of Ottawa/Universite d’Ottawa,
Ontario
• University of Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia
• University Regina, Saskatchewan
• University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan
• University of St Jerome’s College, Ontario
• University of St Michael’s College, Ontario
• University of Sudbury/Universite de
Sudbury, Ontario
• University of Toronto, Ontario
• University of Trinity College, Ontario
• University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia
• University of Waterloo, Ontario
• University of Western Ontario, Ontario
• University of Windsor, Ontario
• University of Winnipeg, Manitoba
• Victoria University, Toronto, Ontario
• Wilfred Laurier University, Ontario
• York University, Ontario
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People’s Republic of China
Bachelors degrees awarded according to the Regulations Concerning Academic Degrees of the People’s
Republic of China requiring 4 or more years of full time study (gained in or after 1982) are assessed as
occupying Level 7 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50 points.
All Masters degrees (other than Master of Business Administration), awarded according to the Regulations
Concerning Academic Degrees of the People’s Republic of China (gained in or after 1984) are assessed as
occupying Level 9 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 55 points provided the holder of the
qualification also obtained their undergraduate (Bachelors) degree from an institution included on the List of
Recognised Qualifications. If the Masters degree is not preceded by an undergraduate degree from an
institution included on the List of Recognised Qualifications it is assessed as occupying Level 7 of the
Register and will therefore qualify for 50 points.
Honours degrees awarded according to the Regulations Concerning Academic Degrees of the People’s
Republic of China are assessed as occupying Level 7 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50 points.
Graduate and postgraduate diplomas and Masters of Business Administration require a NZQA assessment for
points allocation.
Note: All Bachelors and Masters degrees issued in the People’s Republic of China after 1984 must be endorsed
“Awarded according to the Regulations Concerning Academic Degrees in the People’s Republic of China”.
Fiji
Bachelors degrees requiring 3 or more years of full time study from the following institution are assessed as
occupying Level 7 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50 points.
Masters degrees and PhDs from the following institution are assessed as occupying Level 9 or 10 of the
Register and will therefore qualify for 55 points, provided the holder of the qualification also obtained their
undergraduate (Bachelors) degree from an institution included on the List of Recognised Qualifications. If
the Masters degree is not preceded by an undergraduate degree from an institution included on the List of
Recognised Qualifications it is assessed as occupying Level 7 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50
points.
Honours degrees from the following institution are assessed as occupying Level 7 of the Register and will
therefore qualify for 50 points.
Graduate and postgraduate diplomas require a NZQA assessment for points allocation.
• University of the South Pacific
Hong Kong
Bachelors degrees requiring 3 or more years of full time study from the following institutions are assessed as
occupying Level 7 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50 points.
Masters degrees and PhDs from the following institutions are assessed as occupying Level 9 or 10 of the
Register and will therefore qualify for 55 points, provided the holder of the qualification also obtained their
undergraduate (Bachelors) degree from an institution included on the List of Recognised Qualifications. If
the Masters degree is not preceded by an undergraduate degree from an institution included on the List of
Recognised Qualifications, it is assessed as occupying Level 8 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50
points.
Honours degrees from the following institutions are assessed as occupying Level 8 of the Register and will
therefore qualify for 50 points.
Graduate and post graduate diplomas require a NZQA assessment for points allocation.
• Chinese University of Hong Kong
• City University of Hong Kong (formerly
City Polytechnic of Hong Kong)
• Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts
• Hong Kong Baptist University (formerly
Hong Kong Baptist College)
• Hong Kong Polytechnic University (formerly
Hong Kong Polytechnic)
• Hong Kong University of Science and
Technology
• Lingnan University
• Open University of Hong Kong
• University of Hong Kong
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India
Indian institutions have been divided into Group “A” and Group “B”.
Bachelors degrees requiring 3 or more years of full time study from the institutions listed in Group “A” are
assessed as occupying Level 7 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50 points.
Bachelors degrees requiring 3 or more years of full time study awarded in the First or Second Division or
Class from the institutions listed in Group “B” are assessed as occupying Level 7 of the Register and will
therefore qualify for 50 points.
Masters degrees and PhDs from institutions in Group “A” and Group “B” are assessed as occupying Level 9
or 10 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 55 points, provided the holder of the qualification also
obtained their undergraduate (Bachelors) degree from an institution included in one of the two groups. If the
Masters degree is not preceded by an undergraduate degree from an institution listed in one of the two
groups, it is assessed as occupying Level 7 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50 points.
Honours degrees from the listed institutions are assessed as occupying Level 7 of the Register and will
therefore qualify for 50 points.
Graduate and post graduate diplomas require a NZQA assessment for points allocation.
GROUP “A”
• Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
• All India Institute of Medical Science, New
Delhi (from 1956 onwards)
• Andhra University, Visakhapatnam
• Anna University, Madras (Chennai) (formerly
Perarignar Anna University of Technology,
1978-1982) (from 1982 onwards)
• Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
• Bangalore University, Bangalore
(from 1964 onwards)
• Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS),
Pilani (from 1964 onwards)
• University of Bombay, Bombay (Mumbai)
• University of Calcutta, Calcutta
• University of Delhi, Delhi
• Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune
• University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad
(from 1974 onwards)
• Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
• Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
• Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
(Mumbai) (from 1958 onwards)
• Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
(from 1961 onwards)
• Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
• Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
(from 1960 Onwards)
• Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
(from 1950 onwards)
• Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
(Chennai) (from 1959 onwards)
GROUP “B”
• Agra University, Agra
• University of Allahabad
• University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore
• Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University,
Hyderabad
• Annamalai University, Annamalainagar
• Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad
• Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta
• Indian Veterinary Research Institute,
Izatnagar (formerly Bareilly)
• Jadavpur University, Calcutta (from 1955
onwards)
• Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi
• Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
(from 1969 onwards)
• University of Madras, Madras (Chennai)
• Maharaja Sayajrao (MS) University of Baroda
(from 1949 onwards)
• Osmania University, Hyderabad
• School of Planning and Architecture, New
Delhi (from 1955 onwards)
• University of Pune (University of Poona),
Pune (from 1949 onwards)
• Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
(from 1962 onwards)
• Panjab University, Chandigarh (from 1947 onwards)
• University of Roorkee, (formerly Thomason
College of Civil Engineering 1847- 1948)
(from 1949 onwards)
• Shreemati Nathibai Dumodar Thackersey
(SNDT) Women’s University, Bombay (Mumbai)
• Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical
Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram
from 1981 onwards)
• Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Bombay
(Mumbai)
• Visva-Bharati, Shantiniketan (from 1951 onwards)
• Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat
• Barkatullah Vishwavidyalaya (University),
Bhopal; formerly Bhopal University
(Vishwavidyalaya), 1970-88
• Bengal Engineering College, Howrah
• Bhagalpur University; see Tilka Manjhi
Bhagalpur University
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• Bharathiar University, Coimbatore
• Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli
• Bhopal University; see Barkatullah
Vishwavidyalaya
• Birendra Narayan Chakravarty University;
see Kurukshetra University
• Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi
• University of Burdwan, Burdwan
• University of Calicut, Calicut
• Central Institute of English and Foreign
Languages, Hyderabad
• Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies,
Varanasi
• Chaudhary (Ch) Charan Singh Haryana
Agricultural University, Hisar; formerly
Haryana Agricultural University, 1970 –94
• University of Cochin; see Cochin University
of Science and Technology
• Cochin University of Science and Technology;
formerly University of Cochin, 1971-86
• Demographic Training and Research Centre;
see International Institute for Population Sciences
• Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar University, Agra;
formerly Agra University 1927-95.
• Doctor (Dr) Harish Gour Vishwavidyalaya,
Sagar; formerly University of Saugar, 1946-83
• Dr M G Ramachandran Medical University;
see Tamil Nadu Docter M G R Medical University
• Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
• Gandhigram Rural Institute, Dindigul
• Govind Ballabh Pant University of
Agriculture and Technology, aka Pant
University, Pantnagar; formerly Uttar Pradesh
Agricultural University, 1960-72
• Gujarat University, Ahmedabad
• Haryana Agricultural University; see Ch Charan
Singh Haryana Agricultural University
• Indira Gandhi National Open University, Delhi
• Indira Kala Sangit Vishwavidyalaya, Khairagarh
• International Institute for Population
Sciences, Bombay (Mumbai); formerly
Demographic Training and Research Centre,
1956-70; International Institute for
Population Studies, 1970-84
• International Institute for Population Studies; see
International Institute for Population Sciences
• Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University,
Hyderabad
• University of Kalyani, Kalyani
• Kanpur University; see Shri Shahu Ji Maharaj
University
• Karnatak University, Dharwad
• Kashi Vidyapeeth; see Mahatma Gandhi Kashi
Vidyapeeth
• University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram;
formerly University of Travancore, 1937-57
• Kerela Agricultural University, Trissur
• Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra; f. 1956;
known as Birendra Narayan Chakravarty
University, 1976-77
• Lakshmibai National College of Physical
Education, Gwalior
• University of Lucknow, Lucknow
• Madurai University; see Madurai-Kamaraj
University
• Madurai-Kamaraj University, Madurai
formerly Madurai University, 1966-78
• Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth, Varanasi;
formerly Kashi Vidyapeeth f.1921; “deemed”
university status 1963-74; now a chartered
university (UP)
• Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal
• Manonmaniam Sundaranar University,
Tirunelveli
• University of Mysore, Mysore
• Nagpur University, Nagpur
• National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal
• National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro
Sciences, Bangalore
• National Law School of India University,
Bangalore
• National Museum Institute of History of Art
Conservation and Museology, New Delhi
• Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad
• Orissa University of Agriculture and
Technology, Bhubaneswar
• Patna University, Patna
• Rabindra Bharathi University, Calcutta
• Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner
• University of Rajasthan, Jaipur
• Ranchi University, Ranchi
• Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishvavidyalaya,
Varanasi; formerly Varanaseya Sanskrit
Vishvavidylaya, 1958-74
• Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of
Medical Sciences, Lucknow
• Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar,
formally Sardar Vallabhbhai Vidyapeeth, 1955-66
• Sardar Vallabhbhai Vidyapeeth; see Sardar
Patel University
• University of Saugar; see Dr Harisingh Gour
Vishwavidyalaya
• Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit
Vidypeeth, Delhi
• Shri Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur;
formerly Kanpur University 1966-95
• Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Viswa
Mahavidyalaya, Kanchipuram
• Sri Ramachandra Medical College and
Research Institute, Madras (Chennai)
• Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning,
Prasanthinilayam
• Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences,
Tirupati
• Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati
• Tamil Nadu Agricultural Univesity, Coimbatore
• Tamil Nadu Doctor M G R Medical University,
Madras (Chennai); formerly the Dr M G
Ramachandran Medical University, 1987-91
• Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences
University, Madras (Chennai)
• Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology,
Patiala
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• Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune
• Tilak Manjhi Bhagalpur University,
Bhagalpur; formerly Bhagalpur University,
1960-93
• University of Travancore; see University of Kerala
• Utkal University, Bhubaneswar
• Uttar Pradesh Agricultural University; see
Govind Ballabh Pant University of
Agriculture and Technology
• Varanaseya Sanskrit Vishvavidylaya; see
Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishvavidyalaya
Diploma in Hotel Management and Catering Technology
A Diploma in Hotel Management and Catering Technology awarded in the First Class by the National Council
for Hotel Management and Catering Technology, which required 3 or more years of full time study at one of
the following institutions, is assessed as occupying Level 5 of the register and will therefore qualify for 50 points.
Institutes of Hotel Management, Catering Technology and Applied Nutrition are located in:
• Ahmedabad
• Bangalore
• Bhopal
• Bhubaneswar
• Calcutta
• Chandigarh
• Goa
• Hyderabad
Indonesia
An SI (Stratum/Strata I) Sarjana, awarded by the following public institutions after 1990 and requiring four to
seven years of full-time study (140-160 credits) for completion is assessed as occupying Level 7 of the
Register and will therefore qualify for 50 points. Postgraduate degrees and diplomas require an NZQA
assessment for points allocation.
Qualifications awarded between the introduction of the current system in 1979 and 1990 require assessment
by NZQA.
• Jaipur
• Lucknow
• Madras
• Mumbai
• New Delhi
• Srinagar
• Trivandrum
• Universitas Airlangga/UNAIR, Surabaya
• Universitas Andalas/UNAND, Padang
• Universitas Bengkulu/UNIB, Bengkulu
• Universitas Brawijaya/UNIBRAW, Malang
• Universitas Cenderawasih/UNCEN, Jayapura
• Universitas Diponegoro/UNDIP, Semarang
• Universitas Gadjah Mada/UGM, Yogyakarta
• Universitas Haluoleo/UNHALU, Kendari
• Universitas Hasanuddin/UNHAS, Ujung Pandang
• Universitas Indonesia/UI, Jakarta Pusat
• Universitas Jambi/UNJAM, Jambi
• Universitas Jember/UNEJ, Jember
• Universitas Jenderal Soedirman/UNSOED,
Purwokerto
• Universitas Lambung Mangkurat/UNLAM,
Banjarmasin
• Universitas Lampung/UNILA, Bandar Lampung
• Universitas Mataram/UNRAM, Mataram
• Universitas Mulawarman/UNMUL, Samarinda
• Universitas Nusa Cendana/UNDANA, Kupang
• Universitas Padjadjaran/UNPAD, Bandung
• Univeritas Palangkaraya/UNPAR, Palangka Raya
• Universitas Pattimura/UNPATTI, Ambon
• Universitas Riau/UNRI, Pekanbaru
• Universitas Sam Ratulangi/UNSRAT, Manado
• Universitas Sebelas Maret/UNS (University
of 11 March), Surakarta
• Universitas Sriwijaya/UNSRI, Palembang
• Universitas Sumatera Utara/USU
(University of North Sumatra), Medan
• Universitas Syiah Kuala/UNSYIAH, Banda Aceh
• Universitas Tadulako/UNTAD, Palu
• Universitas Tanjungpura/UNTAN, Pontianak
• Universitas Terbuka/UT (Open University),
Ciputat, Tangerang
• Universitas Udayana/UNUD, Denpasar, Bali
• Institut Pertanian Bogor/IPB (Bogor
Agricultural University), Bogor
• Institut Seni Indonesia Yogyakarta/ISI Yogyakarta
(Indonesian Institute of Arts, Yogyakarta;
university status 1984) Yogyakarta
• Institut Teknologi Bandung/ITB (Bandung
Institute of Technology), Bandung
• Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember/ITS
(Tenth of November Institute of Technology -
formerly Institut Teknologi Surabaya), Surabaya
• Sekolah Tinggi Seni Indonesia Denpasar/STSI
Denpasar (Indonesian Advanced School of
Arts, Denpasar) Denpasar
• Sekolah Tinggi Seni Indonesia Surakarta/STSI
Surakarta (Indonesisan Advanced School of
Arts, Surakarta) Surakarta
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Ireland
Bachelors degrees requiring 3 or more years of full time study from the following institutions are assessed as
occupying Level 7 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50 points.
Masters degrees (other than a Master of Arts from University of Dublin) and PhDs from the following
institutions are assessed occupying Level 9 or 10 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 55 points,
provided the holder of the qualification also obtained their undergraduate (Bachelors) degree from an
institution included on the List of Recognised Qualifications. If the Masters degree is not preceded by an
undergraduate degree from an institution included on the List of Recognised Qualifications it is assessed as
occupying Level 7 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50 points.
Honours degrees from the following institutions are assessed as occupying Level 7 of the Register and will
therefore qualify for 50 points.
Graduate and postgraduate diplomas require a NZQA assessment for points allocation.
• Dublin City University
• National University of Ireland
• Amir Kabir University of Technology formerly
Tehran Polytechnic
• Ferdowsi University of Mashhad formerly
University of Mashhad and Ferdowsi University
• Shahid {Martyr}Beheshti University formerly
National {Melli} University of Iran
• Shahid {Martyr} Chamran University formally
Jundi/Gondi Shapur University and Ahwaz
University
• Sharif University of Technology/Sharif
Industrial University formally Arya Mehr
University of Technology
• Shiraz University/University of Shiraz
formerly Pahlavi University
• University of Esfahan {Isfahan}
• University of Tabriz formerly Azarabadegan
University
• University of Tehran{Teheran}
• University of Dublin
• University of Limerick
GROUP “B”
• Achiva College, Beer Tuvia (affiliated with
Ben Gurion University of the Negev)
• ORT Braude College
• Ruppin Institute of Agriculture
• Shenkar College of Textile Technology and
Fashion
• Technicon-Israel Institute of Technology
• Tel Aviv University
• The College of Management (Academic
Studies)
• University of Haifa
• Weizmann Institute of Science
• Academic College of Judea and Samaria,
Ariel (affiliated with Bar Ilan University)
Iran
A Bachelor degree or Licence or Kar-shenasi, normally requiring four years of full time study from the
following institutions are assessed as occupying Level 7 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50 points.
Other qualifications from these institutions require NZQA assessment.
Israel
Bachelors degrees requiring 3 or more years of full time study from the institutions in Group “A” and “B” are
assessed as occupying Level 7 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50 points.
Masters degrees from the institutions in Group “A” are assessed as occupying Level 9 or 10 of the Register and
will therefore qualify for 55 points, provided the holder of the qualification also obtained their undergraduate
(Bachelors) degree from an institution included on the List of Recognised Qualifications. If the Masters degree
is not preceded by an undergraduate degree from an institution included on the List of Recognised
Qualifications it is assessed as occupying Level 7 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50 points.
Masters degrees from the institutions in Group “B” and other qualifications awarded by the institutions in
Group “A” and “B” require NZQA assessment for points allocation.
GROUP “A”
• Academic College of Tel Aviv-Jaffo
• Bar Ilan University
• Ben Gurion University of Negev
• Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design
• Hebrew University of Jeruslaem
• Jerusalem Rubin Academy of Music and Dance
• Jerusalem College of Technology (JCT)
• Open University (also known as Everyman’s
University)
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• Ashkelon College, Ashkelon (affiliated with Bar
Ilan University)
• Beit Berl College, Kfar Saba (affiliated with
Open University)
• Eilat College, Eilat (affiliated with Ben Gurion
University of Negev)
• Jordan Valley Academic College – the Tzemach
Regional Centre, {also known as Alperin
Regional College of the Jordan Valley} (affiliated
with Bar Ilan University)
• Max Stern College of the Jezriel Valley {also
known as Yezreel Valley College}, Jezriel
(affiliated with Haifa University)
• Menashe Regional College, Hadera (affiliated
with Tel Aviv University)
• The Negev College {also known as the Pinhas
Sapir College of the Negev and Sha’ar
Hanegev Regional College}, Ashkelon
(affiliated with Ben Gurion University of the
Negev)
• Tel-Hai College {also known as Tel-Hai
Rodman Regional College}, Upper Galilee
(affiliated with Haifa University and Hebrew
University)
• Western Galilee College, Oshrat (affiliated
with Bar Ilan University)
• Zfat College {also known as Safed Regional
College}, Zfat (affiliated with Bar Ilan
University)
Japan
Bachelors degrees requiring 4 or more years of full time study from the following institutions are assessed as
occupying Level 7 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50 points.
Masters degrees from the following institutions are assessed as occupying Level 9 of the Register and will
therefore qualify for 55 points, provided the holder of the qualification also obtained their undergraduate
(Bachelors) degree from an institution included on the List of Recognised Qualifications. If the Masters
degree is not preceded by an undergraduate degree from an institution included on the List of Recognised
Qualifications, it is assessed as occupying Level 7 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50 points.
Degrees from the following institutions are assessed as occupying Level 7 of the Register and will therefore
qualify for 50 points.
Graduate and post graduate diplomas require a NZQA assessment for points allocation.
• Aichi University of Education
• Akita University
• Aoyama Gakuin University
• Asahikawa Medical College
• Chiba University
• Chuo University
• Dokkyo University
• Doshisha University
• Ehime University
• Fukui Medical School
• Fukui University
• Fukuoka University of Education
• Fukushima University
• Gakushuin University
• Gifu University
• Graduate University for Advanced Studies
• Gunma University
• Hamamatsu University School of Medicine
• Hirosaki University
• Hiroshima University
• Hitotsubashi University
• Hokkaido University
• Hokkaido University of Education
• Hosei University
• Hyogo University of (Teacher) Education
• Ibaraki University
• International Christian University
• Iwate University
• Japan Advanced Institute of Science and
Technology, Hokuriku
• Japan Women’s University
• Joetsu University of Education
• Kagawa Medical School
• Kagawa University
• Kagoshima University
• Kanazawa University
• Kansai University
• Keio University
• Kitami Institute of Technology
• Kobe University (Kobe Daigaku)
• Kobe University of Mercantile Marine
• Kochi Medical School
• Kochi University
• Kumamoto University
• Kwansei Gakuin University
• Kyoto Institute of Technology
• Kyoto University
• Kyoto University of Education
• Kyushu Institute of Design
• Kyushu Institute of Technology
• Kyushu University
• Medical College of Oita (Oita Medical College)
• Meiji University
• Mie University
• Miyagi University of Education
• Miyazaki Medical College
• Miyazaki University
• Muroran Institute of Technology
• Nagaoka University of Technology
(Technological University of Niigata)
• Nagasaki University
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• Nagoya Institute of Technology
• Nagoya University
• Nanzan University
• Nara University/College of Education
• Nara Women’s University
• Naruto University of (Teacher) Education
• National Institute of Fitness and Sports
(in Kanoya)
• Niigata University
• Obihiro University of Agriculture and
Veterinary Medicine
• Ochanomizu (Women’s) University
• Oita Medical College (Medical College of
Oita)
• Oita University
• Okayama University
• Osaka Kyoiku University
(University of Education)
• Osaka University of Foreign Studies
• Otaru University of Commerce
• Rikkyo University (aka St Paul’s University)
• Ritsumeikan University
• Saga Medical School/College
• Saga University
• Saitama University
• Seinan Gakuin University
• Shiga University
• Shiga University of Medical Science
• Shimane Medical University
• Shimane University
• Shinshu University
• Shizuoka University (Shizuoka Daigaku)
• Sophia University
• St Paul’s University (see Rikkyo University)
• Technological University of Niigata
(Nagoaka University of Technology)
• Tohoku University
• Tokyo Gakugei University
• Tokyo Institute of Technology
• Tokyo Medical and Dental University
• Tokyo National University of Fine Art(s) and
Music
• Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
• Tokyo University of Education (see Universtiy
of Tsukuba)
• Tokyo University of Fisheries
• Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
• Tokyo University of Mercantile Marine
• Tottori University (aka University of Tottori)
• Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University
• Toyama University
• Toyohashi University of Technology
• Tsuda College
• University of Electro-Communications
• University of Library and Information Science
• University of Ryukyus
• University of Tokushima
• University of Tokyo
• University of Tottori (Tottori University)
• University of Tsukuba (1949-73 - Tokyo
University of Education)
• University of Wakayama
• Utsunomiya University
• Waseda University
• Yamagata University
• Yamaguchi University
• Yamanashi Medical College/University
• Yamanashi University
• Yokahama National University
Malaysia
Bachelors degrees requiring 4 or more years of full time study from the following institutions are assessed as
occupying Level 7 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50 points.
Masters degrees and PhDs from the following institutions are assessed as occupying Level 9 or 10 of the
Register and will therefore qualify for 55 points, provided the holder of the qualification also obtained their
undergraduate (Bachelors) degree from an institution included on the List of Recognised Qualifications. If
the Masters degree is not preceded by an undergraduate degree from an institution included on the List of
Recognised Qualifications, it is assessed as occupying Level 7 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50
points.
Honours degrees from the following institutions are assessed as occupying Level 7 of the Register and will
therefore qualify for 50 points.
Graduate and post graduate diplomas require a NZQA assessment for points allocation.
• Universiti Islam Antarabangsa (International Islamic University)
• Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (National University of Malaysia)
• Universiti Malaya (University of Malaya)
• Universiti Putra Malyasia (University of Agriculture, Malaysia)
• Universiti Sains Malaysia (University of Science, Malaysia)
• Universiti Teknologi, Malaysia (University of Technology, Malaysia)
• Universiti Utara Malaysia (Northern University of Malaysia)
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Qualification awarded by New Zealand universities, Register Level Points
polytechnics or other New Zealand registered
private training establishments
Doctoral degree Level 10 55 points
Master’s degree Level 9 55 points
Master of Business Administration (MBA) Level 9 55 points
Postgraduate diploma Level 8 50 points
Postgraduate certificate Level 8 50 points
Bachelor’s degree with Honours Level 8 50 points
1 year postgraduate Diploma of Teaching Level 8 50 points
Bachelor’s degree Level 7 50 points
Graduate diploma Level 7 50 points
3 year Bachelor of Education (Teaching) degree Level 7 50 points
4 year Bachelor of Education degree/Diploma of Teaching Level 8 50 points
4 year Bachelor’s degree Level 8 50 points
Graduate certificate Level 8 50 points
3 year Bachelor of Nursing degree Level 7 50 points
3 year nursing diploma Level 6 50 points
Three-year polytechnic Diploma, named or unspecified. Level 6 50 points
3 year Diploma of Teaching Level 6 50 points
Three year polytechnic Diploma in Business or Advanced Dip Bus. Level 6 50 points
New Zealand Diploma in Business Level 5 50 points
New Zealand Certificate in Engineering, Science, Building etc. Level 5 or Level 6 50 points
New Zealand Advanced Trade Certificate Level 4 50 points
New Zealand Trade Certificate Level 4 50 points
New Zealand Apprenticeship Level 4 50 points
National Diplomas at Level 7 of the National Qualifications Level 7 50 points
Framework or above which are conferred by
New Zealand tertiary institutions
National Diplomas at Level 5 of the National Qualifications Level 5 50 points
Framework or above which are awarded by the New Zealand
Qualifications Authority, a New Zealand polytechnic or a
New Zealand registered private training establishment
For registration purposes by the Plumbers, Gasfitters Level 4 50 points
and Drainlayers Board the National Certificate in Plumbing (level 4)
and National Certificate in Gasfitting (level 4)
Two Year polytechnic certificates and diplomas, New Zealand Technicians Certificates and other New
Zealand tertiary qualifications not included in the table above require NZQA assessment for points allocation.
Netherlands
The titles of Doctorandus (drs) Magister (M), Mater (M), Ingenieur (ir.) or Meester in de Rechten (mr.)
requiring four or more years of full-time study are assessed as occupying Level 7 of the Register and will
therefore qualify for 50 points.
• Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
• Katholieke Universiteit Brabant
• Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen
• Landbouwuniversiteit Wageningen
• Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
• Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden
• Rijksuniversiteit Limburg
• Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht
• Technische Universiteit Delft
• Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
• Universiteit van Amsterdam
• Universiteit voor Bedrijfskunde, Nijenrode
• Universiteit Twente
• Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam
New Zealand
New Zealand qualifications are assessed as set out in the following table:
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• Philippines School of Business Administration
• Phlippines Normal College, Manila
• Saint Louis University, Baguio City
• Saint Paul College of Manila, Manila
• Saint Scholastica’s College, Manila
• Saint Theresa’s College, Cebu City
• San Beda College, Manila
• Silliman University, Dumaguete City, Negros
Oriental
• University of Cebu (formerly Cebu Central
Colleges)
• University of the City of Manila, (Pamanasan ng
Lungsod ng Manila)
• University of the East, Manila
• University of the Philippines in the Visayas (Iloilo
City)
• University of San Agustin, Iloilo City
• University of San Carlos, Cebu City
• University of San Jose-Recoletos, Cebu City
• Visayas State College of Agriculture, Leyte
Xavier University (Pamantasan ng Xavier),
Cagayan De Oro
Romania
A Diploma de Licenta or a Diploma de Stat, such as a Diploma de Inginer, requiring at least four years of
full-time study from the following institutions are assessed as occupying Level 7 of the Register and will
therefore qualify for 50 points.
A Diploma de Doctor from the following institutions is assessed as occupying Level 9 or 10 of the Register
and will therefore qualify for 55 points.
• Academia de Muzica din Bucuresti (The
Bucharest Academy of Music)
• Academia de Muzica din Cluj (Academy Of
Music, Cluj-Napoca)
Philippines
Bachelors degrees requiring 4* or more years of full time study from the following institutions are assessed as
occupying Level 7 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50 points.
*De La Salle University operates on a trimester calendar. Under this system, students are able to complete
the normal 4-year degree in 3 years or normal 5-year degree in 4 years. These degrees are regarded as 4-year
or 5-year Bachelor degrees.
Honours degrees from the following institutions are assessed as occupying Level 7 of the Register and will
therefore qualify for 50 points.
Masters degrees, PhDs and graduate and post-graduate diplomas from these institutions require NZQA assessment.
• Ateneo de Manila University, Manila (1959)
• De La Salle University, Manila (1911)
• University of Philippines – Diliman (incl. attached regional campuses
(colleges at Baguio City, Cebu City, Clark Air Base & Tacloban City)) (1908)
• University of Philippines – Los Banos
• University of Philippines – Manila
• University of Santo Tomas, Manila
A four-year Bachelor degree awarded by an institution listed below with an average grade either between 1.00 and
2.00, or between A and B, or of 85% or better, depending on the grading system used, is assessed as occupying
Level 7 or Level 5 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50 points.
A five-year Bachelor degree (usually in engineering, architecture or pharmacy) awarded by an institution
listed below is assessed as occupying Level 7 or Level 5 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50
points.
• Assumption College, Manila
• Ateneo de Davao University, Davao City
• Ateneo de Naga College, Naga City
• Ateneo de Zamboanga College, Zamboanga City
• Cebu Central Colleges, Cebu City (see University
of Cebu)
• Central Luzon State University, Neuva Ecija
• Central Philippines University, Iloilo City
• College of the Holy Spirit of Manila, Manila
• Divine Word University of Tacloban,
Tacloban City
• Far Eastern University, Manila
• Mapua Insitute of Technology, Manila
• Maryknoll College Foundation Inc (see Miriam
College)
• Mindanao State University, Marawi City (&
General Santos City)
• Miriam College, Quezon City (formerly
Maryknoll College Foundation Inc)
• Pamanasan ng Lungsod ng Manila,
(University of the City of Manila)
• Pamantasan ng Xavier (Xavier University),
Cagayan De Oro
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• Acedemia de Studii Economice, Bucuresti
(Academy of Economics, Bucharest)
• Academia de Teatru si Film, Bucuresti
(Academy of Theatre and Film)
• Conservatorul de Muzica din Iasi
(Conservatory of Music, Iasi [Jassy])
• Institutul Agronomic din Bucuresti (Institute
of Agriculture, Bucharest)
• Institutal Agronomic din Cluj-Napoca
(Institute of Agriculture, Cluj-Napoca)
• Institutal Agronomic din Iasi (Institute Of
Agriculture, Iasi)
• Institutal Agronomic din Timisoara (Institute
of Agriculture, Timisoara)
• Institutul de Arhitectura din Bucuresti
(Institute of Architecture, Bucharest)
• Institutul de Arte Plastice din Bucuresti
(Institute of Plastic Arts, Academia de
Bucharest)
• Institutul de Arte Plastice din Cluj-Napoca
(Institute of Plastic Arts, Cluj-Napoca)
• Institutul de Constructii din Bucuresti
(Building Institute, Bucharest)
• Institutul de Medicina si Farmacie, Bucuresti
(institute of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest)
• Institutul de Medicina si Farmacie, Cluj-
Napoca (Institute of Medicine and Pharmacy,
Cluj-Napoca)
• Institutul de Medicina si Farmacie, Iasi
(Institute of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi
[Jassy])
• Institutul de Medicina Timisoara (Institute of
medicine, Timisoara)
• The Institutul National de Chimie (National
Institute of Chemistry)
• Institutul de Petrol si Gaze, Ploesti (Institute
of Petroleum and Gas, Ploesti)
• Institutul Politehnic din Bucuresti (Technical
Institute of Bucharest)
• Institutul Politehnic din Cluj-Napoca
(Technical Institute of Cluj-Napoca)
• Institutul Politehnic din Iasi (Technical
Institute of Iasi [Jassy])
• Institutul Politehnic din Timisoara (Technical
Institute of Timisoara)
• Institutul de Teatru din Tirgu-Mures (Institute
of Dramatic Art, Tirgu Mures)
• Universitatea din Brasov (University of
Brasov)
• Universitatea din Bucuresti (University of
Bucharest)
• Universitatea din Cluj-Napoca (University of
Cluj-Napoca)
• Universitatea din Craiova (University of Craiova)
• Universitatea din Galati (University of Galati)
• Universitatea din Iasi (University of Iasi
[Jassy])
• Universitatea Tehnica, Oradea (Technical
University, Oradea)
• Universitatea din Timisoara (University of
Timosoara)
Russia
A Diplom ob okonchanii vysshego uchebnego zavedeniya – Diploma of Specialist with professional/specialist
title – requiring four or more years of university level study is assessed as occupying Level 7 of the Register
and will therefore qualify for 50 points.
A Masters Degree, Kandidat Nauk and a Doktor Nauk are assessed as occupying Level 9 or 10 of the Register
and will therefore qualify for 55 points, provided the holder of the qualification also obtained their undergraduate
(Bachelors) degree from an institution included on the List of Recognised Qualifications. If the Kandidat Nauk or
Doktor Nauk is not preceded by an undergraduate degree from an institution included on the List of Recognised
Qualifications, it is assessed as occupying Level 7 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50 points.
The above Russian qualifications must be awarded by a State Higher Educational Institution of Russia as
listed by the Russian Federation National Committee for Higher Education below. More information about
these institutions may be found on their web site at: http://www.informika.ru/eng/sprav1/index.html.
Universities of Scientific, Humanitarian, Economic and Medical Profile
• Adygeya State University
• Altai State University
• Bashkir State University
• Volgograd State University
• Voronezh State University
• Gorno-Altaisk State University
• Chechen State University
• Daghestan State University
• Far Eastern State University
• Ivanovo State University
• Irkutsk State University
• Kabardino-Balkaria State University
• Kaliningrad State University
• Kalmykian State University
• Kemerovo State University
• Krasnoyarsk State University
• Kuban State University
• Mari State University
• Mordovian State University
• Moscow State University
• Moscow State University of Geodesy and
Cartography
• Moscow State University of Forestry
• Nizhny Novgorod State University
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• Novgorod State University
• Novosibirsk State University
• Omsk State University
• Perm State University
• Petrozavodsk State University
• Rostov State University
• Samara State University
• Saint-Petersburg State University
• Saratov State University
• North-Ossetic State University
• Syktyvkar State University
• Tver State University
• Tomsk State University
• Tyumen State University
• Udmurt State University
• Ural State University
• Chelyabinsk State University
• Chuvash State University
• Yakut State University
• Yaroslavl State University
• Vladimir State Pedagogical Institute
• Volgograd State Pedagogical University
• International Pedagogical University
• Moscow State Pedagogical University
• Nizhny Novgorod State Pedagogical
University
• Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University
• Pomorsky International Pedagogical
University
• Russian State Pedagogical University
• Rostov-on-don State Pedagogical University
• Ryazan State Pedagogical University
• Institute of Asia and Africa by Moscow State
University
• Moscow State Linguistic University
• Russian State Humanitarian University
• The Russian People’s Friendship University
• Moscow Commercial University
• Saint-Petersburg University of Economics
and Finance
• Russia’s State Medical University
• Ryazan State Medical University
• Saratov State Medical University
• Siberian State Medical University
Universities of Technical and Agrarian Profile
• Kuzbass State Technical University
• Moscow State Aviation Technology University
• Moscow State University of Agricultural
Engineering
• Moscow State University of Mining
• Moscow State Open University
• Moscow State Civil Engineering University
• Moscow State Technical University after
Bauman
• Moscow State Technical University of Civil
Aviation
• Moscow State Technological University
‘Stankin’
• Moscow Technical University of
Communications and Informatics
• Moscow State University of Railway
Transport
• Nizhegorodsky State Technical University
• Novosibirsk State Technical University
• Novocherkassk State Technical University
• Omsk State Technical University
• Penza State Technical University
• Perm State Technical University
• Russian University of Chemistry and
Technology after D I Mendeleyev
• Samara State Aerospace University
• Samara State Technical University
• Saint-Petersburg State University of
Architecture and Civil Engineering
• Saint-Petersburg State Marine Technical
University
• Saint-Petersburg Water Transport University
• Saint-Petersburg State University of
Communication Lines
• Saint-Petersburg State University of
Telecommunications
• Saint-Petersburg State University of
Technology and Design
• Saint-Petersburg State Electrotechnical
University
• Saint-Petersburg State Technical University
• Saint-Petersburg Technological University of
Pulp and Paper Industry
• Saratov State Technical University
• Taganrog State Radio Engineering University
• Tambov State Technical University
• Tula State Technical University
• UFA State Aviation Technical University
• UFA State Oil Technical University
• Ural State Technical University
• Khabarovsk State Technical University
• Chelyabinsk State Technical University
• Altai State Agrarian University
• Bashkir State Agrarian University
• Voronezh State Agrarian University
• Gorsky State Agrarian University
• National State on Land Use Planning
• Far Eastern State Agrarian University
• Donskoy State Agrarian University
• Krasnoyarsk State Agricultural University
• Kuban State Agrarian University
• Novosibirsk State Agrarian University
• Saint-Petersburg State Agrarian University
• Chelyabinsk Agroengineering University
• Altai State Technical University
• Baltic State Technical University
• Volgograd State Technical University
• Voronezh State Technical University
• Far Eastern State Technical University
• Donskoi State University of Railway
Transport
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Higher Educational Institutions of Public Health
• Altai State Medical Institute
• Arkhangelsk State Medical Institute
• Donskoi State Technical University
• Ivanovo State Energetics University
• Kazan State Technological University
• Krasnoyarsk State Technical University
• Kuban State Technological University
Higher Educational Institutions of Law and International Relations
• International Juridical Institute of the Law
Academy
• Moscow State Law Institute
• Moscow State Institute of International
Relations
Pedagogical Institutes
• Abakan State Pedagogical Institute
• Arzamas State Pedagogical Institute
• Armavir State Pedagogical Institute
• Astrakhan State Pedagogical Institute
• Balashov State Pedagogical Institute
• Barnaul State Pedagogical Institute
• Bashkir State Pedagogical Institute
• Belgorod State Pedagogical Institute
• Birsk State Pedagogical Institute
• Birobidzhan State Pedagogical Institute
• Birsk State Pedagogical Institute
• Borisoglebsk State Pedagogical Institute
• Bryansk State Pedagogical Institute
• Buryat State Pedagogical Institute
• Volzhsky Engineering-Pedagogical Institute
• Vologda State Pedagogical Institute
• Voronezh State Pedagogical Institute
• Glazov State Pedagogical Institute
• Daghestan State Pedagogical Institute
• Yelabuga State Pedagogical Institute
• Yelets State Pedagogical Institute
• Irkutsk State Pedagogical Institute
• Irkutsk State Pedagogical Institute of Foreign
Languages
• Ishim State Pedagogical Institute
• Kazan State Pedagogical Institute
• Kaluga State Pedagogical Institute
• Kamchatka State Pedagogical Institute
• Karachayevo-Cherkessk State Pedagogical Institute
• Kirov State Pedagogical Institute
• Kolomna State Pedagogical Institute
• Komi State Pedagogical Institute
• Komsomolsk-on- Amur State Pedagogical Institute
• Kostroma State Pedagogical Institute
• Krasnoyarsk State Pedagogical Institute
• Kurgan State Pedagogical Institute
• Kursk State Pedagogical Institute
• Kyzyl State Pedagogical Institute
• Lipetsk State Pedagogical Institute
• Magnitogorsk State Pedagogical Institute
• Mari State Pedagogical Institute
• Michyurinsk State Pedagogical Institute
• Mordovian State Pedagogical Institute
• Moscow State Pedagogical Institute
• Murmansk State Pedagogical Institute
• Naberezhnye Chelny State Pedagogical
Institute
• Nizhny Novgorod State Pedagogical Institute
of Foreign Languages
• Nizhnevartovsk State Pedagogical Institute
• Nizhny Tagil State Pedagogical Institute
• Novokuznetsk State Pedagogical Institute
• Omsk State Pedagogical Institute
• Orenburg State Pedagogical Institute
• Orekhovo-Zuyevo State Pedagogical Institute
• Oryol State Pedagogical Institute
• Orsk State Pedagogical Institute
• Penza State Pedagogical Institute
• Perm State Pedagogical Institute
• Pskov State Pedagogical Institute
• Pyatigorsk State Pedagogical Institute of
Foreign Languages
• Samara State Pedagogical Institute
• Saratov State Pedagogical Institute
• Sverdlovsk Engineering Pedagogical Institute
• Smolensk State Pedagogical Institute
• Solikamsk State Pedagogical Institute
• Stavropol State Pedagogical Institute
• Sterlitamak State Pedagogical Institute
• Taganrog State Pedagogical Institute
• Tambov State Pedagogical Institute
• Tobolsk State Pedagogical Institute
• Tomsk State Pedagogical Institute
• Tula State Pedagogical Institute
• Ulyanovsk State Pedagogical Institute
• Urals State Pedagogical Institute
• Khabarovsk State Pedagogical Institute
• Chelyabinsk State Pedagogical Institute
• Cherepovets State Pedagogical Institute
• Checheno-Ingush State Pedagogical Institute
• Chuvash State Pedagogical Institute
• Shadrinsk State Pedagogical Institute
• Shuya State Pedagogical Institute
• Chita State Pedagogical Institute
• Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk State Pedagogical
Institute
• Yaroslavl State Pedagogical Institute
• Astrakhan State Medical Institute
• Bashkir State Medical Institute
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• Blagoveshchensk State Medical Institute
• Vladivostok State Medical Institute
• Volgograd State Medical Institute
• Voronezh State Medical Institute
• Daghestan State Medical Institute
• Ivanovo State Medical Institute
• Izhevsk State Medical Institute
• Irkutsk State Medical Institute
• Kazan State Medical Institute
• Kemerovo State Medical Institute
• Krasnoyarsk State Medical Institute
• Kuban State Medical Institute
• Kursk State Medical Institute
• Moscow Medical Academy
• Moscow Medical Institute of Stomatology
• Nizhny Novgorod State Medical Institute
• Novosibirsk State Medical Institute
• Omsk State Veterinary Institute
• Omsk State Medical Institute
• Orenburg State Medical Institute
• Perm State Medical Institute
• Perm Pharmacy Institute
• Pyatigorsk Pharmacy Institute
• Rostov State Medical Institute
• Saint-Petersburg State Medical Institute
• Saint-Petersburg Pediatrical Medical Institute
• Saint-Petersburg Sanitary and Hygienic
Medical Institute
• Saint-Petersburg Institute of Chemistry and
Pharmacy
• North-Ossetian State Medical Institute
• Smolensk State Medical Institute
• Stavropol State Medical Institute
• Tver State Medical Institute
• Tyumen State Medical Institute
• Urals State Medical Institute
• Khabarovsk State Medical Institute
• Khabarovsk State Pharmaceutical Institute
• Chelyabinsk State Medical Institute
• Chita State Medical Institute
• Yaroslavl State Medical Institute
Higher Educational Institutions of Physical Culture
• Velikoluzhsky State Institute of Physical
Culture
• Volgograd State Institute of Physical Culture
• Moscow Region State Institute of Physical
Culture
• Omsk State Institute of Physical Culture
• Saint-Petersburg State Institute of Physical
Culture
• Smolensk State Institute of Physical Culture
• Russian State Institute of Physical Culture
• Khabarovsk State Institute of Physical Culture
• Chelyabinsk State Institute of Physical
Culture
Higher Educational Institutions of Arts and Culture
• Eastern Siberian State Institute of Culture
• Russian Ballet Academy after A Ya Vaganova
• Academy of Slavonic Culture
• Altai State Institute of Culture
• Astrakhan State Conservatory
• Voronezh State Institute of Art
• All-Russia Academy of Painting, Sculpture
and Architecture
• All-Russian State Institute of Cinematography
• Theatrical School after M S Shchepkin under
Russia’s Academi Maly Theatre
• Higher theatrical School after B V Shchukin
• State Specialized Institute of Arts
• Far East State Institute of Art
• Yekaterinburg State Institute of Theatre
• Institute of Painting, Sculpture and
Architecture after I E Repin
• Kazan State Conservatoire
• Kazan State Institute of Arts and Culture
• Kemerovo State Institute of Culture
• Krasnodar State Academy of Culture
• Krasnoyarsk State Institute of Art
• Institute of Literature after A M Gorky
• Moscow State Conservatory
• Moscow State Academic Institute of Art after
V I Surikov
• Moscow State Institute of Culture
• Moscow State Institute of Choreography
• Moscow Institute of Art and Crafts after S G
Stroganov
• Nizhegorodskaya State Conservatory
• Novosibirsk State Conservatory
• Oryol State Institute of Culture
• Perm state Institute of Art and Culture
• Petrozavodsk State Conservatoire
• Russian Academy of Music after the Gnesins
• Russian Academy of Theatre Art
• Rostov State Conservatoire
• Samara State of Art and Culture
• Saint-Petersburg State Conservatory
• Saint-Petersburg State Academy of Theatre Art
• Saint-Petersburg College of Art and Crafts
• Saratov State Conservatoire
• North-Caucasian State Institute of Art
• Tambov State Institute of Culture
• Urals State Conservatory
• UFA State Institute of Art
• Khabarovsk State Institute of Arts and Culture
• Chelyabinsk State Institute of Art and Culture
• School-Studio (Institute) the Moscow Art
Theatre
• Yaroslavl State Theatre Institute
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Geological, Mining, Oil and Metallurgical Higher Educational
Institutions
• Moscow State Academy Geological
Prospecting
• Krasnoyarsk Non-ferrous Metals Institute
• Magnitogorsk Institute of Mining and
Metallurgy
• Moscow Evening Metallurgical Institute
• Moscow State Institute of Steel and Alloys
Higher Educational Institutions of Economics
• Volgo-Vyatsky Personnel Training Centre
• Volgograd Institute of Management
• All-Russian Extra-Mural Institute of Finance
and Economics
• Higher School of Economics
• State Academy of Management
• State Jewish Academy
• Dalnevostochny Personnel Training Centre
• Far-Eastern Commercial Institute
• Irkutsk State Economical Academy
• Kazan Finance and Economic Institute
• Krasnoyarsk Commercial Institute
• Moscow Boarding Institute for Disabled
Students
• Moscow International University of Business
and Information Technologies
• Novosibirsk Institute of National Economy
• Novosibirsk Institute of Social Rehabilitation
• Oryol Commercial Institute
• Russian Academy of Economics
• Russia State Social Institute
• Rostov-on-don State Economy Institute
• Samara Economic Institute
• Saint-Petersburg State Academy of
Engineering Economics
• Saint-Petersburg Trade-Economic Institute
• Saratov Economic Institute
• North-West Personnel Training Centre
• North-Caucasus Personnel Training Centre
• Siberian Personnel Training Centre
• Urals Institute of National Economy
• Urals Centre for Personnel Training
• Academy of Finances Under the Russian
Federation Government
• Khabarovsk Institute of National Economy
Polytechnical Higher Educational Institutions
• Bratsk Industrial Institute
• Norilsk Industrial Institute
• Tyumen Industrial Institute
• Ukhta Industrial Institute
• Cherepovets State Industrial Institute
• Moscow State Institute of Engineering and
Physics
• Moscow Physics and Technics Institute
• Blagoveshchensk Polytechnical Institute
• Vladimir Polytechnical Institute
• Vologda Polytechnical Institute
• Daghestan Polytechnical Institute
• Irkutsk Polytechnical Institute
• Kamsky Polytechnical Institute
• Kirov Polytechnical Institute
• Komsomolsk-on-Amur Polytechnical Institute
• Kursk Polytechnical Institute
• Lipetsk Polytechnical Institute
• Mari Polytechnical Institute
• Orenburg Polytechnical Institute
• Oryol State Polytechnical Institute
• North-West Extra-Mural Polytechnical
Institute
• Stavropol Polytechnical Institute
• Tver Polytechnical Institute
• Tolyatti Polytechnical Institute
• Ulyanovsk Polytechnical Institute
• Chita Polytechnical Institute
• Yaroslavl Polytechnical Institute
• Angarsk Technological Institute
• Bryansk Technological Institute
• Voronezh Technological Institute
• East Siberian Technological Institute
• Karachayevo-Cherkessk Technological
Institute
• Kovrov Technological Institute
• Kostroma Technological Institute
• Saint-Petersburg State Technological
Institute
• Siberian Technological Institute
• Saint-Petersburg State Mining Institute
• North-Caucasian Mining and Metallurgy
Institute
• Siberian Metallurgical Institute
• Urals State Academy of Mining and Geology
• State academy of Oil and Gas
• Grozny Oil Institute
Higher Educational Institutions of Energetics, Electrical Engineering,
Radio Engineering and Communications
• Obninsk Institute of Nuclear Power
Energetics
• Moscow Energetics Institute
• Moscow State Institute of Electronics and
Mathematics
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• Moscow State Institute of Electronics
(Technical University)
• Moscow State Institute of Radio Engineering,
Electronics and Automation
• Novosibirsk Electroengineering Institute of
Communication
• Povolzhye Institute of Informatics, Radio
Engineering and Communication
• Ryasan State Radioengineering Academy
Higher Educational Institutions of Machine-Building and Instrument
Making
• Bryansk Institute of Transport Machine-Building
• Izhevsk Institute of Mechanical Engineering
• Kurgan Machine Building Institute
• Moscow State Academy of Motor-Car and
Tractor Engineering
• Moscow State Academy of Printing Art
• Moscow State Academy of Chemical
Engineering
• Moscow Motor-Car Engineering Institute
(Vtuz-zil)
• Moscow Instrument Engineering Institute
• Rostov-on-don Automation and Machine
Building Technology Institute
• Rybinsk Aircraft Technological Institute
• Saint-Petersburg State Academy of Aerospace
Instrument Making
• Saint-Petersburg Institute of Cinema and
Television
• Saint-Petersburg Institute of Machine-Building
(Vtuz-lmz)
• Saint-Petersburg Institute of Fine Mechanics and
Optics
• Tomsk Academy Computer Based Management
Systems and Radioelectronics
Higher Educational Institutions of Chemical Technology
• Moscow National Academy of Fine Chemical Technology
Higher Educational Institutions of Forestry
• Arkhangelsk Institute of Forest Engineering
• Voronezh Institute of Forestry Engineering
• Saint-Petersburg Academy of Forestry Engineering
• Urals State Academy of Forestry Engineering
Higher Educational Institutions of Food Technology
• Astrakhan Technical Institute of Fishing Industry
and Economy
• Vologda Milk Institute
• Far-Eastern Technical Institute of Fishing Industry
and Economy
• Kaliningrad Technical Institute of Fishing Industry
and Economy
• Kemerovo Institute of Food Industry
• Moscow State University of Food Production
• Moscow state Academy of Applied Biotechnology
• Moscow State Extra-Mural Institute of Food
Industry
• Saint-Petersburg Technological Institute of
Refrigeration Engineering
Higher Educational Institutions of Textile, Light and Service Industries
• Moscow National Academy of Light Industry
• Moscow National Textile Academy
• Ivanovo Textile Institute
• Russian Extra-Mural Institute of Textile and Light
Industry
• Far-Eastern Technological Institute of Every-Day
Services
• State Academy of consumer Services
• Omsk Technological Institute of Consumer
Services
• Sochi Resort Business and Tourism Institute
• Shakhty Technological Institute of Consumer
Service
Higher Educational Institutions of Architecture and Civil Engineering
• Moscow Architectural Institute
• Novosibirsk Architectural Institute
• Rostov Institute of Architecture
• Nizhny Novgorod Academy of Architecture
and Civil Engineering
• Samara Institute of Architecture and Civil
Engineering
• Belgorod technological Institute of Building
Materials
• Urals Architecture and Art Institute
• Volgograd Civil Engineering Institute
• Voronezh State of Architecture and Civil
Engineering
• Ivanovo Institute of Civil Engineering
• Kazan Construction Engineering Institute
• Krasnoyarsk Civil Engineering Institute
• Moscow Institute of Municipal Economy and
Engineering
• Novosibirsk State Academy of Civil
Engineering
• Penza Civil Engineering Institute
• Rostov-on-don State Civil Engineering
Academy
• Tomsk State Academy of Architecture and
Civil Engineering
• Tyumen Civil Engineering Institute
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Higher Educational Institutions of Geodesy, Cartography and
Hydrometeorology
• Novosibirsk Engineering Institute of Geodesy, Aerial Photographic Surveying and Cartography
• Russian Hydrometeorological Institute
Higher Educational Institutions of Transport
• Civil Aviation Academy
• Baltic National Academy of Fishing Fleet
• Volga State Academy of Water Transport
• All-Russian Extra-Mural Institute of Railway
Transport Engineers
• State Maritime Academy
• Far Eastern State Academy of Railway
Transport
• Far East State Marine Academy
• Irkutsk Institute of Railway Transport
Engineers
• Moscow State Academy of Water Transport
• Moscow State Aircraft Engineering Institute
(Technical University)
• Moscow State Motor-Car and Road
Construction Institute (Technical University)
• Murmansk State Academy of Fishing Fleet
• Novorossiysk State Marine Academy
• Novosibirsk Water Transport engineering
Institute
• Omsk Railway Engineering Institute
• Petropavlovsk-Kamchatski Higher Engineering
Marine School
• Samara Engineering of Railway Transport
Institute
• Siberian Aerospace Academy
• Siberian State Academy of Railway Transport
• Siberian Motor-Cars and Motor-Ways Institute
• Ulyanovsk Aviation Higher College of Civil
Aviation
• Urals Electromechanical Institute for Railway
Transport Engineers
Higher Educational Institutions of Agriculture
• Azovo-Chernomorsk Institute of Agricultural
Mechanization
• Belgorod Agricultural Institute
• Bryansk Agricultural Institute
• Buryat Agricultural Institute
• Velikiye Luki Agricultural Institute
• Volgograd Agricultural Institute
• All-Russian Extra-Mural Agricultural Institute
• Daghestan Agricultural Institute
• Ivanovo Agricultural Institute
• Izhevsk Agricultural Institute
• Irkutsk Agricultural Institute
• Kabardino-Balkarsky Agrarian Institute
• Kazan Veterinary Institute
• Kazan Agricultural Institute
• Kirov Agricultural Institute
• Kostroma Agricultural Institute
• Kurgan Agricultural Institute
• Kursk Agricultural Institute
• Moscow Veterinary Ac ademy
• Moscow Institute of Land Reclamation
• Moscow Agricultural Academy
• Nizhegorodsky Agricultural Institute
• Novgorod Agricultural Institute
• Novocherkassk Institute of Reclamation
Engineering
• Omsk Agricultural Institute
• Orenburg Agricultural Institute
• Oryol Agricultural Institute
• Penza Agricultural Institute
• Perm Agricultural Institute
• Fruit and Vegetables Institute
• Primorski Agricultural Institute
• Ryazan Agricultural Institute
• Samara Agricultural Institute
• Saint-Petersburg Veterinary Institute
• Saratov State Zooveterinary Institute
• Saratov Institute Agricultural Mechanization
• Saratov Agricultural Institute
• Smolensk Agricultural Institute
• Stavropol Agricultural Institute
• Tver Agricultural Institute
• Troitsk Veterinary Institute
• Tyumen Agricultural Institute
• Ulyanovsk Agricultural Institute
• Ural Agricultural Institute
• Chuvash Agricultural Institute
• Yakutsk Agricultural Institute
• Yaroslavl Agricultural Institute
Non- State Higher Educational Institutions of Russia and other institutions not listed above require a
NZQA assessment for points allocation.
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Singapore
Bachelors degrees requiring 3 or more years of full time study from the following institutions are assessed as
occupying Level 7 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50 points.
Masters degrees and PhDs from the following institutions are assessed as occupying Level 9 or 10 of the
Register and will therefore qualify for 55 points, provided the holder of the qualification also obtained their
undergraduate (Bachelors) degree from an institution included on the List of Recognised Qualifications. If
the Masters degree is not preceded by an undergraduate degree from an institution included on the List of
Recognised Qualifications, it is assessed as occupying Level 7 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50
points.
Honours degrees from the following institutions are assessed as occupying Level 7 of the Register and will
therefore qualify for 50 points.
Graduate and post graduate diplomas require a NZQA assessment for points allocation.
• Nanyang Technological University (1991)
• Nanyang University (1968-1980)
• National University of Singapore (formerly Nanyang University of Singapore) (1980)
• University of Singapore (1949-1980)
South Africa
Bachelors degrees requiring 3 or more years of full time study from the following institutions are assessed as
occupying Level 7 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50 points.
Masters degrees and PhDs from the following institutions are assessed as occupying Level 9 or 10 of the
Register and will therefore qualify for 55 points, provided the holder of the qualification also obtained their
undergraduate (Bachelors) degree from an institution included on the List of Recognised Qualifications. If
the Masters degree is not preceded by an undergraduate degree from an institution included on the List of
Recognised Qualifications, it is assessed as occupying Level 7 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50
points.
Honours degrees from the following institutions are assessed as occupying Level 7 of the Register, and will
therefore qualify for 50 points.
Graduate and post graduate diplomas require a NZQA assessment for points allocation.
• Randse Afrikaanse Universiteit (Rand
Africaans University) (from 1968 onwards)
• Rhodes University
• University of Cape Town
• University of Natal
• Universiteit van Pretoria (University of Pretoria)
• Universiteit van Steelenbosch (University of
Stellenbosch)
• University of Witwatersrand
• Potchefstroomse Universiteit vir Christelike
Hoer Onderwys (Potchefstroom University
for Christian Higher Education) (from 1951
onwards)
• Universiteit van die Oranje-Vrystaat (University
of Orange Free State) (from 1949 onwards)
• University of Durban-Westville (from 1961 onwards)
• University of Port Elizabeth/ Universiteit van
Port Elizabeth (from 1964 onwards)
• Universiteit van Suid-Afrika/University of
South Africa
• Medical University of South Africa - MEDUNSA
(from 1976 onwards)
• University of Bophuthatswana (from 1979 onwards)
• University of Fort Hare (from 1970 onwards)
• University of the North (Universiteit van die
Norde) (from 1959 onwards)
• University of Transkei (from 1977 onwards)
• University of Venda (from 1982 onwards)
• University of the Western Cape/Universiteit van
Wes-Kaapland (from 1960 onwards)
• University of Zululand/Universiteit van
Zululand (from 1960 onwards)
• Vista University/Universiteit Vista
(Decentralised Campuses) (from 1982 onwards)
Technikons
A Master’s Diploma in Technology awarded by a Technikon listed below is assessed as occupying Level 7 of
the Register and will therefore qualify for 50 points.
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A Laureatus in Technology awarded by a Technikon listed below is assessed as occupying Level 7 of the
Register and will therefore qualify for 50 points.
• Kaapse Technikon/Cape Technikon, Cape Town
• Ciskei Technikon, Zwelitscha
• Technikon Mangosuthu, Jacobs (Satellite
Campus at Empangeni)
• Technikon Natal, Durban
• Technikon OVS/Technikon OFS, Bloemfontein
• Technikon Pretoria
• Peninsula Technikon/Skiereiland Technikon,
Bellville
• Port Elizabeth Technikon, Port Elizabeth
• Technikon RSA (Teletuition), Florida
• M. L. Sultan Technikon, Durban
• Setlogelo Technikon, Rosslyn
• Unitra Technikon, Butterworth
• Vaaldriehoekse Technikon/Vaal Triangle
Technikon, Vanderbijlpark
• Witwatersrand Technikon, Johannesburg
South Korea
Bachelors degrees requiring 4 or more years of full time study from the following institutions are assessed as
occupying Level 7 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50 points.
Masters degrees and PhDs from the following institutions are assessed as occupying Level 9 or 10 of the
Register and will therefore qualify for 55 points, provided the holder of the qualification also obtained their
undergraduate (Bachelors) degree from an institution included on the List of Recognised Qualifications. If
the Masters degree is not preceded by an undergraduate degree from an institution included on the List of
Recognised Qualifications it is assessed as occupying Level 7 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50
points.
Honours degrees from the following institutions are assessed as occupying Level 7 of the Register and will
therefore qualify for 50 points.
Graduate and post graduate diplomas require a NZQA assessment for points allocation.
• Ajou/A-ju University, Kyonggi-do
• Busan National University (see Pusan National
University)
• Catholic University/College, Seoul
• Chonbuk/Jeonbug National University, Chonbuk
• Chongju University, Chungbuk
• Chonnam National University, Kwangju
• Chosun University, Kwangju
• Chung Ang University, Seoul
• Chungbuk National University, Chungbuk
• Chungnam National University, Chungnam
• Dan Kook University, Seoul
• Dong-A University, Pusan
• Dongduck Women’s University, Seoul
• Dongeui University, Pusan
• Dongguk University, Seoul
• Ewha Women’s University, Seoul
• Gyeongsan/Kyongsang National University,
Kyongnam
• Hankuk/Hankook University of Foreign
Studies, Seoul
• Han Nam University, Taejon
• Hanyang University, Seoul
• Hong-Ik University, Seoul
• Inha University, Incheon
• Jeonbug National University (see Chonbuk
National University)
• Kangwon/Kangweon National University,
Kangwon-do
• Keimyung/Keimyong/Keimyang University,
Daegu/Taegu
• Kongju National University/College, Chungnam
• Konkuk University, Seoul
• Korea National University of Education,
Chungbuk
• Korea University, Seoul
• Kyongsang National University (see Gyeongsang
National University)
• Kyung Hee University, Seoul
• Kyungpook/Kyungbuk National University, Taegu
• National Fisheries University of Pusan/
Pukyong National University (from July 1996)
• Pohang Institute of Science and Technology,
Kyungbuk
• Pusan/Busan National University, Pusan
• San Ji University/College, Kangwon
• Seoul National University, Seoul
• Sogang University, Seoul
• Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul
• Soong Sil University, Seoul
• Sung Kyun Kwan University, Seoul
• Wonkwang University, Chonbuk
• Yeungnam/Yeongnam University, Kyungbuk
• Yonsei University, Seoul
Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka
Bachelors degrees requiring 3 or more years of full time study from the following institutions are assessed as
occupying Level 7 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50 points.
Masters degrees and PhDs from the following institutions are assessed as occupying Level 9 or 10 of the
Register and will therefore qualify for 55 points, provided the holder of the qualification also obtained their
undergraduate (Bachelors) degree from an institution included on the List of Recognised Qualifications. If
the Masters degree is not preceded by an undergraduate degree from an institution included on the List of
Recognised Qualifications, it is assessed as occupying Level 7 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50
points.
Honours degrees from the following institutions are assessed as occupying Level 7 of the Register and will
therefore qualify for 50 points.
Graduate and post graduate diplomas require a NZQA assessment for points allocation.
• Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka
(from 1982 onwards)
• University of Colombo (from 1979 onwards)
(previously University of Ceylon (1942),
University of Ceylon, Colombo (1968), Colombo
Campus of the University of Sri Lanka (1972))
• Eastern University (inaugurated 1986;
previously Batticaloa University, from 1981)
• University of Jaffna (established 1979; previously
established as the Jaffna Campus of the
University of Sri Lanka, 1974)
• University of Kelaniya (from 1979 formerly
the Vidyalankara University of Ceylon, from
1959; Vidyalankara Campus of the University
of Sri Lanka, 1972)
• University of Moratuwa (from 1978; formerly the
Ceylon College of Technology, from 1966;
Katubeda Campus of the University
of Sri Lanka 1972)
Switzerland
A Licence/Lizentiat or Diplome/Diplom requiring three or more years of university-level study, and a
Doctorat/Docktorat awarded as a first university degree are assessed as occupying Level 7 of the Register
and will therefore qualify for 50 points.
• Universitat Basle
• Universitat Bern
• Universite de Fribourg
• Universite de Geneve
• Universite de Lausanne
• Universite do Neuchatel
• Open University of Sri Lanka (from 1980 onwards)
• University of Peradeniya (from 1978; formerly
University of Ceylon, from 1942 incorporating
Ceylon Medical College (1870) and Ceylon
University College (1921); Peradeniya campus
of the University of Sri Lanka, 1972)
• University of Ruhuna (from 1984; formerly a
Campus of the University of Sri Lanka, 1978;
reconstituted as Ruhuna University College
1979)
• University of Sri Jayewardenepura (from
1978; previously the Vidyodaya University of
Ceylon, established 1959; Vidyodaya Campus
of the University of Sri Lanka 1972)
• Universitat Zurich
• Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
• Eidgenossische Technische Hochshule Zurich
• Hochschule St Gallen fur Wirtscharfts Rechtsund
Sozialwissenschaften
Taiwan
Bachelors degrees requiring 4 or more years of full time study from the following institutions are assessed as
occupying Level 7 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50 points.
Masters degrees and PhDs from the following institutions are assessed as occupying Level 9 or 10 of the Register
and will therefore qualify for 55 points, provided the holder of the qualification also obtained their undergraduate
(Bachelors) degree from an institution included on the List of Recognised Qualifications. If the Masters degree is
not preceded by an undergraduate degree from an institution included on the List of Recognised Qualifications, it
is assessed as occupying Level 7 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50 points.
Honours degrees from the following institutions are assessed as occupying Level 7 of the Register and will
therefore qualify for 50 points.
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Graduate and post graduate diplomas require a NZQA assessment for points allocation.
• Ming Chuan University (from 1997)
• National Central University, Taoyuan
• National Changhua University of Education,
Changhua (formerly National Taiwan College
of Education, Changhua which gained
university status in 1989)
• National Chengchi University, Taipei
• National Cheng Kung Univeristy, Tainan
• National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu
• National Chun Cheng University, Chiayi
• National Chung Hsing University, Taichung
(including National Chung Hsing University
College of Law and Commerce, Taipei)
• National Kaohsiung Normal University,
Kaohsiung (formerly National Kaohsiung
Teachers (Normal) College which gained
university status in 1989)
• National Open University, Taipei
• National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung
• National Taipei University of Technology
(from 1997)
• National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei
Thailand
Bachelors degrees requiring 4 or more years of full time study from the following institutions are assessed as
occupying Level 7 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50 points.
Masters degrees from the following institutions are assessed as occupying Level 9 or 10 of the Register and
will therefore qualify for 55 points, provided the holder of the qualification also obtained their undergraduate
(Bachelors) degree from an institution included on the List of Recognised Qualifications. If the Masters
degree is not preceded by an undergraduate degree from an institution included on the List of Recognised
Qualifications, it is assessed as occupying Level 7 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50 points.
• Asian Institute of Technology (postgraduate)
• Assumption University
• Bangkok University (aka Krungthep
University; until 1984 Bangkok College)
• Chulalongkorn University
• Chiang Mai University
• Kasetsart University
• Khon Kaen University
• King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology,
(Chaokuntaharn) Ladkrabang
• King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology,
North Bangkok
• National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung
(formerly National Taiwan College of Marine
Science and Technology which gained
university status in 1989)
• National Taiwan University, Taipei
• National Tsinghua University, Hsinchu
• National Yang Ming University, Taipei (formerly
National Yang Ming Medical College which
gained university status in 1994)
• Chinese Culture University, Taipei
• Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan
• Feng Chia University, Taichung
• Fu Jen Catholic University, Taipei
• Providence University, Taichung (formerly
Providence (Women’s) College of Arts and
Sciences which gained university status in
1989)
• Soochow University, Taipei
• Taitung University (from 1999)
• Tamkang University, Taipei
• Tunghai University, Taichung
• King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology,
Thonburi
• Maejo University
• Mahidol University
• National Institute of Development
Administration (postgraduate)
• Prince of Songkla University
• Silpakorn University
• Sri Nakharinwirot University
• Thammasat University
• (The) University of the Thai Chamber of
Commerce (from 1984)
United Kingdom
Bachelors degrees requiring 3 or more years of full time study from the following institutions are assessed as
occupying Level 7 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50 points.
Masters degrees (except Honorary degrees from the University of Cambridge, the University of Oxford and
Masters degrees which are a first degree from Scottish institutions) and PhDs from the following institutions
are assessed as occupying Level 9 or 10 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 55 points, provided the
holder of the qualification also obtained their undergraduate (Bachelors) degree from an institution included
on the List of Recognised Qualifications. If the Masters degree is not preceded by an undergraduate degree
from an institution included on the List of Recognised Qualifications, it is assessed as occupying Level 7 of
the Register and will therefore qualify for 50 points.
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Honours degrees from the following institutions are assessed as occupying Level 7 of the Register and will
therefore qualify for 50 points.
Graduate and post-graduate diplomas require a NZQA assessment for points allocation.
• Bath College of Higher Education
• Bolton Institute of Higher Education
• Brunel University (from 1966 onwards)
• City University (from 1966 onwards)
• Cheltenham and Gloucester College of
Higher Education
• Cranfield University (from 1993 onwards)
• Guildhall University, London (formerly City
of London Polytechnic) (from 1993 onwards)
• Heriot-Watt University (from 1966 onwards)
• Loughborough University (from 1966 onwards)
• Luton College of Higher Education
• Open University (from 1971 onwards)
• Queen Margaret College, Edinburgh
• Queen’s University of Belfast
• Royal College of Art (from 1967 onwards)
• University of Aberdeen
• Aston University
• University of Bath
• University of Birmingham
• University of Bradford
• University of Bristol
• University (College) of Buckingham
(from 1983 onwards)
• University of Cambridge
• University of Dundee (from 1967 onwards)
• University of Durham
• University of East Anglia (from 1964 onwards)
• University of Edinburgh
• University of Essex (from 1961 onwards)
• University of Exeter (from 1955 onwards)
• University of Glasgow
• University of Hull (from 1954 onwards)
• University of Keele (from 1962 onwards)
• University of Kent at Canterbury
(from 1965 onwards)
• University of Lancaster (from 1964 onwards)
• University of Leeds
• University of Leicester (from 1957 onwards)
• University of Liverpool
• University of London
• University of Manchester
• University of Newcastle upon Tyne
(from 1963 onwards)
• University of Nottingham
• University of Oxford
• University of Reading
• University of St Andrews
• University of Salford (from 1967 onwards)
• University of Sheffield
• University of Southhampton (from 1952 onwards)
• University of Stirling (from 1967 onwards)
• University of Strathclyde (from 1964 onwards)
• University of Surrey (from 1966 onwards)
• University of Sussex (from 1961 onwards)
• University of Ulster (from 1984 onwards)
• University of Wales
• University of Warwick (from 1965 onwards)
• University of York (from 1963 onwards)
• Victoria University of Manchester
• University of Manchester Institute of Science
and Technology (from 1994 onwards)
• West Surrey College of Art and Design
• Council of National Academic Awards
(1964 - 1992)
• Anglia Polytechnic University (formerly
Anglia Polytechnic) (from 1966 onwards)
• Bournemouth University (formerly
Bournemouth Polytechnic) (from 1992
onwards)
• Coventry University (formerly Coventry
Polytechnic) (from 1992 onwards)
• De Montfort University (formerly Leicester
Polytechnic) (from 1992 onwards)
• Glasgow Caledonian University
(from 1993 onwards)
• Kingston University (formerly Kingston
Polytechnic) (from 1992 onwards)
• University of Abertay Dundee (from 1994
onwards)
• Leeds Metropolitan University (formerly Leeds
Polytechnic) (from 1992 onwards)
• Liverpool John Moores University (formerly
Liverpool Polytechnic) (from 1992 onwards)
• Luton University (from 1993 onwards)
(formerly known as Luton College of Higher
education)
• Manchester Metropolitan University
(formerly Manchester Polytechnic)
(from 1992 onwards)
• Middlesex University (formerly Middlesex
Polytechnic) (from 1992 onwards)
• Napier University (formerly Napier Polytechnic
of Edinburgh)
(from 1992 onwards)
• Nottingham Trent University (from 1992
onwards)
• Oxford Brookes University (from 1992 onwards)
• Robert Gordon University (formerly Robert
Gordon Institute of Technology)
(from 1992 onwards)
• Sheffield Hallam University (formerly Sheffield
City Polytechnic) (from 1992 onwards)
• South Bank University (formerly South Bank
Polytechnic) (from 1992 onwards)
• Staffordshire University (formerly Staffordshire
Polytechnic) (from 1992 onwards)
• Thames Valley University (formerly Polytechnic of
West London) (from 1992 onwards)
• University of Brighton (formerly Brighton
Polytechnic) (from 1992 onwards)
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• University of Central England in Birmingham
(formerly Birmingham Polytechnic)
(from 1992 onwards)
• University of Central Lancashire (formerly
Lancashire Polytechnic) (from 1992 onwards)
• University of Derby (formerly Derbyshire
College of Higher Education)
(from 1993 onwards)
• University of East London (formerly Polytechnic
of East London) (from 1992 onwards)
• University of Glamorgan (formerly Polytechnic
of Wales)
• University of Greenwich (formerly Thames
Polytechnic) (from 1992 onwards)
• University of Hertfordshire (formerly Hatfield
Polytechnic) (from 1992 onwards)
• University of Huddersfield (formerly Polytechnic
of Huddersfield) (from 1992 onwards)
• University of Lincolnshire and Humberside
(formerly University of Humberside)
(from 1992 onwards)
• University of North London (formerly
Polytechnic of North London)
• University of Northumbria at Newcastle
(formerly Newcastle Polytechnic)
(from 1992 onwards)
• University of Paisley (formerly Paisley College
of Technology) (from 1992 onwards)
• University of Plymouth (formerly Polytechnic
South West) (from 1992 onwards)
• University of Portsmouth (formerly Portsmouth
Polytechnic) (from 1992 onwards)
• University of Sunderland (formerly Sunderland
Polytechnic) (from 1992 onwards)
• University of Teesside (formerly Teesside
Polytechnic) (from 1992 onwards)
• University of the West of England at Bristol
(formerly Bristol Polytechnic)
(from 1992 onwards)
• University of Westminster (formerly Polytechnic
of Central London) (from 1992 onwards)
• University of Wolverhampton (formerly
Wolverhampton Polytechnic)
(from 1992 onwards)
Social Work Qualifications
The Certificate in Social Work (CQSW), the Certificate in Social Service (CSS) or the replacement Diploma
in Social Work (DipSW) awarded by the Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work
(CCETSW), London, are assessed as occupying Level 5 and will qualify for 50 points.
Trade Qualifications
The City and Guilds Part One and Part Two Certificates named below, together with evidence of a
completed apprenticeship registered with a recognised industry body, are assessed as occupying Level 4 of the
Register and will therefore qualify for 50 points.
Note: Visa and immigration officers must ensure that the Part Two Certificate is a full qualification (usually
three components). Individual components of the Part Two qualification may be separately certificated. Most
full Part Two certificates require completion of three components.
Other Trade qualifications not listed below require assessment by the NZQA.
• Aeronautical Engineering Craft Studies
• Agricultural Mechanics
• Bakery
• Brickwork
• Carpentry and Joinery
• Cooking for the Catering Industry
• Electronics Servicing
• Electrical Installation Work
• Engineering Craft Studies
• Fabrication and Welding Engineering Craft
Studies
• Furniture Craft Studies
• Gas fitting
• Hairdressing
• Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
• Instrument Fitting
• Machine Woodworking
• Masonry
• Mechanical Engineering Craft Studies
• Mechanical Engineering Maintenance
• Motor Vehicle Craft Studies
• Motor Vehicle Craft Studies (Light Vehicles,
Heavy Vehicles, Vehicle Electricians, Fuel
Injection Equipment Mechanics)
• Painting and Decorating
• Plumbing
• Printing
• Radio, Television and Electronics
• Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning
• Sheet Metal and Thin Plate Craft Studies
• Structural and Thick Plate Craft Studies
• Yacht and Boat Building Craft Studies
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The following Higher National Certificates and/or Higher National Diplomas awarded by BTEC are
assessed as occupying Level 5 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50 points.
• Agriculture
• Business
• Computing
• Design (Higher National Diploma only)
• Engineering
• Hotel, Catering and Institutional Management (Higher National Diploma only)
• Public Administration
United States of America
Bachelors degrees requiring 3 or more years of full time study from degree granting institutions accredited by
the following listed bodies are assessed as occupying Level 7 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50
points.
Masters degrees and PhDs from degree granting institutions accredited by the following listed bodies are
assessed as occupying Level 9 or 10 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 55 points, provided the
holder of the qualification also obtained their undergraduate (Bachelors) degree from an accredited degree
granting institution. If the Masters degree is not preceded by an undergraduate degree from a degree
granting institution accredited by the following listed bodies, or an institution included on the List of
Recognised Qualifications, it is assessed as occupying Level 7 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50
points.
Honours degrees from degree granting institutions accredited by the following listed bodies are assessed as
occupying Level 7 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50 points.
MSA Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges
NASC The Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges
NCA North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
NEASC-CIHE New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc./Commission on
Institutions of Higher Education
NEASC-CTCI New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc./Commission on
Technical and Career Institutions
SACS-CC Southern Association of Colleges and Schools/Commission on Colleges
SACS-COEI Southern Association of Colleges and Schools/Commission on
Occupational Education Institutions
WASC-Sr Western Association of Schools and Colleges/Accrediting Commission
for Senior Colleges and Universities
Zimbabwe
Bachelors degrees requiring 3 or more years of full time study from the following institutions are assessed as
occupying Level 7 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50 points.
Masters degrees and PhDs from the following institutions are assessed as occupying Level 9 or 10 of the
Register and will therefore qualify for 55 points, provided the holder of the qualification also obtained their
undergraduate (Bachelors) degree from an institution included on the List of Recognised Qualifications. If
the Masters degree is not preceded by an undergraduate degree from an institution included on the List of
Recognised Qualifications it is assessed as occupying Level 7 of the Register and will therefore qualify for 50
points.
Honours degrees from the following institutions are assessed as occupying Level 7 of the Register and will
therefore qualify for 50 points.
Graduate and postgraduate diplomas require a NZQA assessment for points allocation.
• University College of Rhodesia and Naysaland
• University of Rhodesia
• University of Zimbabwe
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Aviation Qualifications
Airline Pilot Transport Licenses from the following listed countries are assessed as occupying Level 6 of the
Register and will therefore qualify for 50 points.
• Australia
• Canada
• Fiji
• India
• Israel
• Malaysia
• New Zealand
• People’s Republic of China
• Russia
• Singapore
• South Africa
• South Korea
• Sri Lanka
• Ukraine
• United Kingdom
• United States America
Marine Qualifications
Masters and Mates Qualifications
Certificate of Competency as a Second Mate of Foreign-going ship, or as a First Mate of Foreign-going ship,
or as a Master of Foreign-going ship, from a country listed below is assessed as occupying Level 6 of the
Register and will therefore qualify for 50 points.
Applicants who wish to claim points for a Certificate of Competency from a country that is not listed, should
obtain a Qualification Assessment Report from NZQA.
• Australia
• Canada
• Fiji
• India
• Malaysia
• New Zealand
• People’s Republic of China
• Russia
• Singapore
• South Africa
• South Korea
• Sri Lanka
• Ukraine
• United Kingdom
• United States of America
Marine Engineering Qualifications
Certificates of Competency as a Marine Engineer from the following listed countries are assessed as follows:
Certificate of Competency as a Marine Engineer Class 3
A Certificate of Competency as a Marine Engineer Class 3 is assessed as occupying Level 5 of the Register
and will therefore qualify for 50 points.
Certificate of Competency as a Marine Engineer Class 2 and 1
The Certificates of Competency Class 2 and 1 are assessed as occupying Level 5 or 6 of the Register and will
therefore qualify for 50 points.
• Australia
• Canada
• Fiji
• India
• Malaysia
• New Zealand
• People’s Republic of China
• Russia
• Singapore
• South Africa
• South Korea
• Sri Lanka
• Ukraine
• United Kingdom
• United States of America
Other Marine Qualifications
Applicants who wish to claim points for a marine qualification that is not listed should obtain a Qualifications
Assessment Report from the NZQA.
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