List of New Zealand

Immigration Service
Recognised Qualifications Te Ratonga Manene

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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

Recognised List
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
 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 • Universidad Nacional de La Plata
• Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina • Universidad Nacional del Litoral
Santa María de los Buenos Airies • Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata
• Universidad de Argentina de la Empresa • Universidad Nacional del Nordeste
• Universidad Argentina John F. Kennedy • Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto
• Universidad de Belgrano • Universidad Nacional de Rosario
• Universidad de Buenos Aires • Universidad Nacional de Salta
• Universidad Católica de Córdoba • Universidad Nacional de San Juan
• Universidad Católica de la Plata • Universidad Nacional de San Luis
• Universidad Católica de Salta • Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Estero
• Universidad Juan Agustín Maza • Universidad Nacional del Sur
• Universidad de la Marina Mercante • Universidad Nacional de Tucumán
• Universidad de Mendoza • Universidad Notarial Argentina
• Universidad de Morón • Universidad Nacional del Salvador
• Universidad Nacional de Catamarca • Universidad de San Andres/St Andrews
• Universidad Nacional de Córdoba University
• Universidad Nacional de Cuyo • Universidad Tecnológica Nacional

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 • University of New England

• Australian Catholic University • University of Newcastle
• Australian Defence Force Academy • University of New South Wales
• Australian National University • University of Notre Dame Australia
• University of Ballarat • Northern Territory University
• Bond University • University of Queensland
• University of Canberra • Queensland University of Technology
• Central Queensland University • Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
• Charles Sturt University • University of South Australia
• Curtin University of Technology • University of Southern Queensland
• Deakin University • Southern Cross University
• Edith Cowan University • University of Sydney
• Flinders University of South Australia • Swinburne University of Technology
• Griffith University • University of Tasmania
• James Cook University of North Queensland • University of Technology Sydney
• La Trobe University • Victoria University of Technology
• Macquarie University • University of Western Australia
• University of Melbourne • University of Western Sydney
• Monash University • University of Wollongong
• Murdoch University

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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 • Hong Kong Polytechnic University (formerly
• City University of Hong Kong (formerly Hong Kong Polytechnic)
City Polytechnic of Hong Kong) • Hong Kong University of Science and
• Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts Technology
• Hong Kong Baptist University (formerly • Lingnan University
Hong Kong Baptist College) • 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
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• 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
• 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 • Jaipur
• Bangalore • Lucknow
• Bhopal • Madras
• Bhubaneswar • Mumbai
• Calcutta • New Delhi
• Chandigarh • Srinagar
• Goa • Trivandrum
• 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.
• Universitas Airlangga/UNAIR, Surabaya • Universitas Sebelas Maret/UNS (University
• Universitas Andalas/UNAND, Padang of 11 March), Surakarta
• Universitas Bengkulu/UNIB, Bengkulu • Universitas Sriwijaya/UNSRI, Palembang
• Universitas Brawijaya/UNIBRAW, Malang • Universitas Sumatera Utara/USU
• Universitas Cenderawasih/UNCEN, Jayapura (University of North Sumatra), Medan
• Universitas Diponegoro/UNDIP, Semarang • Universitas Syiah Kuala/UNSYIAH, Banda Aceh
• Universitas Gadjah Mada/UGM, Yogyakarta • Universitas Tadulako/UNTAD, Palu
• Universitas Haluoleo/UNHALU, Kendari • Universitas Tanjungpura/UNTAN, Pontianak
• Universitas Hasanuddin/UNHAS, Ujung Pandang • Universitas Terbuka/UT (Open University),
• Universitas Indonesia/UI, Jakarta Pusat Ciputat, Tangerang
• Universitas Jambi/UNJAM, Jambi • Universitas Udayana/UNUD, Denpasar, Bali
• Universitas Jember/UNEJ, Jember • Institut Pertanian Bogor/IPB (Bogor
Agricultural University), Bogor
• Universitas Jenderal Soedirman/UNSOED,
Purwokerto • Institut Seni Indonesia Yogyakarta/ISI Yogyakarta
(Indonesian Institute of Arts, Yogyakarta;
• Universitas Lambung Mangkurat/UNLAM,
university status 1984) Yogyakarta
Banjarmasin
• Institut Teknologi Bandung/ITB (Bandung
• Universitas Lampung/UNILA, Bandar Lampung
Institute of Technology), Bandung
• Universitas Mataram/UNRAM, Mataram
• Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember/ITS
• Universitas Mulawarman/UNMUL, Samarinda (Tenth of November Institute of Technology -
• Universitas Nusa Cendana/UNDANA, Kupang formerly Institut Teknologi Surabaya), Surabaya
• Universitas Padjadjaran/UNPAD, Bandung • Sekolah Tinggi Seni Indonesia Denpasar/STSI
• Univeritas Palangkaraya/UNPAR, Palangka Raya Denpasar (Indonesian Advanced School of
• Universitas Pattimura/UNPATTI, Ambon Arts, Denpasar) Denpasar
• Universitas Riau/UNRI, Pekanbaru • Sekolah Tinggi Seni Indonesia Surakarta/STSI
• Universitas Sam Ratulangi/UNSRAT, Manado Surakarta (Indonesisan Advanced School of
Arts, Surakarta) Surakarta

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 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.

• Amir Kabir University of Technology formerly • Sharif University of Technology/Sharif

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
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}

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 • University of Dublin
• National University of Ireland • University of Limerick

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)
GROUP “B”
• Achiva College, Beer Tuvia (affiliated with
Ben Gurion University of the Negev)
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• 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)
• 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 • Joetsu University of Education
• Akita University • Kagawa Medical School
• Aoyama Gakuin University • Kagawa University
• Asahikawa Medical College • Kagoshima University
• Chiba University • Kanazawa University
• Chuo University • Kansai University
• Dokkyo University • Keio University
• Doshisha University • Kitami Institute of Technology
• Ehime University • Kobe University (Kobe Daigaku)
• Fukui Medical School • Kobe University of Mercantile Marine
• Fukui University • Kochi Medical School
• Fukuoka University of Education • Kochi University
• Fukushima University • Kumamoto University
• Gakushuin University • Kwansei Gakuin University
• Gifu University • Kyoto Institute of Technology
• Graduate University for Advanced Studies • Kyoto University
• Gunma University • Kyoto University of Education
• Hamamatsu University School of Medicine • Kyushu Institute of Design
• Hirosaki University • Kyushu Institute of Technology
• Hiroshima University • Kyushu University
• Hitotsubashi University • Medical College of Oita (Oita Medical College)
• Hokkaido University • Meiji University
• Hokkaido University of Education • Mie University
• Hosei University • Miyagi University of Education
• Hyogo University of (Teacher) Education • Miyazaki Medical College
• Ibaraki University • Miyazaki University
• International Christian University • Muroran Institute of Technology
• Iwate University • Nagaoka University of Technology
• Japan Advanced Institute of Science and (Technological University of Niigata)
Technology, Hokuriku • Nagasaki University
• Japan Women’s University
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 • Nagoya Institute of Technology • Technological University of Niigata
• Nagoya University (Nagoaka University of Technology)
• Nanzan University • Tohoku University
• Nara University/College of Education • Tokyo Gakugei University
• Nara Women’s University • Tokyo Institute of Technology
• Naruto University of (Teacher) Education • Tokyo Medical and Dental University
• National Institute of Fitness and Sports • Tokyo National University of Fine Art(s) and
(in Kanoya) Music
• Niigata University • Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
• Obihiro University of Agriculture and • Tokyo University of Education (see Universtiy
Veterinary Medicine of Tsukuba)
• Ochanomizu (Women’s) University • Tokyo University of Fisheries
• Oita Medical College (Medical College of • Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Oita) • Tokyo University of Mercantile Marine
• Oita University • Tottori University (aka University of Tottori)
• Okayama University • Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University
• Osaka Kyoiku University • Toyama University
(University of Education) • Toyohashi University of Technology
• Osaka University of Foreign Studies • Tsuda College
• Otaru University of Commerce • University of Electro-Communications
• Rikkyo University (aka St Paul’s University) • University of Library and Information Science
• Ritsumeikan University • University of Ryukyus
• Saga Medical School/College • University of Tokushima
• Saga University • University of Tokyo
• Saitama University • University of Tottori (Tottori University)
• Seinan Gakuin University • University of Tsukuba (1949-73 - Tokyo
• Shiga University University of Education)
• Shiga University of Medical Science • University of Wakayama
• Shimane Medical University • Utsunomiya University
• Shimane University • Waseda University
• Shinshu University • Yamagata University
• Shizuoka University (Shizuoka Daigaku) • Yamaguchi University
• Sophia University • Yamanashi Medical College/University
• St Paul’s University (see Rikkyo 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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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 • Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht
• Katholieke Universiteit Brabant • Technische Universiteit Delft
• Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen • Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
• Landbouwuniversiteit Wageningen • Universiteit van Amsterdam
• Rijksuniversiteit Groningen • Universiteit voor Bedrijfskunde, Nijenrode
• Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden • Universiteit Twente
• Rijksuniversiteit Limburg • Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam

New Zealand
New Zealand qualifications are assessed as set out in the following table:

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.

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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 • Philippines School of Business Administration
• Ateneo de Davao University, Davao City • Phlippines Normal College, Manila
• Ateneo de Naga College, Naga City • Saint Louis University, Baguio City
• Ateneo de Zamboanga College, Zamboanga City • Saint Paul College of Manila, Manila
• Cebu Central Colleges, Cebu City (see University • Saint Scholastica’s College, Manila
of Cebu) • Saint Theresa’s College, Cebu City
• Central Luzon State University, Neuva Ecija • San Beda College, Manila
• Central Philippines University, Iloilo City • Silliman University, Dumaguete City, Negros
• College of the Holy Spirit of Manila, Manila Oriental
• Divine Word University of Tacloban, • University of Cebu (formerly Cebu Central
Tacloban City Colleges)
• Far Eastern University, Manila • University of the City of Manila, (Pamanasan ng
• Mapua Insitute of Technology, Manila Lungsod ng Manila)
• Maryknoll College Foundation Inc (see Miriam • University of the East, Manila
College) • University of the Philippines in the Visayas (Iloilo
• Mindanao State University, Marawi City (& City)
General Santos City) • University of San Agustin, Iloilo City
• Miriam College, Quezon City (formerly • University of San Carlos, Cebu City
Maryknoll College Foundation Inc) • University of San Jose-Recoletos, Cebu City
• Pamanasan ng Lungsod ng Manila, • Visayas State College of Agriculture, Leyte
(University of the City of Manila) Xavier University (Pamantasan ng Xavier),
• Pamantasan ng Xavier (Xavier University), Cagayan De Oro
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 • Academia de Muzica din Cluj (Academy Of
Bucharest Academy of Music) Music, Cluj-Napoca)

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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 • Kaliningrad State University
• Altai State University • Kalmykian State University
• Bashkir State University • Kemerovo State University
• Volgograd State University • Krasnoyarsk State University
• Voronezh State University • Kuban State University
• Gorno-Altaisk State University • Mari State University
• Chechen State University • Mordovian State University
• Daghestan State University • Moscow State University
• Far Eastern State University • Moscow State University of Geodesy and
• Ivanovo State University Cartography
• Irkutsk State University • Moscow State University of Forestry
• Kabardino-Balkaria State University • 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
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
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• 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
• 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
• Donskoi State Technical University
• Ivanovo State Energetics University
• Kazan State Technological University
Higher Educational Institutions of Law and International Relations
• International Juridical Institute of the Law
Academy
• Moscow State Law Institute
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
Higher Educational Institutions of Public Health
• Altai State Medical Institute
• Arkhangelsk State Medical Institute
• Krasnoyarsk State Technical University
• Kuban State Technological University
• Moscow State Institute of International
Relations
• 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
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
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
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• 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
• 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
• 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
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
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
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 Energetics, Electrical Engineering,
Radio Engineering and Communications
• Obninsk Institute of Nuclear Power
Energetics
• Moscow Energetics Institute
• 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
• 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
• 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
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
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
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
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
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
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• Povolzhye Institute of Informatics, Radio
Engineering and Communication
• Ryasan State Radioengineering Academy
• 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
• Saint-Petersburg Academy of Forestry Engineering
• Urals State Academy of Forestry Engineering
• 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
• State Academy of consumer Services
• Omsk Technological Institute of Consumer
Services
• Sochi Resort Business and Tourism Institute
• Shakhty Technological Institute of Consumer
Service
• 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
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
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
Non- State Higher Educational Institutions of Russia and other institutions not listed above require a
NZQA assessment for points allocation.
• 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
• 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
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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 • Universiteit van Suid-Afrika/University of

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)
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 • Kangwon/Kangweon National University,
• Busan National University (see Pusan National Kangwon-do
University) • Keimyung/Keimyong/Keimyang University,
• Catholic University/College, Seoul Daegu/Taegu
• Chonbuk/Jeonbug National University, Chonbuk • Kongju National University/College, Chungnam
• Chongju University, Chungbuk • Konkuk University, Seoul
• Chonnam National University, Kwangju • Korea National University of Education,
• Chosun University, Kwangju Chungbuk
• Chung Ang University, Seoul • Korea University, Seoul
• Chungbuk National University, Chungbuk • Kyongsang National University (see Gyeongsang
• Chungnam National University, Chungnam National University)
• Dan Kook University, Seoul • Kyung Hee University, Seoul
• Dong-A University, Pusan • Kyungpook/Kyungbuk National University, Taegu
• Dongduck Women’s University, Seoul • National Fisheries University of Pusan/
• Dongeui University, Pusan Pukyong National University (from July 1996)
• Dongguk University, Seoul • Pohang Institute of Science and Technology,
Kyungbuk
• Ewha Women’s University, Seoul
• Pusan/Busan National University, Pusan
• Gyeongsan/Kyongsang National University,
Kyongnam • San Ji University/College, Kangwon
• Hankuk/Hankook University of Foreign • Seoul National University, Seoul
Studies, Seoul • Sogang University, Seoul
• Han Nam University, Taejon • Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul
• Hanyang University, Seoul • Soong Sil University, Seoul
• Hong-Ik University, Seoul • Sung Kyun Kwan University, Seoul
• Inha University, Incheon • Wonkwang University, Chonbuk
• Jeonbug National University (see Chonbuk • Yeungnam/Yeongnam University, Kyungbuk
National University) • Yonsei University, Seoul

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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)
• 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)

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 Zurich
• Universitat Bern • Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
• Universite de Fribourg • Eidgenossische Technische Hochshule Zurich
• Universite de Geneve • Hochschule St Gallen fur Wirtscharfts Rechts-
• Universite de Lausanne und Sozialwissenschaften
• Universite do Neuchatel

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
• 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

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) • King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology,

• Assumption University Thonburi
• Bangkok University (aka Krungthep • Maejo University
University; until 1984 Bangkok College) • Mahidol University
• Chulalongkorn University • National Institute of Development
• Chiang Mai University Administration (postgraduate)
• Kasetsart University • Prince of Songkla University
• Khon Kaen University • Silpakorn University
• King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology, • Sri Nakharinwirot University
(Chaokuntaharn) Ladkrabang • Thammasat University
• King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology, • (The) University of the Thai Chamber of
North Bangkok 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)
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• 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)
• 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 • Machine Woodworking

• Agricultural Mechanics • Masonry
• Bakery • Mechanical Engineering Craft Studies
• Brickwork • Mechanical Engineering Maintenance
• Carpentry and Joinery • Motor Vehicle Craft Studies
• Cooking for the Catering Industry • Motor Vehicle Craft Studies (Light Vehicles,
• Electronics Servicing Heavy Vehicles, Vehicle Electricians, Fuel
• Electrical Installation Work Injection Equipment Mechanics)
• Engineering Craft Studies • Painting and Decorating
• Fabrication and Welding Engineering Craft • Plumbing
Studies • Printing
• Furniture Craft Studies • Radio, Television and Electronics
• Gas fitting • Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning
• Hairdressing • Sheet Metal and Thin Plate Craft Studies
• Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning • Structural and Thick Plate Craft Studies
• Instrument Fitting • 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 • Russia
• Canada • Singapore
• Fiji • South Africa
• India • South Korea
• Israel • Sri Lanka
• Malaysia • Ukraine
• New Zealand • United Kingdom
• People’s Republic of China • 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 • Singapore
• Canada • South Africa
• Fiji • South Korea
• India • Sri Lanka
• Malaysia • Ukraine
• New Zealand • United Kingdom
• People’s Republic of China • United States of America
• Russia

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 • Singapore
• Canada • South Africa
• Fiji • South Korea
• India • Sri Lanka
• Malaysia • Ukraine
• New Zealand • United Kingdom
• People’s Republic of China • United States of America
• Russia

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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the right choice

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