1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:03,360 Speaker 1: The University of rankings are out and congratulations to Auckland 2 00:00:03,360 --> 00:00:04,960 Speaker 1: because it's in the top one hundred. This is the 3 00:00:05,040 --> 00:00:08,800 Speaker 1: QS World Ranking World University Rankings. There are fifteen hundred 4 00:00:08,840 --> 00:00:11,120 Speaker 1: in there. Auckland is sixty five. Otago was one hundred 5 00:00:11,119 --> 00:00:14,040 Speaker 1: and ninety seven, aut bottom of the pack four ten. 6 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:16,560 Speaker 1: It's still not bad, though, is it. Chris Wheeland is 7 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:20,079 Speaker 1: the CEO of University's New Zealand. I Chris, Hi, how's 8 00:00:20,079 --> 00:00:21,439 Speaker 1: it going very well? Thank you? 9 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:22,840 Speaker 2: Do you reckon? 10 00:00:22,880 --> 00:00:24,920 Speaker 1: People make decisions based on these rankings? 11 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:30,560 Speaker 2: Look? They do? They are surprisingly important. They basically came 12 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:35,080 Speaker 2: into existence probably fifteen twenty years ago as a great 13 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:41,159 Speaker 2: way of newspapers selling copy by coming up with rankings regimes, 14 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:42,880 Speaker 2: and they've taken on a whole life of their own. 15 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:45,479 Speaker 2: So now they're one of the few signals to students 16 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:49,280 Speaker 2: and even academic staff about where to look to study 17 00:00:49,400 --> 00:00:49,920 Speaker 2: or to work. 18 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:52,920 Speaker 1: I mean, how much do you reckon? It plays a 19 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 1: role though, because when I was packing whether to go 20 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:57,240 Speaker 1: to university or I just went to Auckland because I 21 00:00:57,280 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 1: lived in Auckland and it was by far and away 22 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 1: the simplest thing to do. Do you think people do 23 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:04,160 Speaker 1: actually do people decide based on where they are, where 24 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 1: their location is if they want to go down to 25 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:09,160 Speaker 1: Otago and get absolutely ratted every weekend? How much of 26 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 1: the ranking factors in? 27 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:16,040 Speaker 2: Then? For international students, we know that about eighty two 28 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 2: eighty three percent consider rankings and for seventeen percent it's 29 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:21,200 Speaker 2: one of their top factors. 30 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:23,319 Speaker 1: Well, okay, what about locally. 31 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:27,080 Speaker 2: Locally less of a factor, far more likely to go 32 00:01:27,160 --> 00:01:30,600 Speaker 2: to your local university, or go with your friends going, 33 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:34,800 Speaker 2: or go to study that thing that's only available over there. 34 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:38,679 Speaker 1: Yeah, or your speciality like medicine. Obviously, Hey, I feel 35 00:01:38,680 --> 00:01:40,880 Speaker 1: like sixty five is pretty good for our population? Or 36 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:42,360 Speaker 1: am I being a little too rosy here? 37 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:46,679 Speaker 2: Look, it's good. Given the funding that we have per 38 00:01:46,720 --> 00:01:50,520 Speaker 2: student is less than half of, say, the equivalent in 39 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 2: the US, and well below countries like Australia or the UK, 40 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:56,640 Speaker 2: we do incredibly well. 41 00:01:56,880 --> 00:01:59,160 Speaker 1: Okay, I'm very pleased to hear that, Chris. Thanks so much, 42 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 1: Chris Whelan, University's New Zealand CEO. 43 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:05,240 Speaker 2: For more from Hither Duplessy Allen Drive, listen live to 44 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:08,360 Speaker 2: news Talks it B from four pm weekdays, or follow 45 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:10,120 Speaker 2: the podcast on iHeartRadio.