Founded in 1869, the University of Otago is New Zealand's oldest university. Otago is also New Zealand's top-ranked university for research (PBRF Quality Evaluation, 2006)and is ranked in the top 100 universities in the world in the discipline areas of Life Sciences and Biomedicine and Arts and Humanities (THE/QS World University Rankings 2009). Otago's outstanding academic reputation and strong research culture attract highly talented students from all over New Zealand and overseas. Otago graduates achieve high approval ratings in employer surveys and pursue successful careers worldwide. Otago has extensive research and student exchange linkages with leading universities in Asia, Europe and the Americas.