The Faculty of Commerce and Administration prides itself as a leader in the provision of business related studies.
The Victoria Management School and the Schools of Accounting & Commercial Law, Marketing & International Business, Economics & Finance and Information Management have established a number of specialised research units. These include the:
The University has also formed a research partnership with the New Zealand Institute for the Study of Competition and Regulation. The Centre conducts empirical and conceptual research on competition and regulatory issues. Its central area of expertise is Economics but other subjects, such as Law, are important to many of its projects. Its research is widely available and it also conducts seminars on its research that is of direct relevance to companies and individuals as well as to policy-making government bodies.