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The 2022 QS World University rankings confirm that Otago is New Zealand's leading university in sport-related teaching and research. Otago's rank of 15th makes it the only New Zealand university in the top 30 and it also has a 5-star rating. The 15th place global ranking makes SPESES the top-ranked department, across all divisions, at any New Zealand university.
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