Monash University is a public university based in Melbourne, Australia. It is Australia's largest university with about 55,000 students. It is a member of the prestigious "Group of Eight", a group composed of some of the most research-intensive universities in Australia.
The University has a total of eight campuses: six in Victoria, Australia (Clayton, Caulfield, Berwick, Peninsula, Parkville and Gippsland), one in Malaysia and one in South Africa. The university also has a centre in Prato, Italy.
Rankings of Monash University: The Times Higher Education Supplement (THES) ranked Monash University as the top 43rd university among the world's top 200 universities for 2007.It is one of only three post World War II universities in the world's top 50.
With 11 universities in Victoria, Monash attracts 33% of the top 5% of students from Victorian schools. For the past two years, it has been the most popular university among Victorian university applicants.
It won over $50 million in National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) grants in 2007. Monash researchers also dominate the NHMRC Awards, winning a quarter of all prizes in 2007. It is home to the Monash Science Technology Research and Innovation Precinct (STRIP), the Australian Stem Cell Centre, 100 research centres and 17 co-operative research centres.
Campus: Clayton campus is the largest of the Monash campuses, covering an area over 1.1 km². Clayton is the flagship campus for Monash, demanding higher ENTERS scores than all the other campuses, with the exception of Parkville. Clayton is home to the faculties of Arts, Business & Economics, Education, Engineering, IT, Law, Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences and Science.
Howitt Hall is the tallest Monash residential building, standing 12 stories high, with a good view of the other halls and the university. Howitt Hall is the third oldest hall, and was opened in September 1966. The hall is named after Alfred Howitt, a scholar and prominent figure in early Gippsland.
Farrer Hall is divided into two buildings, Commons and Lords, with an annex to Commons called Chastity which is located above the common room. The Hall has more focus on floors, with kitchens, laundries and common rooms shared across them.
Richardson Hall (Richo) is the newest of the Halls of Residence at Monash University. Richardson is home to 190 residents. Richardson 'has' been known as the 'International hall' to residents of other halls, due to the high incidence of international students residing in Richardson.
Deakin Hall was the first residence hall established at Monash University in Australia, in September, 1962. The residence hall was named after Alfred Deakin, Prime Minister from 1903-1910 and father of the Australian Constitution.
Roberts Hall is named after Tom Roberts, an Australian artist who was affectionately known as 'the bulldog'. The mascot of Roberts Hall is a bulldog in recognition of this.
The South East Flats is located at the south-eastern corner of the university's Clayton campus. It is made up of two block of flats/blocks of flats, and the flat sizes range from 2 bedrooms to 5 bedrooms. There are 30 flats in total, designed to accommodate 130 students.
Caulfield Campus is Monash University's second largest campus. Its multifaceted nature is reflected in the range of programs it offers through the faculties of Arts, Art & Design, Business & Economics, Information Technology and Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. A major building program has been announced, to expand teaching facilities, provide student accommodation and redevelop the shopping centre.
Other Australian Campuses:
Berwick campus
Gippsland campus
Parkville campus
Peninsula campus
Monash College
Monash University English Language Centre
As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Monash University, Monash University English Language Centre (MUELC) is an educational organization providing students with an alternative pathway to Monash College and Monash University courses.
The University of Sydney is the oldest university in Australia, established in Sydney in 1850. It is a member of Australia's "Group of Eight" Australian universities that are highly ranked in terms of their research performance. In 2007, the University had 45,182 students and 3,018 (full-time equivalent) academic staff making it the second largest in Australia.
Rankings of the University: The University of Sydney has been ranked amongst the top 40 universities in the world by various sources. The UK’s Times Higher Education Supplement World University Rankings published in October 2006 ranked the University fifth best in the world for the Arts and Humanities, nineteenth for the social sciences and twentieth for biomedicine. The University as a whole was ranked 37th in the world in 2008 in that same publication's league table, ranking second among Australian universities. In the Newsweek global 100 for 2006, the University of Sydney (together with the Australian National University) was one of two Australian universities placed in the top 50 in the world.
In the most recent THES worldwide rankings of universities released in November 2008, the University was ranked 37th overall, gaining its position as the second highest ranked Australian university behind ANU (16th).
Alumni: Throughout its history, University of Sydney alumni have made significant contributions to Australia and beyond. Australian leaders who have graduated from the University include two Governors-General, five Prime Ministers, four Chief Justices of the High Court of Australia, and 20 other Justices of the High Court. One graduate, Dr H.V. Evatt, served as President of the United Nations General Assembly.
Sydney has produced three Nobel laureates and numerous renowned scientists. A number of notable artists, writers, and entertainers have also graduated from the University.
Facilities and Services: The University of Sydney Library consists of numerous individual libraries across its many campuses. Fisher Library was named after an early benefactor. The University library is the largest in the southern hemisphere, with a collection of more than 5.25 million items. It possesses many rare items such as one of the two extant copies of the Gospel of Barnabas, and a first edition of Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica by Sir Isaac Newton.
Museums and Galleries: Nicholson Museum of Antiquities contains the largest and most prestigious collection of antiquities in Australia, featuring ancient artefacts from Egypt, the Middle East, Greece, Rome, Cyprus and Mesopotamia, collected by the University over many years and added to by recent archaeological expeditions.
The Macleay Museum is named after Alexander Macleay, whose collection of insects begun in the late eighteenth century was the basis upon which the museum was founded. It has developed into an extraordinary collection of natural history specimens, ethnographic artifacts, scientific instruments and historic photographs.
The University Art Collection was founded in the 1860s and contains more than 2,500 pieces, constantly growing through donation, bequests, and acquisition. It is housed in several different places, including the Sir Hermann Black Gallery and the War Memorial Art Gallery.
The Rare Books Library is a part of the Fisher Library and holds 185,000 books and manuscripts which are rare, valuable or fragile, including eighty medieval manuscripts, works by Galileo, Halley and Copernicus and an extensive collection of Australiana. The copy of the Gospel of Barnabas, and a first edition of Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica by Sir Isaac Newton are held here. Regular exhibitions of rare books are held in the exhibition room.
Student Organizations: Student Representatives: Politically and academically, undergraduate students are represented by the Students Representative Council (SRC) and postgraduate students by the Sydney University Postgraduate Representative Association (SUPRA).
University of Sydney Union: It is the oldest and largest university union in Australia that provides a range of activities, programs, services and facilities geared at giving students the university experience. This involves delivering a huge Clubs and Societies program, a varied entertainment program, student opportunities, a range of catering and retail services plus buildings and recreational spaces for the University community and its students, staff and visitors.
Sydney University Sport: Formerly known as the Sydney University Sports Union and Sydney University Woman's Sports Association, Sydney University Sport is one of Australia's largest tertiary sporting bodies. It currently manages and administers 42 sport and recreation clubs, organizes sporting and recreation events, and offers student and non-student members a comprehensive range of sporting facilities.
The University of Bedfordshire is a modern university based in Luton and Bedford. The university was founded as the Modern School in the 1890s and later in 1993 it acquired the university status and the university name is preferred and announced during 2005-06. The University continues to stand for high quality teaching, outstanding student support and excellent personal, career and professional development.
Reputation: Bedfordshire was ranked 84th of 113 British universities in The Times Good University Guide league table, released in August 2007 and 95 out of 150 institutions in The Guardian's rankings. The Guardian's league tables are compiled mainly on the basis of teaching data (staff/student ratio, job prospects, inclusiveness), and the Times's also include data on research ratings and the percentage of students who complete a degree.
The Sunday Times awarded the University of Luton the title of Best New University in 2004 (prior to the purchase of the Bedford campus and rebranding).
The Guardian's national league tables for 2008 rates the University of Bedfordshire third in the country for Media-related courses with a score of 96.90 out of 100 and 13th for Sport. However the same rankings list the university as 106 out of 110 in Computer Science and IT.
The Nursing and Midwifery programmes have been ranked fourth in the country. The QAA conducted a thorough institutional audit of the University as a whole in 2005 (prior to the merger of the University), this resulted in the audit team’s questioning of the academic standards of its awards and its lack of confidence in the universities quality standards. However, since the audit was taken in 2005 the QAA has been provided with information that indicates that appropriate action has been taken by the University in response to the findings of this report. As a result the audit was signed off in July 2007.
Since the QAA audit, The University of Bedfordshire has been short-listed for the Times Higher Education Supplement's University of the Year 2007.
University Campuses: The University has three main campuses: Luton (in the town centre), Putteridge Bury (on the outskirts of Luton), and Bedford (on Polhill Avenue). There is also teaching for nursing and midwifery degrees at Butterfield Park and in on-site education centres at the Stoke Mandeville and Wycombe General hospitals.
2012 Olympics: The Bedford Campus of the University has been selected as an official training site for the London 2012 Olympics. The campus is hoping to attract a major national team to train there for the event.
The University of Bristol is one of the top 10 universities of UK, located in Bristol, England. It received its Royal Charter in 1909, although its predecessor institution, University College, Bristol, had been in existence since 1876. It is one of the original "red brick" universities. It receives more applications per place than any other British University. The University has an annual turnover of £260m and is the largest independent employer in Bristol.
The University is a member of the Russell Group, European-wide Coimbra Group and the Worldwide Universities Network. The most recent Research Assessment Exercise gave 15 departments a 5* rating. Bristol has around 23,000 students and is one of two universities in Bristol, the other being the more recently established University of the West of England. The University has gained press attention for its high private school intake and the 2003 dispute over its admissions system.
Academic Reputation: According to the League tables generally, University of Bristol is among the top ten universities of UK. The Times Higher Education Supplement ranked Bristol as the top 64th university in the world for 2006 and 37th for 2007. Another international ranking, the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Academic Ranking of World Universities, placed Bristol 62nd globally in 2007. According to data published in The Telegraph Bristol has the third-highest percentage of 'good honours' of any UK university, behind Oxford and Cambridge.
In addition, the following courses offered by University of Bristol, managed to reach top 5 in the Times ranking(2008): Computer Science(3rd), Electrical and Electronic Engineering(3rd), Civil Engineering(5th), Biological Sciences(3rd), Mathematics(3rd), Psychology(4th).
In addition, Bristol is particularly strong in the field of social sciences, particularly in Economics, Finance and Management, and was recently rated 4th in the 2008 Guardian University Guide for Business and Management Studies.
The University's School of Law is also one of its strongest subject areas. Immediately following Oxbridge, Bristol offers some of the best legal educations in the country alongside University College London, London School of Economics and Political Science, King's College London, Durham University and Warwick University.
Students Union and Student Life: The University has a Students' Union, the University of Bristol Union, which claims to have the largest Students' Union building in the country. From this location, the student radio station BURST (Bristol University Radio Station) broadcasts and the student paper Epigram publishes. In terms of student life, the Union is responsible for the organization of the annual freshers' fair, the coordination of Bristol Student Community Action, which organizes volunteering projects in the local community, and the organization of entertainment events and student societies. In distinction to the 'blues' awarded for sporting excellence at Oxford and Cambridge, Bristol's outstanding athletes are awarded 'reds'.
Degrees: Bristol awards a range of academic degrees spanning bachelor's and master's degrees as well as junior doctorates and higher doctorates. The postnominal awarded are the degree abbreviations used commonly among British universities. The University is part of the Engineering Doctorate scheme, and awards the Eng. D. in systems engineering, engineering management, aerospace engineering and non-destructive evaluation.
Rice University, also known as William Marsh Rice University is located in Houston, Texas, USA. This private university is established in the year 1912 as the William Marsh Rice Institute for the Advancement of Letters, Science and Arts. There are eight schools in the Rice University offering 40 undergraduate degree programs, 51 masters programs, and 29 doctoral programs. Every year the university enrolls over 3000 undergraduate, around 900 postgraduate, and more than 1250 doctoral students, awarding 1448 degree programs.
The university employs 611 full-time faculty and 396 part-time or adjunct faculty members in 2007. Rice has a very high level of research activity and had $77.2 million in sponsored research funding in 2007. Rice is noted for its applied science programs in the fields of nanotechnology, artificial heart research, structural chemical analysis, and space science. Rice was elected to the Association of American Universities in 1985.
Rice University maintains a diverse community at all levels and to bridge the gaps whenever necessary and disband the fortifications if indispensable. In view of this fortitude, the university has established the Office of Multicultural Community Relations in the year 1988 to develop the liaisons between the Rice and the minority communities relating to the university. Multicultural Community Relations extends Rice''''s wealth of enrichment opportunities to everyone in the Houston community through coordination with local multicultural groups. These groups comprise current students, alumni, and neighborhood and city associations.
University Accreditation's: Rice University is consistently ranked as one of the nation’s best teaching and research universities. That’s not surprising, since it shares much in common with the nation’s other top universities, including applicants. Rice applications overlap with Ivy League schools and other schools such as MIT, Stanford, and Duke because students know that Rice offers:
The highest quality, including a rigorous, outstanding education that leads to a highly respected degree and boundless post college prospects.
The resources and opportunities for meaningful undergraduate research. Rice is a member of the Association of American Universities, which includes the 62 top research institutions in North America. And its endowment per student is fifth among American universities.
Outstanding faculty and facilities across academic fields, from science and engineering to the humanities and social sciences to architecture, business, and music.
A national and international student body, with students from all 50 states and 82 countries.
A vast range of things to explore, from study abroad to research, and an endless list of extracurricular activities.
A Difference in Focus - Undergraduate Education:
Faculty members and fellow students who truly care about undergraduate education.
Faculty who teach most courses and are accessible in labs, offices, and residences.
Opportunities for undergraduate research and interdisciplinary work.
A Difference in Scale - Personal Teaching and Learning:
3,000 undergraduates, half the size of Harvard, Stanford, and others
Undergraduate student–to–faculty ratio of 5:1
Median class size of 15
A Difference in Living - the Oxford-Inspired Residential College System:
Nine undergraduate residential complexes with living quarters, dining halls, and study and meeting rooms
Random assignment to ensure cross section of Rice’s diversity and permanent affiliation to ensure connection and continuity
A home for complete living - from dining to parties to intramural to plays—and for networking with college masters, faculty, staff, and alumni associates.
The State University of New York at Buffalo, commonly known as University at Buffalo (UB) is a public research university, established in the year 1846 as a private medical school to train the doctors for the communities of Buffalo.
The university has multiple campuses located in Buffalo and Amherst, New York, USA. UB offers 84 bachelors, 184 masters and 78 doctoral degrees, and it is the largest of the four comprehensive university centers within the State University of New York (SUNY) system. From its inception until 1962, the private school was known as the University of Buffalo. Once it became a state university, the name was changed, but many Alumni still refer to it by the former name.
University of Buffalo was elected to the Association of American Universities in 1989. UB's alumni and faculty have produced a President of the United States, astronauts, Nobel laureates, Pulitzer Prize winners, and other notable individuals in their fields. The University houses the largest state-operated medical school and features the only state law school, architecture and urban planning school, and pharmacy school in the state of New York.
University Campuses: The University at Buffalo is the state’s largest and most comprehensive public university and is spread across three campuses:
North Campus,
South Campus,
Downtown Campus, and
Teaching hospitals
Elegant Cultures of the University: The first season of the MTV show Fraternity Life and the second season of Sorority Life were filmed at UB. Also, the NBC show Jesse starring Christina Applegate took place in Buffalo, and external shots for the show were filmed at South Campus.
University Conveniences:
Libraries: In all the three campuses there totally nine libraries, amplified with more than 3.6 millions of books, volumes through wide-range of digital resources such as, electronic journals, databases and also world’s largest collection of James Joyce manuscripts and artifacts.
University Nomenclature: Ever since, the evolution of the State University of New York at Buffalo formed in 1998, there are three names considered for the university. In addition to that there is another fourth name acceptable for reference to athletic programs:
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York - This is the full name, used by the university for formal communications to national audiences.
University at Buffalo - This is the less formal name, used within the university, and with many outside groups that are familiar with the University at Buffalo.
UB – It is the acronym for the term University of Buffalo, which is the preferred casual term to refer to school.
Buffalo - It is the standard name for the athletic department of the university.
Entry Requirements: As an international student, you have to reveal your English proficiency skills with either of the following standardized tests with indicated minimum test scores. Many programs require taking either or the combination of standardized admission tests such as, GRE, GMAT, TOEFL, IELTS varying depending on the chosen program. Every student has to meet the entry requirements of the university, as per the following indications:
Minimum English Proficiency(University Level)
TOEFL (iBT) – 79
IELTS (with no subsection score below 6.0) - 6.5
For certain study programs, university accepts Conditional Admission based on slightly lower scores, but Conditional Admissions are not valid for many programs.
The University of New South Wales, also known as UNSW is a university situated in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The University was founded in 1949. Today it is recognized as one of Australia’s leading teaching and research institutions, and has developed a strong reputation in a various fields.
The University is a member of Australia's "Group of Eight" lobby group, and is also a founding member of Universities 21, an international network of leading research-intensive universities.
Campus: The main UNSW campus is situated in Kensington, Sydney. Two of the University's faculties are situated elsewhere. The College of Fine Arts, is located in the inner suburb of Paddington. The Australian Defence Force Academy is situated in Canberra. The University also has additional campuses and field stations at Randwick, Coogee, Botany, Little Bay, Dee Why, Cowan, Manly Vale and Fowler's Gap.
The main UNSW campus is divided geographically into two areas: upper campus and lower campus. These two are separated mainly by an elevation rise between the quadrangle and the Scientia building. It takes roughly fifteen minutes to walk from one extreme to the other.
The University has recently set up a high-grade Analytical Centre, which will co-locate major research activities for the Faculties of Science, Medicine and Engineering. It will be used to study the structure and composition of biological, chemical and physical materials.
Students and Organizations: UNSW currently has approximately 40,000 students studying in 600 undergraduate and postgraduate academic programs. Over 5,000 full-time staff works in its 76 schools, 69 research centers, 6 institutes, 4 teaching hospitals, 8 residential colleges and many administrative departments.
University of New South Wales Alumni:
Initiation of development of Sydney’s Darling Harbour Precinct by Gavan McDonell.
Contribution to cricket by broadcasting on ABC Radio, Channel Nine and Foxsports by Geoff Lawson.
Rejection Bill of Rights for Australia by Bob Carr, his involvement in Orange Grove affair triggering Independent Commission Against Corruption investigation.
Bra Boys documentary by Macario De Souza.
Major discoveries of Australian dinosaur fossils; The Future Eaters - The controversial bestseller (and ABC documentary series) covered the impact of humans on the natural environment in Australia and New Zealand with a recommendation that ideally, Australia's population should be as few as 6 million; controversial suggestion that sulphur be pumped into the atmosphere in order to cause the Earth to cool by Tim Flannery.
First Indigenous Australian judge Bob Bellear.
Nimbin Aquarius Festival by Graeme Dunstan.
Influential paper "Countering Global Insurgency" - a new strategic approach to the global "War on Terrorism". “Iraq Invasion Was F*cking Stupid” David Kilcullen said.
One of mathematical theorys on small world phenomenon associated with a frase "six degrees of separation" by Duncan J. Watts.
Contributions to legal issues affecting Aboriginal Australians by controversial magistrate, a former head of the New South Wales Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs, first Aboriginal barrister - Pat O'Shane.
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