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University of Adelaide, Australia Since its establishment in 1874 the University of Adelaide has been amongst Australia's leading universities. Its contribution to the wealth and wellbeing of South Australia and Australia as a whole - across all fields of endeavour - has been enormous. Adelaide has a fine tradition of exemplary scholarship and ground-breaking research, and its unique relationship with industry and other organisations ensures that research expertise is translated into tangible benefits for the global community. Adelaide's research is at the leading edge of knowledge, with research earnings consistently the highest per capita of any university in Australia. Analysis of the impact of publications and citations shows that the University of Adelaide is ranked in the top 1% in the world in 11 research fields.
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of Auckland, New Zealand The University of Auckland is New Zealand's pre-eminent research-led University. Established in 1883, it has grown into an international centre of learning and academic excellence and is New Zealand's largest university. The University is New Zealand's top-ranked tertiary institution based on research quality. The Performance-Based Research Fund review, released in 2004 by the Tertiary Education Commission, concluded that: "On virtually any measure, The University of Auckland is the country's leading research university. Not only did it achieve the highest quality score of any TEO [tertiary education organisation], but it also has by far the largest share of A-rated researchers in the country.”
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University of Melbourne, Australia
Over the years, the University of Melbourne has established itself as one of the finest in Australia, if not the world. This is achieved by progressive management, realistic visions for the future and strategic collaborations. A leading Australian research institution, the University of Melbourne has produced leaders in many fields over the last 150 years.
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University of Newcastle, Australia The University of Newcastle, established in 1965, has a student population of just over 20,000. The University is an exceptional achiever in research with an international reputation for expertise in innovative approaches to teaching and learning. With campuses in both the Central Coast and Hunter regions of NSW, the University serve a community of around a million people.
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University of New South Wales, Australia The University of New South Wales (UNSW) is one of Australia's leading international research universities. UNSW provide a unique mix of disciplines, innovative multidisciplinary research programs, and an outstanding learning experience to their students. UNSW commitment to continual quality improvement is expressed clearly in the UNSW Strategic Plan. UNSW demonstrate this commitment through a range of initiatives in their Faculties and Divisions, and through the strategic support and projects of the Division of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education and Quality Improvement) and the Quality System Development Group.
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of Otago, New Zealand The University of Otago, founded in 1869 by an ordinance of the Otago Provincial Council, is New Zealand's oldest university. The new University was given 100,000 acres of pastoral land as an endowment and authorised to grant degrees in Arts, Medicine, Law and Music. The Christchurch and Wellington Schools of Medicine & Health Sciences are both key elements of the University of Otago's Health Sciences activities, providing clinical teaching for undergraduate medical students as well as conducting thriving research and postgraduate teaching programmes.
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of Queensland, Australia The University of Queensland is one of Australia's premier learning and research institutions. It is the largest and oldest university in Queensland and has produced generations of graduates who have gone on to become leaders in all areas of society and industry. The University is a founding member of the national Group of Eight, an alliance of research-strong "sandstone" universities committed to ensuring that Australia has higher education institutions which are genuinely world class. It belongs also to the global Universitas 21 alliance. This group aims to enhance the quality of university outcomes through international benchmarking and a joint venture e-learning project with The Thomson Corporation. Queensland remains the most successful Australian university in winning and being shortlisted for Australian Awards for University Teaching since they were established in 1997. On a variety of measures it is one of the top three or four research universities in the country and this success was underlined last year when it celebrated its 5000th PhD graduation. Queensland also is building a cluster of international-quality research centres and institutes that will keep it at the frontiers of emerging research fields, particularly the biosciences.
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University
of Sydney, Australia The University of Sydney is Australia's first University. Boasting 150 years of history and superb sandstone architecture, the University of Sydney is regularly ranked as one of Australia's and the world's great universities. The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Sydney is also Australia's first. Part of the University's Faculties of Health which includes, Dentistry, Health Sciences, Nursing and Midwifery and Pharmacy, the University of Sydney offers the largest and most comprehensive grouping of health and medical education research in the Asia Pacific region. Respected as not only a provider of quality teaching but also as the leading research faculty, the Faculty attracts over $200 million in competitive research funding from state, national and international bodies. Covering 19 disciplines and with over 40 specialist research units, the Faculty of Medicine is conducting cutting-edge education and research in the full spectrum of health and medical knowledge from the medical sciences through to clinical medicine, public health, health service delivery and medical education. The University of Sydney is also an outstanding service provider and makes a major contribution to the health of the population through the delivery of clinical care in the more than 40 teaching hospitals associated with the Faculty. All this makes the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Sydney an outstanding environment in which to undertake study and research.
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University
of Tasmania, Australia Founded in 1890, the University of Tasmania is one of the oldest universities in Australia. It is highly regarded internationally as a teaching and research institution and, because it is the only university in the state of Tasmania, it offers a wide range of Bachelor, Masters and PhD programs as well as English Language and Foundation Studies programmes. The University has a total student population of more than 16,000 students. It has two campuses, in Hobart and Launceston, as well as a study centre situated in Burnie, on the state’s north-west coast. The medical program at the University of Tasmania has been consistently rated as the best of the six-year programs in Australia in terms of student satisfaction and teaching quality (The Australian Good Universities Guide). It is a small medical School with a total intake of only 75 students each year, which includes approximately 18 international students. Students are treated as individuals, not as anonymous numbers in a large class, and they have plenty of opportunities to interact with teachers, including senior hospital staff.
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University
of Western Australia, Australia Established in 1911, University of Western Australia is Western Australia's premier university and one of Australia’s most prestigious educational institutions. The University owes its foundation to the determined efforts of Sir John Winthrop Hackett, the University’s first chancellor and main benefactor, who worked tirelessly for the establishment of a university of quality and prestige in Western Australia.
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