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Established in 1853, the
University of
Melbourne is a public-spirited institution that makes
distinctive contributions to society in research, teaching and
knowledge transfer.
The University’s strong international reputation is underpinned
by excellence in teaching and learning, and its status as
Australia's highest-ranked research University with over 100
research centres and institutes. Its ongoing pursuit of new
teaching methodologies keeps it at the forefront of higher
education. The University offers comprehensive academic programs
that can be tailored to accommodate talents and goals,
encouraging students to explore broad intellectual, social,
political and historical contexts both in and outside the
classroom.
In 2008 a new curriculum known as the Melbourne Model will
strengthen the University's position as a leading educational
institution. The aim is to take the best and brightest students
and give them a profound education that challenges them and
gives them skills to be successful professionals, valuable
citizens and important contributors to their communities.
Talented people from all over the world come to visit, study and
work at the University of Melbourne. At last count, the
University's student community of 44 000 included more than 9800
international students from over 100 countries. It is located in
Australia’s most highly concentrated precinct of medical
research institutes, hospitals and private-sector
knowledge-based industries, including Bio21, one of Australia’s
most sophisticated medical research and biotechnological
initiatives. With a fine network of research libraries, which
provide access to a wealth of electronic databases and more than
three million books in over 20 languages.
Consistently ranked among the leading universities in the world,
with international peers placing it in the top 20 worldwide, and
employers placing it amongst the top 10, its alumni network
spans 100 countries with more than 210,000 members.
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