Group of Eight (Australian universities)

Group of Eight

Data
Established	1999
Members	8
Continent	Australia
Country	Australia
University Type	Public
Student Enrolment	260,000
Other Names	Go8

The Group of Eight (Go8) is a lobby group for eight Australian tertiary institutions which are the leading universities in Australia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A public university is a University that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government as opposed to private universities. Tertiary education, also referred to as third stage third level and' post-secondary education', is the educational level following the completion of a school providing A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. It was established informally as a network of vice-chancellors in 1994 and was formally incorporated in 1999. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The group is seen as Australia's version of the Ivy League, consisting of the most prestigious and wealthy universities in the country. The Ivy League is an Athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States.

All members of the group except ANU, UNSW and Monash are known as "sandstone universities", and all of their primary campuses are based in the six largest Australian capital cities. The Australian National University, commonly abbreviated to ANU, is a public Research university situated in Canberra, Australia. The University of New South Wales, also known as UNSW or colloquially as New South, is a University situated in Kensington, a suburb in Monash University is a Public university based in Melbourne, Australia. In Australia, the Sandstone Universities are an informally-defined group comprising the country's oldest tertiary education institutions

The group, in arguing for prioritisation of research funding and in lobbying for increased funding for the largest and most popular campuses, sometimes finds itself at odds with smaller, regional and rural universities.

Members

Member Universities
University	Location	Founded	Homepage
University of Adelaide	Adelaide, SA	1874	Website
Australian National University	Canberra, ACT	1946	Website
University of Melbourne	Melbourne, Vic	1853	Website
Monash University	Melbourne, Vic	1958	Website
University of New South Wales	Sydney, NSW	1949	Website
University of Queensland	Brisbane, QLD	1909	Website
University of Sydney	Sydney, NSW	1850	Website
University of Western Australia	Perth, WA	1911	Website

External links

Group of Eight Official Website

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