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Monash University
Monash University Crest
Motto: Ancora imparo ("I am still learning")
Established: 1958
Type: Public
Endowment: $1. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group The date of establishment or date of founding of an Institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A public university is a University that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government as opposed to private universities. A financial endowment is a Transfer of Money or Property donated to an Institution, usually with the stipulation that it be invested 178 billion[1]
Chancellor: Dr Alan Finkel AM
Vice-Chancellor: Professor Richard Larkins, AO
Faculty: 7,605[2]
Undergraduates: 39,000
Postgraduates: 16,000
Location: Clayton, Victoria, Australia
Campus: Urban
Affiliations: Group of Eight, ASAIHL
Website: www.monash.edu.au/
A panorama view of Robert Menzies Building in Clayton Campus
A panorama view of Robert Menzies Building in Clayton Campus
Robert Menzies Building at the Clayton Campus
Robert Menzies Building at the Clayton Campus

Monash University is a public university with campuses located in Australia, Malaysia and South Africa. A Chancellor is the head of a University. Other titles are sometimes used such as President or Rector. Dr Alan Simon Finkel is a neuroscientist entrepreneur and philanthropist Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia on 14 February 1975 "for the purpose of according recognition A Vice-Chancellor (commonly called the VC) of a University in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, New Zealand, Professor Richard Larkins AO is the current Vice-Chancellor and President of Monash University, having commenced his term in 2003 A faculty is a division within a University. The concept of a university with different faculties for different subjects dates back to Al-Azhar University, which had In some Educational systems undergraduate education is Post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelor's degree. See also Postgraduate Training in Education Postgraduate education (synonymous in North America with graduate education, and sometimes described Clayton is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Monash. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Group of Eight (Go8 is a group of eight Australian tertiary institutions which are the oldest Universities in Australia. The Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning ( ASAIHL) is a non-governmental organization founded in 1956 to assist higher learning institutions in strengthening A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Sir Robert Gordon Menzies, KT, AK, CH, QC (20 December 1894 - 15 May 1978 Australian politician was the twelfth person to serve Sir Robert Gordon Menzies, KT, AK, CH, QC (20 December 1894 - 15 May 1978 Australian politician was the twelfth person to serve A public university is a University that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government as opposed to private universities. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa It is Australia's largest university with about 55,000 students. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects Monash consistently ranks amongst the top universities in Australia and the world. [3]

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. A campus is traditionally the land on which a College or University and related institutional buildings are situated Monash University Clayton Campus is the main campus of Monash University located in Clayton, which is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, Monash University Caulfield campus is a campus of Monash University located in Caulfield, which is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in Monash University Berwick Campus is a campus of Monash University located in Berwick, which is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state The Peninsula Campus of Monash University is Monash's fifth-largest campus with over 3000 students and almost 300 staff The Gippsland campus of Monash University is located in the town of Churchill 142 km east of Melbourne The Sunway Campus of Monash University opened in 1998 and is located within the Bandar Sunway township in Malaysia Monash University 's South Africa campus was opened in 2001 as the first foreign university in South Africa. The university also has a centre in Prato, Italy. The Monash University Prato Centre is a teaching and research centre in Tuscany. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest This makes it by far Australia's most internationalised university.

Monash University is a member of the "Group of Eight", a lobby group composed of some of the most research-intensive universities in Australia. The Group of Eight (Go8 is a group of eight Australian tertiary institutions which are the oldest Universities in Australia. It was recently ranked by The Times Higher Education Supplement (THES) at number 43 in its annual ranking of the world's top 200 universities for 2007. Times Higher Education ( THE) formerly The Times Higher Education Supplement ( THES) is a magazine based Its undergraduate degrees are among the most sought after in the country. With 11 universities in Victoria,[4] Monash attracts 33% of the top 5% of students from Victorian schools. [5][6] For the past two years, it has been the most popular university among Victorian university applicants. [7]

Monash University won over $50 million in National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) grants in 2007. [8] Monash researchers also dominate the NHMRC Awards, winning a quarter of all prizes in 2007. [9] It is home to the Monash Science Technology Research and Innovation Precinct (STRIP), the Australian Stem Cell Centre, 100 research centres[10] and 17 co-operative research centres. The Monash Science Technology Research and Innovation Precinct is a cluster of commercial and university enterprises and research centres based at Monash University 's Clayton The Australian Stem Cell Centre - the National Biotechnology Centre of Excellence - is a research and development centre which focusses on regenerative medicine through the use of

The university is named after the prominent Australian general Sir John Monash. General Sir John Monash GCMG, KCB, VD ( 27 June 1865 – 8 October 1931) was an Australian One of his most well known statements is inscribed along a walkway between the Robert Blackwood Hall and Performing Arts Centre at the Clayton campus: Adopt as your fundamental creed that you will equip yourself for life, not solely for your own benefit, but for the benefit of the whole community.

The University's motto is Ancora imparo (Italian), meaning 'I am still learning',[11] a saying attributed to Michelangelo. Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni Two biographies were published of him during his lifetime One of them by Giorgio Vasari, proposed that he was the pinnacle of all

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History

One of the lakes at the University's foundation campus, Clayton
One of the lakes at the University's foundation campus, Clayton

Monash University is a commissioned Victorian university. It was established by an Act of the State Parliament of Victoria in 1958 as a result of the Murray Report which was commissioned in 1957 by the then Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies to establish the second university in the state of Victoria. Sir Robert Gordon Menzies, KT, AK, CH, QC (20 December 1894 - 15 May 1978 Australian politician was the twelfth person to serve The university was named after the prominent Australian general Sir John Monash. General Sir John Monash GCMG, KCB, VD ( 27 June 1865 – 8 October 1931) was an Australian This was the first time in Australia that a university had been named after a person, rather than a city or state.

The original campus was in the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of Clayton (falling in what is now the City of Monash). Clayton is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Monash. The City of Monash is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. The first University Council, led by Monash's first Chancellor Robert Blackwood, selected a British professor of engineering, Sir Louis Matheson, to be the first Vice-Chancellor of Monash University, a position he held until 1976. Robert Officer Blackwood ( 24 June 1861 &ndash 22 September 1940) was an Australian politician businessman and pastoralist Sir James Adam Louis Matheson ( 11 February 1912 - 27 March 2002) was a British academic and university administrator who was the first Vice-Chancellor The University was granted an expansive site of 115 hectares of land at Clayton, after it had argued that, in the distant future, it was possible that Monash would have up to 12,000 students. Not even the most optimistic of Monash's founders could anticipate the size to which it would eventually grow.

From its first intake of 347 students at Clayton on 13 March 1961, the university grew rapidly in size and student numbers so that by 1967, it had enrolled more than 21,000 students since its establishment. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It was originally intended to have an emphasis on science and technology, to compensate for the perceived weakness in this area at Melbourne University. However, it quickly expanded beyond this. In its early years, it offered undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in engineering, medicine, science, arts, economics and politics, education and law. Initially, it was best known for its strong research capacity in the sciences and for its innovative teaching in law and medicine. Along with the University of New South Wales and ANU, it also attracted interest for its focus on Asia. The University of New South Wales, also known as UNSW or colloquially as New South, is a University situated in Kensington, a suburb in Along with UNSW, it was the major provider for international student places under the Colombo Plan, which saw the first Asian students enter the Australian education system. The Colombo Plan is a regional organization that embodies the concept of collective inter-governmental effort to strengthen economic and social development of member countries in the

In its early years of teaching, research and administration, Monash had the advantage of no entrenched traditional practices. This enabled it to adopt modern approaches without resistance from those who preferred the status quo. Matheson had also deliberately selected young, talented staff to fuel the rapid rise of the University. [12] A modern administrative structure was set up, Australia's first research centres and scholarships devoted to Indigenous Australians were established, and, thanks to Monash's entirely new facilities, students in wheelchairs were able to enroll. Indigenous Australians are descendants of the first known human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands. By contrast, Melbourne University struggled to enter the modern educational era, to the point that there was talk of a Royal Commission to overcome its antiquated style. The term Royal Commission may also be used in the United Kingdom to describe the group of Lords Commissioners who may act in the stead of the [13] In other respects, however, the youth of Monash was a burden. While Louis Matheson had good relations with government, Monash in the 1960s existed in a city where almost all professionals had attended Melbourne University. Sir James Adam Louis Matheson ( 11 February 1912 - 27 March 2002) was a British academic and university administrator who was the first Vice-Chancellor This meant that many officials and heads of professional bodies were "unsympathetic" to Monash's requests. For example, it was many years before the Faculty of Medicine received funding for Monash Medical Centres to complement its teaching and research.

From the mid-1960s to the early 1970s, Monash became the centre of student radicalism in Australia. Student activism is work done by students to effect political environmental economic or social change [14][15] It was the site of many mass student demonstrations, particularly concerning Australia's role in Vietnam War and conscription. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia Conscription (also known as the draft, the call-up or national service) is a general term for involuntary labor demanded by some established authority [16] The origins of mass student demonstrations in Melbourne were those against capital punishment, and some of the largest protests occurred at Monash in the final years before it was abolished in Victoria. Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. By the late 1960s, several student organisations, some of which were influenced by or supporters of communism, turned their focus to Vietnam, with numerous blockades and sit-ins. [17] In 1971, for example, over 4500 students - a substantial proportion of the Monash student population at the time - carried out a blockade on University Council chambers. [18] The student meetings held at Monash during this time remain the largest in Australia's history. In May 1969, one meeting saw over 6,000 gather to vote against a disciplinary statute passed by the University Council. [19] The most famous student radical was Albert Langer, who regularly made newspaper headlines and caused major disruptions at the Clayton Campus. Albert Langer (also known as Arthur Dent) is an Australian political activist best known for his 1996 conviction and gaoling on contempt charges after So great was publicity surrounding the protests that many in Australia and around the world first heard of Monash not because of its teaching and research, but because of its protests. [20] In recent years, student radicalism has died down, although there have been occasional protests on government higher education policy.

In the late 1970s and 1980s, Monash's most publicised research came through its pioneering of in-vitro fertilisation (IVF). In vitro fertilisation ( IVF) is a process by which Led by Professors Carl Wood and Alan Trounson, the Monash IVF Program achieved the world's first clinical IVF pregnancy in 1973. Edwin Carlyle (Carl Wood, AC, CBE, FRCS, FRACOG (Born 28 May 1929 has been dubbed the father of IVF (in vitro fertilisation having pioneered Alan O Trounson, PhD is world-renowned biologist Professor of Stem Cell Sciences and Director Monash Immunology and Stem Cell Laboratories at Monash University [21] In 1980, they delivered the first IVF baby in Australia. [22] This eventually became a massive source of revenue for the University at a time when university funding in Australia was beginning to slow down. In addition to the Medicine Faculty's work in IVF, Monash academics shaped the practice in other ways. Professor Louis Waller of the Law School created the model IVF legislation adopted in Victoria, and philosophers Peter Singer and Helga Kuhse led the world in their consideration of the ethical implications of IVF, establishing the Centre for Human Bioethics in 1980. Professor Louis Peter Waller AO (b 1935 is an Australian jurist Peter Albert David Singer (born July 6, 1946 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian philosopher. Helga Kuhse is an Australian Philosopher and Bioethicist. From the 1970s she was one of the first philosophers to address the ethical implications of the developments The Centre for Human Bioethics is a research and teaching centre at Monash University, based in the Faculty of Arts.

In the late 1980s, the Dawkins Reforms changed the landscape of higher education in Australia. The Dawkins Revolution was a series of Australian tertiary education reforms instituted by the then Labor Education Minister (1987-92 John Dawkins. All Australian universities either sought to expand and consolidate their teaching and research bases, or merged with larger institutions. Probably the most aggressive of any Australian university, under the leadership of Vice-Chancellor Mal Logan, Monash transformed dramatically. Malcolm Ian Logan was an Australian geographer and university administrator In 1989, Monash University had only one campus, Clayton, with around 20,000 students. Monash University Clayton Campus is the main campus of Monash University located in Clayton, which is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, Just over a decade later, it had 8 campuses (including 2 overseas), a European research and teaching centre, and more than 50,000 students, making it the largest and most internationalised Australian university.

The expansion began in 1990, with a series of mergers between Monash, the Chisholm Institute of Technology, the Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education. In 1991, Monash, to the surprise of many, merged with the Victorian College of Pharmacy, which most people had predicted would merge with the University of Melbourne. The University of Melbourne is a Public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Monash University's expansion continued in 1994, with the establishment of the Berwick Campus. Monash University Berwick Campus is a campus of Monash University located in Berwick, which is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state So great was the University's expansion that it was reported at the time that Monash might attempt a takeover of La Trobe or Deakin universities, but this did not eventuate.

In 1998, the University opened the Malaysia Campus, its first overseas campus and the first foreign university in Malaysia, after a longstanding presence in South East Asia. The Sunway Campus of Monash University opened in 1998 and is located within the Bandar Sunway township in Malaysia For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and In 2001, the Johannesburg Campus opened its doors, making Monash the first foreign university in South Africa. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa The same year, the University secured an 18th Century Tuscan Palace to open a research and teaching centre in Prato, Italy. Prato is a city in Tuscany, Italy, the capital of the Province of Prato. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest This expanison made Monash one of the world's most internationalised universities, but in fact the University administrators in the late 1990s contemplated going even further than they did. They explored the possibility of, and devoted much energy to, opening campuses in Thailand, Laos and Indonesia, but these plans were not followed through. The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj Laos (ˈlɑːoʊs or /ˈlaʊs/ officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a Landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. While the University has established the IITB Monash Research Academy with the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay,[23] and has made its international focus explicit, it has stated that no further large-scale international campuses are planned within the next few years. The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay ( Marathi / Hindi: भारतीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान मुंबई popularly Monash has also established study and research exchange links with over 120 partner universities around the world.

At the same time, Australian universities faced unprecedented demand for international student places, which Monash met on a larger scale than most, to the point that today around 30% of its students are from outside Australia. [24] Today, Monash students come from over 100 different countries, and speak over 90 different languages. The increase in international students, combined with its expansion, meant that Monash's income skyrocketed throughout the 1990s, and it is now one of Australia's top 200 exporters. [25]

In recent years, the University has been particularly prominent in medical research. A highlight of this came in 2000, when Professor Alan Trounson led the team of scientists which first announced to the world that nerve stem cells could be derived from embryonic stem cells, a discovery which led to a dramatic increase in interest in the potential of stem cells. Alan O Trounson, PhD is world-renowned biologist Professor of Stem Cell Sciences and Director Monash Immunology and Stem Cell Laboratories at Monash University Stem cells are cells found in most if not all multi-cellular Organisms. [26][27] To capitalise on its medical research capacity, the University has been awarded hundreds of millions of dollars in funding to develop large research facilities at its Clayton Campus. In 2006, the University began developing the $138 million Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute, which will be one of the largest stem cell research centres in the world when it opens in 2008. The Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI is a $153 million dollar medical research centre which will open in 2008 In addition to this, the University now houses the Australian Stem Cell Centre, Nanotechnology Victoria Limited (NanoVic), Stem Cell Sciences Limited and the largest monoclonal antibody production facility in the Southern Hemisphere. The Australian Stem Cell Centre - the National Biotechnology Centre of Excellence - is a research and development centre which focusses on regenerative medicine through the use of [28][29] Such developments have made Monash the main location of stem cell research in Australia. [30] It has also led to Monash being ranked in the top 20 universities in the world for biomedicine. [31] In 2010, the Clayton Campus will also be the site of the John Monash Science School, Victoria's first specialist select-entry high school for students gifted in maths, science and technology. [32]

On October 21, 2002 Huan Yun "Allen" Xiang shot two people dead and injured five others on the Victorian Monash University Clayton campus. For more information on the topic see the article Monash University shooting. The Monash University shooting refers to a shooting in which a student shot his classmates and teacher killing two and injuring five

The current Vice-Chancellor of Monash University is Professor Richard Larkins (since September 2003[33]). Professor Richard Larkins AO is the current Vice-Chancellor and President of Monash University, having commenced his term in 2003 Professor Larkins has been appointed as chair of Universities Australia, effective 2008. Universities Australia (formerly the Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee) is an organisation founded in Sydney in May 1920 which attempts to advance higher education [34] On May 30, 2008, Monash University celebrated its 50th Anniversary. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

Campuses

Clayton Campus

Howitt Hall at the Clayton campus in Victoria, Australia
Howitt Hall at the Clayton campus in Victoria, Australia

The Clayton campus covers an area over 1. Monash University Clayton Campus is the main campus of Monash University located in Clayton, which is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, Monash University Clayton Campus is the main campus of Monash University located in Clayton, which is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, 1 km² and is the largest of the Monash campuses. Clayton is the flagship campus for Monash, demanding higher ENTER 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.

In 2001, the State Government of Victoria decided to build the first Australian synchrotron adjoining the campus. A synchrotron is a particular type of cyclic Particle accelerator in which the magnetic field (to turn the particles so they circulate and the electric field (to accelerate The Australian Synchrotron opened in July 2007 and creates beam light to make it capable to view matter at the molecular level. The Australian Synchrotron is a 3 GeV Synchrotron radiation facility built in Melbourne, Australia and opened on 31 July Monash University contributed $5M towards the $220M cost of the synchrotron as a member of the funding partnership for the initial suite of beamlines. [35] The campus is also home to a number of halls of residence, colleges and other on-campus accommodation that house several thousand students.

The Clayton campus has its own suburb and postcode (3800).

Caulfield Campus

The Caulfield campus is Monash University's second largest campus. Monash University Caulfield campus is a campus of Monash University located in Caulfield, which is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in 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. The campus features a range of visual arts, educational and sporting events and facilities, and has well-established links with industry, government and the local community. A major building program has been announced, to expand teaching facilities, provide student accommodation and redevelop the shopping centre.

Other Australian campuses

One of Monash's newest, Berwick campus was built on the old Casey airfield in the south-eastern growth corridor of Victoria, Australia. Monash University Berwick Campus is a campus of Monash University located in Berwick, which is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state The town of Berwick has experienced an influx of people and development in recent times, which includes the new campus of Monash University. With a presence in the area since 1994, the first Monash Berwick campus building was completed in 1996 and the third building in March 2004. It is situated on a 55-hectare site in the City of Casey, one of the three fastest growing municipalities in Australia

The Gippsland campus is home to 2,000 on-campus students, 5,000 off-campus students and nearly 400 staff. The City of Casey is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the outer south eastern Suburbs of Melbourne. The Gippsland campus of Monash University is located in the town of Churchill 142 km east of Melbourne The campus sits in the Latrobe Valley town of Churchill, 142km east of Melbourne on 63 hectares of landscaped grounds. The Latrobe Valley is nestled between the Strzelecki Ranges and the Great Dividing Range in Victoria, Australia. It is the only non-metropolitan campus of Monash University. The campus offers many undergraduate degrees, and attracts many students from the Latrobe Valley, East and West Gippsland. The Gippsland Medical School will open at the campus in 2008. [36]

Parkville campus is also known as the Victorian College of Pharmacy. It is situated in the Melbourne suburb of Parkville, around 2km north of the Melbourne CBD on Royal Parade. The Melbourne city centre (referred to as The City or The CBD (Central Business District or more recently in planning parlance The CAD, or Central The Victorian College of Pharmacy has a reputation for innovation, particularly in the areas of formulation science and medicinal chemistry. The Parkville campus offers bachelor degrees in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science, the latter replacing the Bachelor of Formulation Science in 2007 and the Bachelor of Medicinal Chemistry in 2008. It also offers postgraduate degrees. It has undergone renovations lately, and a new research building has just been built in the campus.

The Peninsula campus has a teaching and research focus on health and wellbeing. The Peninsula Campus of Monash University is Monash's fifth-largest campus with over 3000 students and almost 300 staff The campus is located in the bayside suburb of Frankston on the edge of Melbourne. Its teaching and research focus on health and well-being, but the campus also offers a range of courses including those from its historic roots with early childhood and primary education. The campus was also home to the Peninsula School of Information Technology, which in 2006 was wound back with Information Technology units previously offered being relocated to the Caulfield campus.

Overseas campuses

The Monash University campus in Malaysia opened in 1998 in Bandar Sunway, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Sunway Campus of Monash University opened in 1998 and is located within the Bandar Sunway township in Malaysia Bandar Sunway is a town in the Klang Valley Conurbation in Selangor, Malaysia. The Sunway campus offers various undergraduate degrees through its faculties of Medicine and Health Sciences, Engineering, Information Technology, Business, and Arts and Sciences. It is currently home to almost 4,000 students. The new purpose-built campus opened in 2007, providing a high-tech home for Monash in Malaysia. In addition to a wide range of undergraduate degrees, the campus also offers both postgraduate Masters and PhD programs. Its degrees in Medicine and Surgery are the first medical degrees outside Australia and New Zealand to be accredited by the Australian Medical Council.

Monash South Africa is situated on the western outskirts of Johannesburg, and opened its doors in 2001. Monash University 's South Africa campus was opened in 2001 as the first foreign university in South Africa. The campus is expanding, with student numbers growing at 35% per year and expected to be 2,400 in 2008. A new learning commons opened in 2007 and in early 2008, new housing will mean the campus will be able to provide secure on-campus accommodation for 1,000 students. The campus offers undergraduate courses from the faculties of business and economics, arts and IT. It is planned for Masters and PhD programs and scholarships to be offered in 2008.

The Monash University Prato Centre is located in the 18th Century Palace, Palazzo Vaj, in the historic centre of Prato, a city near Florence in Italy. The Monash University Prato Centre is a teaching and research centre in Tuscany. Prato is a city in Tuscany, Italy, the capital of the Province of Prato. Florence ( Italian: Firenze Florentia and Fiorenza) is the Capital City of the Italian region of Tuscany Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Primarily, it hosts students from Monash's other campuses for semesters in Law, Art and Design, History, Music, as well as various international conferences. It was officially opened in 2001 as part of the University's vigorous internationalisation policy. It is now the largest Australian academic institution of its kind in Europe.


Monash College

As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Monash University, Monash College is an educational institute providing students with an alternative point of entry to Monash University. An institute is a permanent Organizational body created for a certain purpose The institution offers pathway studies for students who endeavor to undertake studies at one of Monash University's many campuses. Monash College's specialised undergraduate diplomas (Diploma Part 2 is equivalent to first-year university) provide an alternative entry point into more than 50 Monash University bachelor degrees, taught intensively in smaller classes and an environment overall similar to that offered by the university. In some Educational systems undergraduate education is Post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelor's degree. A diploma (from Greek δίπλωµα diploma, meaning "folded paper" is a Certificate or Deed issued by an educational institution A bachelor's degree is usually an Undergraduate Academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three four or in some cases and

Monash College offers programs in several countries throughout the world, with colleges located in Australia (Melbourne), China (Guangzhou), Indonesia (Jakarta), Singapore and Sri Lanka (Colombo). Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 Guangzhou ( Jyutping: Gwong²zau¹; Yale: Gwóngjàu) is the Capital and a Sub-provincial city Jakarta (also DKI Jakarta) is the Capital and largest city of Indonesia. Singapore Colombo ( Sinhala:, ˈkoləmbə Tamil: கொழும்பு is the largest city and commercial capital of Sri Lanka.

Faculties

Monash is divided into 10 faculties. These incorporate the University's major departments of teaching and research centres.

Stand-alone, interdisciplinary research centres, which are not located within one faculty, include:

Rankings

Research produced by the Melbourne Institute in 2006 ranked Australian universities across seven main discipline areas: Arts & Humanities, Business & Economics, Education, Engineering, Law, Medicine, and Science. The Monash University Art and Design Faculty undertakes teaching and research in the areas of fine arts multimedia art theory industrial design and architecture Monash University Faculty of Arts The purpose of the Faculty of Arts at Monash University is 'the pursuit advancement and application of knowledge in the humanities social The Faculty of Business and Economics at Monash University, Melbourne is the largest university faculty in Australia. The Monash University Engineering Faculty incorporates Chemical Engineering Australian Pulp and Paper Institute The Monash Law Faculty is one of Australia's oldest law schools although it is itself relatively new having been established in 1963 The Monash University Faculty of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences is one of Australia's pre-eminent medical schools and offers the broadest range of undergraduate and postgraduate The Monash University Science Faculty is one of the largest science faculties in Australia with about 3 500 students The Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC is a research institute in the Injury prevention field The Monash Centre for Synchrotron Science is a research institute at Monash University.

For each discipline, Monash University was ranked:[37]

Discipline R1* No. R2* No.
Arts & Humanities 4 38 4 35
Business & Economics 5 39 4 34
Education 2 35 3 32
Engineering 4 28 5 28
Law 5 29 5 28
Medicine 3 14 4 13
Science 6 38 8 31

. * R1 refers to Australian and overseas Academics' rankings in tables 3. 1 -3. 7 of the report. R2 refers to the Articles and Research rankings in tables 5. 1 - 5. 7 of the report. No. refers to the number of institutions in the table against which Monash is compared.

The following publications ranked universities worldwide. Monash University ranked:

Publications Ave. 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Times Higher Education Supplement[38] 34. Times Higher Education ( THE) formerly The Times Higher Education Supplement ( THES) is a magazine based 7 33 33 38 43
Shanghai Jiao Tong University[39] 152-200 202-300 203-300 201-300 201-300
Newsweek[40] 73
The Economist
AsiaWeek*
Financial Times MBA rank[41]
Economist Intelligence Unit's MBA rank[42] 46 49 43
Webometrics:[43] 124. Shanghai Jiao Tong University ( abbreviated Jiao Da (交大 or SJTU) located in Shanghai, is one of the oldest and most influential universities Newsweek is an American weekly Newsmagazine published in New York City. The Economist is an English-language weekly news and International affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd and edited in London Asiaweek, the English edition was a News magazine focusing on Asia, published weekly by Asiaweek Limited a subsidiary of Time Inc The Financial Times ( FT) is a British international business Newspaper. The Economist Intelligence Unit ( EIU) is part of The Economist Group. The science of webometrics (also cybermetrics) tries to measure the World Wide Web to get knowledge about the number and types of Hyperlinks structure of 5 144 105

. *AsiaWeek is now discontinued.

Other rankings[44]:

Notable alumni and faculty

Main article: List of Monash University people

Monash has a long list of alumni who have become prominent in a wide range of areas. Monash University has a number of notable alumni and staff Notable alumni Politics and government Richard Alston, Former Australian Monash graduates who are currently leaders in their fields include the Governor of Victoria, the Chief Justice of Victoria, the Treasurer of Victoria, the Australian Cardinal of the Catholic Church, the Australian Minister for Trade, the Chief Judge of the County Court of Victoria, the Chief Magistrate of Victoria, the Coroner of Victoria, the Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia, the Chief Justice of Norfolk Island, the Australian of the Year, several Australian Living Treasures, the Chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), the Chairman of the Singapore Economic Development Board, the Chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), numerous Government Ministers throughout Australia and overseas, Ambassadors to the United Nations, prominent entrepreneurs, economists, public servants, diplomats, film producers (including this year's only Australian winner of an Academy Award), artists (including winners of the Dobell Prize), actors, playwrights (including winners of AWGIE Awards), novelists (including winners of the Booker Prize and the Miles Franklin Award), journalists, musicians (including winners of ARIA Awards and the Grand Prix du Disque), mayors, philanthropists, scientists, surgeons and sportspeople. The Governor of Victoria is the representative in the Australian state of Victoria of Australia's monarch Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia The Supreme Court of Victoria is the superior court for the State of Victoria, Australia. In many Governments a treasurer is the person responsible for running the Treasury. George Pell AC (born 8 June 1941) is the Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, Australia and since 2003 a cardinal of the The Australian Minister for Trade has been the Hon Simon Crean since December 2007 The County Court of Victoria was established in 1852 by the County Courts Act 1852. A coroner is an official responsible for investigating deaths particularly some of those happening under unusual circumstances and determining the cause of death The Family Court of Australia is a federal Australian court created by the Family Law Act 1975 as a specialist court dealing with family law The Chief Justice in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court in Commonwealth or other countries with an Anglo-Saxon justice system based on English Norfolk Island ( Norfuk: Norfuk Ailen) is a small inhabited island in the Pacific Ocean located between Australia, New Zealand The Australian of the Year Awards commenced in 1960. From nominations received Australia Day Committees in each state and territory select several finalists Australian Living Treasures are people who have been nominated by the National Trust of Australia. The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC is an independent Australian government body that acts as Australia 's corporate regulator The Economic Development Board ( Abbreviation: EDB; Chinese: 经济发展局 is a statutory board of the Government of Singapore that The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC is an independent authority of the Government of Australia. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security An entrepreneur is a person who has possession over a company enterprise, or Venture, and assumes significant accountability for the inherent risks and the outcome An economist is an expert in the Social science of Economics. See also Bureaucrat The term civil service has two distinct meanings Branch of governmental service in which individuals are hired on the basis Diplomacy is the art and practice of conducting Negotiations between representatives of groups or states A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The definition of an artist is wide-ranging and covers a broad spectrum of Activities to do with creating Art, practicing the Arts and/or demonstrating Dobell Prize for drawing Australian art prize held by the Art Gallery of New South Wales the highest prize for drawing in Australia An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is a person who writes dramatic literature or Drama. The AWGIE Awards is an annual awards ceremony conducted by the Australian Writers' Guild, for excellence in screen television stage and radio writing A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story The Man Booker Prize for Fiction, also known in short as the Booker Prize, is a literary prize awarded each year for the best original full-length Novel The Miles Franklin Literary Award is an annual Literary prize for the best Australian ‘published novel or play portraying Australian life in any of its phases’ A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known as ARIA Music Awards or ARIA Awards) is an annual awards night celebrating the Australian The Grand Prix du Disque is the premier French award for musical recordings A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Philanthropy is the act of donating money goods services time and/or effort to support a socially beneficial cause with a defined objective and with no financial or material A scientist, in the broadest sense refers to any person that engages in a systematic activity to acquire Knowledge or an individual that engages in such practices In Medicine, a surgeon is a person who performs Surgery. Surgery is a broad category of invasive Medical treatment that involves the cutting of a A sportsperson ( British and American English) or athlete (principally American English is any person who participates regularly in a Sport.

Libraries, Museums and Galleries

Monash University Library

Monash University Library is one of Australia's leading academic libraries, with a long-standing reputation for technological innovation and excellence in customer service. Currently it operates several libraries in all of its campuses, spanning over 3 continents. Monash University Library has just under 3 million items. It consists of:

Rare Books Collection

Located at the Sir Louis Matheson Library on the Clayton Campus, the Rare Books Collection consists of over 100,000 items, unique due to their age, uniqueness or physical beauty, which can be accessed by Monash staff and students. Sir James Adam Louis Matheson ( 11 February 1912 - 27 March 2002) was a British academic and university administrator who was the first Vice-Chancellor Sir James Adam Louis Matheson ( 11 February 1912 - 27 March 2002) was a British academic and university administrator who was the first Vice-Chancellor The collection was started in 1961 when the University Librarian purchased original manuscripts by Jonathan Swift and some of his contemporaries. Jonathan Swift (30 November 1667 The Collection now consists of a range of items including photography, children's books, 15th-17th century English and French literature, original manuscripts and pamphlets. A variety of exhibitions are hosted throughout the year in the Rare Books area. [48]

Monash University Museum of Art

The Monash University Museum of Art (MUMA) was founded in 1961 and is located in a large building on the University's Clayton Campus. The establishment of the Museum reflected a desire by the University's founders for students to obtain a broad education, including an appreciation and understanding of the arts. Its collection has now grown to over 1500 works,[49] including a variety of items from artists such as Arthur Boyd, William Dobell, Sidney Nolan, Howard Arkley, Tracey Moffatt, John Perceval, Fred Williams and Bill Henson. Arthur Merric Bloomfield Boyd AC OBE (20 July 1920 – 24 April 1999 was a member of the prominent Boyd artistic dynasty in Australia with many relatives Sir William Dobell, OBE ( 24 September 1899 - 13 May 1970) was an Australian Artist ( sculptor and Sir Sidney Robert Nolan OM, AC (22 April 1917 - 28 November 1992 was one of Australia's best-known painters and Printmakers Nolan was Howard Arkley (1951--1999 was an Australian artist born in Melbourne, known for his airbrushed paintings of Houses, Architecture and suburbia Tracey Moffatt (1960- 12th November Australian artist using primarily Photography and Video. John de Burgh Perceval AO ( 1 February 1923 - 15 October 2000) was a well-known Australian Artist. Frederick Ronald (Fred Williams OBE (23 January 1927 - 22 April 1982 was an Australian painter and Printmaker. Bill Henson (b 1955 is an Australian contemporary art photographer While the gallery's focus is on Australian art, it houses a number of international works and exhibitions. It hosts regular exhibitions which are open to Monash students and staff, as well as the general public. [50] The current Curator of the Museum is Geraldine Barlow.

Switchback Gallery

The Switchback Gallery was opened in 1995 in the landscaped gardens of the University's Gippsland Campus, and has become a cultural focal point for the region. It hosts a diverse range of exhibitions each year, from work by Monash students, to displays by international artists. [51]

Monash Faculty of Art and Design Gallery

The Art and Design Faculty houses its own collection of artwork. The Monash University Art and Design Faculty undertakes teaching and research in the areas of fine arts multimedia art theory industrial design and architecture It is located at the University's Caulfield Campus. Its collection includes a wide range of media including painting, tapestry, printmedia, ceramics, jewellery, photomedia, industrial design, digital media and installation. In addition to being a public gallery, it runs a Visiting Artists program which attracts artists from around the world to spend a year at the gallery. [52]

Vice-Chancellors & Chancellors

The Vice-Chancellor is the chief executive of the University, who is head of Monash's day-to-day activities. A Vice-Chancellor (commonly called the VC) of a University in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, New Zealand, A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator The Vice-Chancellor is also the University President. University president is the title of the highest ranking officer within a University, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as In North America and parts of Europe, the equivalent role is the President or Principal.

The Chancellor is chair of the University Council and provides advice to the Vice-Chancellor, but serves primarily as the ceremonial figurehead. Chancellor or chancellour (archaic ( Latin: cancellarius) is an official Title used in countries whose civilization has arisen

Vice-Chancellors

Chancellors

Colleges and Halls of Residence

Main article: Monash Residential Services

Monash Residential Services (MRS) is responsible for co-ordinating the operation of on-campus halls of residence. Sir James Adam Louis Matheson ( 11 February 1912 - 27 March 2002) was a British academic and university administrator who was the first Vice-Chancellor Raymond Leslie Martin AO (born February 3 1926) was an Australian chemistry professor and university administrator Malcolm Ian Logan was an Australian geographer and university administrator Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia on 14 February 1975 "for the purpose of according recognition Professor Richard Larkins AO is the current Vice-Chancellor and President of Monash University, having commenced his term in 2003 Baron Dufferin and Claneboye, of Ballyleidy and Killyleagh in County Down is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. Sir Douglas Ian Menzies (1907 &ndash 29 November 1974) Australian judge was a Justice of the High Court of Australia. Dr Alan Simon Finkel is a neuroscientist entrepreneur and philanthropist MRS manages a variety of facilities at all five Australian campuses and South Africa.

The following residences are based at the Clayton Campus:

List of colleges
College Affiliation
Howitt Hall 1966-
Farrer Hall 1965-
Richardson Hall 1972-
Deakin Hall 1961-
Roberts Hall 1971-
Normanby House 1960s-
Mannix College 1969-
South East Flats

Facilities in are diverse and vary in services offered. Mannix College is an exclusive residential College affiliated with Monash University and located at Monash University's Clayton campus Information on residential services at Monash University, including on-campus (MRS managed) and off-campus, can be found at http://www.mrs.monash.edu.au/.

Student organisations

There are approximately 55,000 students at the university, represented by individual campus organisations and the university-wide Monash Postgraduate Association.

Other notable student organisations include:

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ Monash University- 2006 Annual Report[1], Retrieved on 2008-01-17
  2. ^ QS Top Universities: Schools
  3. ^ Reputation
  4. ^ VTAC:Institutions
  5. ^ Monash Memo - University News
  6. ^ http://www.adm.monash.edu.au/execserv/council/meetings/2007/07-05cnm.html
  7. ^ Students turn their backs on teaching - Education News - theage.com.au
  8. ^ Monash Newsline (Monash University)
  9. ^ Monash researchers receive four NHMRC awards, Monash University
  10. ^ Top VCE students choose Monash, Monash University
  11. ^ Official shield and motto, Monash University
  12. ^ ATSE - MATHESON James Adam Louis
  13. ^ Simon Marginson, Monash: Remaking the University, Allen & Unwin, 2000, p. The Sunway Campus of Monash University opened in 1998 and is located within the Bandar Sunway township in Malaysia Lot’s Wife is the student newspaper of Monash University 's Clayton campus. The Monash Whites football team was established in 1964 and is located in Clayton Victoria, Australia. The Monash Association of Debaters is a Debating society at Monash University, Australia. Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute ( AHURI) is a national research organisation specialising in Housing and urban research and Monash University has a number of notable alumni and staff Notable alumni Politics and government Richard Alston, Former Australian The Monash University shooting refers to a shooting in which a student shot his classmates and teacher killing two and injuring five 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca 13
  14. ^ Previous exhibitions - Rare Books Collection (Monash University Library)
  15. ^ Where have all the rebels gone? - About the University - The University of Sydney
  16. ^ About the Trust
  17. ^ Those were the days, Monash Magazine article
  18. ^ RMAA - Edith Cowan University
  19. ^ Marxist Interventions
  20. ^ Microsoft Word - Monash case study final.doc
  21. ^ Monash University 50th Anniversary, Monash University
  22. ^ Our Contribution - Monash IVF Australia
  23. ^ IITB-Monash Research Academy, Monash University
  24. ^ Statistics, Monash University
  25. ^ Simon Marginson, "Monash University" in The Encyclopaedia of Melbourne, Andrew Brown-May & Shurlee Swain (eds), Cambridge University Press, Port Melbourne, 2005
  26. ^ Australian Stem Cell Centre
  27. ^ Media Release: VICTORIA TO HOST KEY SEMINARS AT BIO2006
  28. ^ Cluster of Enterprises
  29. ^ Monash University home to largest monoclonal antibody production facility in Southern Hemisphere - (Monash Memo, 11 July 2007)
  30. ^ http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/reprint/312/5772/345a.pdf?ck=nck
  31. ^ Monash academic to head Victoria's Regenerative Medicine Institute - (Monash Memo, 9 May 2007)
  32. ^ $20m maths, science school for Clayton - National - theage.com.au
  33. ^ Monash Memo | 28 May 2003 | A new DVC for Monash
  34. ^ Vice-Chancellor to chair Universities Australia - (Monash Memo, 25 July 2007)
  35. ^ Official Australian Synchrotron website
  36. ^ http://www.gippsland.monash.edu.au/news/media/accomodationgrant.html
  37. ^ Melbourne Institute rankings
  38. ^ The Times Higher Education Supplement
  39. ^ Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
  40. ^ "The Top 100 Global Universities, Newsweek" Newsweek's ranking of Monash University.
  41. ^ Monash University's MBA rank with the Financial Times.
  42. ^ Monash University's MBA rank with EIU.
  43. ^ Monash University's Webometric ranking
  44. ^ Reputation
  45. ^ Monash Newsline (Monash University)
  46. ^ Student union lashes unis for 'poor support' | The Australian
  47. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Universities_Debating_Championship#World_Universities_Debating_Ranking
  48. ^ Rare Books Collection (Monash University Library)
  49. ^ http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/monmag/issue21-2008/50years/art.html
  50. ^ MUMA | Monash University Museum of Art
  51. ^ Switchback gallery
  52. ^ Faculty Gallery
  53. ^ http://www.monashdebaters.com/home.html

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