The University of Melbourne, founded in 1853 in Melbourne, Australia, is a public research university. It is a member of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities, Pacific Asian Consortium for International Business Education and Research, International Universities Climate Alliance, Association of Commonwealth Universities and Great Eight universities, and an accredited member of AACSB and EQUIS. It is also the founding member and secretariat of Universitas 21.
The University of Melbourne is ranked number one in Australia in several rankings. In 2021-2022, it was ranked 1st in Australia and 25th in the world by U.S. News World University. It was ranked 1st in Australia and 33rd in the world by Times Higher Education World University. It was ranked first in Australia and 33rd in the world in the academic ranking of the World universities in Soft Science. It was ranked 2nd in Australia and 37th in the world by QS World University Rankings and 1st in Australia and 39th in the world by Times Higher Education world University reputation ranking.
In 2021, the graduates of the University of Melbourne ranked the 8th in the world in terms of QS graduates' employment competitiveness. It has more than 20 disciplines in various fields, ranking among the top 20 in the world in QS, the and U.S. news. Among them, Law ranks fifth in the world, Education and Medicine ranks 14th in the world, Finance and Accounting, Art and Humanities ranks 18th in the world, and Psychology ranks 20th in the world; In addition, the University of Melbourne ranks 39th in Computer Science and 46th in Electronic and Electrical Engineering in the world.
The University of Melbourne emphasizes students' comprehensive abilities in academic attainment and personal cultivation. Since its establishment, the university has cultivated hundreds and thousands of outstanding alumni all over the world, including 8 Nobel Prize winners (no.1 in Australia), 120 Rhodes scholars (no.1 in Australia), 4 Australian prime ministers, 5 Australian Governor-general and other well-known figures in various fields.
The University of Melbourne Campus covers an area of 22.5 hectares, with beautiful gardens and ancient buildings. The school is located in Parkville, the second largest city in Australia known for its strong cultural and artistic atmosphere-north of the center of Melbourne. It has a beautiful campus with many historic buildings, such as the classical clock tower and Quadrangle, and a number of modern teaching buildings. The famous South Lawn was renovated in the 1970s and has won awards in Australia for its architectural design.
The University of Melbourne offers Anthropology, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Economics, English, History, Mathematics, Philosophy, Psychology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Physics, Environmental Engineering, Bioengineering, Architectural Design, Mathematics and Aerospace, Management, Materials Science and Engineering, Geological Engineering and other disciplines and degrees, as well as music, dance, fine arts, drama and film and TV courses offered by the Victorian College of The Arts.
The University of Melbourne has inherited the tradition of European collegiate institutions and set up 13 residential colleges on the campus. Students attend classes in the teaching area but live in their own college areas. Each college has its own emblem, tradition and community activities. For example, Ormond college, Trinity College, University College, Janet Clarke hall, Queen's college and other colleges are scattered in the north of the campus, mostly in the Victorian Neo Gothic architectural style.
The University of Melbourne is one of the leading universities in Australia in the field of medicine, and also has strong performance in the field of engineering and business. According to the 2006 rankings published by the Melbourne Institute. Melbourne Business School is consistently ranked in the top 100 in the world and the best in Australia, ranked in the top 50 MBA programmes in the world by the UK's Highly Skilled Migration Programme, graduates are eligible to work directly in the UK.
The main campus of the University of Melbourne is located in Parkville, north of the central business district of Melbourne, the capital of Victoria, covering an area of 22.5 hectares. Its classical clock tower, Quadrangle and modern teaching buildings provide a perfect contrast. The famous South Lawn, which was renovated in the 1970s, is an important place for students to socialize and play. Trees on the lawn are planted in steel pipes, and the lawn is used as a parking lot. Its architectural design has won awards in Australia.
The Library of the University of Melbourne includes books, newspapers and magazines, periodicals, parliamentary materials, audio and visual materials, microforms, CD-ROM Database and so on. It is one of the oldest and largest libraries in Australia, with a collection of more than 3 million books and more than 20 languages. The university has also set up a memorial album for graduates, with 110000 graduate materials, and has become a worldwide network of graduates. Career and employment counseling centers provide students with various employment services. The University Sports Center has 10 squash courts, 4 weightlifting training halls and 2 large gymnasiums to provide students with various ball games. Each college of this university also has its own library to facilitate students' study and access to materials.
The University of Melbourne teaches and learns in the multimedia classroom, using new technologies and multimedia materials developed by the university faculty themselves.
