University of New South Wales was established in 1949 and has since grown
into one of Australia's leading research and teaching universities. UNSW has
been judged one of the top three universities in Australia for the quality of
its learning and teaching, and assessed as number one in Australia for its
teaching performance in business and law. The university offers a broad range of
high quality teaching programs which are research oriented and gain strength
from their international nature. UNSW is known for the quality of its graduates
and its commitment to new and creative approaches to education and research.
UNSW has expanded rapidly since its inception to provide education to close to
40,000 students, including more than 7000 international students from over 130
different countries. The University offers more than 600 undergraduate and 300
postgraduate programs, and has an extensive network of alumni throughout Asia.
University of New South Wales was established in 1949 and has since grown
into one of Australia's leading research and teaching universities. UNSW has
been judged one of the top three universities in Australia for the quality of
its learning and teaching, and assessed as number one in Australia for its
teaching performance in business and law. The university offers a broad range of
high quality teaching programs which are research oriented and gain strength
from their international nature. UNSW is known for the quality of its graduates
and its commitment to new and creative approaches to education and research.
UNSW has expanded rapidly since its inception to provide education to close to
40,000 students, including more than 7000 international students from over 130
different countries. The University offers more than 600 undergraduate and 300
postgraduate programs, and has an extensive network of alumni throughout Asia.
The university creates an academic environment for students and scholars from
around the world to encourage them to excel in their programs of study and
research. UNSW is host to groundbreaking research in fields as diverse as
quantum computing, molecular engineering, photovoltaics, robotics, biomedical
research, financial markets and design and interactive cinema. It has strong
collaborative links with industry and business. UNSW expertise is also regularly
sought after by business and government for a wide range of consultancy and
training services. UNSW has almost 100 research, teaching program and community
centers. Its research centers foster multidisciplinary research and include
national centers such as the National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Research,
ARC Centers of Excellence such as the Centre for Advanced Silicon Photovoltaics
and Photonics, and UNSW centers such as Brain Sciences UNSW. The University is
also a member of 15 Cooperative Research Centers and is affiliated with a number
of prestigious medical research institutes, including the Garvan Institute of
Medical Research and the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute.
The 38-hectare Kensington campus of the University of New South Wales is
situated in the eastern suburbs of Sydney. The campus is divided geographically
into two areas: upper campus and lower campus. These two are separated mainly by
an elevation rise between the quadrangle and the Scientia building. The newest
edition to the campus is the high-grade Analytical Centre which co-harbors major
research activities for the Faculties of Science, Medicine and Engineering.
The 38-hectare Kensington campus of the University of New South Wales is
situated in the eastern suburbs of Sydney. The campus is divided geographically
into two areas: upper campus and lower campus. These two are separated mainly by
an elevation rise between the quadrangle and the Scientia building. The newest
edition to the campus is the high-grade Analytical Centre which co-harbors major
research activities for the Faculties of Science, Medicine and Engineering.
Australian universities typically have limited or no on-campus accommodation
for students. Students usually arrange for private accommodation near the campus
by themselves. All enrolled students have access to PC/MAC labs in their own
faculties. There are a number of general access computers available on campus,
in particular for free internet access. UNSW Library, ISS Student Lounge, a few
Union Shops offer free web access. Postgraduates have free access to computers
in the Postgraduate Computing Lab in the Library. The campus has banks,
pharmacy, convenience stores and newsagents, cafes and food court, health clinic
with dental practice, post office, hair salon and travel agent.
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