Schools and Universities in Australia
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Universities in Australia have multifaceted roles in Australia’s society, central to which is the creation, preservation and transmission of knowledge and cultures. Each of the universities in Australia aim to seek the highest quality of performance; maintaining a high standard of education, and preserve knowledge and culture in the broadest sense.
There is diversity in the components of the Australian University system, which extends to the specific roles of the institution, the modes of teaching and research, the constitution of the student body and the range of educational programs. This diversity is essential to the long-term dynamism of the university system. A diverse system of education is one that can most quickly and effectively adapt to changing circumstances. Therefore, graduates of Australian Universities have been taught the capacity to respond flexibly to the changing requirements of the labor market.
Australian Schools and Universities have been internationally acclaimed to have high education standards. The quality of Australian University qualifications are recognized worldwide. Because of this, Graduates of Australian colleges and Universities have been eagerly recruited by companies from all over the world.
There are 38 public universities and 4 private universities in Australia aside from other institutions that provide higher education courses of some type. With more than half being full-time students, there are about 680,000 student enrolled in higher education. There are about 68,000 foreign students now studying in Universities and other institutions of higher education.
Below are some of the best universities in Australia which are part of the ‘group of eight’ Australian universities:
- The University of Adelaide (Adelaide) www.adelaide.edu.au
- The Australian National University (ANU) www.anu.edu.au
- The University of Melbourne (UniM) www.unimelb.edu.au
- Monash University (Monash) www.monash.edu.au
- The University of New South Wales (UNSW) www.unsw.edu.au
- The University of Queensland (UQ) www.uq.edu.au
- The University of Sydney (Sydney) www.usyd.edu.au
- The University of Western Australia (UWA) www.uwa.edu.au
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