Australian Catholic University
| Australian Catholic University ACU |
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| motto | Qualify for life |
| founding | January 1, 1991 |
| Sponsorship | state |
| place | Brisbane (Headquarters), Sydney , Canberra , Ballarat , Melbourne , Rome |
| country |
 Australia
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| Vice-Chancellor and President | Greg Craven |
| Students | 34,834 (as of 2018) |
| Networks | FIUC |
| Website | www.acu.edu.au |
The Australian Catholic University (ACU National) is the only state Catholic university in Australia .
history
The ACU was founded on January 1, 1991 and was created from the merger of four higher Catholic educational institutions in Queensland , New South Wales , Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory . The first chancellor was the Archbishop of Sydney , Edward Bede Cardinal Clancy .
University
Over 34,000 students attend the university, which is spread over six locations in three states and one federal territory in Brisbane , Sydney (North Sydney and Strathfield), Canberra , Ballarat and Melbourne , and in Rome .
The ACU, although a Catholic university, is open to students of all religious beliefs.
Faculties
- Education and Arts
- National School of Education
- National School of Arts
- Health Sciences
- School of Allied Health
- School of Behavioral and Health Sciences
- School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine
- Law and Business
- Peter Faber Business School
- Thomas More Law School
- Theology and Philosophy
- School of Theology
- School of Philosophy
Partner universities (selection)
- Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg
- Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen
- Karlsruher Institute for Technology
- Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
- Heidelberg University
- University of Hohenheim
- University of Konstanz
- University of Mannheim
- University of Stuttgart
- Ulm University
- Münster University of Applied Sciences, Department of Economics (Münster School of Business)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Australian Catholic University: About ACU> Leadership and governance> Leadership. Retrieved August 2, 2019 .
- ^ Australian Catholic University: Key statistics. Retrieved August 2, 2019 .
- ↑ Members. In: www.fiuc.org. International Federation of Catholic Universities, accessed October 3, 2019 .
Coordinates: 37 ° 33 ′ 24 ″ S , 143 ° 50 ′ 37 ″ E