Australian National University

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Australian National University
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motto Naturam Primum Cognoscere Rerum

("First, to learn the nature of things")

founding 1946
Sponsorship state
place Canberra , Australia
Vice-Chancellor, President and Chief Executive Officer Brian P. Schmidt
Students 22,500
Employee 3,681 research assistants
including professors 1,506
Annual budget $ 1.2371 million (2010)
Networks IARU
Website www.anu.edu.au

The Australian National University ( ANU ; German  Australian National University ) is a state university in the Australian capital Canberra . It is one of the leading universities in the country and was ranked 16th of the world's 200 best universities by The Times Higher Education Supplement in 2007. She is also part of the Group of Eight , the network of leading Australian universities.

The University is a leader in research and serves on the University network International Alliance of Research Universities in. The 1.4 km² campus is located in the Acton district to the west of the city center. Branch offices are in Kioloa (on the coast of New South Wales ) and Darwin (in the Northern Territory ). The ANU also has two observatories, the Mount Stromlo Observatory near Canberra and the Siding Spring Observatory near Coonabarabran in New South Wales. In 2010 the ANU had 13,440 students, with approximately 4,752 graduate students; the faculty comprised 3,681 research assistants.

history

The ANU was founded by the Australian government in 1946 as the only university dedicated to postgraduate research only. In 1960, the merger with Canberra University College made it possible for people without a previous academic degree to study at the ANU. The university still consists of two parts; the Institute of Advanced Studies , which focuses on research and post-graduate courses; and the faculties, which offer both undergraduate courses and post-graduate events. In addition, further centers and training facilities belong to the ANU.

It is the only Australian university whose constitution and organizational structure were dictated by a resolution of the federal parliament; all others were established by state or territory parliaments. The university is managed by a 15-person body.

University building

The university's academic units (seven "colleges" and three interdisciplinary institutions) are:

  • ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
  • ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
  • ANU College of Business and Economics
  • ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science
  • ANU College of Law
  • ANU College of Medicine, Biology and Environment
  • ANU College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
  • Australian National Institute for Public Policy (Crawford School of Public Policy)
  • National Security College
  • National Center for Indigenous Studies

  • ANU campus

  • Chifley Library

  • Art college

Halls and Colleges

University House

The Residential Halls and Residential Colleges (with the exception of Fenner Hall) are located on campus . These should not be confused with the university's academic units (also called colleges ). As is often the case with universities in the Anglo-Saxon tradition, the halls and colleges are not just accommodation, but an important part of the university with additional functions. They provide additional teaching and social events. Many graduates remain associated with their hall or college as alumni.

ANU differentiates between university-owned halls and private colleges (vice versa as in Oxford). In addition, with Unilodge there is a relatively new, private provider, which is less steeped in tradition than the older halls and colleges . Griffin Hall is a virtual hall for students who do not live on campus.

The halls and colleges are:

Burgmann College

Halls

  • University House
  • Graduate House
  • Bruce Hall
  • Burton & Garran Hall
  • Fenner Hall
  • Toad Hall
  • Ursula Hall
  • Griffin Hall

Colleges

Unilodge

  • Davey Lodge
  • Kinloch Lodge
  • Warrumbul Lodge
  • Lena Karmel Lodge

Well-known graduates

Well-known graduates are:

Nobel Prize Winner

The university is associated with six Nobel Prize winners:

literature

Web links

Commons : Australian National University  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.anu.edu.au/about/leadership-structure/university-executive
  2. ↑ 2015 http://www.anu.edu.au/about/quick-statistics
  3. ↑ http://www.go8.edu.au/
  4. ↑ http://www.anu.edu.au/about/our-history
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