University of Melbourne, founded in 1853, is a top research university in the world and a leading academic center in the southern hemisphere. The University of Melbourne is located in Melbourne, Australia's cultural and industrial center (it has been rated as "the most livable city in the world" for many years). The University of Melbourne is one of the six sandstone universities in Australia, the founding member of Universitas 2 1 and the seat of its secretariat. It is a core member of Eight Australian Universities Alliance, Pacific Rim University Alliance, Asia-Pacific International Trade Education and Research Alliance and association of commonwealth universities, and is one of the most prestigious universities in the world.

The University of Melbourne ranks among the best in the world in the ranking of authoritative universities over the years. In the latest world university rankings, Times Higher Education University ranks 33rd in the world, USNews World University ranks 36th, ARWU academic ranking of world universities ranks 40th and QS World University ranks 42nd. Dominant professional disciplines are: the fifth in the world of education, the eighth in the world of law, the world of computer science 13, the world of humanities and arts 13, the world of accounting and finance 14, the world of medicine 18 and the world of architecture 18.

The University of Melbourne emphasizes students' comprehensive ability in academic attainments and personality cultivation, and strives to create a unique "Melbourne experience" for students. The University of Mexico has the largest annual research funding in Australia. Since its establishment, the school has trained 280,000 graduates around the world, including 4 Australian prime ministers, 8 Nobel Prize winners [1] and 120 Rhodes scholars. According to the bulletin special issue "100 Most Influential Australians", 33 of them have academic relations with the University of Melbourne. So far, Melbourne University is the only one of the eight universities in Australia that still refuses to recognize the results of China's college entrance examination.