The University of Melbourne has received the highest share of research funds year after year, which has established its reputation as a first-class research university in Australia. Become the first choice for outstanding students in Victoria, Australia and even the world. The University of Melbourne provides students with scholarships worth 8.5 million Australian dollars every year.
Graduates from the University of Melbourne have emerged many outstanding figures in Australia's political, cultural and commercial fields, including two Nobel Prize winners in medicine, two former Australian prime ministers and some Asian businessmen and politicians. The University of Melbourne has made great contributions to Australia's economic development in the Asia-Pacific region.
1 1 College of University of Melbourne, Melbourne Business School and Victoria College provide a first-class and dynamic learning environment. The main courses are: architecture, architecture and design, humanities, economy and commerce, education, engineering, land and food resources research institute, law, medicine, dentistry and health science, music, science and veterinary medicine. The teaching and learning of the University of Melbourne are all in multimedia classrooms, and the new technologies and multimedia textbooks applied are developed by the teachers of the University of Melbourne themselves.
University of Melbourne is one of the founding members of Universitas 2 1 (International Association of Universities) and enjoys a high reputation in teaching and scientific research.
The University of Melbourne is the second largest scientific research institution in Australia after CSIRO, and it is also one of the universities with the largest funding from the Australian government (20 121730,000 Australian dollars, 20 121900,000 Australian dollars). The University of Melbourne emphasizes students' comprehensive ability in academic attainments and personality cultivation, and strives to create a unique "Melbourne experience" for students. Frank mcfarlane burnett, john carew eccles, Elizabeth Blackburn and three other Nobel Prize winners are all alumni of MoU. In addition, joshua lederberg (visiting professor of Mexican University before Nobel Prize), Peter Duhti, Bert Sakerman (Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine), James Morris, clive granger (Nobel Prize in Economics) and many other world-renowned scholars were invited as visiting professors. Other famous alumni include alfred deakin, the second Prime Minister of Australia; 12 Prime Minister robert menzies; Harold holt, the first17th Prime Minister; Julia Gillard, 27th Prime Minister, Australia's first female prime minister; Social activist/feminist Ji Man Kiel; Philosopher Peter Singer; Professor alec Broers, Dean of Royal Academy of Engineering/President of Cambridge University; Cate Blanchett, winner of BAFTA Award/Golden Globe Award/Oscar Award. According to the bulletin special issue "100 Most Influential Australians", 33 of them have academic relations with the University of Melbourne. Second only to the University of Sydney.
Since 2007, the University of Melbourne has carried out a thorough education system reform, gradually abandoning the traditional Australian "specialist" education model and imitating the "Bologna Process" education model adopted by universities in North America and newly reformed Europe, that is, the well-known and controversial "Melbourne Model", aiming at establishing a degree system with higher international recognition and closer integration with international education and training.
The University of Melbourne was first proposed by Hugh Childers, Auditor-General and Minister of Finance, in his first budget speech on June 4th. 1852+065438. He also personally invested 65,438+00,000 pounds to build the university (which was a lot of money at that time). 65,438+0853122 October, the University of Melbourne was formally established by legislation, which authorized the granting of degrees in literature, medicine, law and musicology. The bill also provided a grant of 9,000 pounds to the University of Melbourne. In the same year, the university also received another 20,000 pounds for the construction of school buildings. The first cornerstone fell on July 3rd, 1854, and was completed on the same day as the Victoria Library. The university officially started teaching in 1855, when there were only three professors and six students. In the end, four of the six students graduated successfully.
In the early days of the university, a large number of Gothic revival buildings were built. Early famous architects included Joseph Reed of Melbourne, who was responsible for designing most of the early buildings on campus. This architectural style was abolished in 1930 and replaced by a new house-style building, resulting in the mixed architectural style of today's universities.
The University of Melbourne was founded largely because of the rapid development of regional experience brought by the Victorian Gold Rush. The university was first built to provide educational opportunities for the rapidly growing new immigrant population. At that time, it was designated to be built near the monastery, and no theological degree was offered-the church could only build schools on the northern perimeter. In the early days, the professors of the school were keen on the research and teaching of European traditional disciplines such as classical literature and philosophy, while Melbourne residents expressed the need for more courses that meet the needs of urban construction and development, such as law. In the end, the residents' opinions were adopted. The Law School of the University of Melbourne officially opened in 1857, and the Engineering College and the Medical College also started their tasks in 1860. These three colleges have become the mainstay of the University of Melbourne's fame in the world.
188 1 year, the University of Melbourne admitted its first female student (the University of Sydney also admitted its first female student in the same year), which was a far-reaching victory for Victorian residents under the rule of conservative culture. At that time, the University of Melbourne became one of the few universities in the world that accepted female college students. In the next few decades, the reputation and scale of the school have increased objectively, but there have been many disputes about the future development direction of the school. Finally, under the recommendation of the Royal Committee, the school established a new fund management structure and opened new disciplines such as agronomy and pedagogy.
In the First World War, the management right of schools once again caused controversy. Finally, in 1923, the Council composed of more businessmen than professors gained real power. It is worth mentioning that the school board of directors also includes two selected undergraduates who hold board positions. During this period, the University of Melbourne admitted more students from wealthy families, while few poor students received scholarships, becoming a veritable aristocratic university.
During this period, the principal in charge of school management was also introduced into the school management model for the first time. 1936, the first headmaster Raymond priestley was appointed. John Madeley was appointed as the next chairman on 1939.
After World War II, because the number of federally funded students increased greatly, the University of Melbourne gradually changed the tradition of aristocratic schools in the past and began to recruit more students from civilian families. Therefore, the school has ushered in the second high-speed development period of the university. The policy adopted by the university is balanced development, and the University of Melbourne has gained a high reputation in almost all disciplines. In 2008, The Times Higher Education Global University Ranking evaluated all disciplines of universities around the world, and the University of Melbourne became the only university in Australia that ranked in the top 30 in all disciplines.