Founded in 1850, the University of Sydney is a world-renowned top research university, located in Sydney, the capital of New South Wales, Australia, and the financial, trade and tourism center of the southern hemisphere. The University of Sydney is the oldest university in Australia, the leading academic hall in the southern hemisphere, and one of the world-famous institutions of higher learning. It is known as "Oxford in the southern hemisphere".
The University of Sydney is a member of Sandstone University, Pacific Rim University Alliance, Eight Australian Universities Alliance, Asia-Pacific International Trade Education and Research Alliance, association of commonwealth universities, Global Academic Alliance of University Artificial Intelligence, International Alliance of New Engineering Education and Global Management Education Alliance. It is also accredited by AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS.
The University of Sydney is the first university in Australia, also known as "the first school in Australia", and it is one of the best institutions of higher learning in the world. It enjoys a high international reputation and is praised by former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as an unparalleled university and an institution for training future world leaders.
In the 2022 American News World University Rankings, the University of Sydney ranked 28th in the world. In the QS World University Ranking in 2023, the University of Sydney ranked 4 1 No.1 in the world. In the Times Higher Education World University Ranking in 2022, the University of Sydney ranked 52nd in the world. In the academic ranking of the world soft science universities in 2022, the University of Sydney ranked 60th in the world. In 2022, QS ranked the world universities in terms of employment competitiveness, and the University of Sydney ranked fourth in the world.