The University of Wollongong澳大利亚国立伍伦贡(卧龙岗)大学
Australia
Presenter
Prof Tim MarchantDean of Research
The University of Wollongong Vision
Excellent and Innovative Teaching Excellent and Innovative Research A Rewarding Student Experience International Perspectives Staff Development and Recognition Lifelong Learning Productive Industry & Community Partnerships Equity and Diversity Quality Service to Clients Skilful and Responsible Stewardship of Resources
University Location
The City of Wollongong
Aboriginal “ sound of the waves”
Illawarra: “meeting place by the sea”
Multicultural city of 400,000
60 minutes by car or 90 minutes by train from the centre of Sydney
University City
Steel-making & Coal Mining Industries
NSW’s premier ITC hub
All facilities located on campus
UOW Overview (1)
Established: 1951
Total graduates: 10万余名 Campuses and Education Centres
• Australian campuses at Wollongong and Shoalhaven • Education Centres at Batemans Bay, Bega, Moss Vale and
Loftus• Sydney Business School, Sydney • Overseas campus (UOWD) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Offshore teaching operations:• Singapore• Hong Kong• Malaysia • People’s Republic of China
27, 000 students, (including 6000 onshore International students; and, 4500 offshore international students)
International Students from more than 70 countries: Top 15 countries are: China, Thailand, USA, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Canada, Malaysia, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, Pakistan, Iran, Kenya.
Over 1,600 Academic and General Staff
Currently we have approximately 2250 full-degree students from China.
UOW Overview (2)
UOW Overview (3)
10 Faculties & 1 Graduate School Commerce Informatics Engineering Arts Education Science Creative Arts Law Health and Behavioural Sciences Graduate School of Business Graduate Faculty of Medicine
Achievements and Awards (1)
The release of the highly-respected 2010 Jiao Tong rankings has seen UOW manintain its position as one of the world’s top 2 per cent of research universities. UOW ranks in the 300-400 band.
QS World University Rankings confirm UOW’s leading status placing it at 267 in 2010.
Employers Rank UOW Top 100 in the World – For the second year in a row, UOW has been ranked in the top 100 universities in the world by the Times Higher Education Employer Review (2008). This review rates employers’ opinions of UOW graduates.
Achievements and Awards (2)
EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING & LEARNING
In August 2005, The Australian newspaper ranked UOW Australia’s number one university for teaching performance, based on the Australian Government Department of Education Science and Training (DEST) ‘Student Outcome Indicators for the Learning and Teaching Performance Fund’.**The Australian, 12/8/2005
Again in 2007, UOW was one of only two universities in Australia to achieve top-tier rankings in three of the four categories:
Science, Computing, Engineering, Architecture and AgricultureBusiness, Law & EconomicsHumanities, Arts and Education
Achievements and Awards (3) Good Universities Guide Success 2009
Maximum 5-star ratings by Australia’s leading independent guide:
• Research Intensity • Graduate Satisfaction • Getting a Job• Positive graduate outcomes• Graduate starting salaries• Generic Skills
Research Strengths:
Centre for Archaeological Science
Centre for Asia Pacific Social Transformation Studies
Centre for Health Initiatives
Centre for Health Services Development
Centre for Medical Bioscience
Centre for Medical Radiation Physics
Centre for Medicinal Chemistry
Centre for Statistical and Survey Methodology
Engineering Manufacturing
Research Strengths:
GeoQuEST Research Centre
Information and Communication Technology Research Institute
Institute for Conservation Biology and Environmental Management
Institute for Innovation in Business and Social Research
Institute for Mathematics and its Applications
Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials
Institute for Transnational and Maritime Security
Intelligent Polymer Research Institute
Interdisciplinary Educational Research Institute
First Class Research Equipment & Facilities
The Innovation Campus (iC)
The $300m iC Campus is home to some of UOW’s leading research institutes and hosts a number of private high-technology companies
Evolving into a major ICT, Science and Law research and business
precinct servicing Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.
First Class Research: the discovery of the Hobbit
In 2004 a near complete skeleton of the hobbit was discovered, on the island of Flores.
Represents a new species of minature humans, that coexisted with homo-sapiens
The Centre for Archaeological Science played a lead role in the discovery and dating of the Hobbit.
First class research: IPRI
The Intelligent Polymer Research Institute are leaders in intelligent materials and nanotechnology, based at the Innovation Campus
Interdisciplinary group involving engineers, chemists, physicists and clinicians
Research involves developments in electomaterials,
Energy storage, intelligent polymers and biotechnology
First class research: ICTR
Information and Communication Technology Research Institute is the largest university based ICT research organization in Australia
Research covers whole spectrum of ICT, from data acquisition, enhancement, analysis, processing and applications
Four research centers Networks and communications Multimedia and information processing Intelligent systems Computer and information security
First class research: ICTR
Networks and communications Distributed audio and video Networked augmented reality
Multimedia and information processing 3D data acquisition and processing 3D object and face recognition Through-the-wall Radar processing
Intelligent systems Multi-agent simulation and analysis Graph-based web information analysis and processing
Computer and information security Cryptography Digital signatures Network security
Services for Research StudentsLearning Development Centre
Improve English and academic skills through free workshops, consultations and resources
Statistical Consulting ServiceAssists students undertaking research through advice on investigation planning, data analysis and methods of presenting results
Wollongong University Postgraduate Association (WUPA) Study space, computing facilities, advocacy services.
Research Student CentreOrientation, workshops and information for research students.
Scholarships at UOW
Opportunities for Spring Session, 2012
UOW-China Scholarship Council Scholarships, Opportunities for PhD/Research Masters/visiting research students, close 31/1/2012
University Postgraduate Awards, close 17/3/2012
Web-site www.uow.edu.au/rsc and follow the links to UOW-CSC
First step, send CV to [email protected]
UOW Summary
Excellent and growing research reputation
High quality staff and a pleasant supportive environment for research students
A range of diverse research strengths
New key initiatives including the Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, the SMART Infrastructure Facility and the continuing development of the innovation Campus
Strong existing engagement with China
Focused interaction with international universities and institutions
Contact Details
Prof. Tim Marchant, Dean of Research,
Ms. Kim Callaway, Director, Research Student Centre,