Monash University 149620 225600803 2008-07-14T14:27:20Z Nhprman 733452 /* Campuses */ merge summary of material from deleted article {{Infobox University| name ='''Monash University'''| motto =''Ancora imparo'' ("I am still learning") | established =[[1958]]| type =[[Public university|Public]]| | endowment = $1.178 billion<Ref> Monash University- 2006 Annual Report[http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/ar/AnnualReport2006.pdf], Retrieved on [[2008-01-17]] </Ref>| chancellor =Dr [[Alan Finkel]] [[Order of Australia|AM]] | vice_chancellor =Professor [[Richard Larkins]], [[AO]]| city =[[Clayton, Victoria|Clayton]]| state =[[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]| country =[[Australia]]| undergrad =39,000| postgrad =16,000| faculty =7,605<ref>[http://www.topuniversities.com/gradschool/schools/data/school_profile/default/monashuniversity/ QS Top Universities: Schools<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>| campus =[[Urban area|Urban]]| affiliations =[[Group of Eight (Australian Universities)|Group of Eight]], [[Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning|ASAIHL]]| website =[http://www.monash.edu.au www.monash.edu.au/]| image =[[Image:Monash-shield.png|Monash University Crest]] }} [[Image:Monash University Clayton Campus.jpg|right|250px|thumb|A panorama view of [[Robert Menzies]] Building in Clayton Campus]] [[Image:Clayton - Monash University.jpg||right|250px|thumb|[[Sir Robert Menzies|Robert Menzies]] Building at the Clayton Campus]] '''Monash University''' is a [[public university]] with campuses located in [[Australia]], [[Malaysia]] and [[South Africa]]. It is [[Australia]]'s largest [[university]] with about 55,000 students. The University has a total of eight [[campus]]es: six in [[Victoria, Australia]] ([[Monash University, Clayton campus|Clayton]], [[Monash University, Caulfield campus|Caulfield]], [[Monash University, Berwick campus|Berwick]], [[Monash University, Peninsula Campus|Peninsula]], [[Victorian College of Pharmacy|Parkville]] and [[Monash University, Gippsland campus|Gippsland]]), one in [[Monash University Malaysia Campus|Malaysia]] and one in [[Monash South Africa|South Africa]]. The university also has a centre in [[Monash University, Prato Centre|Prato]], [[Italy]]. Monash University is a member of the "[[Group of Eight (Australian Universities)|Group of Eight]]", a lobby group composed of some of the most research-intensive universities in Australia. It was recently ranked by The [[Times Higher Education Supplement]] (THES) at number 43 in its annual ranking of the world's top 200 universities for 2007. It is one of only three post World War II universities in the world's top 50.<ref>http://www.monash.edu.au/news/monashmemo/stories/20080709/did-you-know.html</ref> With 11 universities in Victoria,<ref>[http://www.vtac.edu.au/institutions/index.html VTAC:Institutions<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Monash attracts 33% of the top 5% of students from Victorian schools.<ref>[http://www.monash.edu.au/news/monashmemo/ Monash Memo - University News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>http://www.adm.monash.edu.au/execserv/council/meetings/2007/07-05cnm.html</ref> For the past two years, it has been the most popular university among Victorian university applicants.<ref>[http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2008/01/14/1200159362690.html?page=2 Students turn their backs on teaching - Education News - theage.com.au<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Monash University won over $50 million in National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) grants in 2007.<ref>[http://www.monash.edu.au/news/newsline/story/1220 Monash Newsline (Monash University)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Monash researchers also dominate the NHMRC Awards, winning a quarter of all prizes in 2007.<ref>[http://www.monash.edu.au/news/dec07-nhmrc-awards.html Monash researchers receive four NHMRC awards, Monash University<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> It is home to the [[Monash Science Technology Research and Innovation Precinct]] (STRIP), the [[Australian Stem Cell Centre]], 100 research centres<ref>[http://www.monash.edu.au/news/dec07-scholarships-2008.html Top VCE students choose Monash, Monash University<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and 17 co-operative research centres. The university is named after the prominent Australian general [[John Monash|Sir John Monash]]. One of his most well known statements is inscribed along a walkway between the Robert Blackwood Hall and Performing Arts Centre at the Clayton campus: ''Adopt as your fundamental creed that you will equip yourself for life, not solely for your own benefit, but for the benefit of the whole community.'' The University's motto is ''Ancora imparo'' ([[Italian language|Italian]]), meaning 'I am still learning',<ref>[http://www.monash.edu.au/about/shield.html Official shield and motto, Monash University<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> a saying attributed to [[Michelangelo]]. ==History== {{main|History of Monash University}} [[Image:mrs lake.jpg|right|thumb|250px|One of the lakes at the University's foundation campus, Clayton]] ===Early history=== Monash University is a commissioned Victorian university. It was established by an Act of the State Parliament of Victoria in 1958 as a result of the Murray Report which was commissioned in 1957 by the then Prime Minister [[Sir Robert Menzies]] to establish the second university in the state of [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]. The university was named after the prominent Australian general [[John Monash|Sir John Monash]]. This was the first time in Australia that a university had been named after a person, rather than a city or state.<ref> [http://www.griffith.edu.au/vc/ate/pdf/univfacts.pdf List of Australian Universities with date of foundation] </ref> The original campus was in the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of [[Clayton, Victoria|Clayton]] (falling in what is now the [[City of Monash]]). The first University Council, led by Monash's first Chancellor [[Robert Blackwood (Australian politician)|Robert Blackwood]], selected Sir [[Louis Matheson]], to be the first Vice-Chancellor of Monash University, a position he held until 1976. The University was granted an expansive site of 100 hectares of open land in Clayton.<ref>http://www.monash.edu.au/campuses/clayton/history.html</ref> From its first intake of 347 students at Clayton on [[13 March]] [[1961]], the university grew rapidly in size and student numbers so that by 1967, it had enrolled more than 21,000 students since its establishment. In its early years, it offered undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in engineering, medicine, science, arts, economics and politics, education and law. Initially, it was best known for its strong research capacity in the sciences and for its innovative teaching in law and medicine. {{Fact|date=June 2008}} It was a major provider for international student places under the [[Colombo Plan]], which saw the first Asian students enter the Australian education system. In its early years of teaching, research and administration, Monash had the advantage of no entrenched traditional practices. This enabled it to adopt modern approaches without resistance from those who preferred the status quo. A modern administrative structure was set up, Australia's first research centres and scholarships devoted to [[Indigenous Australians]] were established, and, thanks to Monash's entirely new facilities, students in wheelchairs were able to enrol. ===1970s onwards=== From the mid-1960s to the early 1970s, Monash became the centre of [[student activism|student radicalism]] in Australia.<ref>[http://www.lib.monash.edu.au/exhibitions/communism/xcommunismcat.html Previous exhibitions - Rare Books Collection (Monash University Library)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.usyd.edu.au/about/publication/gazette/april03/features/pub/rebels.shtml Where have all the rebels gone? - About the University - The University of Sydney<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> It was the site of many mass student demonstrations, particularly concerning Australia's role in [[Vietnam War]] and [[conscription]].<ref>[http://menzieslecture.org/trust.html About the Trust<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> By the late 1960s, several student organisations, some of which were influenced by or supporters of communism, turned their focus to Vietnam, with numerous blockades and sit-ins.<ref>[http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/monmag/issue16-2005/around-monash/around-activism.html Those were the days, Monash Magazine article<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In the late 1970s and 1980s, Monash's most publicised research came through its pioneering of [[in-vitro fertilisation]] (IVF). Led by Professors [[Carl Wood]] and [[Alan Trounson]], the Monash IVF Program achieved the world's first clinical IVF pregnancy in 1973.<ref>[http://www.monash.edu.au/50years/timeline/1973-IVF.html Monash University 50th Anniversary, Monash University<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In 1980, they delivered the first IVF baby in Australia.<ref>[http://www.monashivf.com/default.asp?action=article&ID=21660 Our Contribution - Monash IVF Australia<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> This eventually became a massive source of revenue for the University at a time when university funding in Australia was beginning to slow down. In the late 1980s, the [[Dawkins Reforms]] changed the landscape of higher education in Australia. Under the leadership of Vice-Chancellor [[Mal Logan]], Monash transformed dramatically. In 1988, Monash University had only one campus, [[Monash University, Clayton campus|Clayton]], with around 15, 000 students.<ref>Simon Marginson, Monash: Remaking the University, Allen & Unwin, 2000, p. 97</ref> Just over a decade later, it had 8 campuses (including 2 overseas), a European research and teaching centre, and more than 50,000 students, making it the largest and most internationalised Australian university.<ref>http://www.monash.edu.au/about/overview/brief-history.html</ref> ===Expansion in the 1990s=== The expansion began in 1990, with a series of mergers between Monash, the Chisholm Institute of Technology, the Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education. In 1991, Monash, to the surprise of many {{weasel-inline}} , merged with the [[Victorian College of Pharmacy]], which most people {{weasel-inline}} had predicted would merge with the [[University of Melbourne]]. Monash University's expansion continued in 1994, with the establishment of the [[Monash University, Berwick campus|Berwick Campus]]. In 1998, the University opened the [[Monash University Malaysia campus|Malaysia Campus]], its first overseas campus and the first foreign university in [[Malaysia]]. In 2001, the Johannesburg Campus opened its doors, making Monash the first foreign university in [[South Africa]]. The same year, the University secured an 18th Century Tuscan Palace to open a research and teaching centre in [[Prato]], [[Italy]]. At the same time, Australian universities faced unprecedented demand for international student places, which Monash met on a larger scale than most, to the point that today around 30% of its students are from outside Australia.<ref>[http://www.monash.edu.au/about/stats.html Statistics, Monash University<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Today, Monash students come from over 100 different countries, and speak over 90 different languages. The increase in international students, combined with its expansion, meant that Monash's income skyrocketed throughout the 1990s, and it is now one of Australia's top 200 exporters.<ref> Simon Marginson, "Monash University" in ''The Encyclopaedia of Melbourne'', Andrew Brown-May & Shurlee Swain (eds), Cambridge University Press, Port Melbourne, 2005</ref> ===2000 onwards=== In recent years, the University has been prominent in medical research. A highlight of this came in 2000, when Professor [[Alan Trounson]] led the team of scientists which first announced to the world that nerve stem cells could be derived from embryonic stem cells, a discovery which led to a dramatic increase in interest in the potential of [[stem cells]].<ref>[http://www.stemcellcentre.edu.au/public-education_research.aspx Australian Stem Cell Centre<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au/domino/Web_Notes/newmedia.nsf/798c8b072d117a01ca256c8c0019bb01/773344f4c4f794baca25714e0005c518!OpenDocument Media Release: VICTORIA TO HOST KEY SEMINARS AT BIO2006<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> It has also led to Monash being ranked in the top 20 universities in the world for biomedicine.<ref>[http://www.monash.edu.au/news/monashmemo/stories/20070509/medicine-institute.html Monash academic to head Victoria's Regenerative Medicine Institute - (Monash Memo, 9 May 2007)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> On October 21, 2002 Huan Yun "Allen" Xiang shot two people dead and injured five others on the Victorian Monash University Clayton campus. {{more|Monash University shooting}} The current Vice-Chancellor of Monash University is Professor [[Richard Larkins]] (since September 2003<ref>[http://monash.edu/news/monashmemo/stories/20030528/dvc.html Monash Memo 28 May 2003 | A new DVC for Monash<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>). Professor Larkins has been appointed as chair of [[Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee|Universities Australia]], effective 2008.<ref>[http://monash.edu/news/monashmemo/stories/20070725/vice-chancellor.html Vice-Chancellor to chair Universities Australia - (Monash Memo, 25 July 2007)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> On [[May 30]], [[2008]], Monash University celebrated its 50th Anniversary. ==Campuses== ===Clayton Campus=== [[Image:Howitt far.JPG|thumb|280px|right|Howitt Hall at the [[Monash University, Clayton campus|Clayton campus]] in [[Victoria, Australia]] ]] The [[Monash University, Clayton campus|Clayton campus]] covers an area over 1.1 km² and is the largest of the Monash campuses. Clayton is the flagship campus for Monash, demanding higher ENTER scores than all the other campuses, with the exception of Parkville. Clayton is home to the faculties of Arts, Business & Economics, Education, Engineering, IT, Law, Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences and Science. In 2001, the State Government of Victoria decided to build the first Australian [[synchrotron]] adjoining the campus. The [[Australian Synchrotron]] opened in July 2007 and creates beam light to make it capable to view matter at the molecular level. Monash University contributed $5M towards the $220M cost of the synchrotron as a member of the funding partnership for the initial suite of [[beamline]]s.<ref> [http://www.synchrotron.vic.gov.au Official Australian Synchrotron website] </ref> The campus is also home to a number of halls of residence, colleges and other on-campus accommodation that house several thousand students. The Clayton campus has its own suburb and postcode (3800). ===Residences at Clayton Campus=== Six [[hall of residence|halls of residence]] are located at the [[Monash University, Clayton campus|Clayton campus]] in [[Clayton, Victoria]]. * '''Howitt Hall''' is the tallest Monash residential building, standing 12 stories high, with a good view of the other halls and the university. Howitt Hall is the third oldest hall, and was opened in September [[1966]]. The hall is named after [[Alfred Howitt]], a scholar and prominent figure in early Gippsland. * '''Farrer Hall''' is divided into two buildings, Commons and Lords, with an annex to Commons called Chastity which is located above the common room. The Hall has more focus on floors, with kitchens, laundries and common rooms shared across them. * '''Richardson Hall''' (Richo) is the newest of the Halls of Residence at Monash University. Richardson is home to 190 residents. Richardson 'has' been known as the 'International hall' to residents of other halls, due to the high incidence of international students residing in Richardson. * '''Deakin Hall''' was the first [[residence hall]] established at Monash University in [[Australia]], in September, 1962. [http://www.adm.monash.edu.au/records-archives/archives/cgi-alias/monpix?IMAGE_NUMBER=2494] The residence hall was named after [[Alfred Deakin]], Prime Minister from 1903-1910 and father of the [[Australian Constitution]]. * '''Roberts Hall''' is named after Tom Roberts, an [[Australia]]n artist who was affectionately known as 'the bulldog'. The mascot of Roberts Hall is a bulldog in recognition of this. * The '''South East Flats''' is located at the south-eastern corner of the university's Clayton campus. It is made up of two [[block of flats|blocks of flats]], and the flat sizes range from 2 bedrooms to 5 bedrooms. There are 30 [[apartment|flats]] in total, designed to accommodate 130 students. ===Caulfield Campus=== [[Monash University, Caulfield campus|The Caulfield campus]] is Monash University's second largest campus. Its multifaceted nature is reflected in the range of programs it offers through the faculties of Arts, Art & Design, Business & Economics, Information Technology and Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. A major building program has been announced, to expand teaching facilities, provide student accommodation and redevelop the shopping centre.<ref>http://www.monash.edu.au/campuses/caulfield/campuspresentation21may2008.pdf</ref> {{-}} ===Other Australian campuses=== One of Monash's newest, '''[[Monash University, Berwick campus|Berwick campus]]''' was built on the old Casey airfield in the south-eastern growth corridor of Victoria, Australia. The town of Berwick has experienced an influx of people and development in recent times, which includes the new campus of Monash University. With a presence in the area since 1994, the first Monash Berwick campus building was completed in 1996 and the third building in March 2004. It is situated on a 55-hectare site in the [[City of Casey]], one of the three fastest growing municipalities in Australia '''[[Monash University, Gippsland campus|The Gippsland campus]]''' is home to 2,000 on-campus students, 5,000 off-campus students and nearly 400 staff. The campus sits in the [[Latrobe Valley]] town of Churchill, 142km east of Melbourne on 63 hectares of landscaped grounds. It is the only non-metropolitan campus of Monash University. The campus offers many undergraduate degrees, and attracts many students from the Latrobe Valley, East and West Gippsland. The Gippsland Medical School will open at the campus in 2008.<ref>http://www.gippsland.monash.edu.au/news/media/accomodationgrant.html</ref> '''[[Victorian College of Pharmacy|Parkville campus]]''' is also known as the Victorian College of Pharmacy. It is situated in the Melbourne suburb of Parkville, around 2km north of the [[Melbourne CBD]] on Royal Parade. The Victorian College of Pharmacy has a reputation for innovation, particularly in the areas of formulation science and medicinal chemistry. The Parkville campus offers bachelor degrees in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science, the latter replacing the Bachelor of Formulation Science in 2007 and the Bachelor of Medicinal Chemistry in 2008. It also offers postgraduate degrees. It has undergone renovations lately, and a new research building has just been built in the campus. The '''[[Monash University, Peninsula Campus|Peninsula campus]]''' has a teaching and research focus on health and wellbeing. The campus is located in the bayside suburb of Frankston on the edge of Melbourne. Its teaching and research focus on health and well-being, but the campus also offers a range of courses including those from its historic roots with early childhood and primary education. The campus was also home to the Peninsula School of Information Technology, which in 2006 was wound back with Information Technology units previously offered being relocated to the Caulfield campus. ===Overseas campuses=== The '''[[Monash University Malaysia campus|Monash University campus in Malaysia]]''' opened in 1998 in [[Bandar Sunway]], Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Sunway campus offers various undergraduate degrees through its faculties of Medicine and Health Sciences, Engineering, Information Technology, Business, and Arts and Sciences. It is currently home to almost 4,000 students. The new purpose-built campus opened in 2007, providing a high-tech home for Monash in Malaysia. In addition to a wide range of undergraduate degrees, the campus also offers both postgraduate Masters and PhD programs. Its degrees in Medicine and Surgery are the first medical degrees outside Australia and New Zealand to be accredited by the Australian Medical Council. '''[[Monash South Africa]]''' is situated on the western outskirts of [[Johannesburg]], and opened its doors in 2001. The campus is expanding, with student numbers growing at 35% per year and expected to be 2,400 in 2008. A new learning commons opened in 2007 and in early 2008, new housing will mean the campus will be able to provide secure on-campus accommodation for 1,000 students. The campus offers undergraduate courses from the faculties of business and economics, arts and IT. It is planned for Masters and PhD programs and scholarships to be offered in 2008. The '''[[Monash University, Prato Centre|Monash University Prato Centre]]''' is located in the 18th Century Palace, Palazzo Vaj, in the historic centre of [[Prato]], a city near [[Florence]] in [[Italy]]. Primarily, it hosts students from Monash's other campuses for semesters in Law, Art and Design, History, Music, as well as various international conferences. It was officially opened in 2001 as part of the University's vigorous internationalisation policy. It is now the largest Australian academic institution of its kind in Europe. {{Fact|date=June 2008}} ===Monash College=== As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Monash University, Monash College is an educational [[institute]] providing students with an alternative point of entry to Monash University. The institution offers pathway studies for students who endeavor to undertake studies at one of Monash University's many campuses. Monash College's specialised [[undergraduate]] [[diploma]]s (Diploma Part 2 is equivalent to first-year university) provide an alternative entry point into more than 50 Monash University [[bachelor degrees]], taught intensively in smaller classes and an environment overall similar to that offered by the university. Monash College offers programs in several countries throughout the world, with colleges located in Australia ([[Melbourne]]), China ([[Guangzhou]]), Indonesia ([[Jakarta]]), [[Singapore]] and Sri Lanka ([[Colombo]]). ==Faculties== Monash is divided into 10 faculties. These incorporate the University's major departments of teaching and research centres. * [[Monash University Art and Design Faculty|Faculty of Art and Design]] * [[Monash University Faculty of Arts|Faculty of Arts]] * [[Monash Faculty of Business and Economics|Faculty of Business and Economics]] * [[Monash University Education Faculty|Faculty of Education]] * [[Monash University Engineering Faculty|Faculty of Engineering]] * [[Monash University Information Technology Faculty|Faculty of Information Technology]] * [[Monash University Law Faculty|Faculty of Law]] * [[Monash University Faculty of Medicine|Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences]] * [[Victorian College of Pharmacy|Faculty of Pharmacy (Victorian College of Pharmacy)]] * [[Monash University Science Faculty|Faculty of Science]] Stand-alone, interdisciplinary research centres, which are not located within one faculty, include: * [[Monash University Accident Research Centre]] * Asia Pacific Centre for Science and Wealth Creation * Institute for Regional Studies (IRS) * [[Monash Asia Institute]] (MAI) * Monash e-Research Centre * Monash Centre for Electron Microscopy * [[Monash Centre for Synchrotron Science]] * Monash Sustainability Institute * Monash Institute for Nanosciences, Materials and Manufacture * Monash Institute for the Study of Global Movements ==Rankings== Research produced by the Melbourne Institute in 2006 ranked Australian universities across seven main discipline areas: Arts & Humanities, Business & Economics, Education, Engineering, Law, Medicine, and Science. For each discipline, Monash University was ranked:<ref>[http://www.melbourneinstitute.com/publications/reports/dr_aus_uni/Paper_Rating.pdf Melbourne Institute rankings]</ref> {| class="wikitable" |- bgcolor=#bdb76b ! Discipline!! R1* !! No. !! R2* !! No. |- |Arts & Humanities||4||38||4||35 |- |Business & Economics||5||39||4||34 |- |Education||2||35||3||32 |- |Engineering||4||28||5||28 |- |Law||5||29||5||28 |- |Medicine||3||14||4||13 |- |Science||6||38||8||31 |- |} .* R1 refers to Australian and overseas Academics' rankings in tables 3.1 -3.7 of the report. R2 refers to the Articles and Research rankings in tables 5.1 - 5.7 of the report. No. refers to the number of institutions in the table against which Monash is compared. The following publications ranked universities worldwide. Monash University ranked: {| class="wikitable" |- bgcolor=#bdb76b ! Publications!!Ave.!!1999!!2000!!2001!!2002!!2003!!2004!!2005!!2006!!2007!!2008 |- |[[Times Higher Education Supplement]]<ref>[http://www.thes.co.uk/statistics/international_comparisons/2006/top_unis.aspx?window_type=popup The Times Higher Education Supplement]</ref> ||34.7|| || || || || ||33||33||38||43|| |- |[[Shanghai Jiao Tong University]]<ref>[http://ed.sjtu.edu.cn/rank/2006/ARWU2006_TopAsia.htm Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University.] </ref> || || || || || ||152-200||202-300||203-300||201-300||201-300|| |- |[[Newsweek]]<ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14321230/site/newsweek/ "The Top 100 Global Universities, Newsweek" Newsweek's ranking of Monash University.]</ref> || || || || || || || || ||73|| || |- |[[The Economist]]|| || || || || || || || || || || |- |[[AsiaWeek]]*|| || || || || || || || || |||| |- |[[Financial Times]] MBA rank<ref>[http://rankings.ft.com/rankings/mba/rankings.html Monash University's MBA rank with the Financial Times.]</ref>|| || || || || || || || || || || |- |[[Economist Intelligence Unit]]'s MBA rank<ref>[http://mba.eiu.com/index.asp?layout=2002rankings Monash University's MBA rank with EIU.]</ref>||46|| || || || || || || ||49||43|| |- |[[Webometrics]]:<ref>[http://www.webometrics.info/premierleague.asp?offset=100 Monash University's Webometric ranking]</ref> ||124.5|| || || || || || || || ||144||105|| |- |} .*AsiaWeek is now discontinued. Other rankings<ref>[http://www.monash.edu.au/study/ranking/reputation.html Reputation<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>: * In engineering, Monash was ranked number 1 in Australia and approximately number 16 in the world, according to the Times Higher Education Supplement 2004/2005 * Its MBA was ranked number 2 in the world by the [[Economist Intelligence Unit]] in the category of "personal development and educational experience"<ref>[http://www.monash.edu.au/news/newsline/story/1221 Monash Newsline (Monash University)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The Monash MBA is the only Australian MBA in the world's top 50. * In biomedicine, Monash was ranked number 19 in the world by the Times Higher Education Supplement 2006 * In technology, it was ranked number 28 in the world by Times Higher Education Supplement 2006 * In social sciences, Monash was ranked number 26 in the world by the Times Higher Education Supplement in 2007. * Monash Clayton was ranked number 1 in Australia for student experience by the National Union of Students in 2007<ref>[http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22482190-12332,00.html Student union lashes unis for 'poor support' The Australian<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> * The Monash University Debating Team is ranked 4th in the world in the 2008 World Universities Debating Ranking<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Universities_Debating_Championship#World_Universities_Debating_Ranking</ref> ==Notable alumni and faculty== {{main|List of Monash University people}} Monash has a long list of [[alumni]] who have become prominent in a wide range of areas. Monash graduates who are currently leaders in their fields include the [[Governor of Victoria]], the [[Chief Justice of Victoria]], the [[Treasurer]] of [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], the [[George Cardinal Pell|Australian Cardinal of the Catholic Church]], the [[Minister for Trade (Australia)|Australian Minister for Trade]], the Chief Judge of the [[County Court of Victoria]], the Chief Magistrate of Victoria, the [[Coroner]] of [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], the Chief Justice of the [[Family Court of Australia]], the [[Chief Justice]] of [[Norfolk Island]], the [[Australian of the Year]], several [[Australian Living Treasures]], the Chairman of the [[Australian Securities and Investments Commission]] (ASIC), the Chairman of the [[Singapore Economic Development Board]], the Chairman of the [[Australian Competition and Consumer Commission]] (ACCC), numerous Government Ministers throughout Australia and overseas, Ambassadors to the [[United Nations]], prominent [[entrepreneurs]], [[economists]], [[public servants]], [[diplomats]], [[film producers]] (including this year's only Australian winner of an [[Academy Award]]), [[artists]] (including winners of the [[Dobell Prize]]), [[actors]], [[playwrights]] (including winners of [[AWGIE Awards]]), [[novelists]] (including winners of the [[Booker Prize]] and the [[Miles Franklin Award]]), [[journalists]], [[musicians]] (including winners of [[ARIA Awards]] and the [[Grand Prix du Disque]]), [[mayors]], [[philanthropists]], [[scientists]], [[surgeons]] and [[sportspeople]]. ==Libraries, Museums and Galleries== ===Monash University Library=== Monash University Library is one of Australia's leading academic libraries, with a long-standing reputation for technological innovation and excellence in customer service. Currently it operates several libraries in all of its campuses, spanning over 3 continents. Monash University Library has just under 3 million items. It consists of: * Clayton Campus ** Hargrave Andrew Library ** Law Library ** Sir [[Louis Matheson]] Library * Caulfield Library * Berwick Library and Learning Commons * Gippsland Library * Peninsula Library * CL Butchers Pharmacy Library (Parkville Campus) * Sunway Library and Learning Commons (Malaysia Campus) * Monash South Africa Library ===Rare Books Collection=== Located at the Sir [[Louis Matheson]] Library on the Clayton Campus, the Rare Books Collection consists of over 100,000 items, unique due to their age, uniqueness or physical beauty, which can be accessed by Monash staff and students. The collection was started in 1961 when the University Librarian purchased original manuscripts by [[Jonathan Swift]] and some of his contemporaries. The Collection now consists of a range of items including photography, children's books, 15th-17th century English and French literature, original manuscripts and pamphlets. A variety of exhibitions are hosted throughout the year in the Rare Books area.<ref>[http://www.lib.monash.edu.au/rare/ Rare Books Collection (Monash University Library)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ===Monash University Museum of Art=== The Monash University Museum of Art (MUMA) was founded in 1961 and is located in a large building on the University's Clayton Campus. The establishment of the Museum reflected a desire by the University's founders for students to obtain a broad education, including an appreciation and understanding of the arts. Its collection has now grown to over 1500 works,<ref>http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/monmag/issue21-2008/50years/art.html</ref> including a variety of items from artists such as [[Arthur Boyd]], [[William Dobell]], [[Sidney Nolan]], [[Howard Arkley]], [[Tracey Moffatt]], [[John Perceval]], [[Fred Williams]] and [[Bill Henson]]. While the gallery's focus is on Australian art, it houses a number of international works and exhibitions. It hosts regular exhibitions which are open to Monash students and staff, as well as the general public.<ref>[http://www.monash.edu.au/muma/ MUMA Monash University Museum of Art<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The current Curator of the Museum is Geraldine Barlow. ===Switchback Gallery=== The Switchback Gallery was opened in 1995 in the landscaped gardens of the University's Gippsland Campus, and has become a cultural focal point for the region. It hosts a diverse range of exhibitions each year, from work by Monash students, to displays by international artists.<ref>[http://www.artdes.monash.edu.au/gippsland/switchback/ Switchback gallery<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ===Monash Faculty of Art and Design Gallery=== The [[Monash University Art and Design Faculty|Art and Design]] Faculty houses its own collection of artwork. It is located at the University's Caulfield Campus. Its collection includes a wide range of media including painting, tapestry, printmedia, ceramics, jewellery, photomedia, industrial design, digital media and installation. In addition to being a public gallery, it runs a Visiting Artists program which attracts artists from around the world to spend a year at the gallery.<ref>[http://www.artdes.monash.edu.au/gallery/ Faculty Gallery<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ==Vice-Chancellors & Chancellors== The [[Vice-Chancellor]] is the [[chief executive]] of the University, who is head of Monash's day-to-day activities. The Vice-Chancellor is also the [[University President]]. In North America and parts of Europe, the equivalent role is the President or Principal. The [[Chancellor]] is chair of the University Council and provides advice to the Vice-Chancellor, but serves primarily as the ceremonial figurehead. ===Vice-Chancellors=== * Sir [[Louis Matheson]] (1960-1976) * [[William Scott (academic)|William Alexander Gowdie Scott]] (1976-1977) * [[Raymond Martin (academic)|Raymond Martin]] [[AO]] (1977-1987) * [[Mal Logan]] [[Order of Australia|AC]] (1987-1996) * [[David Robinson (academic)|David Robinson]] (1997-2002) * [[Peter Darvall]] [[AO]] (2002-2003) * [[Richard Larkins]] [[AO]] (2003-) ===Chancellors=== * [[Robert Blackwood|Sir Robert Rutherford Blackwood]] (1958-1968) * [[Douglas Menzies|Sir Douglas Ian Menzies]] (1968-1974) * Sir Richard Moulton Eggleston (1975-1983) * Sir George Hermann Lush (1983-1992) * David William Rogers (1992-1998) * Jerry Ellis (1999-2007) * [[Alan Finkel]] (2008-) ==Colleges and Halls of Residence== {{main|Monash Residential Services}} [[Monash Residential Services]] (MRS) is responsible for co-ordinating the operation of on-campus halls of residence. MRS manages a variety of facilities at all five Australian campuses and South Africa. The following residences are based at the Clayton Campus: {| class="toccolours" |+'''List of colleges''' !align=left|College !Affiliation |- |[[Monash Residential Services|Howitt Hall]] |1966- |- |[[Monash Residential Services|Farrer Hall]] |1965- |- |[[Monash Residential Services|Richardson Hall]] |1972- |- |[[Monash Residential Services|Deakin Hall]] |1961- |- |[[Monash Residential Services|Roberts Hall]] |1971- |- |[[Normanby House]] |1960s- |- |[[Mannix College (Monash University)|Mannix College]] |1969- |- |[[Monash Residential Services|South East Flats]] | |- |} Facilities in are diverse and vary in services offered. Information on residential services at Monash University, including on-campus (MRS managed) and off-campus, can be found at http://www.mrs.monash.edu.au/. ==Student organisations== There are approximately 55,000 students at the university, represented by individual campus organisations and the university-wide [[Monash Postgraduate Association]]. * [[Monash Union of Berwick Students]] (MUBS) - [[Monash University, Berwick campus|Berwick campus]] * [[Monash Student Association]] (MSA) - [[Monash University, Clayton campus|Clayton Campus]] * [[Monash Student Union Caulfield]] (MONSU Caulfield) - [[Monash University, Caulfield campus|Caulfield Campus]] * [[Monash University, Gippsland campus#Student Organisation|Monash University Gippsland Student Union]] (MUGSU) - [[Monash University, Gippsland campus|Gippsland Campus]] * [[Monash Parkville Students Association]] - [[Monash University, Parkville campus|Parkville Campus]] * [[Monash Student Union Peninsula]] (MONSU Peninsula) - [[Monash University, Peninsula campus|Peninsula Campus]] * [[Monash Student Association of South Africa]] - [[Monash South Africa|South Africa Campus]]. * [[Monash University Students Association]] (MUSA) - [[Monash University, Malaysia campus|Malaysia campus]] Other notable student organisations include: * [[Lot's Wife]] * [[Monash University Philharmonic Society]] * [[Monash Whites Football Club]] * [[Monash Association of Debaters]]<ref>http://www.monashdebaters.com/home.html</ref> ==See also== * [[AHURI|Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute]] * [[List of Monash University people]] * [[Monash University shooting]] * [[Green Week]] ==Notes and references== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://monash.edu/ Official Monash University website] * [http://monash.edu/muma/ Monash University Museum of Art] * [http://www.monashforum.com/ Official Monash Forum] ==Further reading== * Sir Robert Blackwood, ''Monash University: the first ten years'', Melbourne, Hampden Hall, 1968 * Simon Marginson, ''Monash: Remaking the University'', Allen & Unwin, 2000 * Sir Louis Matheson, ''Still learning'', South Melbourne, Macmillan, 1980 * Janette Bomford, ''Victorian College of Pharmacy: 125 years of history, 1881-2006'' * H.V. Feehan, ''Birth of the Victorian College of Pharmacy'' * Louise Gray and Karen Stephens, ''Victorian College of Pharmacy: 125 stories for 125 years, 1881-2006'' * Geoffrey Hutton, ''The Victorian College of Pharmacy: an observer's view'' * Victorian College of Pharmacy, ''The Search for a partner : a history of the amalgamation of the Victorian College of Pharmacy and Monash University'' <div class="Boxmerge"> {{Australian universities}} {{Group of Eight}} {{World Universities Debating Ranking}} </div> [[Category:Universities in Melbourne]] [[Category:Universities and colleges in Malaysia]] [[Category:Universities and colleges in Gauteng Province]] [[Category:Monash University]] [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1958]] [[de:Monash University]] [[es:Monash University]] [[fr:Université Monash]] [[id:Universitas Monash]] [[it:Università di Monash]] [[he:אוניברסיטת מונש]] [[ms:Universiti Monash]] [[ja:モナシュ大学]] [[no:Monash University]] [[pt:Monash University]] [[ta:மொனாஷ் பல்கலைக்கழகம்]] [[zh:蒙納許大學]]