Study Abroad at the University of Sydney
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Statistical snapshot Masud Behnia Statistical Snapshot Australia’s First University established in 1850 9 campuses 16 Faculties 171 research institutes $200 million research income More than 500 different degrees and thousands of subject choices The Main Campus Manly Sydney College of Conservatorium the Arts 15 minutes to of Music, Sydney CBD North Sydney Law School 10 minutes to Central Station, Eastern Suburbs Chinatown and City Centre major shopping Pyrmont centres Central Station Surrounded by Glebe charming urban villages Annandale Main Campus Newtown The University’s crest is a combination of those of Oxford and Cambridge More than 150 years of outstanding teaching and research The University in 1878 Famous Graduates 4 Australian Prime Ministers – Sir Edmund Barton, Billy McMahon, Gough Whitlam and John Howard First President of the UN General Assembly - Dr Herbert Vere Evatt 3 Nobel Laureates - Sir John Cornforth (Chemistry), Sir Robert Robinson (Chemistry) and John Harsanyi (Economics) Managing Director, Sony Pictures Television – John Ford Former President of the World Bank – Dr James Wolfensohn AO Current Australian Ambassador to the USA – Dennis Richardson AO CEO of Macquarie Bank – Allan Moss Governor of New South Wales and Chancellor of the University of Sydney – Her Excellency, Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO The Quadrangle Times Higher Education Supplement (THES) World University Rankings: Ranked the University as No 37 in the World (October 2008) Research Funding for 2009 The University of Sydney – 16% The University of Melbourne – 13% The University of Queensland – 12% The Australian National University – 11% The University of New South Wales – 9% Monash University – 7% The University of Western Australia – 4% All other 33 universities – 28% University Profile & Statistics Students: About 46,000 enrolments 30,705 Undergraduate students 15,349 Postgraduate students 9,917 International students (21.5%) Staff: 3,018 academic staff 3,480 general staff Australia’s Largest University Library System 5.2 million library holdings (largest is southern hemisphere) 285,600 electronic books online 18 Cooperative Research Centres Vibrant Student Life More than 200 clubs and societies to join Australia’s Number One University for Sports More than 40 sports clubs on campus Australia’s widest range of campus sports Why Choose The University of Sydney? And study with the best students from Australia and more than 100 other countries Why Come to Sydney? Sydney! You’ll just love it! どうもありがとうございました。 m(_ _)m Thank you very much!.