The University of Sydney
International Office, L4, JFR Building (G02)
City Road
NSW
2006
, Australia
Director, International Office
Peter Ball
02 8627 8311
02 8627 8388
The University of Sydney is one of Australia’s largest and most prestigious universities. Established in 1850, it is Australia’s first university, and a member of the Group of Eight (Go8), Australia’s premier research intensive universities.
It is ranked in the top 100 universities in the world and among the top four in Australia. Since its inception, The University of Sydney has built an enviable reputation for quality, credibility and integrity, and is held in high esteem by students, staff, alumni, business, industry and government.
Its academic and teaching resources include Australia’s largest university library, and state-of-the-art technical, computing and research facilities.
The University offers the widest range of research programs in Australia and is one of the top recipients of Australian government research funding.
Alumni include many high profile graduates placed in prominent and influential positions in both the public and private sectors across the world.
The University of Sydney has a current enrolment of approximately 49,000 students (including almost 11,000 international students representing 130 nationalities). The University offers the most comprehensive range of degrees, majors and individual subject choices of any university in Australia, taught in 16 Faculties across eight campuses.
Areas of study include Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, Architecture, Design and Planning, Arts, Social Sciences, Dentistry, Economics, Business, Education, Social Work, Engineering, Information Technologies, Health Sciences, Law, Medicine, Music, Nursing, Midwifery, Pharmacy, Science, Veterinary Science and Visual Arts.
The faculty is a mix of local and internationally recruited academics with extensive teaching, business and industry expertise. They bring years of knowledge gained from research in their respective fields into the classroom, providing students with a stimulating academic environment.
There is an exceptional staff/student ratio with smaller, more personal classes, allowing lecturers to cater to the students’ individual needs. The extra-curricular sporting and recreational amenities, clubs and societies available to students are second to none. Student support services have been rated as the best at any Australian university.
The University is committed to maximising the potential of everyone in the global community it serves, seeking to develop curious minds that embrace challenge and change. It also helps to seek knowledge, reveal new perspectives and devise solutions.
Over the past 160 years, the University has maintained a long and proud tradition of excellence in education, and is relentless in its efforts to provide a fertile environment where the brightest minds flourish.
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