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The University of New South Wales is a University in Sydney , New South Wales , Australia . The main campus, housing eight of the ten faculties, is located in the suburb of Kensington , about 5 km south-east of the CBD . One faculty, the College Of Fine Arts , is located on its own campus in the inner suburb of Paddington . The university also has additional campuses and field stations at Randwick , Coogee , Little Bay, Paddington, Dee Why, Cowan and Fowler's Gap in western New South Wales. It is a member of Australia's " Group Of Eight " lobby group and remains one of the country's largest and most prestigious educational institutions. It is also a member of Universitas 21 , an international network of leading research-intensive universities. In 2005, the Times Higher Education Supplement placed UNSW in the top 100 universities of the world, at rank 40. Given that there are over 20,000 Universities in the World, this represents the top 0.2% of Universities. UNSW will set up its first overseas campus, UNSW Asia in Singapore . Construction of the campus is expected to be completed in 2007 , and will be Singapore's first foreign university. HISTORY UNSW was founded in 1949 as the "New South Wales University of Technology". Initially concentrating on Engineering and Science , it expanded its academics and became the University of New South Wales in 1958 . UNSW's former Vice-Chancellor, Professor Rory Hume , was subject to controversy. A UNSW professor, Bruce Hall was claimed to have committed academic misconduct in medical research, first revealed on the ABC Radio National program ''The Science Show'' in April 2002 As a result of Hume's handling of the affair, which drew criticism from outside UNSW[http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2004/s1036152.htm and within, with pressure mounting from the Chancellor and others seeking his resignation[http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2004/s1083750.htm], Hume later resigned in June 2004 after a breakdown in his working relationship with the University's governing council. Professor Mark Wainwright was appointed in July 2004, having been Acting Vice-Chancellor following Professor Hume's resignation. In October 2005, former John Fairfax CEO Fred Hilmer was selected to replace Professor Wainwright as Vice-Chancellor. STUDENTS UNSW currently has approximately 40,000 students studying in 600 undergraduate and postgraduate academic programs. Over 5,000 full-time staff work in its 76 schools, 69 research centres, 6 institutes, 4 teaching hospitals, 8 residential colleges and many administrative departments. More than half of New South Wales' top HSC students consistently make UNSW their first preference, more than all other universities in the State combined. The University also enjoys the reputation of Australia's leading international university with the largest on-campus enrolment of international students and over 200 sister university partnerships around the world, amongst many other international activities. UNSW is home to a number of student organisations, which provide and administer services, political representation, advocacy, activities and clubs and societies on campus. These include the Source (the university's primary service, entertainment and community organisation) the University Of New South Wales Student Guild (the student representative body and student cultural centre), the Post Graduate Board (a member of the Council Of Australian Postgraduate Associations ), and the University Of New South Wales Sports Association . Furthermore, College Of Fine Arts students are represented by the College Of Fine Arts Students' Association . FACULTIES The University has ten faculties: Arts and Social Sciences ; Built Environment ; the College Of Fine Arts (COFA); Commerce and Economics ; Engineering ; Law ; Medicine ; Science ; the tertiary education component of the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) in Canberra ( Australian Capital Territory ); and the Australian Graduate School Of Management (AGSM). Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences occupies the Morven Brown and Robert Webster buildings, as well as parts of the Mathews Building, at the university's Kensington campus. It comprises twelve schools.
University College/UNSW@ADFA See Also: Australian Defence Force Academy University College is a campus run by UNSW at the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA). ADFA is a tri-service military Academy that provides military and tertiary academic education for junior officers of the Australian Defence Force in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Australian Regular Army (ARA) and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). It also provides post-graduate study for civilians, more senior ADF personnel and public servants. It is associated with the University of New South Wales, and issues its awards. The stated purpose of ADFA is "to serve Australia by providing the Australian Defence Force (ADF) with tertiary graduates who have the foundational attributes, intellect and skills required of an officer." UNSW@ADFA is composed of five schools:
ADFA is sited in the suburb of Campbell in Canberra , the Capital city of Australia , and is adjacent to the Royal Military College, Duntroon . Australian Graduate School of Management See Also: Australian Graduate School of Management The Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM) is generally regarded as one of the leading business schools in Australia and Asia , with an international reputation for Management research. |