12 Facts About Bond University

Bond University is Australia's first private not-for-profit university and is located in Robina, a suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland.

Since its founding on 15 May 1989, Bond University has primarily been a teaching-focused higher education institution featuring a three-semester-per-year timetable.

Bond University is ranked 20th in the Times Higher Education rankings of the Best Small Universities in the World, and has been Australia's top university for the educational experience for 17 consecutive years.

On 3 July 1986, Bond decided to proceed with the project and his intention to build the university, then known as the Bond University of Applied Technology, was formally announced at the National Party of Australia conference on the Gold Coast by the Premier of Queensland, Joh Bjelke-Petersen on 17 July 1986.

The university retained the name 'Bond' even though, within a decade of its founding, Alan Bond was sentenced to separate jail terms for investment and corporate fraud .

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Students at Bond University have access to a number of academic, technological and recreational facilities.

Bond University offers private or shared accommodation on-campus and provides assistance for students seeking off-campus accommodation.

Bond University has four faculties to support both research and teaching activities.

Globally, Bond University has been recognised in the prestigious global top 20 universities in the Times Higher Education Rankings of the Best Small Universities in the World.

Bond University Student Association is a student organisation that aims to make student life at Bond more rewarding, ranging from enhancing academic pursuits, facilitating sporting involvement and satisfying social necessities.

Bond University is centrally located on the Gold Coast, in the suburb of Robina.