23 Facts About Monash University

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Monash University is a public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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Monash University has a research and teaching centre in Prato, Italy, a graduate research school in Mumbai, India and graduate schools in Suzhou, China and Tangerang, Indonesia.

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Monash University courses are delivered at other locations, including South Africa.

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Monash University is a member of Australia's Group of Eight research universities, a member of the ASAIHL, and is the only Australian member of the M8 Alliance of Academic Health Centers, Universities and National Academies.

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Monash University is one of the Australian universities to be ranked in the Ecole des Mines de Paris ranking on the basis of the number of alumni listed among CEOs in the 500 largest worldwide companies.

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Monash University students come from over 100 countries, and speak over 90 different languages.

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Since December 2011, Monash has had a global alliance with the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom.

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On 15 July 2016, Monash confirmed that Federation University Australia would take over the operations of the Berwick campus prior to the end of 2018.

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Monash University announced its second Southeast Asian expansion in Indonesia as it officially obtained its operational license from the Ministry of Education and Culture on 1 December 2020.

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Clayton is the flagship campus for Monash University, demanding higher ATAR scores than all the other campuses, with the exception of Parkville.

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In 2012, it was announced that Monash had won a licence to develop a joint graduate school with Southeast University in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province.

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Gippsland campus of Monash University was the mainstay of the university's commitment to distance education, pioneering courses such as journalism, multimedia, fine arts, and outdoor sport and recreation.

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Former Berwick campus of Monash University was built on the old Casey airfield in the south-eastern growth corridor of Victoria, Australia.

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Monash University announced the closure of this campus to staff and students on 7 March 2016.

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Monash University College offers programs in several countries throughout the world, with colleges located in Australia, China, Malaysia, India, Italy and South Africa.

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Monash University's was named as the vice-chancellor and president on 1 September 2014, who is the first woman to hold the position.

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Monash University is home to over 120 research centres and institutes.

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Some notable research centres located at or affiliated with Monash University include the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute, the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, the Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication and the Monash Institute of Medical Research.

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In 1975, the Monash University Gallery was created in the Menzies Building, moving in 1987 to the Multi-Discipline Centre .

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Apart from the representative organisations, Monash University has numerous other interest-based clubs and societies.

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21.

Sport at Monash University is overseen by Monash Sport, a department of the university which employs over 200 staff.

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Monash University's sporting teams compete in a range of local and national competitions.

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Facilities at Monash University are often used by a range of professional sporting teams.

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