The University of Sydney

The University of Sydney

The University of Sydney is ranked 45th in the QS World University Rankings 2015/16 as well as one of the top three universities of Australia. It is one of the Australia’s major research-intensive universities as well as a member of the Group of Eight.

 

The University of Sydney offers the widest range of academic programs of any Australian university.  Students have access to world of possibilities through its international affiliations, industry and alumni mentoring programs and innovative partnerships. The university has a 50,000 member student body including over 10,000 international students representing 145 countries. When it comes to extracurricular activities, students can choose from over 200 clubs and societies, competitive and social sporting teams, two fully equipped fitness centres and a dynamic calendar of on campus events and celebrations.

The University of Syndey, ranked 45th in the QS World University Rankings 2015/16, is one of the top three universities of Australia as well as a member of the Group of Eight. The university offers undergraduate programs in the following subject areas:

 

Health and Medicine

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

Business and Law

Humanities and Social Sciences

Environment and Sustainability

Architecture and Creative Industries

Undergraduate students also have the option of completing an elective or major with a partnering faculty. For example, creatively inclined students can choose to take an elective course with the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning or the Sydney College of the Arts.

 

The University of Sydney is home to over 70 interdisciplinary research and teaching centres, twelve national centres of excellence, and 15 cooperative research centers.  The Australian Government Excellence in Research for Australia rankings rate the University of Sydney as being above the world standard for 75% of its 100 plus academic fields. 

The University of Sydney offers its 15,000 postgraduate students a broad range of coursework and research degrees which encourage cross-disciplinary work and meet many objectives, from professional development to academic specialisation.

 

Three-quarters of postgraduate students choose to take coursework-based degrees. These flexible learning options allow students to deal with an ever-changing world, helping them to enhance their skills in a flexible learning environment that allows many postgraduates to remain in the workforce while studying.

 

The University of Sydney has over 70 interdisciplinary research and teaching centres, twelve national centres of excellence, and 15 cooperative research centers.  The Australian Government Excellence in Research for Australia rankings rate the University of Sydney as being above the world standard for 75% of its 100 plus academic fields. Research students join a community producing groundbreaking work across a wide range of disciplines in the areas critical to our common future. Prospective students can search for potential projects and supervisors on the University's website.

 

Mentoring programs help students build research skills, and some new science PhD students are employed as teaching fellows. This scheme has proved highly effective in motivating undergraduate students, while providing the fellows with useful teaching experience.