The University of Wollongong澳大利亚国立伍伦贡（卧龙岗）大学

Australia

Presenter

Prof Tim MarchantDean of Research

The University of Wollongong Vision

Excellent and Innovative Teaching Excellent and Innovative Research A Rewarding Student Experience International Perspectives Staff Development and Recognition Lifelong Learning Productive Industry & Community Partnerships Equity and Diversity Quality Service to Clients Skilful and Responsible Stewardship of Resources

University Location

The City of Wollongong

Aboriginal “ sound of the waves”

Illawarra: “meeting place by the sea”

Multicultural city of 400,000

60 minutes by car or 90 minutes by train from the centre of Sydney

University City

Steel-making & Coal Mining Industries

NSW’s premier ITC hub

All facilities located on campus

UOW Overview (1)

Established: 1951

Total graduates: 10万余名 Campuses and Education Centres

• Australian campuses at Wollongong and Shoalhaven • Education Centres at Batemans Bay, Bega, Moss Vale and

Loftus• Sydney Business School, Sydney • Overseas campus (UOWD) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Offshore teaching operations:• Singapore• Hong Kong• Malaysia • People’s Republic of China

27， 000 students, (including 6000 onshore International students; and, 4500 offshore international students)

International Students from more than 70 countries: Top 15 countries are: China, Thailand, USA, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Canada, Malaysia, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, Pakistan, Iran, Kenya.

Over 1,600 Academic and General Staff

Currently we have approximately 2250 full-degree students from China.

UOW Overview (2)

UOW Overview (3)

10 Faculties & 1 Graduate School Commerce Informatics Engineering Arts Education Science Creative Arts Law Health and Behavioural Sciences Graduate School of Business Graduate Faculty of Medicine

Achievements and Awards (1)

The release of the highly-respected 2010 Jiao Tong rankings has seen UOW manintain its position as one of the world’s top 2 per cent of research universities. UOW ranks in the 300-400 band.

QS World University Rankings confirm UOW’s leading status placing it at 267 in 2010.

Employers Rank UOW Top 100 in the World – For the second year in a row, UOW has been ranked in the top 100 universities in the world by the Times Higher Education Employer Review (2008). This review rates employers’ opinions of UOW graduates.

Achievements and Awards (2)

EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING & LEARNING

In August 2005, The Australian newspaper ranked UOW Australia’s number one university for teaching performance, based on the Australian Government Department of Education Science and Training (DEST) ‘Student Outcome Indicators for the Learning and Teaching Performance Fund’.**The Australian, 12/8/2005

Again in 2007, UOW was one of only two universities in Australia to achieve top-tier rankings in three of the four categories:

Science, Computing, Engineering, Architecture and AgricultureBusiness, Law & EconomicsHumanities, Arts and Education

Achievements and Awards (3) Good Universities Guide Success 2009

Maximum 5-star ratings by Australia’s leading independent guide:

• Research Intensity • Graduate Satisfaction • Getting a Job• Positive graduate outcomes• Graduate starting salaries• Generic Skills

Research Strengths:

Centre for Archaeological Science

Centre for Asia Pacific Social Transformation Studies

Centre for Health Initiatives

Centre for Health Services Development

Centre for Medical Bioscience

Centre for Medical Radiation Physics

Centre for Medicinal Chemistry

Centre for Statistical and Survey Methodology

Engineering Manufacturing

Research Strengths:

GeoQuEST Research Centre

Information and Communication Technology Research Institute

Institute for Conservation Biology and Environmental Management

Institute for Innovation in Business and Social Research

Institute for Mathematics and its Applications

Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials

Institute for Transnational and Maritime Security

Intelligent Polymer Research Institute

Interdisciplinary Educational Research Institute

First Class Research Equipment & Facilities

The Innovation Campus (iC)

The $300m iC Campus is home to some of UOW’s leading research institutes and hosts a number of private high-technology companies

Evolving into a major ICT, Science and Law research and business

precinct servicing Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.

First Class Research: the discovery of the Hobbit

In 2004 a near complete skeleton of the hobbit was discovered, on the island of Flores.

Represents a new species of minature humans, that coexisted with homo-sapiens

The Centre for Archaeological Science played a lead role in the discovery and dating of the Hobbit.

First class research: IPRI

The Intelligent Polymer Research Institute are leaders in intelligent materials and nanotechnology, based at the Innovation Campus

Interdisciplinary group involving engineers, chemists, physicists and clinicians

Research involves developments in electomaterials,

Energy storage, intelligent polymers and biotechnology

First class research: ICTR

Information and Communication Technology Research Institute is the largest university based ICT research organization in Australia

Research covers whole spectrum of ICT, from data acquisition, enhancement, analysis, processing and applications

Four research centers Networks and communications Multimedia and information processing Intelligent systems Computer and information security

First class research: ICTR

Networks and communications Distributed audio and video Networked augmented reality

Multimedia and information processing 3D data acquisition and processing 3D object and face recognition Through-the-wall Radar processing

Intelligent systems Multi-agent simulation and analysis Graph-based web information analysis and processing

Computer and information security Cryptography Digital signatures Network security

Services for Research StudentsLearning Development Centre

Improve English and academic skills through free workshops, consultations and resources

Statistical Consulting ServiceAssists students undertaking research through advice on investigation planning, data analysis and methods of presenting results

Wollongong University Postgraduate Association (WUPA) Study space, computing facilities, advocacy services.

Research Student CentreOrientation, workshops and information for research students.

Scholarships at UOW

Opportunities for Spring Session, 2012

UOW-China Scholarship Council Scholarships, Opportunities for PhD/Research Masters/visiting research students, close 31/1/2012

University Postgraduate Awards, close 17/3/2012

Web-site www.uow.edu.au/rsc and follow the links to UOW-CSC

First step, send CV to tim_marchant@uow.edu.au

UOW Summary

Excellent and growing research reputation

High quality staff and a pleasant supportive environment for research students

A range of diverse research strengths

New key initiatives including the Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, the SMART Infrastructure Facility and the continuing development of the innovation Campus

Strong existing engagement with China

Focused interaction with international universities and institutions

Contact Details

Prof. Tim Marchant, Dean of Research,

tim_marchant@uow.edu.au

Ms. Kim Callaway, Director, Research Student Centre,

kim_callaway@uow.edu.au