Welcome to Australia’s leading regional university

Introduction to the University of Tasmania

Building futures for 125 years

Building futures for 125 years– A world leading university – Discipline rankings– Original sandstone university– Top 10 Australian research

university – World renown academics– Leading Australian teaching

university– The benefits of small

classroom size

A world leading university

– Recognition of world leading specialist scholarship by sponsoring bodies from around the world.

– Ranked in the top 2% of universities and rising again

– Within the top 300 of QS, THE, AWRU and US News.

– Ambitious future goals.

A world leading universityGlobally recognised degrees with professional recognition by leading accreditation bodies.

Some of Australia’s most successful placement outcomes.

Broad range of generalist and specialist degrees – a real university in every sense of the word.

Discipline-based rankings– University-wide rankings allow insufficient

calibration– More incisive: disciplinary or departmental

rankings. – Real strength of University of Tasmania as

research-intensive boutique university revealed. – Above or well above world standard in 16

disciplines.

Organic and Analytical

Chemistry

Astronomical and Space

Sciences

Earth sciences and Geology

Plant biology

Agriculture,

Oceanography

Fisheries

Clinical Sciences.

A tradition of excellence– Australia’s 4th oldest

university – founded in 1890.

– One of the original state university – a hallmark of excellence

– Proud of the past, celebrating the present, shaping the future: dynamic curricula and innovative teaching methods

– Academic rigor

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Top 10 for research

– Excellent ERA ranking by the Australian Research Council.

– Excellent partnerships with private sector. – Shaping discourse and improving human lives

through our research. – Research environment key for student success.

Australia’s leading teaching university– Second pillar of university

culture is transmission of knowledge.

– University of Tasmania has more teaching awards than any other Australian university

– Especially important for international/LOTE students

– Hands on academic support.

The advantage of being mid-sized

Metropolitan universities

vs

University of Tasmania

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It’s cool to be boutique– Mid-size critical for international students’

success.– Excellent student:staff ratio. – Increase confidence and competence.– Facilitates networking and can lead to improved

job outcomes.– Additional support not provided in larger

universities.

A young 125 year old university– Rooted in a tradition of excellence– Focused on developing solutions for the

challenges of tomorrow. – Australia’s boutique university: right-sized to

support international students– University and students contributing to

Tasmania’s transformation

Worldwide alumni

– More than 90,000 alumni around the world – Heads of state, senior ministers, captains of

industry, judges, journalists, activists, authors, actors, architects.

– Rhodes scholars, Pulitzer Prize winners

Where our students come from

– Average of 12% international students – far less than national average.

– A more authentic “Australian” experience, but without having to forgo the benefits of multiculturalism.

– East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, West Asia– Europe, North and South America, Africa

Australia’s most generous scholarship program

– University of Tasmania seeks to support all deserving students through the Tasmanian International Scholarship (TIS) scheme

– Exciting expansion of scholarships coming soon. – Many more scholarship schemes exist at faculty

level. – Good student; think UTAS.

Our home Tasmania

– Hobart: Australia’s new capital of cool– Launceston: Australia’s most liveable city– Friendliest places on earth. – Unique history and amazing diversity – Same size like Ireland.– Australia’s 10 minute city