University of Wollongong

University of Wollongong
Motto	Visionary Dynamic Passionate
Established	Founded in 1951 as a Division of the University of New South Wales (established in 1975 as an independent institution)
Type	Public
Endowment	A$543 million (2011)
Chancellor	Ms Jillian Broadbent, AO
Vice-Chancellor	Paul Wellings, CBE
Academic staff	936 (FTE academic, 2011)
Admin. staff	1006 (FTE general, 2011)
Undergraduates	19,291 (2011)
Postgraduates	8,781 (2011)
Location	Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia 34°24′24″S 150°52′46″E
Campus	Urban, Parks 82.4 ha
Colours	Blue, Gold & Red
Affiliations	ACU, ASAIHL, AUC, AEN, Universities Australia, Group of Eight
Website	www.uow.edu.au

The University of Wollongong also simply known as UOW is a public research university located in the coastal city of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, approximately 80 kilometres south of Sydney, and served by the North Wollongong railway station which opened in 1915. As of 2012, the University had a total of 30,516 domestic students enrolled, and 11,440 international students enrolled from more than 140 countries.

The University of Wollongong has fundamentally developed into a multi-campus institution, three of which are in Wollongong (Wollongong, Shoalhaven and Innovation), one in Sydney, and one in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The main Wollongong Campus is on the original site five kilometres north-west of the city centre, and covers an area of 82.4 hectares with 94 permanent buildings including six student residences. In addition, there are University Education Centres in Bega, Batemans Bay, Moss Vale and Loftus as well as the Sydney Business School in the City of Sydney. The University also offers courses equally based on the main Wollongong Campus in collaboration with partner institutions in a number of offshore locations including Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong.

The University of Wollongong marked the University's 60th Founding Anniversary in 2011.

History

The University of Wollongong traces its origins to 1951. The University was founded in 1951 when a division of the University of New South Wales (also simply known as UNSW) was established in Wollongong. In 1962 the Division became the Wollongong College of the University of New South Wales.

On the 1st January 1975, the New South Wales Parliament incorporated the University of Wollongong as an independent institution of higher learning consisting of five faculties (including Engineering, Humanities, Mathematics, Sciences and Social Sciences) with Professor Michael Birt as its inaugural Vice Chancellor. In 1976 Justice Robert Marsden Hope was installed as Chancellor of University.

Years in history

In 1951, the University of Wollongong was founded as a division of the University of New South Wales in Wollongong.

In 1975, the University was established in 1975 as an independent institution by the New South Wales Parliament.

In 1977, the Faculty of Computer Science (currently known as the Faculty of Informatics) developed a version of Unix for the Interdata 7/32 called UNSW 01, this was the first non-PDP Unix. In the late 70s, Tim Berners-Lee sourced TCP/IP software, an integral element of the World Wide Web, from the University of Wollongong.

In 1981, Dr Ken McKinnon was appointed Vice Chancellor overseeing the amalgamation of the University with the Wollongong Institute of Education(also known as WIE) in 1982. The Wollongong Institute of Education had originated in 1971 as the Teachers College (renamed the Wollongong Institute of Education in 1973) This merger formed the basis of the contemporary university.

In 1983, the Faculty of Commerce was established along with the School of Creative Arts, followed by the creation of the Faculty of Education in 1984. 1984 also saw the commencement of the new Wollongong University building program which led to the construction/opening of the Illawarra Technology Centre (1985), Kooloobong (1985, 1986, 1990), Weerona College (1986), Administration, Union Mall (now known as UniCentre), URAC (1987), multi-storey carpark (1990), and heated swimming pool (1990).

In 1993, the Dubai Campus (also known as the University of Wollongong in Dubai, UOWD) in the United Arab Emirates was established.

In 1999, The University's strength in collaborative research was acknowledged when the University was announced as the joint winner of The Good Universities Guide 'University of Year' Award (also known as the Australian University of the Year) for 1999-2000 for its "Outstanding Research and Development Partnerships". In an unprecedented achievement, the University won the award a second time in 2000-2001 for its efforts in "Preparing Graduates for an E-world". It thus conclusively reaffirmed its standing as an innovative university with the highest rating in the country for the employment of its graduates.

In 2000, the Shoalhaven Campus was opened at Nowra on the New South Wales South Coast.

In 2008, the University opened the first building at Wollongong Innovation Campus (also simply known as iC) on a 20-hectare site at Brandon Park in Wollongong.

Overseas expansion

The University of Wollongong in Dubai also simply known as UOWD is one of the United Arab Emirates' oldest and most prestigious universities. The university has approximately 3500 students from almost a hundred countries.

In 1993, UOW opened what was to become the University of Wollongong in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. Initially called the Institute of Australian Studies (IAS), this centre made UOW the first foreign university to open a campus in the UAE, and the first Australian tertiary institution represented in the Persian Gulf. IAS initially offered English language programs, before becoming a 'feeder college' by 1995, where students completed part of a degree in Business or IT in Dubai before coming to Australia to complete their studies. In 1999, it was the first foreign-owned institution in the world to be issued a licence from the Federal Government of the United Arab Emirates, and was formally opened as University of Wollongong, Dubai Campus in October 2000. It was officially incorporated as University of Wollongong in Dubai in 2004.

After the years

The University's 60th Founding Anniversary

In over 60 years, the University has grown from a provincial feeder college with 300 students to an international university with over 30,000 students spread across three campuses and five access centres. Originally established as a provider of technical education for engineers and metallurgists required for the region's steel industry, and the University now offers a wide range of courses across nine faculties including Arts, Education, Health & Behavioural Sciences, Engineering, Law, Science, Informatics, Commerce and Creative Arts. These faculties incorporate 40 teaching units with over 900 members of academic staff and over 1,900 staff overall.

Since the University's foundation, the University has conferred more than 100,000 degrees, diplomas and certificates. Its students, originally predominantly from the local Illawarra region, are now from over 140 countries, with international students accounting for more than 30 percent of total.

Campuses

The University comprises nine locations:

Campuses

Wollongong Campus

The Wollongong Campus as the University's Primary Campus is located on the New South Wales coast, 3 km from the Centre of Wollongong and 80 km from the South of Sydney, and served by the North Wollongong railway station which opened in 1915. The Campus combines a tranquil bushland setting with modern, state-of-the-art facilities and infrastructure.

A comprehensive range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses are offered across nine faculties including Arts, Commerce, Creative Arts, Education, Engineering, Health & Behavioural Sciences, Informatics, Law and Science. All together, nearly 30,000 students attend classes on the Wollongong Campus.

Shoalhaven Campus

The Shoalhaven Campus is located at the West Nowra in the City of Shoalhaven, the University and Illawarra Institute of TAFE have built a facility that provides teaching space for both institutions, a joint library, a canteen and student facilities. Students attending the Shoalhaven Campus have access to the full range of services offered by the University of Wollongong and learning is supported by computers and information technology.

Satellite Campuses

Innovation Campus

The Innovation Campus also simply known as iC is located in Wollongong. The Campus was established to drive partnerships and collaboration between the research and business communities by co-locating commercial and research organisation in state-of-the-art facilities.

Sydney Business School

The Sydney Business School is mainly located in Sydney CBD. The School operates from two locations: the Innovation Campus in Wollongong; and the Gateway Building at 1 Macquarie Place the heart of Sydney on Circular Quay in Sydney. The School offers a range of postgraduate programs.

The Innovation Campus at night

International Campus

Dubai Campus

The University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD) also known as the UOW Dubai Campus was established by the University of Wollongong in Australia, and is located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The University is one of the United Arab Emirates' oldest and most prestigious universities. The Campus has approximately 3500 students from almost a hundred countries.

Education Centres

• Batemans Bay Education Centre
• Bega Education Centre
• Loftus Education Centre
• Moss Vale Education Centre
  • The Moss Vale Education centre opened a new building designed by Australian architect Glenn Murcutt in May 2007

Faculties

The science buildings at the Wollongong Campus

The McKinnon Building at the Wollongong Campus, named after former Vice-Chancellor Ken McKinnon

The SMART Infrastructure Facility at the Wollongong Campus

The Sydney Business School at the Gateway Building in Sydney

The University has nine faculties: Arts; Commerce; Creative Arts; Education; Engineering; Health & Behavioural Sciences; Informatics; Law; and Science. Additionally the University operates three independent schools: Sydney Business School, Graduate School of Medicine, and Illawarra Health & Medical Research Institute. The SMART Infrastructure Facility is also located at the University's main campus.

• Faculty of Arts
  • School of English Literatures & Philosophy
  • Language Centre
  • School of History & Politics
  • School of Social Sciences, Media & Communication

• Faculty of Commerce
  • School of Accounting & Finance
  • School of Economics
  • School of Management & Marketing

• Faculty of Creative Arts
  • School of Music and Drama
  • School of Art & Design
  • School of Journalism & Creative Writing

• Faculty of Education

• Faculty of Engineering
  • School of Civil, Mining & Environmental Engineering
  • School of Engineering Physics
  • School of Mechanical, Materials & Mechatronic Engineering

• Faculty of Health & Behavioural Sciences
  • School of Health Sciences
  • School of Nursing, Midwifery & Indigenous Health
  • School of Psychology

• Faculty of Informatics
  • School of Electrical, Computer & Telecommunications Engineering (SECTE)
  • School of Computer Science & Software Engineering (SCSSE)
  • School of Information Systems & Technology (SISAT)
  • School of Mathematics & Applied Statistics (SMAS)

• Faculty of Law

• Faculty of Science
  • School of Biological Sciences
  • School of Chemistry
  • School of Earth & Environmental Sciences

• Graduate School of Medicine

• Illawarra Health & Medical Research Institute

• SMART Infrastructure Facility

• Sydney Business School

Academics

Admissions

Domestic Undergraduate Admission Requirements

• Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR): Minimum percentages of 75 (B, Good) through 95 (A, Excellent)
• Or any recognized Foundation Programme

International Undergraduate Admission Requirements

• IB Diploma Programme (IB Diploma): Minimum score of 28 and completion of English A2 at Higher Level (HL).
• GCE Advanced Level (GCE AL): 3 GCE A/3 H2 passes plus 1 H1 pass with a minimum aggregate of 10 points where A=5, B=4, C=3, D=2, E=1.
• Or any recognized Foundation Programme
• And any recognized English Language Examination

Awards, rankings and recognition

University rankings
University of Wollongong
QS World	264
THE-WUR World	305
ARWU World	346
Leiden World	186
Australian rankings
QS National	12
THE-WUR National	12
ARWU National	10-16
Leiden National	5
ERA National	9

The University of Wollongong is one of the best modern universities in the world (and equal first in Australia). Throughout the University's 60 year history, the University built an international reputation for world-class research and exceptional teaching quality. These facts indicate employers have ranked the University's graduates as some of the most career-ready in the world.

The Good Universities Guide, an annual assessment of Australian universities that is published by Hobsons (a subsidiary of Daily Mail and General Trust plc.), named UOW the Australian University of the Year in 1999-2000 (joint winner) for "Outstanding Research and Development Partnerships" and again in 2000-2001 (joint winner) for "Preparing Graduates for the E-World". Additionally the University has scored a five out of five star rating every year since 1999 on 'Getting a Job', 'Positive Graduate Outcomes'.

• Australian Government's Learning and Teaching Performance Fund 2008 - Top tier rankings in every discipline category
• Excellence in Research for Australia University Rankings 2012 - UOW is ranked at 9th in Australia.
• Australian Good Universities Guide 2013 - 1st in Australia for Educational Experience and Graduate Outcomes (Rated five stars in the five major subjects)

Rankings

The University of Wollongong consistently ranks in the top 2% of universities in the world.

Publications	Ave.	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
QS World University Rankings (UOW is rated five stars for excellence in 2013)	242nd	199th	207th	251st	267th	269th	264th	-
QS World University Subject Rankings (overall rankings by subject)	100th	-	-	-	-	51-100th	101-150th	-
QS Top 50 Under 50 World University Rankings	30th	-	-	-	-	-	30th	-
QS Graduate Employers World Survey World University Rankings	92nd	71st	91st	94th	108th	100th	92nd	-
Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE has been separated from QS since 2010)	274th	-	-	-	252nd	266th	305th	-
Times Higher Education Top 100 Under 50 World University Rankings	33rd	-	-	-	-	-	33rd	-
Academic Ranking of World Universities	301-400th	403-510th	303-401th	303-401th	301-400th	401-500th	346th	-
CWTS Leiden Ranking	209th	-	-	-	-	233rd	-	186th

Student life

Facilities

The Wollongong Undergraduate Students' Association produces the magazine Tertangala, and many other services including representation, advocacy and student support. Postgraduate representation is provided by the Wollongong University Postgraduate Association, a member of the Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations.

Wollongong UniCentre, an on-campus organisation and controlled entity of the University, provides the social and commercial infrastructure on the campus, administering the UniBar, student clubs and interest groups, food outlets, entertainment and activities, a books and news shop and other student services.

The geographical and social centre of the University is the Duck Pond Lawn, and its surrounding eateries and other facilities, including the UniBar. The UniBar serves alcoholic drinks and a small range of lunch foods. The UniBar building was opened by Colin Markham MP, Simon Zulian Student Rep, Nigel Pennington UniCentre GM and Gerard Sutton VC on 14 May 2001. The UniBar has since won numerous awards including the Major Award and the Public Building Award of the Architectural Design Awards held in Wollongong in 2003, the "ACUMA" award for Best New Campus Facility and the Master Builders Award for Excellence in Construction by Camarda and Cantril.

In line with Commonwealth legislation introduced in October 2011, the University of Wollongong instated the Student Services and Amenities Fee. This fee was charged to student depending on their study load and location, and has been used to upgrade and subsidise existing facilities and install new facilities such as common barbecue areas.

Publications

• Campus News

Campus News is the University's official quarterly publication.

Twice a year, in July and December, an Alumni issue of the magazine is produced and sent out to almost 100,000 graduates around the world - either in print or online. Campus News was first published when the University was established as an institution in its own right - in 1975. It started life as a weekly magazine on April 2 1975 but moved to less regular publication dates in 1976.

The magazine features news and announcements about the University, stories about graduates, research news, opinion pieces and awards and achievements. It is put together by the University's Media Unit.

• Tertangala

WUSA produces the campus magazine, Tertangala. Tertangala has a 45 year history, making it older than the University of Wollongong itself. It began in 1962, when the University was an external campus of the University of New South Wales.

The magazine features student investigative and feature articles, news, artwork, opinion, film and music reviews, as well as interviews and editorials. Submissions from staff and students (including student association representatives) makes up the bulk of the magazines content, however submissions from other members of the community are also accepted.

Tertangala is produced 8 times a year.

• TIDE

TIDE is an annual literary compilation edited and published by third-year creative writing students. It features prose, poetry and artworks from students and community members and was first published May 2004.

• Paper, Rock

Paper, Rock is a magazine created by the School of Journalism and Creative Writing at UOW. It incorporates features, sections on arts and entertainment, stories about university life, fashion, food and wine. It was first published in August 2007.

• Rhizome Magazine

Rhizome Magazine is the magazine for postgraduate and research students at UOW. It features submissions from current postgraduate students at UOW, in many cases on the topic of the students' own research. It is produced by the Wollongong University Postgraduate Association (WUPA).

Athletics

UOW Titans Logo

Main article: University of Wollongong Titans

The University of Wollongong Titans (or UOW Titans) is an Australian rugby league football team based in Wollongong. The club are a part of Country Rugby League and competes in the Illawarra Rugby League premiership. The club plays out of University Oval, Wollongong. The Titans wear red, navy and white jerseys. An earlier team from the University of Wollongong were nicknamed the "Books".

Residential colleges

The university has a number of residential college and halls of residence:

• Campus East
• Graduate House
• Gundi
• International House

The International House is the oldest residential college of the University of Wollongong and is an affiliate of the 16 International Houses Worldwide. It provides accommodation to approximately 218 students who are attending the University of Wollongong. It is situated at the corner of Porter and Hindmarsh Avenue in North Wollongong, near the North Wollongong railway station.

Residents of the residential college are predominantly undergraduate students, with some postgraduate students also accommodated. International House provides catered, dormitory style accommodation. There are 218 beds, 14 shared rooms (28 beds) and 190 single rooms.

• Kooloobong
• Keiraview
• Weerona College
• The Manor
• Marketview

Cooperation

Affiliations

• The Member of Universities Australia
• The Member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU)
• The Member of the Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning (ASAIHL)
• The Prominent Member of the Apple University Consortium (AUC), hosting the AUC Australian website found at http://www.auc.edu.au or http://auc.uow.edu.au.
• The Member of the Australian European Network (AEN), related to the Utrecht Network
• The Associate Member of the Group of Eight, Deans of Engineering and Associates

International research

The University of Wollongong has formed key alliances with a number of international corporations and organisations:

• Cooperation between the Geological Survey Organisation of Indonesia and the GeoQuEST Research Strength.
• Members of the Institute for Social Transformation Research participating in numerous international networks dedicated to understanding the causes and implications of social change and cultural transformation. Current collaborative projects engage with research centres in Japan, Sweden, Malaysia, the UK and elsewhere.
• Research partnerships between CAPSTRANS and a range of research groups in the Asia Pacific.
• The Intelligent Polymer Research Institute (IPRI) has developed global linkages with research institutions in the USA, Japan, South Korea, China, Ireland, France, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand and the United Kingdom working on multifunctional, stimuli-responsive materials for various applications.
• The Smart Foods and Public Health Centre is collaborating with research groups in Finland, Sweden, the USA and Spain.

International exchanges

The University of Wollongong has been made international exchange agreements including short-term programs and internships with more than 140 universities in the following regions:

Exchange destinations

Asia-Pacific

• Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, China & New Caledonia

Europe

• Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Macedonia, The Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey & the United Kingdom

Americas

• The United States of America, Canada, Mexico & Brazil

Utrecht Network

• Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland & the United Kingdom

Dubai Study Program

• University of Wollongong in Dubai

Notable alumni and staff

The University of Wollongong has turned out more than a hundred thousand graduates, and also has over 20,000 alumni overseas. Although a large number of alumni live in Wollongong and Sydney, and a significant number also live in Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, New York and Washington, D.C..

Alumni

Main article: List of University of Wollongong people

• Tashi Lhamo - Honorary Member of the National Council of Bhutan
• Lee Furlong - television presenter, Fox Sports news reader, wife of Australian cricketer Shane Watson
• Matt Brown - politician, academic and solicitor
• Jamie Peacock - England and Great Britain rugby league captain
• Prof. Omowunmi Sadik - author, inventor, and chemist
• Estelle Asmodelle - transsexual model, writer and activist
• Julian McMahon - actor, son of former Australian Prime Minister Sir William McMahon
• Preity Uupala- Actor, Model, Host and Miss India International
• "Dr Karl" Kruszelnicki - scientist, author and commentator
• Clare Bowen - actor, The Combination
• Mez Breeze - new media artist
• Jay Caselberg - author
• Ben Creagh - rugby league player for the St. George Illawarra Dragons NRL team
• Josh Morris- rugby league player for the Bulldogs NRL team
• Michael Jones - culture and technology commentator
• John Tranter - poet
• Stephen Martin - former Federal Parliamentary Speaker
• Van Badham - writer
• Wendy Richardson - playwright
• Patrick Lenton - playwright
• Drew Fairley - writer/performer
• Kate Bell - actor, Blue Water High

• Julienne van Loon - novelist
• Jessica White - novelist
• Melanie Tait - ABC broadcaster
• Bill Neskovski - playwright
• B. Sandhya - Indian police officer and author
• Bundit Ungrangsee - orchestral conductor
• Victoria Thaine - actor, Caterpillar Wish
• Glenn Barkley - director, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
• Lisa Havilah - curator
• Dan Ginnane - Broadcaster on Triple M Radio and ESPN Television
• The Common Cold Poetry Collective - Performance poets
• The Bracket Creeps - poetry boyband
• Gareth Ward - Local Councillor on Shoalhaven City Council, Graduate Member of University Council, politician
• Mikelangelo - from Mikelangelo and the Black Sea Gentlemen
• Michael Byrne - Australian Poet
• Building 25 - young and emerging theatre group
• Lenny Ann Low - journalist and performer
• Bryan Doyle MP - NSW State Member for Campbelltown
• Dr Alex Zelinsky - Chief Defence Scientist of Australia, co-founder Seeing Machines Limited, serves on UOW Council

Staff

• Prof. Hugh Bradlow - Chief Technology Officer, Telstra (Retired)
• Dr Shady Cosgrove - Nominated for The Australian/Vogel Literary Award 2007
• Professor Aditya Ghose - computer scientist
• Richard Harland - author
• Rob Hood - author
• Dr David Marshall - author
• Dr Paul Nulsen - astronomer
• Jacky Redgate - artist
• Prof. Anatoly Rosenfeld - Director, Center for Medical Radiation Physics

• Dr Kathy Rudkin - Accounting theorist
• Associate Professor Ken Russell - Statistician
• Willy Susilo - cryptographer
• Professor Gordon Wallace - electromaterials scientist
• Professor Zhengyi Jiang - Mechanical and computational mechanics scientist
• Alan Wearne - poet
• A/Prof Kwan-Wu Chin - wireless technologist
• Dr Jason Wilson - digital communications theorist
• Professor Salim Bouzerdoum — Winner of 2011 Australian Museum Eureka Prize

Administration

Chancellors

The Chancellor of the University of Wollongong serves as the nominal head of the university. As with most other university chancellors, the role is now largely ceremonial, though still quite prestigious.

• 1975-1996 Robert Marsden Hope
• 1997-2009 Michael Codd
• 2009–present Jillian Broadbent

Vice Chancellors

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wollongong serves as the chief executive officer of the university, and oversees most of the university's day-to-day operations, with the Chancellor serving in a largely ceremonial role.

• 1975-1980 Michael Birt
• 1981-1994 Ken McKinnon
• 1995-2011 Gerald Sutton
• 2012–present Paul Wellings

See also

• University of Wollongong in Dubai
• List of University of Wollongong people
• List of universities in Australia

Further reading

• ^ Castle, Josie (1991). University of Wollongong: an illustrated history 1951-1991. Australia: University of Wollongong Press. ISBN 0-86418-179-5. 
• Excellence Leadership Innovation; Connect: Annual Report 2011 University of Wollongong
• Our Vision 2013-2018 University of Wollongong

External links

• Official website
• UOW Campus Map
• UOW News & Media
• UOW Social Media