ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY:
The University of Ballarat (UB) is Australia’s only regional multi-sector university.
They are the third oldest site of higher learning in Australia, and offer secondary schooling, technical and further education (TAFE), higher education, and research opportunities.
They have six campuses, located at the Mt Helen, SMB and Camp Street campuses in Ballarat and at Horsham, Stawell and Ararat.
They also work with a range of partner institutes across Australia and the world.
UB has around 25,000 international and domestic students.
They are committed to serving regional Victorian communities, yet have a broad national and international outlook.
UB offers the best of both worlds; combining a strong tradition of 137 years of tertiary education with the freedom and dynamism that comes with being a multi-sector University with close links to local industry and technology.
UB is one of Australia's newest and most progressive universities, with a history of providing tertiary education and training reaching back more than 130 years.
UB also has a national and international focus and is actively building extensive partnerships and strategic alliances beyond its immediate region.
Their vision is to be held in the highest regard by our students, staff and the communities we serve for the responsive and rigorous character of all our engagements and endeavours.
UB aspires to achieve national and international standing for the high quality and relevance of its teaching, research, and engagement with industry, the professions, and the communities it serves.
The University is proud of the value that it has provided through its learning, teaching and research to its students and its regional and rural communities.
UB is distinctive as a regional Institution that provides Higher Education, TAFE and technical programs, with the totality of its services enriched by the equal and complementary role of each of the sectors.
The University is commited both to tertiary and secondary education, as is shown by the recent opening of UB Tec, the University's new Technical Education Centre catering for senior secondary school students.
OUR TEAMS VIEW ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY:
UB’s mission is to promote the growth and well-being of individuals, organisations and communities in our part of Australia and beyond, through education, training, research and partnerships.
In undertaking the work at UB, their value effort and excellence, integrity, service to one another and to our communities, learning throughout life, promotion of diversity, and purposeful change.
The University of Ballarat is a dual-sector university in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. It was formed by the passage of an Act of the Victorian Parliament in 1994, from the Ballarat College of Advanced Education.
It subsequently merged with the Ballarat School of Mines and Industries and the Horsham based Wimmera Institute of TAFE in 1998 to create a larger University.
STATUS AND RANKINGS:
For a young and small higher education institution, University of Ballarat did well in the 2007 edition of the Good Universities Guide scoring a total of 10 stars out of 20 in the status and standing section for the university.
It scored 4/5 for research intensivity, 3/5 for non-government earnings, 1/5 for student demand and 2/5 for research grants. This puts the University of Ballarat on par with LaTrobe University's 10/20, and ahead of Victoria University's 8/20. Source: Hobsons Guides, The Good Universities Guide, 2007 edition.
In terms of its research intensivity score of 4/5, Ballarat equalled Monash University and Swinburne University of Technology, and outscored RMIT University 3/5, Deakin University 2/5, LaTrobe University 2/5, and Victoria University 1/5. Source: Hobsons Guides, The Good Universities Guide, 2007 edition.
The University of Ballarat's teaching performance was ranked in the top ten of Australian universities according to data released by the Federal Department of Education, Science and Training in 2005. Melbourne Institute Rankings.
CAMPUS DETAILS:
The University has six campuses; three in Ballarat, one each in Ararat, Horsham and Stawell.
Ballarat :
Ballarat :
Camp Street Campus
Mount Helen Campus
SMB Campus (incorporates the old School of Mines Ballarat and old Ballaraat Gaol)
Western Victoria:
Ararat Campus (offers TAFE courses)
Horsham Campus (offers TAFE courses and a Higher Education course in Nursing)
Stawell Campus (offers TAFE courses)
Mount Helen campus:
The main Ballarat campus is located in Mount Helen, an area of beautiful natural bushland. It contains 2 residences, Peter Lalor Hall and Bella Guerin Hall, and contains the following schools:
Behavioural and Social Sciences and Humanities
Business
Education
Human Movement and Sport Sciences
Information Technology and Mathematical Sciences
Nursing
Science and Engineering
Camp Street Arts Academy
The Camp Street Campus is the newest of the University of Ballarat's 6 campuses.
Bordered by Camp Street, Sturt Street and Lydiard Street, this campus houses the University of Ballarat's Arts Academy.
The campus consists the Old Post Office Building, the Old Courthouse building, and several new buildings which were completed in 2002.
Notable staff at the Arts Academy, Peter Pilven (Ceramicist) Anne Saunders (Painter and Print maker) and Doug Wright (Painter).
SMB Campus hosts the TAFE Division of the university in the centre of Ballarat, with modern facilities housed in historic settings dating back to 1870. The TAFE Division provides certificate, diploma and advanced diploma courses for students.
Ararat, Stawell and Horsham Campuses are rural centres in western Victoria that provide TAFE-level courses. However, international students don’t enrol at theses campuses.
COURSES:
Undergraduate & TAFE
Arts (Visual, Graphic and Performing Arts)
Behavioural & Social Sciences, and Humanities
Business
Education
Hospitality
Human Movement and Sport Sciences
Information Technology & Mathematical Sciences
Nursing
Science and Engineering
Postgraduate
Arts (Visual, Graphic and Performing Arts)
Behavioural & Social Sciences, and Humanities
Business
Education
Human Movement and Sport Sciences
Information Technology & Mathematical Sciences
Nursing
Science and Engineering
LOCATION:
Ballarat is located about an hour’s drive west of Melbourne, the capital of Victoria.
It is a provincial city situated in the Victorian Highlands and known for its historic goldfields, its role in the formation of democracy in Australia and in shaping the distinctively Australian character.
South of Ballarat is Bell’s Beach, well-known to surfers, at the beginning of the Great Ocean Road which runs for hundreds of miles through beautiful coastal regions, and to the west lie the Grampian Mountains with their unique natural beauty and significance to aboriginal history.
STUDENTS ACTIVITIES:
There is a programme of ongoing social activities for students throughout the semester, which includes day and weekend trips, musical concerts and other similar events.
Students also organise social activities among themselves and there are the cafes, restaurants, theatres and galleries that provide sources of entertainment and social interaction.
The campus sport and recreation facilities also offer opportunities for enjoyment and relaxation.
ENGLISH COURSES:
The university provides specialist staff to provide one-on-one language support to students in every aspect of their academic and educational activities, including accessing information resources and developing their English skills.
CONTACTS:
Name: University of Ballarat
Country: Australia
Institution: University
Street: University Drive
Postcode/City: Mt Helen, VIC 3350
Phone: +61 3 5327 9018
Fax: +61 3 5327 9017
TECHNOLOGY PARK:
The university has a technology park with the mission to facilitate the development of technology based companies or companies that benefit from the technological resources of the university.
The following organisations are current organisations that are operating from the park.
CFA Country Fire Authority
IBM South East Asia
IBM Regional Software Solutions Centre
Greenhill Enterprise Centre
Conservation Volunteers
Global Innovation Centre
ID Research
Emergency Services Telecommunication
More than 1350 people are employed by tenants at the technology park with approximately half of those holding University of Ballarat qualifications.
Recently IBM decided to expand its workforce with the construction of a new $10 million building on the park. It is Australia's leading regional technology park.
RESEARCH:
The University has an active research program in place. For example the Graduate School of Information Technology and Mathematical Sciences is engaged in research that looks at optimising space in buildings.
This is being done through The Centre for Informatics and Applied Optimization (CIAO).
Beyond the formal research program, the University of Ballarat has a strong history of scholarly activity and research that pre-dates its accreditation as a University in 1994.
Beyond the formal research program, the University of Ballarat has a strong history of scholarly activity and research that pre-dates its accreditation as a University in 1994.
Library :
The University offers a single integrated library service across all campuses.
Library collections are located in the E.J. Barker Building at the Mt Helen Campus and in the E.J.T.Tippett Building at the SMB Campus.
The library collection includes books, journals, audio-visual materials as well as other resources and provides workspace for students. In addition access to online databases, electronic full text documents and training in internet and research skills is available.
Opening hours vary from campus to campus and are advertised at each campus and on the library web page.
Fitness and Recreation Facilities:
Unisports, located at the Mt Helen campus, provides a wide range of recreational and health services to students, staff, and the local community.
Attending the fully equipped gymnasium and eight lane indoor heated swimming pool are popular activities amongst students.
Unisports and the Student Association provide special memberships to students.
Additional facilities include a multi purpose gym, rehabilitation centre, gymnastics hall, dance studio, two tennis courts, squash courts, an oval and athletics track.
CAREER AND PLACEMENT :
The Graduate Careers Officer is available to assist students during their course, especially during their final year, with careers advice and work placement. A Careers Fair is held in March to enable final year students to meet potential employers on campus.
SUGGESTION ABOUT THIS UNIVERSITY:
The University of Sydney is a diverse community of students and staff. They value open minds, avid curiosity and a readiness to take on the big questions.
They encourage vigorous debate, and we believe that differing perspectives can make good ideas even better.
Amid this diversity, a number of core values underpin everything that they do as a university.
These values articulate what they believe in and stand for
These values articulate what they believe in and stand for
They aim to create and sustain a university in which, for the benefit of both Australia and the wider world, the brightest researchers and the most promising students, whatever their social or cultural background, can thrive and realize their full potential.
They continually drive us to find new ways to be accountable to the public good – to produce ideas and people that lead to smarter solutions and richer lives.
They continually drive us to find new ways to be accountable to the public good – to produce ideas and people that lead to smarter solutions and richer lives.
They provide faculties with innovative thinking and rehabilitate aspects of modern educational system to mould the students to the best way.
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