University of the Week – La Trobe University, Australia

About:

Established in 1964, La Trobe is a Public Research University situated in Melbourne, Australia. When established, It was the 3rd University in the state and 12th in Australia. It is one of the Australian Verdant Universities and also a part of the Innovative Research Group. La Trobe Offers Undergraduate and Post graduate courses across its campuses. La Trobe is the largest metropolitan university in Australia. La Trobe has two major campuses situated in the Regional Victorian City of Bendigo and also the twin border cities of Albury – Wodonga. The University has its presence in Mildura and Shepparton where it has two small regional campuses; it has a city campus in Melbourne’s CBD on Collin’s Street and in Sydney on the Elizabeth Street.

 

Campus and Campus Life

The Melbourne campus is the foundation campus of La Trobe and was officially opened in 1967 when The University began its operations. Melbourne Campus is situated at Bundoora. The Melbourne campus is the main base o fall the courses offered by La Trobe, except a few such as pharmacy, education and Dentistry. The Bundoora Campus is home to almost 22000 students and thus has many faculties like, bars, restaurants, bank, shops and many more. At Melbourne campus, a student gets to live in one the world’s most livable city. Bundoora campus comprise of many sporting and recreational facilities such as playing fields, indoor gyms and stadiums. The university has 3 on-campus residential colleges as well – Menzies, Glenn, and Chrisholm. The La Trobe Bendigo campus was founded in 1991. The Bendigo campus comprises of four sites – Edwards Roads, The Osbourne Street, The Visual Art Center and the La Trobe Rural Health School. The City campus on Melbourne’s CBD specifically offers only postgraduate courses. The Albury-Wodonga Campus used to be the sole campus in Wodonga Institute of TAFE. The La Trobe campus was initiated in 1991, and the Albury – Wodonga campus consists of the faculties of education, health science, biology, business and others. The Mildura Campus was established in 1996 while the second one was opened in 2006. The Shepparton Campus came into existence in 1994. The La Trobe Student Union is a student body which comprises of the Student’s Representative Council, the La Trobe Postgraduate Students Association, and the Students Guild; these were the separate bodies which were merged into 1 in 2011. The University has its own newspaper called the Rabelais named after the French Renaissance writer Francois Rabelais. The Editors of the paper are selected annually and they serve for 1 year. La Trobe University is one of the 36 universities in Australia to be a part of Elite Athlete Friendly University Network. The Sports Center at the Melbourne Campus consists of a fully equipped gym, squash/racquetball and tennis courts, volleyball, badminton, indoor soccer, netball and basketball courts, a 25-metre pool with a deep water pit, and yoga and dance studios. In 2011, La Trobe University was the reigning champion at the Southern University Games, being the winner in the 2010 competition.

Academic Faculties:

The La Trobe University has 2 colleges, comprising several schools that offer courses at all levels.

The College of Arts, Social Sciences and Commerce comprises of 4 schools:

  • 1.School of Business
  • 2.School of Education
  • 3.School of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • 4.School of Law

The College of Science, Health and Engineering comprises 9 schools:

  • 1.School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sports
  • 2.School of Applied Systems Biology
  • 3.School of Cancer Medicine
  • 4.School of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences
  • 5.School of Life Sciences
  • 6.School of Molecular Sciences
  • 7.School of Nursing and Midwifery
  • 8.School of Psychology and Public Health
  • 9.School of Rural Health

Notable Alumni:

The Alumnus from La Trobe are pursuing very successful careers in their domain and many of them are very known n famous figures such as Sarah Fregon- Legal Practitioner and Partner at Deloitte, Jill Tang – Co founder at Ladies who Tech, Catherine Deveny- Writer, Comedian and Feminist, Jared Burns – Co-founder of Thank You, Mr. Tim Plant – CEO of General Insurance, Zurich Australia; to name a few.

Why Choose La Trobe University?

La Trobe University has a multi cultural environment with nearly 8000 students from 110 different countries, thus giving the students an international exposure that helps widen their boundaries to explore and learn. Australia is a continent as well as a country that is surrounded by Pacific and Indian Oceans, and beaches with heavenly views. The main campus of La Tribe University is in Melbourne which is the capital of Victoria State and has been ranked World’s most livable city for 6 times in a row. The rankings acquired by La Trobe make it one of preferred universities for the international students. The University is ranked 307 by Academic Ranking of World Universities, The times Higher Education World University rankings placed it at 291st position and was ranked 400th by the QS World Ranking in 2020. The Tuition at La Trobe is approximately 16 lacs to 17 lacs annually, thus fitting in budget of many, while the overall living expenses monthly are approximately 2000AUD. La Trobe University is known to offer huge scholarships to the deserving students. The scholarships can range between 10% to 15% of the tuition depending upon the students profile and his eligibility.

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