Monash University
Monash University (/ˈmɒnæʃ/) is a public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Named after World War I general Sir John Monash, it was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. The university has a number of campuses, four of which are in Victoria (Clayton, Caulfield, Peninsula, and Parkville), one in Malaysia and another one in Indonesia. Monash also has a research and teaching centre in Prato, Italy, a graduate research school in Mumbai, India and graduate schools in Suzhou, China and Tangerang, Indonesia. Courses are also delivered at other locations, including South Africa.
Motto
I am still learning[2]
Sir John Monash[3]
30 May 1958[4]
8,389 (2020)[9]
8,319 (2020)[9]
17,562 (2020) (globally)[9]
74,881 (2023)[10]
55,117 (2020)[9]
25,143 coursework (2020)
5,185 research (2020)[9]
479 (2020)[9]
Metropolitan with multiple sites, 110 hectares (1.1 km2) (Main campus)
Blue Black
Team Monash[12]
Dayton the Robot[13]
Monash is home to major research facilities, including the Monash Law School, the Australian Synchrotron, the Monash Science Technology Research and Innovation Precinct (STRIP), the Australian Stem Cell Centre, Victorian College of Pharmacy, and 100 research centres[14] and 17 co-operative research centres. In 2019, its total revenue was over $2.72 billion (AUD), with external research income around $462 million.[15] In 2019, Monash enrolled over 55,000 undergraduate and over 25,000 graduate students.[16] It has more applicants than any other university in the state of Victoria.[17]
Monash is a member of Australia's Group of Eight research universities, a member of the ASAIHL, and is the only Australian member of the M8 Alliance of Academic Health Centers, Universities and National Academies. Monash is one of the Australian universities to be ranked in the École des Mines de Paris (Mines ParisTech) ranking on the basis of the number of alumni listed among CEOs in the 500 largest worldwide companies.[18]
Organisation and governance[edit]
Vice-chancellors and chancellors[edit]
The vice-chancellor is the chief executive of the university, who is head of Monash's day-to-day activities. The vice-chancellor is also the university president of Monash. (In North America and parts of Europe, the equivalent role is the president or principal.) The chancellor is chair of the university council and provides advice to the vice-chancellor, as well as having ceremonial duties. Council is the governing body of the university, established by the Monash University Act 2009.[76]
Margaret Gardner was named as the vice-chancellor and president on 1 September 2014, the first woman to hold the position.[77] After Gardner was appointed Governor of Victoria in 2023, Susan Elliott AM took over as interim VC, until the appointment of Sharon Pickering in February 2024, as 10th vice-chancellor and president of the university.[78]
Simon McKeon AO was appointed chancellor in 2016, and As of 2024 is still in the position.[79] Deputy Chancellors are Megan Clark AC, Peter Young AM KC, and John Simpson AM.[76]
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Academia[edit]
Admissions[edit]
The Good Universities Guide places the Clayton, Caulfield, Parkville and Peninsula campuses of Monash in the category of universities most difficult to gain admission to in Australia for domestic students, with each campus receiving an Entry Standards mark of 5/5.[89] Monash has the highest demand for places among domestic high school graduates of any Australian university in Victoria.[90] In 2009, one in four applicants put Monash as their first preference.[91] This equates to more than 15,000 first preferences from Victorian high school leavers. Of the top 5% of high school graduates in Victoria, more choose Monash than any other institution. In 2010, almost half of the top 5% of high school leavers chose to attend Monash – the highest of any Victorian university by quite some margin.[92] In 2009, among students with a "perfect" ENTER score of 99.95 (i.e. students in the top 0.05% of high school applicants), 63 made an application for Monash.
Collections[edit]
Library[edit]
Monash University Library currently operates several libraries at all of its campuses, spanning over three continents. The library has over 3.2 million items.
Rare books collection[edit]
Located at the Sir Louis Matheson Library on the Clayton Campus, the Rare Books Collection consists of over 100,000 items, valued because of their age, uniqueness or physical beauty, which can be accessed by Monash staff and students.[113] The collection was started in 1961 when the university librarian purchased original manuscripts by Jonathan Swift and some of his contemporaries. The collection now consists of a range of items including photography, children's books, 15th- to 17th-century English and French literature, original manuscripts and pamphlets. A variety of exhibitions are hosted throughout the year in the Rare Books area.[114]
Student life[edit]
Student body[edit]
In 2011 Monash had over 63,000 students across its campuses. Of these, around 46,000 are undergraduate students, 12,500 are graduate or postgraduate and 4,500 are undertaking higher degrees by research.
Around 65% of Monash students have domestic citizenship (i.e. they are citizens of the country in which their main campus is located). Around 39% are international students.[16] The international students are from over 100 countries and speak around 90 different languages. Over 50% of Monash students have a language other than English as their mother language.[16]
Student organisations[edit]
Monash students are represented by student unions in individual campus organisations. Graduate students are represented by the university-wide Monash Graduate Association, while undergraduate students are represented by:
