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Monash University

Mission

Through excellent

research and

education, Monash will

discover, teach and

collaborate with

partners to meet the

challenges of the age

in service of national

and international

communities

In the beginning…

• Established in 1958 as a degree-

granting public university by the

State of Victoria (first students

1961)

• “… to give the services to the community that are required by the necessities of the age” (Murray Committee, 1958)

• 347 students, 87 staff

• Offering courses in arts, economics, education, engineering, law, medicine, politics and science

Monash today

• 65,000 students

•15,700 staff

• Five domestic campuses

• Campuses/ centres in Malaysia, South Africa, India, China and Italy

• Ten faculties: Arts; Art, Design and Architecture; Business and Economics; Education; Law; Science; Medicine, Nursing and Health Science; Engineering, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science; Information Technology

Undertaking research and education of highest international quality that addresses the great challenges of the age.

Selectivity

of the top 10% of

high-school leavers

in the state

37.8% 1.6 applicants for

every domestic

student enrolled 4.2 applicants for

every

international

student enrolled

Rankings

115

70 83

88

QS subject rankings 2015

16th in Education

21st in Pharmacy and Pharmacology (first in Australia)

21st in Sociology

22nd in Law

22nd in Chemical Engineering

24th in Communication and Media Studies

27th in Civil and Structural Engineering

28th in Geography

29th in Mechanical Engineering

Excellence in Research for Australia

• An assessment system that evaluates research quality in

Australian universities.

• Administered by the Australian Research Council (ARC).

• Attempts to measure quality of research irrespective of

volume

• Outcomes are reported publically by the ARC, and each

eligible discipline submitted by the University is rated

using a five point scale, with the highest rating of ‘5’

indicating a discipline is ‘Well above World Standard’.

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ERA 2012: Well Above World Standard

Inorganic Chemistry Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry Geophysics Ecology Evolutionary Biology Biomedical Engineering Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Materials Engineering Interdisciplinary Engineering Medical Biotechnology Nanotechnology

Medical Biochemistry and Metabolomics Medical Microbiology Neurosciences Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences Medical Physiology Econometrics Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Law Historical Studies Philosophy

Our networks and the scale of our international research and education across

campuses and faculties ensures they respond to the issues and

opportunities of our region and the world.

International students

1/3 of our students are international

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Student mobility

In 2013, 25.9% of

domestic undergraduates

accessed international

study experiences

Southeast University partnership

Joint Graduate School

• ca. 580 students through the masters

programs so far

• Masters by coursework: Industrial Design,

Information Technology

Systems, International

Business, Interpretation & Translation

Studies, Transportation Systems

• Masters by research and more masters by

coursework being explored

Joint Research Institute

• Began taking in Joint PhD students in 2015.

• Research themes for initial funding at the

Joint Research Institute: Energy, Water-

Sensitive Cities, Advanced Manufacturing,

Modelling and simulation, Bioinformatics,

and Bio-and-nanotechnology

IITB-Monash Research Academy

• Indian Institute of Technology

Bombay

• Established 1958

• One of five IITs set up post-WWII

• STEM focused

• Recognised worldwide as a leader

in engineering education and

research

IITB-Monash Research Academy

• 175 PhD students

• Research themes: Advanced

Computational Engineering,

Simulation and Manufacture,

Infrastructure Engineering, Clean

Energy, Water, Nanotechnology,

Biotechnology and Stem Cell

Research

• To date ~$14m in partnership funds

over next five years

• Key industry partners: BHP, CSIRO,

ORICA Mining Services, Infosys,

JSW,TCS, SABIC, Eaton, Intel,

Samsung, Piramal Life Sciences,

Reliance

Monash Malaysia

• Est. 1998

• Partnership with Jeffrey Cheah

Foundation

• 6,139 undergraduate students

• 265 postgraduate coursework

students

• 353 postgraduate research

students

• 28% international students

Monash Malaysia

• Research strengths:

• Tropical Medicine and Biology;

• Advanced Engineering

• Halal Ecosystems

• Social and Economic Transformation

in Asia

• Brain Research Institute Monash

Sunway

• The South East Asian Community

Observatory (SEACO).

• Rated Tier 5 Excellent under the Rating

System for Malaysian Higher Education

Institutions by the Malaysian Qualifications

Agency (MQA)

Monash – Warwick Alliance

• First students 1964

• Four Faculties: Arts, Medicine, Science

and Social Sciences

• 23k + students; 5k+ staff

• Amongst the UK’s ten best research

universities in the UK Government’s

Research Excellence Framework (REF)

2014

• "…a beacon among British Universities

for its dynamism, quality and

entrepreneurial zeal" (Tony Blair)

Monash – Warwick Alliance

• A new model of university alliance

•Joint research in high-potential areas incl.

green chemistry, arts, business and

economics

•Establishing course design for high profile

co-delivered, joint testamur degrees

•Jointly taught units

•Joint appointments of high-performing

staff attract through pooled resources

• Grant/contract total value awarded to joint

professorial appointees: $29m, £525k and

€6.8m.

The Prato Centre - Florence

• Established 2001 for international teaching and research collaborations

• One of only two Australian university presences in Europe

• In 2014:

• 42 courses

• 32 conferences

• 18 events

• 582 university students

• 3303 other visitors

We have enduring partnerships with industry, government and other organisations that enrich our ability to innovate, and to infuse our

students and staff with enterprising capabilities and provide opportunities to apply our research to make a significant impact

for the betterment of our communities.

Industry funding amongst highest in Australia

From both domestic sources…

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Industry and Other Funding for Research-Australian Funding Grants & Contracts

Adelaide

ANU

Melbourne

Monash

Sydney

UNSW

UQ

UWA

…and international

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Industry and Other Funding for Research-International

Adelaide

ANU

Melbourne

Monash

Sydney

UNSW

UQ

UWA

Research Platforms

• Integrated network of world-class technology

research platforms - core facilities and capabilities

that provide high-quality specialist research

services.

• Underpin our research efforts and provide access

to our industry and collaborative research

partners.

• Offer a seamless user experience, with strong

governance, oversight and maintenance contracts

in place.

List of Platforms

Monash Antibody Technologies Facility

Monash Biomedical Imaging Monash

Biomedical Proteomics Facility

Centre for Drug Candidate Optimisation

Monash Centre for Electron Microscopy

Monash eResearch Centre

FishCore [zebrafish facility]

FlowCore [core flow cytometry unit]

Monash Macromolecular Crystallisation

Facility

Micromon (Certified ISO9001) [DNA

Sequencing]

Medical Genomics Facility

Monash Health Translation Precinct (NATA

Accredited)

Monash Protein Production Unit

Monash Wind Tunnel Facility

Monash Histology

Monash Bioinformatics Platform

Monash Statistical Consulting Platform

The Southeast Asia Community

Observatory [longitudinal demographic

health surveillance site]

The Clive and Vera Ramaciotti Centre for

Structural Cryo Electron Microscopy

Monash Academy for Cross &

Interdisciplinary Mathematical Applications

Monash Animal Research Platform Monash

Centre for Additive Manufacturing

Monash Facility for Instrumentation and

Technology Development

Monash Immersive Visualisation Platform

Selected Research Institutes

• Monash Sustainability Institute (MSI)

• Monash Injury Research Institute (MIRI)

• Institute of Safety, Compensation and Recovery Research

(ISCRR)

• Monash Institute for Medical Engineering (MIME)

• Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI)

• Centre for Green Chemistry

• Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC)

• CRC for Water Sensitive Cities

• Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences

• CRC for Polymers

• Monash Institute of Medical Research

• CRC for Advanced Manufacturing

Partnered research infrastructure

Monash is the lead or host organisation for a number of

national collaborative research infrastructure capabilities

• Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication

• Australian Phenomics Network

• The Multi-modal Australian Sciences Imaging and

Visualisation Environment

• Recombinant Protein Feeder Facility

• Australian National Data Service

• AuScope

• European Molecular Biology Laboratory Australia

Inhaled Oxytocin Project

Developing an aerosol delivery system for oxytocin that can be inhaled by patients from a simple, disposable device immediately after childbirth.

Pulp and Paper

Advances the competitiveness of the Australasian pulp and paper

industry through the development of new functional materials and

green energy solutions from bioresources.

Centre for Additive Manufacturing

Takes recent discoveries in alloy and metallurgical science and

applies them in real world applications, working with partners who need stronger, lighter, more cost effective components.

To seek talented students and staff, irrespective of social or economic circumstances and build a connected community of students and staff in a

diverse University that is deeply engaged with the wider community.

Equity programs

Enabling us to teach the most talented

• Australia’s most generous scholarships scheme

• Monash Guarantee and Special Entry Access Scheme provide special

consideration for people who have experienced educational

disadvantage

• Relationships with underrepresented schools to build knowledge about

and readiness for university

• Targeted support for Indigenous students and for socioeconomically

disadvantaged students

Alumni engagement

- 300 000+ alumni spread across 143

countries

- Global Leaders Network – chapters in

locations with greatest numbers: Hong Kong,

Indonesia, Mainland China, Malaysia,

Singapore, the UK and the US

Global Discovery Program

“…equip yourself for life, not solely for

your own benefit but for the benefit of the

whole community.”

– Sir John Monash