Member Universities

La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia

About the university

Established in 1964, La Trobe University is a member of the Innovative Research Universities of Australia. One of Australia 's largest, most respected and fastest growing universities, La Trobe has earned a reputation for excellence in teaching and research. Its programs and courses are recognised by international accreditation authorities, and held in high regard by overseas companies and educators. La Trobe has more than 26,500 students, including over 3,000 international students and 2,700 staff.
The main campus of La Trobe University in Melbourne is situated in spacious parkland and includes a Wildlife Reserve. This metropolitan campus also houses the main research and teaching faculties of the University, including the Research and Development Park, a world renowned library, multi-media facilities and a hospital including student medical services.
The University also operates a further five campuses in regional Victoria, extending from Mildura in the west through Bendigo, Shepparton, Beechworth to Albury-Wodonga. The regional campuses are all linked to each other and to the main campus in Melbourne by various ICT facilities, including video-conferencing, thereby ensuring that high quality teaching and research are available throughout the University.

Location

Melbourne is the cultural and sporting capital of Australia. With residents originating from 153 different countries, it is famous for its multiculturalism. Melbourne offers major sporing events, such as the Australian Tennis Open, the Melbourne Cup and the Formula One Grand Prix. It hosts international film and comedy festivals, as well countless free street and community festivals, reflecting the city's cultural diversity.
Our regional campuses provides students with an opportunity to experience life in rural Australia. The state of Victoria offers magnificent coastlines, attractive beaches, snowfields, rich farmland, rainforests and even the rugged beauty of arid semi-desert areas.

Research Strengths

La Trobe University has a wide range of research programs, both within the university and as collaborative centres with other institutes, government and industry. In particular, areas such as archaeology, behavioural sciences, history, linguistics, health, sociology and politics, have received recognition for the excellence of their projects through academic publications, success in the receipt of competitive grant funding, national and international research collaborations, prizes, conference participation, public commentary and intellectual leadership.

Through its participation in the Australian Innovative Research Universities and its founding of the INU, La Trobe has pursued excellence in its research efforts through collaboration and pooling of resources with outstanding national and international institutions. In addition, La Trobe has demonstrated its commitment to building links between commercial interest and research through the establishment of the Innovation and Knowledge Transfer (IKT) Division. This unit was created to consolidate the commercialisation and industry liaison services of La Trobe University, providing a meeting place where industry and researchers can work collaboratively, thereby contributing to State and National economic growth by supporting new technology-based businesses, facilitating translational research, and encouraging the transfer of technical and business know-how to the wider community. The success of this unit is visible in the current plans for a state-of-the-art Biosciences Research Centre to be built on our Melbourne (Bundoora) campus - a joint project of the Victorian government and La Trobe.

Language/s of Instruction

English