Macquarie University, Australia’s best modern university

Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Gover nment, Macquarie was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of Sydney. It is consistently ranked as one of the best universities in Australia and has an international reputation for being Australia’s best modern university.

Macquarie is located in the largest technology precinct in the Southern hemisphere. Because of this location, Macquarie degrees offer outstanding integration with industry, providing the students with a superior learning environment, enhanced internship opportunities and greater exposure to the job market prior to graduation. A 2012 New York Times syndicated survey of global CEOs ranked Macquarie University in the top 100 universities worldwide for their graduate recruitment.

Macquarie is a researchintensive university. It is the first Australian university to fully align with European, North American and Asian research training qualifications by offering the Master of Research from 2013. Indeed, 85 per cent of Macquarie’s research activity is regarded by the Australian Government as being of world standard or

Macquarie is located in the largest technology precinct in the Southern hemisphere. Because of this location, Macquarie degrees offer outstanding integration with industry, providing the students with a superior learning environment, enhanced internship opportunities and greater exposure to the job market prior to graduation.

higher. Macquarie is the host institution, or has a major node in, four of the 13 Australian Research Council Centres of Excellence.

Macquarie has student strength of 38,000 students with almost 12,000 of those coming from 105 nationalities. This adds to the vibrancy and diversity of the campus.

Macquarie’s Rankings

Macqaurie ranks amongst the top 300 universities in the World (QS, 2014) and was awarded five stars in the international QS Stars rating system for its performance in: graduate employability, teaching, research, facilities, innovation, internationalisation, access and specialist subjects. It is one of only 5 Australian universities to receive 5 stars in all categories.

In 2014, Times Higher Education ( THE) ranked Macquarie University the No. 9 most international university in the world.

The Macquarie Graduate School of Management MBA is ranked amongst the Top 100 Business Schools in the world by the Financial Times in Jan 2015 and also the Number 1 MBA in Australia.

Macquarie is ranked fifth in Australia for international research publication collaborations and fourth for research publications per academic staff member. Three disciplines at Macquarie - earth sciences, physical sciences and environmental sciences - achieved the maximum rating (‘well above world standard’) in the 2012 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) evaluation.

If you would like to find out more about the Macquarie University and what is on offer, you can meet Macquarie University representative at Edlocate on 11th February 2015.

For appointments please contact Edlocate on 0771-770361,

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