The Australian National College (ANU) is a state funded University in Canberra, Australian Capital Domain. Situated in the suburb of Acton, the primary grounds includes seven showing and research universities, notwithstanding a few national foundations.
Established in 1946, it is the main college to have been made by the Parliament of Australia. Initially a postgraduate exploration college, ANU started undergrad instructing in 1960 when it incorporated the Canberra College School, which had been set up in 1929 as a grounds of the College of Melbourne. ANU enlists 10,052 undergrad and 10,840 postgraduate understudies and utilizes 3,753 staff. The college's enrichment remained at A$1.13 billion in 2012.
ANU is reliably positioned among the world's top colleges. ANU is positioned parallel nineteenth on the planet (first in Australia) with Lord's School London by the 2015/16 QS World College Rankings, and 45th on the planet (second in Australia) by the 2014/15 Times Advanced education World College Rankings. In the 2014 Times Advanced education Worldwide Employability College Positioning, a yearly positioning of college graduates' employability, ANU was positioned twentieth on the planet (first in Australia). ANU is positioned 179th (sixth best in Australia) in the 2015 Place for World College Rankings and 89th (first in Australia) in the 2015 Leiden positioning. ANU positions 151st (seventh in Australia)in the URAP positioning. ANU is positioned first in the 4 Palmes classification in the Eduniversal positioning. ANU is situated in the Main 10% in instructing, Main 10% in worldwide standpoint and Main 10% in exploration on the planet in 2016.
ANU is administered by a 15-part Chamber, whose individuals incorporate the Chancellor and Bad habit Chancellor. Gareth Evans, a previous Remote Pastor of Australia, has been ANU Chancellor since 2010 and Ian Youthful, an examination designer, was designated Bad habit Chancellor in 2011. Ian Chubb, Bad habit Chancellor from 2001 to 2011, is currently the Boss Researcher of Australia.
College understudies are spoken to by the Australian National College Understudies' Affiliation (ANUSA) and postgraduates by the Postgraduate and Examination Understudies' Affiliation (PARSA). The Australian National College Union oversees providing food and retail outlets and capacity conveniences for the benefit of all understudies.
In its latest revelation toward the end of 2012, ANU recorded a blessing of A$1.13 billion.
The principle grounds of ANU stretches out over the Canberra suburb of Acton, which comprises of 358 sections of land (1.45 km2) of for the most part parkland with college structures arranged inside. ANU is generally separated by Sullivans Rivulet, some portion of the Murray–Darling bowl, and is flanked by the local bushland of Dark Mountain, Lake Burley Griffin, the suburb of Turner and the Canberra focal business region. Numerous college destinations are of recorded criticalness dating from the foundation of the national capital, with more than 40 structures perceived by the Republic Legacy List and a few others on nearby records.
With more than 10,000 trees on its grounds, ANU won a Worldwide Practical Grounds System Recompense in 2009 and was positioned the second greenest college grounds in Australia in 2011.
Four of Australia's five educated social orders are based at ANU—the Australian Institute of Science, the Australian Foundation of the Humanities, the Foundation of the Sociologies in Australia and the Australian Foundation of Law. The Australian National Community for The general population Consciousness of Science and the National Film and Sound File are likewise situated at ANU, while the National Exhibition hall of Australia and CSIRO are arranged beside the grounds.
ANU involves extra areas including Mount Stromlo Observatory on the edges of Canberra, Siding Spring Observatory close Coonabarabran, a grounds at Kioloa on the South Bank of New South Wales and an exploration unit in Darwin.
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