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第30章 名校风采Famous Universities(5)

The high calibre teaching staff, stateoftheart research facilities, wellequipped lecture theatres and laboratorieslaboratory n.实验室 combined with a superb range of arts venues, provide a learning environment that stimulates both creativity and innovation. From its extensive art collection to its wealth of sporting facilities, the University seeks to meet the cultural and recreational needs of students, staff and the broader community.

Research Strength

As a result of its strong research culture, the University recently attracted more competitive research funding - on a per capita basis of staff involved in research - than any other Australian university. Annually the University receives in excess of 71 million of external research income, expends over 117 million on research and graduates over 250 higher degree by research students, mostly doctorates.

The University has 80 research centres, including the Crime Research Centre, the Centre for Forensic Science, the Centre for Water Research and the Centre for Oil and Gas.

Internationalisation

The University of Western Australia is strongly committed to internationalisation of all aspects of its activities, and takes seriously its responsibility to prepare its graduates to be active and critical participants in society.

UWA has formal agreements with 44 international institutions, promoting staff and student exchanges, collaborative research and exchange of teaching materials and methods. The University also teaches several of its programmes offshore, in Singapore, Indonesia and Hong Kong. Transnational programmes facilitate the development of UWA as a genuinely international university, and help to ensure that our students, whether at home or offshore, become world citizens.

By being part of a global learning network, strong links are developed with other nations and cultures. As such, “internationalisation” shapes the nature of our graduates and their careers. A capacity to draw from an educational experience that has many international dimensions will be of significant value to UWA graduates in the workplace. UWA graduates will be citizens of the globe.

In 2003, the University had 2,785 international students from nearly 80 countries around the world studying onshore and overseas, part of a total student body of 16,341.

Austrlian National University

澳大利亚国立大学

澳大利亚国立大学(简称ANU)是一所在教学和研究方面均卓有成效的世界一流大学。学校于1946年由澳大利亚政府创建,是当时澳大利亚唯一一所专门从事研究的大学。1960年和1992年先后与堪培拉学院及堪培拉艺术学院合并,使大学的课程及教学得到增加。 在整个发展过程中,澳大利亚国立大学始终以研究为主,同时又不忽视大学的教学工作。近年来,澳大利亚国立大学在计算机应用及信息工程的教学和研究方面占有领先的地位。澳大利亚大多数经济学家、历史学家、数学家、人类学家和世界学术研究奖获得者(例如1996年诺贝尔医学奖获得者)均是这所大学毕业的。

学校坐落在澳大利亚首都堪培拉,花园般美丽的校园占地150公顷,四周被国家自然保护区,伯利·格里芬湖和市中心区环抱。

学校为学生提供一流的计算机和图书馆设备(学校紧邻澳大利亚国家图书馆),体育和娱乐设施也很完备,包括健康中心、交通服务中心、银行、信贷处、咖啡馆、酒吧、超市等。学生有机会参加海外学生或当地学生的社团,其中包括35个体育和特殊兴趣爱好俱乐部。 学校图书馆和附近的澳大利亚国家图书馆为学生提供最广泛的资料与藏书。图书馆、礼堂、学院和各系内还设有先进的计算机设备,学生还可以免费使用国际互联网和电子邮件。此外,大学还提供行前资讯、接机、新生训练及持续的学生服务等。学校为学生提供不同的住宿种类,海外学生通常选择能体现家居风格和生活方便的公寓。所有的房间都设有暖气,每间单人房间都备有电话、呼叫器以便于学生的日常联系。学校还为海外学生提供伙食,同时学生还可以在共用厨房自备伙食。

Created by an Act of Federal Parliament in 1946 to drive Australia,s social, cultural and economic prosperity through high quality research, the Australian National University is one of the world,s most respected universities.

Distinguished by a relentless dedication to achieving excellence and expanding the horizons of knowledge, the ANU attracts leading academics and outstanding students from Australia and around the world.

In 2003, the ANU was ranked the equal 49th best university in the world by Shanghai Jiao Tong University,s Institute of Higher Education. It was the only university in the southern hemisphere to make the top 50 in the rankings.

The Australian National University was again recognised as Australia,s premier centre for fundamental research in 2003, receiving more than 30 million in Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery grants - more than any other university. The ANU was granted a total of more than 40 million in ARC grants for the year and a further 3.3 million from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

Facilities at the ANU include the most powerful computer in Australia, modern laboratories and lecture theatres and two million volumes on the shelves of several libraries.

Researchers at the ANU, including nine Federation Fellows, follow in the footsteps of five Nobel Prize winners who have called the University home.Their legacy is to drive the latest generation forward in the tireless pursuit of excellence.

The ANU has forged close links with government, business and research institutions in Australia and abroad and is involved in collaborativecollaborative adj.合作的, 协作的, 协力完成的 projects with organisations ranging from NASA to the European Union.

As Australia,s only national university, the ANU specialises in fundamental research, which benefits Australians economically, socially and culturally. That focus on fundamental research defines the University,s mission and characterises its outstanding educational programs.

Constantly striving to improve the quality of its research and teaching, the University conducted an extensive review of quality in 2004, involving assessments by hundreds of national and international academics.

Well over 70 per cent of international experts asked to assess ANU research in preparation for the review ranked ANU as one of the top 50 universities in their field - with 40 per cent placing ANU in the world,s top 25.

The university is focused on continuing to strive for excellence in all it does and has forged close links with government, business and research institutions in Australia and abroad. The University is involved in collaborative projects with organisations ranging from NASA to the European Union.