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Why Choose UNSW?
The University of New South Wales (UNSW) is Australia’s
frst international university. It provides a dynamic learning
environment across nine faculties.
UNSW is a founding member of the prestigious Group
of Eight – a coalition of Australia’s leading research-
intensive universities.
UNSW is a leader in Australian tertiary education and
occupies a premier position in the Asia-Pacifc region as
a dynamic source of innovative teaching and research.
Established in 1949, UNSW works closely with industry,
business and public research bodies nationally and
internationally to ensure programs are relevant to today’s
fast-paced and ever-changing world.
Teaching and research are core activities of UNSW and
our students belong to a university which is:
• committed to providing excellent service and facilities
for international students
• determined to strengthen UNSW’s position as a leading
international university with world-renowned academics
and world-class facilities
• recognised as producing graduates that have the highest
median starting salaries and employment rates in the
Group of Eight, for both undergraduate and postgraduate
students in ‘The Australian Graduate Survey 2010’.
• highly regarded and scored the maximum fve-star
rating for eight key performance indicators in the 2012
Good Universities Guide, including the categories of;
success in getting a job, starting salaries and positive
graduate outcomes.
• UNSW also achieved fve-star results in student demand,
research grants, research intensivity, staff qualifcations
and cultural diversity
• ranked 85th in the
2012-2013
Times Higher Education
World University Rankings
- the only global university
performance tables to judge world class universities across
all of their core missions - teaching, research, knowledge
transfer and international outlook. The position puts UNSW
in the top 5 of Australian institutions.
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UNSW is one of Australia’s leading research and teaching universities, ranked in the top 100
universities worldwide and renowned for the quality of its graduates.
• ranked 52nd in the
2012 QS World University Rankings,
which are based on six factors: academic and employer
surveys, staff-student ratios, research citations and the
proportion of international staff and students.
• the frst Australian university to be awarded fve stars
in the new QS Star Rating system, which measures
performance against international benchmarks
• the frst university in the world to be awarded the
QS 5 Star plus badge for excellence, scoring a fve star
rating in all eight categories
• the state’s top ranked university based on the 2010
Excellence in Research for Australia report, which
evaluated research activity and quality in the country’s
41 higher education institutions
• a member of Universitas 21, a consortium of the world’s
leading research universities from Asia, Europe and
North America
• a major recipient of competitive research grants from
industry and government bodies such as the Australian
Research Council
• continually striving to cultivate global alliances to
enhance the quality of the educational experience
for students and staff
• proud to contribute to Australia and the Asia-Pacifc
region through research and scholarship
Our international students come from over 120 countries
and we welcome their contribution to academic and social
life at UNSW.
UNSW prepares graduates for global
career opportunities and challenges
UNSW aims to attract the best students and provide national
and international opportunities for graduates as high-calibre
global citizens of high standard. In today’s professional
environment, all graduates beneft from a global outlook.
A degree from UNSW is recognised worldwide and, through
one of Australia’s largest international exchange programs,