The University of Wollongong is a large University with approximately 21,000 students in the city of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the coast about 80 kilometres south of Sydney. The University is consistently ranked amongst the leading universities ^{[weasel words]} in Australia and is the only Australian university ever to have been awarded the University of the Year award in two consecutive years by the Good Universities Guides - in 1999/2000 for "Outstanding Research and Development Partnerships" (joint winner) and 2000/2001 for "Preparing Graduates for the e-world" (joint winner).^{[citation needed]} Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For other uses, see Motto (disambiguation). ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... A Chancellor is the head of a university. ... A Vice-Chancellor (commonly called the VC) of a university in the United Kingdom, other Commonwealth countries, and some universities in Hong Kong, is the de facto head of the university. ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... Degree ceremony at Cambridge. ... Look up Wollongong in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... “NSW” redirects here. ... Cities with at least a million inhabitants in 2006 An urban area is an area with an increased density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. ... School colors are the colors chosen by a school to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification. ... The Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning or ASAIHL is a non-governmental organization founded in 1956 to assist higher learning institutions in strengthening themselves through a mutual self help and to achieve international distinction in teaching, research and public service. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Wollongong is an industrial city located on the eastern coast of Australia in the state of New South Wales. ... “NSW” redirects here. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ...

History

The University of Wollongong was founded in 1951 when a Division of the then New South Wales University of Technology (re-named the University of New South Wales in 1958) was established in Wollongong. After ten years the Division became the Wollongong University College. Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... On the steps leading to the Scientia Building. ... Uniwalk is the main walkway stretching through the whole Kensingtion campus The University of New South Wales, also known as UNSW or colloquially as New South, is a university situated in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ...

In 1975, the University of Wollongong was incorporated by the New South Wales Parliament as an independent institution of higher learning. In 1978 the computer science faculty developed a version of Unix for the Interdata 7/32 called UNSW 01, this was the first non-PDP Unix. In 1982, the University amalgamated with the Wollongong Institute of Higher Education, which, in 1962, had originated as the Wollongong Teachers’ College. The merger formed the basis of the contemporary university, which continues to grow and thrive. The Parliaments of the Australian states and territories are legislative bodies within the federal framework of the Commonwealth of Australia. ... Filiation of Unix and Unix-like systems Unix (officially trademarked as UNIX®) is a computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie and Douglas McIlroy. ... The Interdata 7/32 and 8/32 were 32-bit minicomputers developed by Interdata in the 1970s. ...

Facilities

The University of Wollongong Student Association produces the magazine Tertangala, and many other services including representation, advocacy and student support. Postgraduate representation is provided by the Wollongong University Postgraduate Association, a member of the Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations. Wollongong UniCentre, an on-campus organisation and controlled entity of the University, provides the social and commercial infrastructure on the campus, administering the UniBar, student clubs and interest groups, food outlets, entertainment and activities, a shop and other student services. Tertangala is the magazine of the University of Wollongong Undergraduate Students Association (WUSA)[1] // The magazine features student investigative and feature articles, news, artwork, opinion, film and music reviews, as well as interviews and editorials. ... The Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations, or CAPA, is the peak representative body for postgraduate students in Australia. ...

The geographical and social centre of the University is the Duck Pond Lawn, and its surrounding Unibar, eateries and other facilities.

The Unibar is an area where many students are able to share lunch, talk with friends, and listen to music. The UniBar building was opened by Colin Markham MP, Simon Zulian Student Rep, Nigel Pennington UniCentre GM and Gerard Sutton VC on 14 May 2001. The UniBar has since won numerous awards including the Major Award and the Public Building Award of the Architectural Design Awards held in Wollongong in 2003, the "ACUMA" award for Best New Campus Facility and the Master Builders Award for Excellence in Construction by Camarda and Cantril. ^{[citation needed]}

A variety of transport options are available to reach the university. These include rail services, bus services, cycle-paths, access roads and parking. Parking is limited and subject to availability in which case the university recommends alternative transport options mentioned.

Campus Locations

The University extends to nine campuses and education centres:

• Wollongong Campus
• Shoalhaven Campus, West Nowra
• Innovations Campus (iC), Wollongong
• Batemans Bay Education Centre
• Bega Education Centre
• Loftus Education Centre
• Moss Vale Education Centre
• Graduate School of Business, Sydney.
• University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD), Dubai Knowledge Village, United Arab Emirates.

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Accommodation

The University offers a range of accommodation options including:

• University managed or affiliated residences (catered or self–catered):
  • Campus East
  • Graduate House
  • Gundi
  • International House
  • Kooloobong
  • Keiraview
  • Weerona College

Faculties

The University has nine faculties: Arts; Commerce; Creative Arts; Education; Engineering; Health & Behavioural Sciences; Informatics; Law; and Science. The Arts is a broad subdivision of culture, comprised of many expressive disciplines. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Creative Arts is an academic discipline that is generally used as an umbrella for Dramatic Arts/Theatre Arts (Dramaturgy), Music (Music theory, Music history, Musicology), and Visual arts. ... Engineering is the applied science of acquiring and applying knowledge to design, analysis, and/or construction of works for practical purposes. ... Informatics includes the science of information, the practice of information processing, and the engineering of information systems. ... For other uses, see Law (disambiguation). ... Part of a scientific laboratory at the University of Cologne. ...

Faculty of Arts

• The Faculty of Arts occupies building 19 and comprises three schools:
• School of English Literatures, Philosophy & Languages
• School of History & Politics
• School of Social Sciences, Media and Communication

Faculty of Creative Arts

• The Faculty of Creative Arts occupies building 25 and comprises three schools:
• School of Journalism and Creative Writing
• School of Music and Drama
• School of Art and Design

Faculty of Engineering

The Faculty of Engineering offers a number of engineering disciplines including:

• Mining Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Mechatronic Engineering

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Electrical, Computer and Telecommunication Engineering are taught at the university but are a part of the Informatics Faculty.

Faculty of Science

The comprises three schools:

• School Biological Sciences
• Department of Chemistry
• School of Earth and Environmental Sciences

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Membership

UOW is a prominent member of the Apple University Consortium (AUC) hosting the AUC Australian website found at http://www.auc.edu.au or http://auc.uow.edu.au. Additionally, UOW has access to Apple Macintosh labs in SCSSE Faculty of Informatics Bdg 3 (3rd Year Labs), Faculty of Creative Arts (Multimedia Labs) and Apple computers in the ITS General computing labs in Building 17 (Jupiter, Orion and Endor Labs) at the Wollongong Campus. The Apple University Consortium is a partnership between Apple (computer) Australia and a number of Australian universities. ...

Notable alumni & alumnae

• Dr. Omowunmi Sadik - author, inventor, and chemist ^[2]
• Estelle Asmodelle - model, writer and activist
• Julian McMahon - actor, son of former Australian Prime Minister Sir William McMahon
• Dr Karl Kruszelnicki - scientist, author and commentator
• Mez Breeze - internet/hypertext artist
• Ben Creagh - rugby league player
• Michael Jones - culture and technology commentator
• John Tranter - poet
• Stephen Martin - former Federal Parliamentary Speaker
• Van Badham - playwright
• Wendy Richardson - playwright
• Drew Fairley - writer, performer and cabaret artist
• Mikelangelo (Michael Simic) - musician and composer, The Black Sea Gentlemen
• Kate Bell - actor, Blue Water High ^[3]
• Julienne Van Loon - novelist
• Bill Neskovski - playwright
• B. Sandhya - Indian police officer and author
• Bundit Ungrangsee - orchestral conductor
• Victoria Thaine - actor, Caterpillar Wish
• The Bracket Creeps - Australia's first poetry boyband
• Glenn Barkley - curator
• Dan Ginnane - ^{[citation needed]} Broadcaster on Triple M Radio and ESPN Television
• The Common Cold Poetry Collective - Performance poets ^[4]

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Notable faculty

• Alan Wearne - poet
• Dr Paul Nulsen - astronomer
• Willy Susilo and Reihaneh Safavi-Naini - cryptographers
• Jacky Redgate - artist
• Richard Harland - author

Alan Wearne (born 1948) is an Australian poet. ... Dr Paul Nulsen is an astronomer, who works at the University of Wollongong. ... Willy Susilo is an Associate Professor in the School of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Faculty of Informatics in University of Wollongong, Australia. ... Image:Rei-Safavi-Naini. ...

Notes

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External links

• Official Website of University of Wollongong
• Official Website of Wollongong College