Studying effectively at university is a ‘step up’ from your secondary school experience. The DELA is a diagnostic tool that identifies the academic language skills you may need to develop further in order to do well in your studies.
The University recommends DELA to any student, undergraduate or graduate, international or local, who wishes to improve [...]
Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU)
The University of Melbourne was admitted as the 37th member of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) in June 2006. The main objective of APRU is to promote scientific, educational and cultural collaboration among Pacific Rim economies.
As a University of Melbourne student, you can access international conference and summer [...]
“To me, studying at Melbourne means a great campus life, high academic standard, and good career prospects.”
Joshua Anderson
Bachelor of Arts (Political Science and Indonesian major)
Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholars Class of 2007
National Scholarship Recipient
University of Melbourne Undergraduate Scholarships 2010
A variety of scholarship programs is available for both local and international students.
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Our students also come from every region in Victoria and every state and territory in Australia. This makes our learning community and curriculum is internationally and culturally diverse. Our students are active in clubs, sport and community service.
The University of Melbourne has a 24-hour security service to provide [...]
When choosing a course, look beyond the name of a degree. With the broad range of study areas available in each of our undergraduate degrees, there are many more options than you ever imagined! Our undergraduate degrees provide you with more opportunities to build your chosen career and more pathways to pursue further study. If [...]
The University of Melbourne’s extensive research program makes us the second largest research institute in Australia after the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). Our projects have resulted in many significant developments that impact on everyday life.
Bionic ear – Developed by Professor Graeme Clark, the bionic ear has been implanted in over 120 000 [...]
Did you know that Professor Kwong Lee Dow AC (former Vice-Chancellor and Dean of Education at the University of Melbourne) will head an expert panel to investigate how Victoria could in the future guarantee every school leaver a place at university or TAFE?
Professor Kwong Lee Dow is the namesake for the University’s Kwong Lee Dow [...]
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Offers for the New Generation Bachelor of Science at Melbourne have surged with 3034 offers made in 2009, up 21 per cent compared to 2008. Meanwhile, Melbourne’s New Generation Bachelor of Arts continues to rank number one in popularity resulting in the largest number of offers in Victoria and potentially Australia – 1518 offers with [...]
Our graduates are the most employable in Australia and are amongst the most employable in the world*. Eighty seven and a half per cent of University of Melbourne bachelor graduates are employed four months after completion, ahead of the national average of 85.2%. The median annual starting salary for our new bachelor graduates in their [...]
Tim Thomson
Bachelor of Science
Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholar (Class of 2008)
“I don’t know if I could pinpoint just one highlight of participating in the Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholars Program. I really enjoyed all of the activities, and the learning experience as a whole. It was great to meet other people, experience life at the [...]