| One of the most important reasons to move to | | | | university in Australia with over 56,000 students in its |
| Australia is attendance in the universities and | | | | population. The university's facilities are spread all |
| educational institutions in the country. Often, | | | | throughout Victoria with adjunct institutions in Italy, |
| immigrants with children would seek out the best | | | | Malaysia, India and South Africa. The university also |
| educational opportunities in the country. The following | | | | offers many programs and degrees, both at the |
| are the highest ranking universities in Australia and | | | | undergraduate and graduate levels making it one of |
| the world. | | | | the best schools in the country. |
| The Australian National University. This university is | | | | The University of New South Wales. Established in |
| considered as the best university in Australia and was | | | | 1949, the University of New South Wales leads the |
| established by an Act of Parliament in August 1946. | | | | country in the field of teaching and research. There |
| The university is located in Canberra and offers many | | | | are many fields that the university has made |
| programs and degrees in various fields of expertise. | | | | groundbreaking developments such as AIDS research, |
| It also has adjunct research facilities together with | | | | social policy research and renewable energy among |
| institutions of advanced studies. It has consistently | | | | others. |
| topped many of the surveys comparing the | | | | The University of Adelaide. This university is one of |
| educational institutions in the country. | | | | the "group of eight" schools in Australia. This highly |
| The University of Sydney. This is the oldest | | | | specialized university has five faculties that focus on |
| university in Australia, established in 1850. It has | | | | engineering, computer and mathematical sciences, |
| though changed throughout the times and has | | | | health sciences, humanities and social sciences and |
| sixteen separate faculties that cover many disciplines | | | | the professions. Most of its educational innovations |
| offered in the University. It is also one of the top 100 | | | | were often done in partnership with the private |
| universities in the world. | | | | business allowing for new breakthroughs for |
| The University of Melbourne. This educational | | | | commercial purposes. |
| institution is the second oldest in the country, after | | | | The University of Western Australia. The university |
| being established in 1853. Owing to its great record in | | | | was established through an Act of Parliament offering |
| education, the university enjoys the largest financial | | | | degree programs in architecture, social sciences, arts, |
| endowment amongst the universities Down Under at | | | | law and the physical sciences. It is also one of the |
| $1.1 billion in 2008. This financial windfall is used for the | | | | largest landowners in the country due to its |
| many programs and researches undertaken by the | | | | agricultural science programs. |
| many individual faculties of the University of | | | | As can be seen, these institutions of higher learning |
| Melbourne system. | | | | have all the experience, expertise and facilities to |
| The University of Queensland. After being established | | | | mold individuals passing through its halls. As stated in |
| in 1909, it is the fifth oldest institutional in Australia. | | | | Australia Forum, the "Universities in Australia are now |
| There is a wide range of programs and degrees | | | | a vital element of not only the educational service |
| offered in the University. It also has been at the | | | | but also the economy as they continue to attract |
| forefront in cancer research making it one of the | | | | the best minds in Australia, and many international |
| leading recipients of grants for this kind of research. | | | | students, who often transfer their skills to the |
| Under the ambit of the University are eleven other | | | | Australian economy." This is the catalyst which keeps |
| colleges, six major research institutions that cover | | | | the Australian economy stable and the foundation for |
| many scientific fields. | | | | the further growth and development in the country. |
| The Monash University. The university is the largest | | | | |