In 1949, by an Act of Parliament of New South Wales, the University of New South Wales (UNSW) was incorporated. This is one of the reputed universities of Sydney. This university takes a leading role in catering education in Sydney. The motto of the university is “Knowledge by Hand and Mind”.
The main campus of University of New South Wales is located in Kensington in a 38-hectare site. The university is ranked 41 in World University Rankings according to a report published in October 2006 by United Kingdom’s Times Higher Education Supplement.
University of New South Wales is one of the institutes where teaching and research programs are carried on simultaneously.
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Faculty at University of Sydney
The research programs carried on in the University of New South Wales include research related to interactive cinema, quantum computing, polymer chemistry, HIV/ AIDS, etc. It has recruited some highly educated and efficient teachers and has the best of students from Australia as well as from other countries.
About 40, 000 students are enrolled under the University of New South Wales of which the approximate number of international students is 7, 000. The university has 900 postgraduate and graduate programs for its students. Besides offering research programs, UNSW undertakes several training and consultancy services.
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