University of Sydney

Public University in Sydney, Australia
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The University of Sydney was founded in 1850 Oceania and southern hemisphere The first university in the world to enroll students based on academic achievements is the first university in the world to enroll female students, Also British Empire One of the earliest public universities [4] [6] [18-19] , owns University of Sydney Business School University of Sydney Law School Sydney University School of Medicine Sydney Conservatory of Music And other famous academic institutions [25] Royal Prince Alfred Hospital is the best hospital in Australia [26-27] University of Sydney Library The largest library in the southern hemisphere [28-29] Nicholson Museum The largest cultural relics museum in the southern hemisphere [30]
Chinese name
University of Sydney
Foreign name
The University of Sydney
Abbreviation
USYD、 Xi Da
Time of establishment
1850
a founder member
Reverend Dr John Woolley [11]
Nature of running a school
Public University
School category
Research University
competent department
Australia government
Current leaders
Professor Mark Scott AO (Principal), Belinda Hutchinson (Supervisor) [10]
School setting
University of Sydney Law School Sydney University School of Medicine University of Sydney Business School Sydney Conservatory of Music College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Engineering, College of Architectural Design and Planning, College of Science, etc [9]
School motto
Sidere mens eadem mutato (Stars change, wisdom is eternal)

History of school running

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The University of Sydney, also known as Sydney University, was founded in 1850 and is located in Sydney The world's famous public research university is the leading academic palace in the whole southern hemisphere and one of the world's famous institutions of higher learning It is known as one of the "most beautiful universities in the world", "the first university in Australia", "Oxford in the Southern Hemisphere", etc. [38-39]
The Quadrangle, the main building of Sydney University
The University of Sydney was founded in 1850 Australia The first university in the world to enroll students based on academic achievements is the first university in the world to enroll female students, Same British Empire First established Public University one of [18-19]
The research level of the University of Sydney is very strong. The inventions of the University of Sydney include cardiac pacemaker, black box, vacuum glass, WIFI wireless network technology, etc., which have made indelible contributions to the civilization and development of the world. [39]

nineteenth century

1848, at new south wales The Legislative Council, University of Cambridge William Wentworth and University of Edinburgh Charles Nicholson, a medical graduate of the Medical School, proposed a plan to expand the existing Sydney College into a larger university. Wentworth believes that a secular university in a country is necessary for the growth of a society eager for autonomy, and will give children of every class a chance to become great and useful in the destiny of the country. On behalf of Wentworth, this plan was adopted after two lobbying sessions.
Construction drawing of the east wall of the main building collected in the Archives of the University of Sydney
The Sydney University Act was approved by Sir Charles Fitzroy on September 24, 1850, and was formally established on October 1, 1850. On October 11, 1852, on the basis of Sydney Grammar School, it was officially unveiled. The first president is John Woolley, and the first professor of chemistry and physics experiments is John Smith. On February 27, 1858, the university Queen Victoria Where I got royal warrant It is allowed to grant university degrees, and some degrees are recognized and accepted by British universities. In 1859, the University moved to Camperdown, a suburb of Sydney, and has always been its main campus.
The University of Sydney is based on two principles - religious tolerance and the admission of students based on academic achievements. The first principle ensures that students can be admitted regardless of their religious beliefs. The second principle is that students "enter" universities through academic examinations. These two ideas are both new ways of thinking about universities in the middle of the 19th century. They challenge the traditional university model. [44]
The University of Sydney has revolutionized the United Kingdom's Classical University The tradition of receiving children by blood rather than by achievements. The heated debate between scholars and politicians britain and North America The University of Sydney has become a model for other universities in the world.
On February 27, 1858, Queen Victoria The Royal Charter was granted to the University of Sydney, giving it the same status as universities in the United Kingdom.
In the second half of the 19th century, the University of Sydney formed a cultural trend of student aid and donation. Professor Charles Badham was one of the pioneers. He believed that all capable students should enjoy university education and strive to set up scholarships to meet the students' immediate needs in the process of studying.
University of Sydney oil paintings collected in the Australian National Museum
The University of Sydney is Australia's oldest and most prestigious university, known as "Australia's first university", and also one of the most respected institutions of higher learning in the world
Since 1881, the University of Sydney has started to enroll female students, becoming the first university in the world to allow female students to study. Compared with Oxford and University of Cambridge At least decades earlier.

Twentieth Century

The First Prime Minister of Australia: Edmund Barton
In 1901, a graduate of Sydney University, Edmund Barton Established Commonwealth of Australia And became the first Prime Minister of Australia.
The clock tower of the main building of Sydney University
1800 teachers and students from Sydney University attended the First World War 197 people died and 4000 teachers and students participated the Second World War 250 people died, and the plaque commemorating them can still be found under the clock tower of Sydney University.
In the first half of the 20th century, the University of Sydney has undergone important changes. First, it began to introduce and teach professional courses such as dentistry, architecture, agriculture, veterinary medicine and economics. Second, it was allowed to establish student union Let them participate in the management decisions of the school.
Post World War II Baby Boomers The number of students in the University of Sydney in 1980 was five times higher than that in 1944. Accompanying this is the emergence of a large number of new buildings on the campus, such as the largest Fisher Library in the southern hemisphere, which was the most famous library in Australia at that time Architecture designer Ken Woolley, a graduate of the University of Sydney, built it with the latest technology at that time and won the architectural awards in Britain and Australia.
In the second half of the 20th century, graduates of the University of Sydney became scientist prime minister Oscar Award Winner, even the first Australian astronaut; Their inventions came from pacemaker B-mode ultrasonography black box reach CPAP Ventilator, Cochlear implant , then Vacuum glass and WIFI Wireless network technology has become a necessity for the lives of hundreds of millions of people every day in the world, and has also made indelible contributions to world civilization.
Sifang Courtyard of Sydney University

twenty-first century

Until the 21st century, the University of Sydney has eight campuses and several branches, and the main campus is close to Oceania Sydney, the financial center CBD , and Central Station Only one step away, with University of Sydney Business School University of Sydney Law School Sydney University School of Medicine Sydney Conservatory of Music And other famous academic institutions [25] Royal Prince Alfred Hospital is the best hospital in Australia [26-27] University of Sydney Library The largest library in the southern hemisphere [28-29] Nicholson Museum The largest cultural relics museum in the southern hemisphere [30]
Today, the University of Sydney is one of the best universities in Australia, which directly reflects its first undergraduate entrance threshold in Australia.
As the university with the most stringent undergraduate enrollment conditions in Australia, more than 76% of the undergraduate students of the University of Sydney are formally admitted through the Australian College Entrance Examination, which is far higher than the other eight universities. The alumni of the University of Sydney lead and serve various industries in Australia and act as the mainstay of Australian society.
The University of Sydney has a high international reputation, Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki moon When I visited the University of Sydney in 2012, I praised: "When I entered this campus, I realized that it is an incomparable university. It not only inherits 160 years of history and civilization, but also is an institution to cultivate our future world leaders." [5-7]
"Harry Potter" main building of Sydney University

School running conditions

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Department

The 18 disciplines of the University of Sydney are divided into three schools, with hundreds of majors including economics, business, computer, information science, visual arts, humanities, education, psychology, sociology, health science, medicine, nursing, veterinary medicine, law, music, natural science, engineering technology, etc. Bachelor, Master and Doctor degrees can be awarded.
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University of Sydney Engineering
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School of Architectural Design and Planning, University of Sydney
Architectural design, architecture and environment, design programming
College of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Sydney
School of Literature, Arts and Media
School of Language and Culture
School of Philosophy and Historical Studies
Social and Political College
School of Economics
University of Sydney College of Science
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Sydney Education and Social Work
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Sydney Graduate School of Arts
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College and department characteristics

The School of Electrical and Information Engineering of the University of Sydney is a famous engineering school with great influence in the world. It has developed a series of world-class scientific research achievements such as the core technology of WIFI that is used every day in the world. The University of Sydney has the second largest robot research and development center in the world, and develops robots for the world's heavyweight institutions, Hugh Francis Durrant Whyte, a professor of the Department of Engineering at the University of Sydney, invented the Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) algorithm, which enables robots to draw and find their own way in the case of uncertainty (that is, without GPS). This achievement is generally considered to be the most important breakthrough invention in the history of robot development; The C4.5 algorithm invented by John Ross Quinlan, a graduate and professor of the Department of Computer Science of the University of Sydney in the University of Sydney, was rated as the first of the top ten data mining algorithms in the world by IEEE; The classic computer book "Leon's UNIX Source Code Analysis" written by John Lions, a computer graduate of Sydney University, is known as the book that has been copied most times in computer history; Rod Johnson, a computer graduate of Sydney University, has changed the world with two books, established Spring in Silicon Valley (it has been acquired with billions of dollars, but Rod Johnson still serves as CEO), and has become one of the most influential top masters in the world software engineering field; Neville Thiele and Richard Small, graduates of the Department of Engineering of the University of Sydney, laid the foundation for the theory of modern speakers. The T/S parameter they invented was a necessary parameter for every speaker in the world in 2012. [35]
Full view of the front of the School of Physics Building of Sydney University

Discipline construction

according to ESI Basic Scientific Indicators Database According to the citation times ranking since 1999, the University of Sydney has 13 subjects: clinical medicine Plant & Animal Science、Ecology、Engineering、Social Science、Chemistry、Biology & Biochemistry、Mathematics、Space Science、Neuroscience、Molecular Biology、Immunology、Physics。

Teaching construction

  • Student awards
Since 1904, 100 students at the University of Sydney have received Rhodes Scholarships In addition, 148 students have won the Fulbright Scholarship in the past 60 years.
World ranking
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2022
U. S. News World University Ranking The University of Sydney ranks 28th in the world. [12]
Times Higher Education World University Ranking The University of Sydney ranks 52nd in the world. [13]
Academic Ranking of Soft Science World Universities The University of Sydney ranks 60th in the world. [14]
QS World University Ranking The University of Sydney ranks 4th in the world in terms of employment competitiveness. [15]
2023
QS World University Ranking The University of Sydney ranks 41st in the world. [8]
2024
QS World University Ranking The University of Sydney ranks 19th in the world. [17]

academic research

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Academic Introduction

As a comprehensive and research focused international university, the University of Sydney enjoys a high reputation in the world. Its academic achievements and excellent curriculum quality are renowned at home and abroad, especially in business, engineering, architecture, medicine, law and other majors. Over the years, the University of Sydney has carried out extensive research cooperation, joint school running plans and exchanges between teaching staff and students with many partner institutions. The University of Sydney has implemented a comprehensive plan to enhance the international exchange of the university, including plans for specific regions and countries. The University of Sydney has a long history of cooperation with China, including research and teaching cooperation with China's leading universities, industry and government agencies. The University of Sydney has a strong academic atmosphere for teaching and research and excellent educational facilities. In the future planning, the school will also implement a campus development plan called Campus 2010+Building for the Future to further enhance the overall strength of the school.
The University of Sydney receives a large amount of funding from the National Research Council every year to ensure its research programs are leading in the world. The University of Sydney has always been committed to research in various fields. It has obtained a number of bidding project funds provided by the Australian Research Council (ARC) and the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), and has also obtained 15 important federal research funds from the Australian government. The school hosts two ARC excellence centers, which are dedicated to developing polymer colloid Agricultural robot microscopy And Microanalysis transportation management , design calculation and cognition, and is also the research headquarters of ARC Coastal City Ecological Impact Special Research Center. In addition, he also participated in the research work of Australian Automatic System Center and Optical System Ultra High Bandwidth Equipment Center (CUDOS). Various research work has also been carried out in the Quantum Computer Technology Center, the National Information and Communication Technology Department of Australia (NICTA) and the International Center for Excellence in Sports Science and Sports Management.
The University of Sydney has three outstanding research centers in liver disease, kidney disease, clinical and health ethics affiliated to NHMRC, and has participated in more than 20 cooperative research centers (CRC) invested by the federal government. In addition, three major national research institutions of the Australian government - Nanostructure Analysis Organization (NANO), Australian Proteome Analysis Center (APAF) and Gemini and Square Kilometre Array - all use the University of Sydney as their research headquarters. The University of Sydney's strong investment in research has led to the formation of a research led teaching model. [7]
Center for International Studies, University of Sydney

Scientific research platform

Institute of International Studies, University of Sydney
The University of Sydney has always been committed to research in various fields, and has obtained a number of bidding project funds from the Australian Research Council (ARC) and the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). The strong investment in research has enabled the school to form a research led teaching model, which has not only achieved brilliant results, but also won widespread praise.
The school presided over the research work of two ARC excellence centers, the Australian Center for Automatic Systems and the Optical System Ultra High Bandwidth Equipment Center (CUDOS), and participated in the work of the Quantum Computer Technology Center, the National Information and Communication Technology Department of Australia (NICTA) and the International Center for Excellence in Sports Science and Sports Management. The University of Sydney is hosting the research work of ARC Center in polymer colloid, agricultural robot, microscopy and microanalysis, transportation management, design calculation and cognition; At the same time, it is also used as the research headquarters of ARC Coastal City Ecological Impact Special Research Center.
The school has three outstanding research centers of liver disease, kidney disease, clinical and health ethics affiliated to NHMRC, and has participated in more than 20 cooperative research centers (CRC) invested by the federal government.
In addition, three major national research institutions of the Australian government - Nanostructure Analysis Organization (NANO), Australian Proteome Analysis Center (APAF) and Gemini and Square Kilometre Array - all use the University of Sydney as their research headquarters.
The University of Sydney has also received 15 important federal research funds from the Australian Government. [7]
Research Center of Sydney University
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Australian Center for Automated Systems
Optical System Ultra High Bandwidth Equipment Center (CUDOS)
Quantum Computer Technology Center
National Information and Communication Technology Australia (NICTA)
International Center for Excellence in Sports Science and Management
NHMRC's Outstanding Research Center for Liver Disease, Nephropathy, Clinical and Health Ethics
Nanostructure Analysis Organization (NANO)
Australian Proteome Analysis Center (APAF)
Gemini and Square Kilometre Array
Cooperative Research Center (CRC)

Scientific research achievements

The University of Sydney has obtained 15 important federal research funds from the Australian government, and has obtained a number of bidding project funds provided by the Australian Research Council (ARC) and the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).
The University of Sydney is hosting the research work of ARC Center in polymer colloid, agricultural robot, microscopy and microanalysis, transportation management, design calculation and cognition; At the same time, it is also used as the research headquarters of ARC Coastal City Ecological Impact Special Research Center.
The School of Electrical and Information Engineering of the University of Sydney is a famous engineering school with great influence in the world. It has developed a series of world-class scientific research achievements, such as the core technology of WIFI, which is used every day in the world. The University of Sydney has the second largest robot research and development center in the world, and develops robots for global heavyweight institutions, Hugh Francis Durrant Whyte, a professor of the Department of Engineering at the University of Sydney, invented the Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) algorithm, which enables robots to draw and find their own way in the case of uncertainty (that is, without GPS). This achievement is generally considered to be the most important breakthrough invention in the history of robot development; The C4.5 algorithm invented by John Ross Quinlan, a graduate and professor of the Department of Computer Science of the University of Sydney in the University of Sydney, was rated as the first of the top ten data mining algorithms in the world by IEEE; The classic computer book "Leon's UNIX Source Code Analysis" written by John Lions, a computer graduate of Sydney University, is known as the book that has been copied most times in computer history; Rod Johnson, a computer graduate of Sydney University, has changed the world with two books, established Spring in Silicon Valley (it has been acquired with billions of dollars, but Rod Johnson still serves as CEO), and has become one of the most influential top masters in software engineering in the world; Neville Thiele and Richard Small, graduates of the Department of Engineering of the University of Sydney, laid the foundation for the theory of modern speakers. The T/S parameter they invented was a necessary parameter for every speaker in the world in 2012. [35]

Academic resources

  • Collection resources
Fisher Library, the main library of Sydney University
The total library of the University of Sydney has a collection of 5.1 million books, as well as Chinese social science works published in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
University of Sydney Library
The Rare Books and Special Collections Library of Fisher Library has a considerable number of ancient books and precious documents, as well as other cultural relics related to library science. The collection includes a first edition Newton Works《 Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy 》, and《 Gospel of Barnabas 》One of the two copies handed down, and 80 copies the medieval times Manuscripts The showroom of the library is in Fisher Library.
University of Sydney Law School Library
Interior view of Sydney University Law School Library

University culture

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School logo and motto

In 1852, Professor John Woolley and Stuart Donaldson, a member of the Senate (later Sir), were appointed to search for badges for the University of Sydney. Acting provost Francis L S Merewether formally submitted the design, Sir Charles Nicholson negotiated the final design with the King of Arms in London, and the school logo was officially awarded on May 14, 1857.
Official emblem of the University of Sydney
The golden lion on the top of the school emblem represents courage and symbolizes England and Cambridge The open book in the middle is a symbol of learning Oxford The blue cross with stars may have originated from the popular but unofficial NSW symbolize. School motto“ Sidere mens eadem mutato ”It means "stars change, wisdom is eternal".
The relief of the sandstone of the bell tower in the Sifang courtyard of Sydney University
150 years after its founding, the University of Sydney abandoned the tradition and changed its logo. The traditional relief pattern and the famous Latin Proverbs“ sideremens eademmutato ”This Latin school motto is generally translated as the maxim "stars change, wisdom is eternal". Since 1857, it has become an indispensable part of the armband of Sydney University. This sentence has become a symbol of universities in the southern hemisphere. Now, this has become history, and the pattern of lion's head in the school emblem has also changed.
Since 1857, the school motto "Stars change, wisdom is eternal" has been engraved on the school logo. Greg Chamitoff, a former astronaut at the University of Sydney, even took the discovery The space shuttle takes a school badge into space. [7]
Comparison Diagram of New and Old University Emblems of Sydney University
The new school logo is more modern, bolder and more energetic in design.
The motto of the University of Sydney is "Sidere mens eadem mutato", which can be translated as "stars change, wisdom is eternal". The original implication is that "even though the stars in the southern and northern hemispheres are different, they share the same knowledge and wisdom". Later, it derived the meaning of "Sydney University southern hemisphere Inherited Northern Hemisphere The tradition of ancient famous schools ". [22]

Sports strong school

Sydney Olympic Games
The University of Sydney is a traditional Australian sports school, with three public stadiums and eight stadiums. The University of Sydney has 42 sports associations, which are engaged in organizing and training various sports. The University of Sydney has its own school teams for various projects, including rugby We have achieved very good results in state league matches and women's basketball matches in national league matches. Over the years, students from Sydney University have participated in many world sports competitions on behalf of Australia, including Olympic Games , the Federal Games, Taiwan Yilan Cup International School Rowing Invitational Tournament, etc., have won many honors for the country and schools. [7]
The student organization of Sydney University has learned that there are 43 sports clubs under the jurisdiction of Sydney Uni Sport and Fitness. Each club is composed of students and is responsible for organizing the training, competition and fellowship of the school team, participating in off campus competitions of various events, and selecting state teams and national teams.
Students from Sydney University have participated in many world sports competitions on behalf of Australia and other countries. The history of Sydney University's participation in the Olympic Games began with the St. Louis Olympic Games in 1904. stay 2008 Beijing Olympic Games There were 21 student athletes participating in the competition at the University of Sydney, including 20 representing Australia and one representing Fiji. And in London 2012 Olympic Games At the University of Sydney, more than 30 athletes took part in the competition on behalf of Australia, winning 1 silver and 1 bronze. In addition, the University of Sydney has also participated in Commonwealth Games At the 2006 Commonwealth Games, it was learned that college athletes won 2 gold medals and 4 silver medals, while at the recent 2010 Commonwealth Games, college athletes won the best record in history, 12 gold medals, 9 silver medals and 2 bronze medals.
Sydney University athletes also participated in the Australian University Games and World University Games Among the school teams, women's basketball teams, men's and women's football teams, men's and women's teams are participating in the national league matches Water Polo Team (men's water polo team won the national championship in 2005), fencing team, etc. The Rugby union team was founded in 1863 and participated in NSW In 2012, the first time to win the Rugby League was in 2005. Other state leagues include boxing teams, basket teams, American football teams, etc. In addition, I learned that the Grand Cheerleader Team won the championship of the Interstate Competition in 2006. Among the school teams, the first is the Xi Grand Boat Team, which was founded in 1860. Since its establishment, it has been working with University of Melbourne The rowing team held competitions and participated in a series of national and international competitions (including the Taiwan Yilan Cup International School Rowing Invitational Tournament). In almost every Olympic Games, members of the team participated on behalf of the country. Among them, the Australian team, which won bronze medals in eight person rowing at the 1952 Olympic Games, was all members of the big rowing team. [7]

Debate to strengthen the school

The University of Sydney is an institution that attaches great importance to students' thinking ability. Students represent the university to participate in the World Universities Debating Contest. They have won the world championship for five times (including 2010). The University of Sydney ranked first in the world in the debate contest in 2012 Oxford (No.2)、 Yale University (No.3)、 University of Cambridge (No.4) and Harvard University (No. 13) and other top universities.
The language courses and formal professional courses of the University of Sydney contain a large number of speeches. No matter what discipline and major the students come from, they should make a speech at least once a week. The education philosophy of the University of Sydney for students' language and social literacy is leading the world. [7]
University of Sydney students participate in world-class academic competitions. Among them, Sydney Law School is the world's highest level International Law Moot and the current (2011) champion of Jessup Moot. The University of Sydney Debating Team won the championship for five times in the World Universities Debating Championship (the most recent one was in 2010), ranking first in the world in terms of its overall results.
Side door of main building of Sydney University

Student honor

According to Australian national television, the University of Sydney once again became the university with the largest number of students enrolled in the local college entrance examination in Australia in 2015. Relying on the extremely high reputation and employer evaluation, the University of Sydney has maintained a stable record of being the first local student source in Australia for more than ten years. According to the official data of the Australian government, 1/3 of Australia Nobel Prize The winner is the alumni of the University of Sydney, which is far ahead of other Australian universities and leads the development of science and technology in Australia. [40]
For a century and a half, graduates of the University of Sydney have been firmly in control of Australia's political and economic lifeline. Alumni include eight Australian prime ministers, including former Prime Minister Albert, current Prime Minister Turnbull, President of the United Nations General Assembly, President of the World Bank, three of the six federal justices, and 23 Supreme Court judges; At the same time, the current RBA President of the Bank of Australia, Macquarie Investment Banking Group President and other well-known political and business people graduated from the University of Sydney. As a result, the University of Sydney has always been the university with the largest number of billionaire graduates in Australia. [46]
Since 1904, 100 students at the University of Sydney have received Rhodes Scholarships 148 students obtained fulbright scholarship [7]

Gender equality

Sydney University Gender equality It has a long history of leadership. In 1881, the University of Sydney was the first university in the world to admit women on the same basis as men, and therefore became the first university in the world to admit women students. In 1990, just over a century after the first female graduated, the number of female students exceeded that of male students for the first time in Australian history. Of 26000 students, 15000 were female students.
In 1881, after the unanimous decision of the Senate, the governing body of the University of Sydney, the University became the first university in the world to admit women on equal terms with men.
In 1887, the University of Sydney established the first women's sports club - the women's tennis club.
In 1894, the University of Sydney opened the first women's college in Australia, and in the following decade, there were female graduates in pharmacy, law and dentistry.
In 1909, Elsie Dalyell was one of the first women to obtain a first class honours medical bachelor's degree. As part of the new undergraduate curriculum framework, the Dalier scholar plans to name her after her. In 1910, the University of Sydney established the Women's Sports Association.
In 1914, an important new voice for women's rights, the Women's Alliance of Sydney University, was formed on the campus of Sydney University. [24]
Square in front of the main building of Sydney University

Social evaluation

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International reputation

The University of Sydney is committed to the freedom and progress of all human beings. Since its establishment for more than 160 years, it has invented WiFi wireless network technology, the Java Spring platform that can compete with Microsoft Visual Studio, the world's first pregnant women's ultrasound detector, the black box on the aircraft, the CPAP ventilator equipped in almost every hospital in the world, the world's first artificial cochlea, and the world's first artificial pacemaker, Immunological T cell and B cell identification methods, the famous Sydney Harbour Bridge, and a series of world leading military and civilian technologies such as automatic weapons and robots designed for NATO in the military field.
The University of Sydney has trained countless world-class scientists, politicians, writers, economists, journalists, film workers and environmentalists for the world to work tirelessly for the cause of justice for all mankind. The University of Sydney is Australia's oldest and most prestigious university, known as "Australia's first university", and one of the best institutions of higher learning in the world.
The University of Sydney has a high international reputation. The Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki moon When I visited the University of Sydney recently, I praised: "When I stepped into this campus, I realized that this is an incomparable university. It not only inherits 160 years of historical civilization, but also is an institution to cultivate our future world leaders." [37]

World ranking

World ranking
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2022
U. S. News World University Ranking The University of Sydney ranks 28th in the world. [12]
Times Higher Education World University Ranking The University of Sydney ranks 52nd in the world. [13]
Academic Ranking of Soft Science World Universities The University of Sydney ranks 60th in the world. [14]
QS World University Ranking The University of Sydney ranks 4th in the world in terms of employment competitiveness. [15]
2023
QS World University Ranking The University of Sydney ranks 41st in the world. [8]
2024
QS World University Ranking The University of Sydney ranks 19th in the world. [17]

Cooperation and exchange

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University Alliance

As a comprehensive international university focusing on research, the University of Sydney enjoys a high reputation in the world. It has carried out numerous research cooperation, joint school running plans and exchange activities between teaching staff and students with a wide range of partner institutions.
Australia Eight Schools Alliance (Group of Eight) is an alliance of famous universities in Australia. The total research of the "Eight University Alliance" accounts for 70% of the total research of all universities in Australia, and its members have a high reputation in the world.
Pacific Rim University Alliance It is an international research alliance [1] Its members are 51 top universities from many Pacific coastal countries.
In addition, the University of Sydney has joined 21st Century Academic Alliance (Academic Consortium 21), through this alliance, the University of Sydney has specifically strengthened Asia Pacific Research University , especially the academic exchange of top universities in mainland China. [2]

University cooperation

The University of Sydney has close communication links with famous universities in various countries. In addition, Harvard University, Oxford University, New York University, University of Toronto, University of Tokyo, Peking University, Seoul University, University College London, Nanjing University, Kyoto University, Kyushu University, Nagoya University, Royal College of Music, Fudan University, McGill University, Imperial College of Technology, University of British Columbia, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Georgetown University, Berkeley University, Washington University, McMaster University, Waseda University, UCLA, Manhattan Conservatory of Music, Tsinghua University, Caroline College, Queen's University, Duke University, Zhejiang University, Cornell University, Edinburgh University, University of Hong Kong, Sun Yat sen University, Keio University, Manchester University, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, University of Pennsylvania, etc. [37]
Wudaokou School of Finance, Tsinghua University And University of Sydney Business School By signing a student exchange contract, the College can send no more than one student to participate in the long-term exchange program of the University of Sydney Business School every year. [36]
Tsinghua University Law School And University of Sydney Law School The two courts reached a cooperation agreement on LL B. +J.D. "3+2" project cooperation, Tsinghua Law School recommends 5 people to study JD degree at the University of Sydney every year. [41]

Campus

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The University of Sydney has 10 campuses:
Campadon/Darlington Campus Camperdown/Darlington Campus, It is the largest campus of Sydney University, covering an area of 72 hectares, with six libraries, art galleries, history museums, schools of architecture, design and planning, schools of arts and social sciences, business schools, law schools, engineering schools, medical and health schools, and science schools located in this campus [23]
Camden Campus Camden Campus, It is a pilot farm and ranch for the Department of Veterinary Medicine and the Department of Agriculture. Its facilities include: University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Teaching and Research Office, Plant Breeding Research Institute, Mayfarm and Mt Hunter Farm, Westwood Farm, John Bruce Pey Farm, Wolfton and Coats Park Farm [23]
Marlett Street Campus Mallett Street Campus, It has brain and mental center, and NHMRC clinical trial center [23]
Sydney Academy of Arts Sydney College of the Arts, The School of Visual Arts is a teacher model college located in the main campus of Camperdang/Darlington (Manning Road, Camperdang) [23]
Sydney Medical College Campus and Teaching Hospital Sydney Medical School Campuses and Teaching Hospitals, Sydney Medical College has Edward Ford Building in its main campus, and also has many teaching hospitals and specialized clinics in New South Wales. The clinical schools include the Rural Health Department of Brockenshire University, the Central Clinical School, Concord Clinical School, Nepal Clinical School, Northern Clinical School, Rural Health School (Dubbo and Orange) University Rural Health Center (North River), Westmead Clinical School Children's Hospital, University Rural Health Center, Westmead Clinical School [23]
Sali Mountain Campus Surry Hills Campus, The main office of Sydney Dental School is located here. In addition, there is a dental library, which is used for clinical facilities for teaching and discussion [23]
133 Casterlay Street, CBD 133 Castlereagh Street, CBD, Sydney University Business School and Sydney Law School are located here [23]
Sydney Conservatory of Music Sydney Conservatorium of Music, It has five concert halls, recording rooms and performance spaces using the latest acoustic technology [23]
Sydney Conservatory of Music
Westmead Westmead, It is the center of transformation medical services, research and education in Western Sydney, and has many leading health and medical service providers and research institutions, including the university's own research institutes: Charles Perkins Center, Brain and Mind Center, Mary Bashir Institute of Infectious Diseases and Biosafety, and Westmead Applied Research Center. By 2023, there will be about 2000 students studying, researching or clinical internship in the campus, as well as nearly 1000 staff and affiliated institutions. Westmead's colleges and schools include: School of Medicine and Health, Sydney Dental School, Sydney Medical School (Westmead Clinical School Children's Hospital), Sydney Medical School (Westmead Clinical School), Medical School, Sydney Nursing School, Sydney School of Public Health, School of Arts and Social Sciences, Sydney Institute of Architectural Design and Planning, and Engineering Department [23]
Yishudao Research Station One Tree Island Research Station, Is the only one in the world Great Barrier Reef The research station of the research permit, Yishudao Research Station, spans four hectares at the southern end of the coral reef, and has hardly been damaged or affected by human beings. We have made breakthroughs in promoting climate change, geology and ocean observation. [23]

Campus environment

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Main building of Sifang Court

The Quadrangle, the main building of Sifang Court, was built in 1855 and is one of the landmark buildings of Sydney University. The architectural style is unique and has a strong Gothic style. The perfect proportion of the auditorium is modeled on Westminster Abbey in London. The design also follows the tradition of British universities - the glass paintings in the Great Hall, including the glass windows from Oxford University, Cambridge University and the royal family; The stone carvings are engraved with the heads of Queen Victoria and the Prince, the initials VR and the royal motto. There are also royal symbols in the main building of the square court: crown and Tudor rose [42] The Great Hall is generally used to hold different grand events such as graduation ceremonies. A tree is planted in the right corner of the main building of Fangting Jacaranda mimosifolia tree [43]

Abercrombie Building

Abercrombie Building is the main building of the Business School. The building adopts a spiral staircase design, which visually presents a unique geometric three-dimensional aesthetics. It is a place for many students to clock in and take photos [42]

Anderson Hall

Anderson Stuart Building is the landmark building of Sydney University School of Medicine. Since its completion in the 1890s, it has been used for medical research and teaching. This Gothic building is listed NSW In the heritage list, it is a cultural relic with historical and aesthetic significance [42]
Sydney University School of Medicine

Graffiti tunnel

There is a graffiti tunnel outside the Sydney University Museum and Art Museum. The original idea was to allow students to have a place to express their ideas freely, which is full of students' art works [42]
University of Sydney Graffiti Tunnel

Fisher Library

At the beginning of the 19th century, the original Fisher Library was located in Fangting, and then moved to its current location in 1962. As the largest library of Sydney University, Fisher Library has more than 5 million books [42]
Fisher Library

Campus facilities

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The school provides top computer and library equipment for students. Fisher Library, the largest university library in Australia, is here. It is also the network center of 26 professional libraries. Every campus of the university has computer systems, which are managed and continuously upgraded by full-time personnel. Students and teachers can use computer network equipment on each campus, including sports and special interest clubs. In addition, the university also provides pre travel information, mentor program and student follow-up services.
Sydney University is famous in history Sandstone Hometown of buildings. In addition to the largest Fisher Library in the southern hemisphere, the University of Sydney has 107 lecture halls, 328 laboratories and several national key research centers. The University of Sydney also has a staircase classroom equipped with top audio-visual facilities, laboratories, farms, experimental fields, clinics, museums, performance centers and art galleries equipped with the latest technology. The school pays attention to the upgrading and maintenance of research facilities and teaching equipment, including the new Information Technology College and the new Law School building, as well as the new administrative building that has been completed. [7]

library

Fisher Library, University of Sydney
University of Sydney Library It is the largest university library in the southern hemisphere, accounting for 53000 square meters. It is composed of multiple parts. The circulation line in the center separates the buildings, and the combination of new and old buildings makes the traffic flow clear. Fisher Library has become the main library of Sydney University Library, with a collection of more than 5 million printed documents, more than 1.4 million computer bibliographic records, more than 250 electronic document resource databases, and more than 54000 electronic journals, providing extremely rich information resources for teaching and scientific research activities of the school. The Library of the University of Sydney requests the uncollected literature from other libraries or literature suppliers for the users of the University. The main service objects are the faculty and staff of the University of Sydney, graduate students, doctoral students and senior undergraduate students who need to write graduation theses [33-34]
The Fisher Library, the main library of the University of Sydney, is an academic library in the southern hemisphere with a collection of 5.1 million books. Fisher Library was designed by graduates of Sydney University in the 1960s and won two architectural awards in Australia and Britain. There are a large number of Chinese social science books published in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. The library does not need to go through any formalities, and people inside and outside the school can read and consult materials in the library. In addition, the University of Sydney has nearly 20 other libraries, and books borrowed by one library can be returned in other libraries.
Badham Library Burkitt-Ford Library/
Camden Library
Conservatorium Library
Curriculum Resources Collection
Dentistry Library
East Asian Collection
Fisher Library
Health Sciences Library
Law Library
Medical Library
Music Library
Nursing Library
Rare Books & Special Collections Library
Schaeffer Fine Arts Library
The SciTech Library
SETIS
Storage
Sydney College of the Arts Library [7]

museum

University of Sydney Zhou Zerong Museum
The University of Sydney has many prestigious museums, including Macleay Museum, Nicholson Museum and University Art Gallery, among which the Nicholson Museum has many Ancient Egypt ancient Greek and Ancient Rome Including many world-class treasures. The school's museum is open to the public all the year round and can be visited for free. Among them, Nicholson Museum It is the largest museum of cultural relics collection in the southern hemisphere, and also the largest and most prestigious museum of antiques in the southern hemisphere. [31-32]

School Building College

The University of Sydney is divided into seven residential colleges according to religious denominations.
San Andrea College( Presbyterian , 1867) St Andrew's College
St. John's College( Catholicism 1857) St John's College
Sao Paulo College( Episcopal Church 1854) St Paul's College
Saint Sophia College( Catholicism Women's School, 1929) Sancta Sophia College
Wesley College( Methodist Church , 1910) Wesley College
Mandelbaum College( Judaism , 1994) Mandelbaum House
Women's College (regardless of denomination, 1889) [7]

Alumni

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The University of Sydney has trained 7 students Nobel Prize and Crafoord Prize Winners, 8 Australia prime minister , 23 bits supreme court Chief Justice, 101 Rhodes Scholar United Nations General Assembly First Chairman International Court of Justice President, two terms World Bank President Royal Society Chairman British Medical Association President IEEE President American Association of Responsible Physicians President WIFI Father system-functional linguistics Founder Cochlear implant Inventor Suboptimal theory Inventors C4.5 Algorithm inventor Macquarie President, McKinsey chairman Australia The richest person and other celebrities, Sydney University also has the most billionaire Graduated college [35] [44-46]
Graduates of the University of Sydney have made remarkable achievements in various fields, from artists to scientists, from national dignitaries to Olympic level athletes, there are very outstanding alumni, and there are many members of the Hall of Fame of the University of Sydney, which cannot be enumerated here.
The alumni include:
John Harsanyi - nobel prize in economics Winner
Robert Robinson Nobel Prize in Chemistry Winner
Edmund Barton - Australia First Prime Minister
William McMahon - Prime Minister of Australia
Gough Whitlam - Prime Minister of Australia
John Howard - Prime Minister of Australia
Tony Abbott - Prime Minister of Australia
Malcolm Turnbull - current Prime Minister of Australia
John O'Sullivan - Wireless Broadband( Wi-Fi )The main inventor of core technology, known as WIFI Father
Gina Rinehart - currently the richest woman in the world
Glenn Robert Stevens - Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, Current President of the Central Bank of Australia
John Laker - Chairman of Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, Current President of the Australian Banking Regulatory Commission
Mark Burrows - Managing Director of Investment Banking, Credit Suisse (Asia Pacific), Credit Suisse Executive Director, Asia Pacific, former UK Barings Bank CEO
Richard Sheppard - CEO of Macquarie Bank, incumbent Oceania President of Macquarie Bank, the largest investment bank
Cameron Clyne - CEO of National Australia Bank, Current President of Oceania's largest commercial bank
Michael Wilkins - CEO of Insurance Australia Group, Current President of Oceania's largest insurance company
Bill Ferris - Executive Chairman of CHAMP, Currently, he is the founder and president of the largest private equity fund and venture fund in Oceania
Michael Patsalos Fox - USA McKinsey&Company (McKinsey&Company) Chairman
Rose Byrne -American popular movie star《 X-Men 》As Dr Moira MacTaggert
Huang Jiefu -People's Republic of China Ministry of Health Deputy Minister
Li Zuoguo - Founder of AP CLUB
Peng Nieyuan, one of the founders of AP CLUB
Chen Chaowei- Baidu Recruitment Director
Yi Hongtao- CSCEC International Design BIM Business General Manager, The water cube Person in charge of the project
Qiu Zhengzheng -Shanghai TV Foreign Language Channel ICS Host, Shanghai, China, 2010 world 's fair Volunteer chief foreign language trainer
Su Lin- Hendry Group vice president
Dove Longer -International action star, works include《 Rocky 4 》And dare-to-die corps series
Huang Hanzhao- Degao Group JCDecaux Chief Executive of Greater China
Wang Sheng, President of Fengxiang Group
ling-yun - Dofluridol Director and Deputy General Manager of Chemical Industry Co., Ltd
Ma Ruchao- Carlsberg President of China
Qiu Xiaoyun- Mercer Consulting Partner in Greater China
Zhang Yue- Citigroup Asia Director of Global Investment Bank Finance, former Merrill Lynch Vice President of Corporate Finance in Asia
Chen Qizhi- HSBC Bank Head of Wealth Management Product Sales
Yu Weiwei- Bank of Hangzhou Vice President
Wei Yinuo- Moody's President of Asia Pacific Group
Zheng Zemin- Bank of East Asia General Manager and Group Finance Director
Luo Yongqin- Deutsche Bank AG (Deutsche Bank) Asia Pacific CEO, former UBS Group (UBS) Head of Asia Pacific Investment Banking Department
Roddy- American Express General Manager of Greater China, former Vice President of American Express Japan and Head of Global Business Card Business
Mai Jianming- Dow Chemistry President of Greater China
Andrew Dutton - VMware General Manager of Asia Pacific and Japan, former IBM General Manager of Asia Pacific Region
Zhang Shaohui- Hong Kong Monetary Authority Deputy Chief Legal Counsel
Kong Maikai, Co Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of Huili Group
Lin Shihao- Jinyuan Rice Industry executive director
Chen Danxia - Libai Group General Manager of Cosmetics Business Department, General Manager of Shanghai New Gaozi Cosmetics Co., Ltd
Huang Youguang -Famous economist
Halliday -One of the two major linguistic schools in the world system-functional linguistics Founder of
Li Zhanguo - People's Hospital of Peking University Head of Clinical Immunization Center/Rheumatology and Immunization Department
Wang Jianxiang - Peking University Head of Department of Mechanics and Aerospace Technology
Yang Liwei- University of Hong Kong Assistant Dean of Graduate School, Professor of Department of Civil Engineering, University of Hong Kong
Li Weisen- School of Economics, Fudan University Vice President, Professor of Economics, Doctoral Supervisor, and also served as the independent director of several domestic funds in 2012
Chen Huan - CFO of Netcom Technology (China) Co., Ltd
Xu Guangxi - CEO of Minfeng Holdings, former Managing Director of Credit Suisse (Hong Kong), former head of Deutsche Bank in Hong Kong
Liang Jiaqing, CEO of Star Lion Real Estate, former General Manager of Oriental Overseas Development (China) Co., Ltd
Lin Dexing -Founder and President of ASV Group
Du Kefeng -Famous film worker
Bailin pine -Famous Australian designer and Sydney University Alumni Award winner
James Prendergast - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) President of Operations
Virginia L Hood - President of American College of Physicians
Sir Michael Marmot - President of British Medical Association
Franz Koch - PUMA CEO
Malcolm Carfrae - Calvin Klein Executive Vice President and Company Spokesperson
Rod Johnson - the world's top Java & J2EE One of the development experts, Spring Father and CEO
David Higgins - London 2012 Olympic Games CEO of the Preparatory Bureau
David Warren - Flight recorder (commonly known as black box)
Colin Sullivan - CPAP Ventilator inventor
Graeme Clark - Cochlear implant inventor
Herbert Vere Evatt - the United Nations First President of the General Assembly
James Wolfensohn (James Wolfensohn) - two terms World Bank CEO
Robert May - Royal Society CEO
Geraldine Brooks - Pulitzer Prize (Pulitzer Prize) winner
Trevor Swan - the best local economist in Australian history, and one of the inventors of Solow Swan Model
Kelvin Lancaster - Suboptimal theory The inventor of, Columbia University Famous economics professor
John Cornworth - Nobel Prize winner in chemistry
The winner of Peter Hall - COPSS Award (Cowpers Award), a famous statistics professor with the highest number of published papers in the world (one of them)
Dame Valerie Beral - Director of Cancer Research UK, Oxford The famous professor of clinical epidemiology
David Hunter - Harvard University School of Public Health, Dean for Academic Affairs
Jane Campion - Oscar Best Director
Bruce Beresford - Oscar Best Director
John Bradfield - sydney harbour bridge designer
John Andrews - Canada CN TV Tower Designer of
John Ross Quinlan - artificial intelligence of machine learning One of the founders of, the first algorithm of data mining C4.5 Inventor of [7]