Saturday, February 28, 2015

Australian National University

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 Australian National University(ANU),  based in Canberra(Australia's capital) is the number 1 university in Australia & achieved 25th position in QS world ranking of universities in 2014. It has been a hub of huge intellectual resource, world class educational culture and leader in driving the world toward better tomorrow. It has been extremely focusing on research based approach in order to develop the qualities of understanding, applying visions, clearly defining the existing contemporary obstacles & orienting society toward the path of solutions. No doubt that ANU has a very appealing style because of which there is a huge demand of experts from there in various fields of society.

It has it's very unique history. It was first established in the name of Canberra University College in 1930. Talking about it's administrative structure, a vice chancellor is elected who is accountable to the 15 member council & there are 7 academic areas (College of Arts & Social Sciences, College of Asia & Pacific, College of Business & Economics,  College of Law, College of medicine science & environment, College of Engineering & Computer Science, College of Mathematical & Physical Sciences) to which Head of Academy are elected & they are answerable to the Vice Chancellor.

Vast intensive research & innovation rules the education in ANU. Students are guided by the best active researchers in all faculties. ANU is very cautious to transfer & evolve 1 of the most outstanding educational culture. ANU inspires & provides with the ability, information, technique & network of intellectual connections  to all the students to discover the possibility of refinement & improvement in every moment of life.  Gladly, this is the university which comes in the high priority of international students. ANU features high-end tailorability in its courses. In 2014, world-driving affable Double Degree program was launched which enabled students to combine vocational & personal interests. The up-to-the-minute teaching-cum-research facilities range from photography & media & arts, particle accelerators, macro to nano tech science labs, etc. All these facilities will ascertain the pursuit of student's academic and personal aspirations. 

Not only in personal pursuit has it gone so advance, but realising the power & need of community, ANU has been focusing in residential living enabling students to live, learn, share and socialise with peers & lecturers helping to maintain life long valuable networks. There is no lack of extra curricular activities inside the university periphery. There is extensive amount of debates, lecturers, cultural programs,films & so on. Not only in obtaining a well-off employment but beyond that, the students will be able to create extra-ordinary visions to their endeavours being able to overcome every obstacles in their social and professional life driving and inspiring other members of the society too to be alike.

Some of such profound products of ANU are:
     (1) Professor Brian Schmidt > nobel prize winner for physics 2011
     (2) Professor Peter Doherty> nobel prize winner for medicine  in1996 
     (3)Prof. Rolf Martin > nobel peace prize winner for medicine of Physiology in 1996
     (4) Prof. John Harsanyi > nobel prize winner in economic in 1994
     (5)Sir John Eccles > noble prize winner in medicine in 1963
     (6) Lord Howard Florey > noble prize winner in medicine in 1945

ANU also plays vital role in determining the socio-economic, political, educational, scientific & international aspects of Australia as the faculty professors are bests in the contemporary world.

ANU's constitution has been collaboratively oriented by the "Australian National University Act 1991",  "Public Governance Act", "Voluntary Code of Best Practice for the Governance of Australian Universities" & also by the "Performance & Accountability ACT 2013". Along with these Acts & laws and the internal administration & it's educational motto, ANU works with high standards.

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