Vice-Chancellor and CEO:Professor James Barberwww.une.edu.au |
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The University of New England (UNE) was Australia's first regional university. Founded with strong community support, UNE continues to be an integral part of research and learning in many regional, metropolitan and international communities. The University's campus is located at Armidale, NSW, halfway between Sydney and Brisbane, on 260 hectares of bushland and includes the historic homestead "Booloominbah". UNE has a range of international and national partnerships, as well as ten regional centres throughout northern New South Wales. UNE offers, via flexible teaching and learning, a diverse and attractive portfolio of professional courses in education and health (including the School of Rural Medicine, established in 2008); in the general areas of economics, business and law; in the social and behavioural sciences; and in the natural, rural and environmental sciences. These courses complement the university's considerable reputation across the traditional disciplines of the arts and sciences. UNE's postgraduate programs, which are offered across all faculties, are internationally recognised for their excellence in research. UNE is one of the largest and most experienced providers of off-campus tertiary education in Australia. In 2011, there were a total of 20,061 students enrolled, 15,404 of whom studied by distance mode. On-campus students enjoy relatively small class sizes and strong interaction with teaching staff. With about half of these students living on campus in residential accommodation, UNE offers a vibrant college community, providing networks of friends, academic support and social and sporting activities. An outstanding university library, specialist faculty libraries and state-of-the-art computer facilities equip both on-campus and off-campus students with essential resources for study. Personalised support is available for academic skills and careers advice. UNE also has sporting facilities that are the envy of its city counterparts. The University has several research institutes in areas including animal genetics and breeding; genetics and bioinformatics; agriculture and law; rural futures; local government; ecological economics and water policy; small and medium enterprises; and environmental dispute resolution. UNE has strong industry links that are reflected in its major roles in Cooperative Research Centres for beef, cotton, poultry, spatial information and remote economic participation.
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