Monash University

Monash is a modern and enterprising international university. Our motto Ancora Imparo (‘I am still learning’) reminds us the search for knowledge never ends.

Proud history
Named after engineer, civilian military leader and public administrator Sir John Monash, Monash University was established by an Act of Parliament in 1958.

Global education

• 78,000 students and 360,000 alumni spanning four continents.
• Four Australian campuses.
• International campuses in Malaysia, China and India.

Rankings

• 73 – 2019 Shanghai Ranking’s Academic Ranking of World Universities
• 59 – 2020 US News Best Global University Rankings
• 75 – 2020 Times Higher Education World University Rankings
• 58 – 2020 QS World University Rankings.

Research themes
AI and data science — addressing future impact and technologies in artificial intelligence, powered by data science.

Better governance and policy — we better lives through inclusive governance and policy – a current challenge in the Asia-Pacific.
Health sciences — positioned to lead improvement of the human condition through healthcare, pharmaceutical sciences and biosciences research.

Sustainable development — lead and champion this in our research and values.

Examples of our partnerships

• Urban slum revitalisation through RISE, funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Asian Development Bank.
• The World Mosquito Program, with over 40 supporters and partners, including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
• The Victorian Heart Hospital, in collaboration with the Victorian Government.
• The Monash Microgrid, part of our move towards Net Zero carbon emissions, with Indra.

Monash Precinct
Our Monash Technology Precinct contributes around $10 billion to the Victorian economy, supporting more than 13,000 businesses, employing 90,000 people, and international leaders, such as CSIRO, Agilent Technologies, Janssen, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer and Woodside Energy.

The facilities include the Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication and the Australian Synchrotron, major Monash research platforms in bioinformatics, high performance computing, genomics, imaging, microscopy and materials.

Sustainable future
In line with the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals, our campuses are becoming exemplars of environmental best practice with a clear goal in sight – Net Zero carbon emissions by 2030.