20-922: Student Village is a term often used by colleges and universities to describe residential areas on campus and may refer to: Student Village (Victoria University) John Hancock Student Village at Boston University Turku Student Village in Finland Cheney Student Village at Oxford Brookes University Manchester Student Village in Manchester , England Hendrefoilan Student Village in Swansea, Wales Schlachtensee Student Village in Berlin Studentendorf Adlershof in Berlin Topics referred to by
40-510: A technical school based in the western suburbs of Melbourne was first proposed in 1910. The Footscray Technical School opened its doors to 220 students and 9 teachers in 1916 after five years of fundraising . Charles Archibald Hoadley was the school's principal from its founding until his death in 1947. Under Hoadley's leadership, the school expanded and began offering trade certificate courses, diplomas in architecture , building , and contracting , as well as evening classes. War and
60-466: A 7-hectare (17-acre) site overlooking Flemington Racecourse and the Maribyrnong River . The A$ 68.5 million sport and learning precinct, including sport and exercise science research labs, was completed in early 2011. The campus also has a 25-metre swimming pool and a childcare centre. St Albans Campus on McKenchie Street, St Albans , is the university's health and education hub, with
80-683: A broad range of educational and student services. The City Campus includes the VU City Tower and the law building at 295 Queen Street in the heart of Melbourne's legal precinct. The campus houses business courses, Osteopathy, a hair and beauty salon as well as the university's College of Law and Justice, a law library, the Sir Zelman Cowen Centre and two moot courts. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate law courses, including continuing legal education courses for legal professionals. The 16-hectare (40-acre) Werribee Campus
100-412: A focus on psychology, nursing, arts, and paramedic and biomedical sciences. It is set on 32 hectares (79 acres) of native grasslands and sugar gums. The new St Albans Health and Fitness Centre was opened in 2013. Footscray Nicholson Campus is in central Footscray , on the corner of Nicholson and Buckley Streets. It delivers TAFE, VCE and short courses. Its new learning commons was opened in 2012 offering
120-512: A structured program that focuses upon excellence in teaching and learning practice and the improvement of student learning outcomes. In March 1916, the Footscray Technical School began teaching at what is now Victoria University's Footscray Nicholson campus. In July 1958, the school was renamed "Footscray Technical College" in line with Education Department reforms to technical schools at that time. On 25 September 1968, it
140-684: Is a multi-campus secondary school in Melbourne , Australia. It consists of two junior, years 7-9, campuses (Barkly and Pilgrim) and a newly renovated senior, years 10-12 campus (Kinnear). Footscray High School is part of the Footscray Learning Precinct and has formed a network with the University of Melbourne which gives students a better chance of getting into the university after they leave high school. The network provides opportunities for Footscray High School to enter into
160-791: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Student Village (Victoria University) Victoria University ( VU or Vic Uni ) is a public research university based in Melbourne , Victoria , Australia . It is a dual-sector university, providing courses in both higher education and technical and further education (TAFE). The university has several campuses in Melbourne Central Business District , Melbourne Western Region, and in Sydney, comprising six academic colleges, six research institutes, seven research centres and VU's Victoria Polytechnic. The idea for
180-652: Is due for completion in 2021. One campus is located in central Sydney. VU courses are also delivered by partner institutes throughout Asia, including in China, India, Malaysia, and Sri Lanka. Two of the university's largest partners are Sunway University College in Malaysia and Liaoning University in China. Footscray Park Campus on Ballarat Road, Footscray is the university's main campus and administrative centre. It offers higher education courses primarily in engineering, education and sport-related disciplines. It occupies
200-457: Is located in the Werribee agricultural research and tertiary education precinct. It offers trades training as well as facilities for water, food and fire safety research. The Sunshine Campus of Victoria Polytechnic is located on Ballarat Road, Sunshine . It offers TAFE courses, focusing mainly on business and the construction industries. The A$ 44 million high-technology Construction Hub
220-819: The Western Bulldogs at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray. The Centre contains massage therapy clinics open to the public, as well as a 140-seat lecture theatre, a library, classrooms and offices. Several of the university's colleges offer internationally recognised qualifications ranging from certificates and diplomas to degrees, postgraduate certificates and diplomas, and masters and doctoral research degrees (PhD). Victoria Polytechnic and VU College offer vocational education courses and higher education diplomas. These are divided between several colleges, including: Victoria University ranked in 351–400 in
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#1732775454551240-423: The federal government 's immigration policy resulted in many more European and Asian students entering the school. The secondary school component, now known as Footscray City College , was separated from the rest of the institute in 1972. By the mid-1970s, the expanded curriculum included degree courses and was well beyond the technical focus of the original Footscray Technical School. Further changes occurred in
260-686: The 1980's, with the technical and trade education section separating from FIT to form the Footscray and Newport Colleges of TAFE. In 1990, FIT merged with the Western Institute, which had been founded three years earlier to provide TAFE and higher education courses to the outlying suburbs in western Melbourne. In 1990, it was established as a university by the Victoria State Parliament as Victoria University of Technology ( VUT ). The university further amalgamation with
280-750: The Depression saw a dip in student numbers. However, by 1943, there were 2500 students enrolled in courses taught at the Footscray Park and Footscray Nicholson campuses. The following decades saw gender and cultural shifts. In 1958, the school changed its name to the Footscray Technical College . Ten years later, it changed its name again, this time, to the Footscray Institute of Technology ( FIT ). Women first enrolled in day diploma courses in 1960, and changes to
300-607: The Western Melbourne Institute of TAFE in 1998. In 2005, the Victoria University of Technology Act of 1990 was amended to rename the university as Victoria University, reflecting the development of its teaching and research. The institutions that combined to form VU include: Victoria University has campuses located throughout Melbourne's western region and the city centre . The new VU City Tower will be Melbourne's tallest vertical campus, and
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340-877: The university. In February 2016, the Student Village in Maidstone was replaced with the newly built UniLodge Victoria University, a 13-story apartment building across the road from the Footscray Park Campus on Ballarat Road, Footscray. International House , a traditional residential college located at the University of Melbourne , also offers places to Victoria University students. 37°47′39″S 144°54′0″E / 37.79417°S 144.90000°E / -37.79417; 144.90000 Footscray City College Barkly Street, Footscray Maria Chrisant - Pilgrim Campus Footscray High School
360-1006: The world in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021. 28 VU research disciplines were ranked at or above world standard in the Excellence in Research Australia (ERA) assessments 2018. In 2019, VU had 43,802 students. Approximately 65% student in higher education degree programs, and 35% enrolled in TAFE training courses. Of these students, 5,662 were international students studying at one of VU's Melbourne or Sydney Campuses, and 3,772 were international students studying at VU programs overseas at one of its partner organisations located mainly in Asia. VU owns and operates student accommodation for students, staff, and guests of
380-494: Was opened in 2013 for building and construction training. The campus also has a convention centre with a 200-seat auditorium. Victoria University delivers a number of business courses for international students at its campus in central Sydney, which operates in partnership with the Education Centre of Australia (ECA). In late 2010, VU opened an A$ 8 million Sport and Recreation Learning Centre in partnership with
400-527: Was renamed "Footscray Institute of Technology" (FIT). On 1 July 1972, the secondary education part of the institute was separated and named "Footscray Secondary Technical School". It continued to operate on the Nicholson Street site. However, its council was not established until early 1975, and a new site (on Ballarat Rd) was not acquired until 1975 and was not ready for occupation until May 1980. Thus during this period it remained closely linked to
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