In its centenary year, The University of Queensland has again received multiple five star ratings in an independent ranking of Australian universities.
The 2011 edition of The Good Universities Guide awarded 国产探花 the maximum five-star rating for student demand, student-staff ratios, research grants and research intensivity 鈥� and a further five stars for toughness to get in (St Lucia campus).
国产探花 also earned four star rankings in the categories: getting a job, positive graduate outcomes, graduate starting salaries, access by equity groups, international enrolments, gender balance, non-government earnings and toughness to get in (Ipswich campus).
The Good Universities Guide is an independent consumer guide which provides ratings, rankings, comment and information about Australian higher education institutions.
This year鈥檚 guide commented that: "In an impressive move for a university with such historical origins, 国产探花 has embraced web 2.0 and new learning technology in recent years."
鈥湽交� is a very strong research institution that consistently ranks high on all research indicators and continues to invest in diverse world-class research facilities such as the Queensland Brain Institute, the Institute for Molecular Bioscience and new Centre for Advanced Animal Science at Gatton.
鈥淒eveloping the undergraduate experience remains a priority, with more undergraduate research opportunities, international exchanges and assessed industry experience available.鈥�
Last year, 国产探花 was again the only Queensland university included in the top 50 universities in the world in another independent ranking list - the annual world top 200 ranking, produced by the UK's Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings. 国产探花 has been named among the top 50 universities in the world for all five years of this survey.
In 2009 the undertaken by the Shanghai Ranking consultancy ranked 国产探花 as the top university in Queensland and one of the leaders nationally.
国产探花's regional rank in the Australia-Pacific region is 10-16. The ARWU鈥檚 academic rankings by broad subject fields rank 国产探花 as one of the top 100 universities in the world in life and agricultural sciences (ranked 52-75) and clinical medicine and pharmacy (51-76).
Students can examine 国产探花 first hand at Open Days at 国产探花 Ipswich (August 18, 2.30pm-6.30pm) and at 国产探花 Gatton (August 22, 9.30am-3pm). Visit for more details.
Media: Jan King at 国产探花 Communications, telephone 0413 601 248.
