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| + | '''Macquarie University''' is a [[Public university|public]] [[research university]] based in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]], in the suburb of Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the [[New South Wales Government]], it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of Sydney.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20160205182032/http://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/maintop/view/inforce/act+126+1989+cd+0+N</ref> | ||
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| + | Macquarie has five faculties, as well as the Macquarie University Hospital and the Macquarie Graduate School of Management, which are located on the university's main campus in suburban Sydney. The university is the first in Australia to fully align its degree system with the [[Bologna Accord]], standardizing higher-education.<ref name="smhhonours">https://web.archive.org/web/20160114084830/http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/honours-to-go-at-macquarie-20111102-1mvqi.html</ref> | ||
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| + | The initial concept of the campus was to create a new high technology corridor, similar to the area surrounding [[Stanford University]] in Palo Alto, [[California]], the goal being to provide for interaction between industry and the new university.<ref>''The Book of Sydney Suburbs'', Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8, page 189</ref> | ||
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Macquarie University is a public research university based in Sydney, Australia, in the suburb of Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of Sydney.[1]
Macquarie has five faculties, as well as the Macquarie University Hospital and the Macquarie Graduate School of Management, which are located on the university's main campus in suburban Sydney. The university is the first in Australia to fully align its degree system with the Bologna Accord, standardizing higher-education.[2]
The initial concept of the campus was to create a new high technology corridor, similar to the area surrounding Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, the goal being to provide for interaction between industry and the new university.[3]
Group
| Group | Start |
|---|---|
| Centre for Policing Intelligence & Counter Terrorism | 2005 |
Employees on Wikispooks
| Employee | Job | Appointed | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Flannery | Professor in the Climate Risk Concentration of Research Excellence | 2007 | 2013 |
| Peter Greste | Professor of Journalism | February 2022 | |
| Michael Kirby | Chancellor | 1984 | 1993 |
Alumni on Wikispooks
| Person | Born | Nationality | Summary | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Anderson | 30 April 1953 | Australia | Activist Academic | |
| John Faulkner | 12 April 1954 | Australia | Australian Minister for Defence from 2009 to 2010. Global Panel Foundation | |
| Ghassan Hage | 1957 | Australia | Academic | Lebanese-Australian academic working on racism, nationalism and multiculturalism. |
| Yalda Hakim | 25 June 1983 | Australia | Journalist | Sky News world presenter, ex BBC. Selected as Young Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2019. |
| Brad Hazzard | 30 August 1951 | Australia | Politician Deep state actor | health Minister of New South Wales during COVID. |
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References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160205182032/http://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/maintop/view/inforce/act+126+1989+cd+0+N
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160114084830/http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/honours-to-go-at-macquarie-20111102-1mvqi.html
- ↑ The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8, page 189
