Australia National University (澳大利亚国立大学ANU)简介.docx

Australia National University1.Brief introductionThe Australian National University (ANU) is a public university located in the Australian capital, Canberra. Established by a Federal Act of Parliament in 1946, it is the only Australian university to be established by Federal, as opposed to State or Territory, legislation.Centered at the Acton, Canberra campus, the university comprises seven teaching and research colleges, several focused postgraduate research centres and three non-tertiary educational entities.As of 2010, there are 3,681 staff, including 1,506 academic staff who teach 8,688 undergraduate and 4,752 postgraduate students.2.RankingsPublications200320042005200620072008200920102011CommentsTimes Higher Education-QS World University Rankings1623161616172026Ranking within Australia: 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, from 2004 to 2009 respectively.Times Higher Education World University Rankings4338Ranking within Australia: 2 in 2010.QS World University Rankings2026Ranking within Australia: 1 in 2010.Shanghai Jiao Tong University Academic Ranking of World Universities495353545759595970Ranking within Australia: 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 from 2003 to 2010 respectively.3.School badge , mace MottoBadge MaceMottoNaturam Primum Cognoscere Rerum(First to learn the nature of things)4.Introduction of campus4-1.Campus sceneryANU main campus occupies most of the Canberra suburb of Acton, covering 1.45 square kilometres (360 acres) of buildings, roads and access routes, preserved original vegetation and new plantings. With over 10,000 trees on its campus, ANU was awarded the Silver Greenhouse Challenge Award at the annual Australian Engineering Excellence Awards in 2003.Besides，ANU has 6 other campuses and facilities.ActonChifley library at ANUMedical Research Center of ANUANU School of ArtANU Medical School Building4-2.Campus lifeGreat HallThe Great Hall was originally the dining area for Fellows, although this use has been reduced by the creation of an adjoining restaurant, Boffins.The