澳大利亚西澳大学 -世界级优秀大学
澳大利亚西澳大学创建于1911年，位于澳大利亚充满活力的现代化都市西澳首府 —— 珀斯.
西澳大学是一所综合性科研密集型强校，其科研能力和教学水准在国际上享有极高的声誉。西澳大学以执着的科学创新精神在重点学科领域创立了领先地位，科研成果斐然。
2005年获诺贝尔医学奖
由于发现了导致胃炎和肽酶(胃/十二指肠)溃疡疾病的幽门螺旋杆菌，西澳大学毕业并一直执教于西澳大学的巴里·马歇尔教授和享有荣誉退休终身教授资格的罗宾·沃伦教授于2005 年双双获得诺贝尔医学奖.
2005年澳大利亚年度生命科学家
与此同时，西澳大学生命物理学院研究员哈维.梅勒教授被授予2005 年度澳大利亚年度生命科学家称号。
与中国的合作
2005 年5月，西澳大学荣幸地被中华人民共和国教育部和国家汉办挑选作为澳大利亚第一所孔子学院基地，以促进汉语语言、中华文化的推广以及加强双边合作联系。孔子学院由西澳大学、中国汉办以及浙江大学联合举办。
西澳大学在许多学科领域与中国的一些大学和机构的合作涵盖广泛，其中包括学生交换和教师交流。另外，在资源开发领域，中国与澳大利亚有重要的工业合作伙伴关系（譬如澳大利亚液体天然气供应合同, 价值大约250亿澳元），因此，西澳大学与科廷科技大学共同培训其部门的中国经理可以加强与该领域的相互联系。
科研卓越
??? 西澳大学在澳大利亚大学科研成果排行榜上位居三强之一。西澳大学是澳大利亚享有盛名的科研八强大学联盟（Group of Eight）成员。八大联盟对其世界一流的科研成就引以为豪。95%以上澳大利亚各大学所获得的美国专利都是来自澳大利亚这八大联盟的科研成果。
??? 同时，西澳大学在激烈的竞争中从澳大利亚政府各机构获得优厚的科研经费，吸引了来自世界各地的科研人员和学者。
西澳大学与各行业,各社会机构密切交往有着近100年的优良传统，她以造福于社会为宗旨，积极创新, 解难排疑。
本科教育
2004年，西澳大学本科课程质量在澳大利亚排名第一；2005年西澳大学本科学生整体素质在澳大利亚排名第一。
西澳大学本科教育质量优秀，下设九个分院, 覆盖艺术、人文学科和社会科学、自然和农学、生命科学与物理学、建筑学、风景园林和美术、法学、经济学和商学、教育学、工程学、计算和数学、医学以及牙科学.
西澳大学的学位国际认可。大学优秀的教职员鼓励学生创新和革新, 为学生创造了积极的学习环境。良好的教学设施和计算机网络设备将教职员和学生的学习和研究广泛联成一体。
毕业生素质
??? 得益于西澳大学--这一在全球性教育活动中起着重要作用的国际性重要大学的教育, 西澳大学毕业生充满活力，视野开阔，悦意进取，独创性强.
??? 西澳大学毕业生主要分布在全世界的主要工商界、外交部门、政府部门以及社会团体的一些岗位上， 例如： 驻中国前五个大使、驻孟加拉国、越南、斐济、汶莱、丹麦和印度尼西亚大使，驻毛里求斯高级特派专员、澳大利亚前总理大臣鲍勃.霍克、西澳大利亚总理、 澳大利亚政府的联邦大臣、政府部门首脑、法官以及许多产业, 行业和职业中的领袖人物。
??? 西澳大学的海外毕业生也卓尔不群，他们中有新加坡、泰国和印度尼西亚政府中的部长大臣以及资深的政府官员。在亚洲地区的工商与社会团体中，也有西澳大学的毕业生担任领导位置。
The University of Western Australia
Achieving International Excellence
Established in 1911, The University of Western Australia is situated in Perth, the vibrant modern capital city of Western Australia.
The University of Western Australia is a strong, comprehensive, research intensive university.? It has an international reputation for excellence in research and teaching and is committed to producing high quality research outcomes capable of advancing knowledge in key disciplinary areas.
2005 Nobel Prize for Medicine
The Nobel Prize for Medicine was awarded in 2005 to UWA Professor Barry Marshall (a UWA graduate) and Emeritus Professor Robin Warren for their discovery of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori and its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease.
2005 Australian Life Scientist of the Year
Also in 2005, the Australian Life Scientist of the Year was Professor Harvey Millar, a Professorial Fellow within UWA’s Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences.?
Links with China
In May 2005, UWA was honoured to be selected by the PRC Ministry of Education, National Office for Chinese as a Foreign Language, as the location for Australia’s first Confucius Institute to promote Chinese language, culture and bilateral links.? The Institute is a joint venture between the University and NOCFL, in partnership with Zhejiang University.
The University of Western Australia has a wide range of collaborative agreements with institutions in China in many disciplines, including several student and teacher exchanges.?
In addition, major industrial partnerships between China and Western Australia in the resource development sector (such as the Australian Liquid Natural Gas supply contract, worth some $25 billion), have enabled the University to strengthen its relations in this area through the training of Chinese Managers from this sector (in conjunction with Curtin University of Technology).
Research Excellence
UWA is one of Australia’s top three universities measured by research performance, and is a member of the prestigious Group of Eight – a coalition of Australia’s leading research-intensive universities, committed to excellence in teaching and research.? The Group of Eight is proud of its world class achievements.? More than 95% of the USA patents originating in Australian universities are the result of Group of Eight research.
The University of Western Australia also wins substantial competitive research funding from Australian Government agencies and attracts research staff and graduate students from all over the world.?
The University has a tradition over almost 100 years of engaging with industry, and the community more broadly, to help solve problems and find innovative and creative solutions for the benefit of society.
Undergraduate Outcomes
In 2004, UWA was ranked first in Australia for the quality of its undergraduate programs, and in 2005, UWA ranked first in Australia for the quality of its undergraduate students.
UWA offers a high quality undergraduate education across the range of disciplines in nine faculties: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; Natural and Agricultural Sciences; Life and Physical Sciences; Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts; Law; Economics and Commerce; Education; Engineering; Computing and Mathematics; Medicine and Dentistry.
A UWA degree is an internationally recognised qualification. The University’s high-quality teaching staff help provide a learning environment that stimulates creativity and innovation. They are supported by quality teaching facilities, as well as computing facilities that link staff and students with the wider world of learning and research.
Graduate Quality
UWA graduates are creative, original and enterprising, with the initiative, energy and world vision that come from being part of a major international university involved in global education.
Australian graduates from UWA have a strong record of achievement internationally in key business, diplomatic, government and community posts. For example, the last five Ambassadors to China, plus Ambassadors to Bangladesh, Vietnam, Fiji, Brunei, Denmark and Indonesia; High Commissioner to Mauritius; Former Prime Minister of Australia Mr. Bob Hawke; Premiers of Western Australia; Federal Ministers of the Australian Government; heads of government departments, judges and many leaders in industry and the professions.
UWA’s international graduates are also high-achievers, filling Ministerial and other senior government positions in Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia; as well as holding positions of leadership in business and the community.
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Prospective students contact: international@uwa.edu.au
