Victoria University - Melbourne - Australia

Victoria University is one of the few dual-sector universities in Australia, including both vocational and educational courses under one roof. They have received numerous accolades, ranked in the top 2 percent in the world by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Although the university was officially established in 1991, its roots can be traced back to 1916 where it began as a technical school intended to help students acquire practical skills needed to join the skills based workforce. The fact that the university crosses sectors offers students an easy pathway from vocational to higher education and vice versa. Today, Victoria University has a student population of 40,000 p

eople training and pursuing a degree to advance their education. A diverse range of cultures, religions, and languages are present at Victoria University. Students come from over 175 different countries, with a network of 230,000 alumni living and working around the world. The location of the campus is just six kilometers from the Central Business District of Melbourne, a place that is rich with culture, art, food, sport and heritage, and rapidly becoming the place to be in Melbourne.