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The Australian National University (ANU) is a public research university and member of the Group of Eight, located in Canberra, the capital of Australia. Its main campus in Acton encompasses seven teaching and research colleges, in addition to several national academies and institutes.
Australian studies forms part of the academic field of cultural studies. It involves an examination of what constructs Australia's national identity. This area of scholarship traditionally involves the study of Australian history, society and culture but can be extended to the study of Australian politics and economics.
In May 2010, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced a $111.7 million commitment to the development by ANU of a new Australian National Institute for Public Policy. [14] The new National Institute is intended to centralize public policy expertise.
Of the 956,773 international students in Australia in 2019, 442,219 were enrolled in Higher Education, and 283,893 in vocational institutions, with the remainder enrolled in schools, language courses, and non-award courses. [72] Accordingly, in 2018, international students represented 26.5% of the student Australian university cohort. [73]
The Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs is a constituent of the College of Asia and the Pacific at the Australian National University. The study of the Pacific was formerly a research focus of the Research School of Pacific (and Asian) Studies, founded in 1946 at the Australian National University. [1]
Crawford School of Public Policy is a research-intensive policy school within the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific at The Australian National University which focuses on Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. The school was named after Sir John Crawford, and its current director is Professor Helen Sullivan. [1] [2]
The facility was partially supported by a A$ 1.13 million grant awarded in 2004 by the Australian Cancer Research Foundation. [ 5 ] Major action star Jackie Chan made donations to the School, with the Director in 2006 announcing the Jackie Chan Science Centre was named in his honour; [ 6 ] and was opened by Chan in 2008.
The Australian National University Law Students' Society (ANU LSS) was established in 1963, which is one of the largest and most active societies at the university. The ANU LSS provide a wide range of social, educational and careers-oriented programs and events for students studying at the ANU College of Law. [4] [5] In 1972, Australian ...