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The university offered traditional programs, including business, information technology, building and construction, engineering, mining, education, social sciences, nursing, hospitality, and art. The University of Ballarat's history goes back to the gold rush era of the 1850s. It began as a tertiary school in 1870. [1]
Federation University Australia (FedUni) is a public university based in Victoria, Australia. [9] It is the modern descendant of the School of Mines Ballarat, established in 1870 as the fourth tertiary institution in Australia, which evolved to form the modern university as it is today. [10]
The gold boom created a market for mining machinery and led to foundries being set up in Ballarat. John Walker started the Union Foundry in Ballarat in March 1865. This company and the rival Phoenix Foundry also made locomotives for the Victorian Railways, [4] There was a local demand for scrap-iron and pig-iron in the Ballarat area.
University of Ballarat: School of Science and Engineering Ballarat: Australia: University of Queensland: School of Mining Engineering Brisbane: Australia: Western Australian School of Mines: Kalgoorlie: Australia: Monash University: Division of Mining & Resources Engineering Department of Civil Engineering Melbourne: Australia: University of ...
The Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education (GIAE) took over College courses after it was formed in 1968 at its current location of Churchill. It was amalgamated with Monash University in 1990, initially becoming Monash University College, before becoming a campus of the university in the mid-1990s. In recent years, the campus has undergone ...
Sam Walsh AO (born 27 December 1949) is an Australian businessman who was elected to the Mitsui & Co board as a non-executive Director on 21 June 2017. Prior to this he was chief executive officer (CEO) of London-based mining company Rio Tinto Group, from 2013 to 2016.
Great Western Iron Works / Great Western Iron & Coal Company / Partners including Enoch Hughes: c.1873 Blast furnace and coke ovens to exploit the iron ore, coal and limestone deposits near Wallerawang. [46] [47] The site near Wallerawang was, in the eyes of experts at the time, a uniquely promising location for an iron and steelworks.
Formerly the University of Ballarat, Federation University Australia was opened in 2014. It originated as the Ballarat School of Mines, founded in 1870, and was once affiliated with the University of Melbourne. The main campus is located in Mount Helen, approximately 6 kilometres (3.7 miles) southeast of the city.