About Monash

Snapshot of Monash

Leader in education

Monash is a dynamic and internationally-recognised university. It is highly regarded for its innovative approach to teaching, research and learning and our graduates are sought after by employers from Australia and overseas. Monash is one of the prestigious Group of Eight universities, which are Australia's leading research institutions. Monash is currently ranked among the top 50 universities in the world ( Times Higher Education Supplement 2008).

Research powerhouse

The University is home to around 100 research centres and is involved with more than 17 cooperative research centres. Monash has built a strong international reputation in research especially in fields such as stem cell science, nanotechnology, reproductive biology, drug development and discovery and road safety.

Extensive university community

The Monash community includes more than 58,000 students from more than 130 countries, more than 6,000 full-time staff and an extensive network of 225,000 alumni.

Monash has eight campuses, six in Australia, one in Malaysia and one in South Africa, as well as centres in London, UK and Prato, Italy.

Brief history of Monash

Monash University was established through an Act of the Victorian Parliament in 1958, named in honour of distinguished Australian soldier, scholar and engineer Sir John Monash.

From its first intake of 363 students at the University's first campus, in the Melbourne suburb of Clayton, the University grew rapidly and by 1967 there were more than 21,700 Monash students.

The 1990s was a decade of expansion for the University, with the addition of campuses in Caulfield, inner-city Parkville, Gippsland, Berwick and on the Mornington Peninsula.

Monash was the first international university to be invited to establish a campus in Malaysia, commencing courses in Kuala Lumpur in 1998, and moving to a new A$54 million purpose-built campus in 2007.

Monash South Africa was established in 2001 on an expanse of more than 100 hectares 25 kilometres north-west of the Johannesburg city centre. The South African campus already attracts elite students from more than 20 nations, educating a new generation of leaders for Africa.

In addition to a centre in Prato, Italy, which serves as a valuable gateway to universities in Europe, Monash has developed strategic partnerships with leading universities around the world.