Federation University
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| Latin: Foederatio University | |
| Motto | Learn to Succeed (Relinquat pro aliqua Iniquitas) |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1870 2013 (as current University) |
| Chancellor | Dr Paul Hemming |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof Andrew Smith (Acting) |
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Administrative staff
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558 (2012) |
| Students | 23,187 (2012) 12,446 HE; 10,741 TAFE |
| Location | Ballarat, Churchill, Berwick and Horsham, Victoria, Australia |
| Nickname | FedUni |
| Affiliations | Regional Universities Network |
| Website | http://federation.edu.au/ |
Federation University Australia is a dual-sector university with multiple campuses in Victoria, Australia. The university is based in Ballarat, but there are also campuses in Ararat, Horsham, Stawell, Churchill and online offering technical and further education (TAFE) and Horsham's Higher Education Nursing program. The Ballarat and Mount Helen campuses offer traditional university programmes, a few of which are Business, Engineering, Mining, Education, Nursing, and Art.
In 2013 the Federation University Australia (FedUni) came into being, after the University of Ballarat merged with Monash University, Gippsland campus.
Tertiary education at Ballarat began in 1870, making it Australia's third oldest tertiary institution.
The university merged with Monash University's Gippsland (Churchill) campus in 2013, and the merged schools are now the Federation University Australia. The name change was made as the result of the passage of the amended University of Ballarat Act 2010 bill through the state's parliament.
On September 6, 2013, the Victorian Parliament passed legislation to establish Federation University Australia, comprising the University of Ballarat as well as the former Gippsland campus of Monash University. Its name no longer carries the name of Ballarat, because the intention is not to be limiting geographically. It also wanted to reflect its intention to continue offering education to domestic and international students. The name change went into effect on 1 January 2014.
New students commencing their studies at the Gippsland campus from 2014 will study under Federation University Australia. Current students at the campus will be able to complete their degree as a Monash University student. Students of the University of Ballarat that were enrolled at the time of the merger and name change were allowed to choose which name they graduate under when the legislation is passed.
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