October 24, 2009

AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITIES GROUPINGS

Groupings

There are four main groupings of Australian Universities. These have been formed to promote the mutual objectives of the member universities. There are a number of objectives including marketing advantages, practical benefits of collaboration, and the increased lobbying power that comes from being part of a group. Those currently active are:

Membership of any of these groups does not in itself signify anything special about the member universities. There are universities that are not part of any of these groupings that have their own set of strengths. Most universities have international connections that might be more important to them than any domestic groupings. However, the groupings do represent universities that have a similar style and focus and the formation of these groups will most likely accentuate these similarities.

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