Corporate Body

Victoria University (1990s - )

From: 1990s
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Functions: Education
Website: http://www.vu.edu.au/
Location: Melbourne, Victoria

Summary

In the late 1990s Victoria University of Technology changed its name to become Victoria University. The University occupies a number of campuses in Melbourne's western suburbs, as well as in the city centre, and can trace its origins from 1915. VU offers both vocational training and higher education courses and has nine academic colleges, previously known as faculties.

Timeline

1915 - 1991 Footscray Institute of Technology
1915 - 1990s Victoria University of Technology
1990s - Victoria University

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Related People

Rae, Ian David (1937 - )
Deputy Vice-Chancellor 1994 - 1997
Tegart, William John McGregor (Greg) (1929 - 2023)
Adjunct Professor, Centre for Strategic Economic Studies 1995 - c2019

Published resources

Resources

Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q180514. Details
VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/155405483. Details
Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1440823. Details

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