Macquarie University

Macquarie University is a university located in North Ryde, a north-western suburb of Sydney, Australia. It is adjacent to the Macquarie Centre, a large shopping centre for the district. Macquarie University is a member of Innovative Research Universities Australia.

History

In the 1960s, with Sydney expanding rapidly, the need arose for a third tertiary institution (in addition to the University of New South Wales and the University of Sydney). The location was chosen to be North Ryde, and after much debate, it was decided that it be named after Lachlan Macquarie, an important early governor of the colony of New South Wales. The university was formally established in 1964 with the passage of the Macquarie University Act 1964 by federal parliament, and opened to students in 1967.

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1960s - University of New South Wales - University of Sydney - Lachlan Macquarie - 1964 - Federal parliament - 1967

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The Macquarie Graduate School of Management was established in 1969.

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Macquarie Graduate School of Management - 1969

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In 1990 the university absorbed the Institute of Early Childhood Studies of the Sydney College of Advanced Education, under the terms of the Higher Education (Amalgamation) Act 1989.

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1990 - Sydney College of Advanced Education

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