Victoria University of Technology

Victoria University (formerly known as the Victoria University of Technology), located in Melbourne, Australia, is one of the five dual-sector universities in Australia offering both Higher Education and Technical and Further Education courses.

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Melbourne - Australia - Dual-sector - Universities - Higher Education - Technical and Further Education

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It has over 50,000 full time equivalent (FTE) students enrolled, making it Victoria's largest university.

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Victoria University of Technology was founded in 1991 by a merger of the Footscray Institute of Technology (1968-1991) and the Western Institute (1987-1991). It became known as Victoria University in 1998 when it merged with the Western Melbourne Institute of TAFE. Since then it has had reponsibility for all government delivered tertiary education in Melbourne's Western Suburbs (except for the University of Melbourne agricultural facilities in Werribee).

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1991 - Footscray Institute of Technology - 1968 - Western Institute - 1987 - Western Melbourne Institute of TAFE - Tertiary education - University of Melbourne

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The University currently offers a broad range of teaching and research programs across its three Higher Education Faculties (Arts, Education & Human Development; Business & Law; and Health, Engineering & Science) and four TAFE Schools (Business, Hospitality & Personal Services; Engineering, Construction & Industrial Skills; Further Education, Arts & Employment Services; and Human Services, Science & Technology). These range all the way from apprenticeship level training to postdoctoral research.

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The University has relatively favourable entry requirements for Mature Age students. This makes it relatively popular with them.

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