LA Trobe University is one of Australia’s leading research universities and has a reputation for academic excellence and innovation.
Established in 1967, La Trobe now has seven campuses in Victoria, in the south-east of Australia. The University has more than 28,000 students, including 4,500 international students from over 90 countries, and 3,000 staff.
La Trobe University has a comprehensive academic profile with 425 degree programmes offered through five faculties: the Faculty of Law and Management, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Technology and Engineering.
La Trobe University was the Australian Winner of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Global Investment Research Challenge. La Trobe finance students took out the Australian final of the CFA Global Investment Research Challenge among all Australian universities. The La Trobe Team is now representing Australia at the Asian Final at Bali and to go on to the Challenge Final in the United States in April.
The winning team performed well in analyzing and valuing a company, and reported their valuation and recommendation both in the form of a written stock report. A verbal presentation and defense of the argument and recommendation was presented to a panel of leading investment professionals.
La Trobe is proud of its students’ achievements and glad that their teaching is making worldwide impact.
La Trobe was confirmed by the Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) as the leading university in Australia in Biochemistry and Cell Biology, and the only university where the Government-rated research in this specific field as above world standards.
La Trobe is now in the midst of the biggest transformation in its history with the building of the RM291mil (AUD$94mil) La Trobe Institute of Molecular Science (LIMS) and RM891mil (AUD$288mi) Agribio, the Centre for Agribiosciences at the Melbourne campus.
And there were also strong performances in physics and sports science, as well as the humanities fields including history, archaeology and language, communication and culture. Fifty-nine percent of the results in specified fields were at or above world standard.
According to deputy vice chancellor, Professor Tim Brown, “This is excellent news as it confirms our investment strategy is doing well and that our reputation for creating valuable research outcomes are being enhanced.”
Research partnership with leading organizations worldwide, include NEC Corporation, Microsoft, DuPont, Amagen, and Becton, Dickinson and Company. For details about La Trobe University, e-mail internation@latrobe.edu.au or visit www.latrobe.edu.au
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