Five great reasons to study at La Trobe University

You will be studying at a University with an outstanding reputation

  • Ranked as the leading Victorian University for student satisfaction in the 2009 Sweeney Research Student Report
  • Ranked in the top 150 in the world for Arts and Humanities, by the Times Higher Education QS World University Rankings 2009
  • Received four-star ratings for seven key performance indicators including ‘positive graduate outcomes’ and ‘overall satisfaction’ in the Good University Guide 2009
  • The La Trobe MBA was ranked among the Top 10 in Australia, and as ‘most loved by its alumni’, in the AFR BOSS 2009 survey

La Trobe offers a truly global education

  • As a La Trobe student, you will join a diverse community of more than 2 400 staff and over 29 000 students from over 100 countries
  • The University strongly encourages student and staff mobility and has student exchange links with over 100 partner institutions in more than 30 countries
  • La Trobe is a founding member of the International Network of Universities – a consortium of 11 universities in nine countries, promoting international exchange and research collaboration

Internationally recognised and professionally accredited courses

An example of some of the professional bodies associated with our courses:
  • Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK)
  • Chartered Financial Analyst Institute (USA)
  • Engineers Australia
  • Australian Computer Society
  • SAP University Alliances Program

World-leading academics and research

  • Research partnerships with leading organisations worldwide, including: NEC Corporation, Microsoft, DuPont, Amgen, and Becton, Dickinson and Company
  • Research links with more than 80 universities around the world and membership of Innovative Research Universities Australia
  • Commenced construction of AgriBio, the Centre for AgriBioscience – a A$288 million joint venture with the Victorian State Government set to attract the world’s leading scientists and provide students with access to the most advanced technologies
  • Awarded A$123.7 million by the Australian Government to establish the La Trobe Institute of Molecular Science and the La Trobe Rural Health School
  • Australian Learning and Teaching Council Citations for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning awarded to three Faculty of Science, Technology and Engineering staff and academics.

Scholarships

La Trobe University offers a variety of scholarships to attract the best and brightest students
from all over the world.