Bond University
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| Motto: | Forever Learning |
| Established: | 1987 |
| Type: | Private |
| Chancellor: | Mr Trevor C. Rowe AM |
| Vice-Chancellor: | Professor Robert Stable |
| Undergraduates: | c. 2,100 |
| Postgraduates: | c. 750 |
| Location: | Gold Coast, Qld, Australia |
| Campus: | Suburban |
| Organisations: | Member of Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee(AVCC), Council of Australian University Librarians(CAUL) |
| Website: | www.bond.edu.au |
Bond University is a private university located in Robina, Queensland, Australia. It was the first private university established in Australia.[1]
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[edit] History
Bond University was founded in 1987 by Alan Bond and given its university status by Queensland's Bond University Act.[2] It also operated Bond South Africa, a degree-awarding campus in South Africa, until 2004.[3]
The campus is bounded by Lake Orr to the east and north, and its site had previously been undeveloped scrub and swamp land. The campus is located beside the Varsity Lakes business precinct. The predominant campus structure is a large sandstone arch that includes the executive office building, and bridges the gap between the Humanities and Main Library building.
Bond was listed by Forbes magazine as one of the most expensive universities in the world in 2008, and the most expensive in Australia.[4] Forbes magazine however, did not take into account that the Bond academic year is three semesters as opposed to two, thus presenting the price of tuition to be a whole 50% more than it actually is compared to other universities.[5] It should also be noted, that many of Bond's programs are cheaper than programs at public universities. For example, tuition per course in the Faculty of Law at Bond is $3120 AUD[6] as compared to a law subject at the University of Melbourne at $3,413.[7]
[edit] Faculties
- Faculty of Business, Technology and Sustainable Development
- School of Business
- School of Information Technology
- School of Sustainable Development
- School of Hotel, Resort & Tourism Management
- Faculty of Health Sciences & Medicine
- Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
- School of Humanities
- School of Social Sciences
- School of Communication and Media
- Faculty of Law
[edit] Notable programmes
[edit] Medicine
In May 2006, Prime Minister John Howard opened the $20 million Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine (though the first intake of students started in May 2005), housing a complete set of lecture theatres, tutorial rooms, specialised clincical rooms and laboratories. As one of the few undergraduate Bachelor of Medicine degrees offered in Australia, Bond's three-semesters-per-year schedule means a medical student studying at the University can graduate in four years and eight months (as opposed to six years at most other universities). The course is the most expensive undergraduate degree offered by an Australian university.[8]
[edit] Legal Skills
The Faculty of Law includes a Legal Skills Centre with moot courts and technology such as video conferencing rooms.[9] The Centre was opened in 2007 by Australian Attorney General Phillip Ruddock,[10] and was constructed at a cost of over AU$10 million dollars.[11] The Centre is primarily used when students participate in practical legal exercises like mooting and mediation as part of the Legal Skills subject, which is completed incrementely throughout the study of a law degree.[12]
[edit] Sustainable development
The School of Sustainable Development will be located in a green building to be opened in late 2008. The building will be the first Australian university facility to receive a six-star energy rating.[13]
[edit] Hotel, resort and tourism management
The School of Hotel, Resort and Tourism Management will open in 2009, and offer both undergraduate and graduate degrees. The school will operate with Marriott International as its industry partner, establishing the first such partnership for an Australian university and a hotel company.[14][15]
[edit] Students
Bond University is small by Australian standards with around 2,800 students, 40% of whom are international students. The current student to teacher ratio is about 10:1, the lowest in Australia and one of the lowest globally.[citation needed] The university operates on a standard three trimester timetable each year, with intakes each January, May and September. This accelerated program allows a six trimester degree to be completed in two years; an eight trimester degree (such as Law) to be completed in two years and eight months.
Bond University offers accommodation to approximately 700 students in its halls of residence and other buildings.
[edit] Vice-Chancellors
- Robert Stable (January 1, 2004-present)
- Ken Moores (1997-2003)
- Raoul Mortley(1996-1997)
- Harry Messell (1993-1995)
- Philip Lader (1991-1993, when he left the post in 1993 to become member of US President Bill Clinton's Cabinet as Administrator of the Small Business Administration, White House Deputy Chief of Staff, Assistant to the President, and Deputy Director for Management of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget.)
- Don Watts (1987-1990)
[edit] Notable faculty
- Laurence Boulle - Founding Member of the University [16]
- David Day - historian
- Chris Del Mar - Cochrane Project
- Mike Grenby - journalist
- Terry Gygar - politician[17]
- Jon Jenkins - politician[citation needed]
- Raoul Mortley - philosopher
- Ingo Petzke - internationally acknowledged German director, film scholar and author
- Shirleene Robinson - historian
- John Wade - dispute resolver
- Paul Wilson - criminologist [18]
[edit] Notable alumni
- David Baxby - CEO, Virgin Management Asia Pacific [19]
- Lex Bell - Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly (2001-2004)
- Steven Ciobo - Federal Member for Moncrieff
- Chris Fydler - former Olympian swimmer [20]
- Nicole Gazal - Miss Australia 2002[21]
- Gunnar Larson - President and CEO, NetworkGlobal.tv [22] INC
- Grant Hackett - swimmer (world record holder and multiple Olympic Games gold medalist)
- Ky Hurst - Ironman [23]
- Brian Jean - Canadian Member of Parliament[24]
- Belinda Kelly - TV presenter
- Dr Jeff Kline, economist [25]
- Karni Lidell - former Paralympian and Captain of Australian Paralympian Swim Team [26]
- Jason Little - rugby player
- Michael Murphy - former Olympian diver [20]
- David Reilly - computer scientist
- Seany B - musician; featured in the single "Flaunt It" [27]
- Maithreyi Seetharaman - journalist [28]
- Vanessa Tresize - Sky News Australia presenter [29]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.australearn.org/programs/studyabroad/universities/au/BONDstudyabroad.htm
- ^ AustLII (2008). Bond University Act 1987. Retrieved March 15, 2008.
- ^ The Observatory on Borderless Higher Education (2004). Breaking News Archive - June 2004. Retrieved February 2, 2008.
- ^ Lane, Bernard. "Bond Uni one of world's costliest", The Australian, March 11, 2008.
- ^ http://www.goldcoast.com.au/gold-coast-bulletin/bond-university-gold-coast.html
- ^ http://www.bond.edu.au/study/fees/pdf/fee-schedule.pdf
- ^ http://undergraduate.law.unimelb.edu.au/index.cfm?objectid=079B0F87-1422-207C-BAE05ECCCA371D70
- ^ Morton, Adam. "Student loans blow out as degree prices soar", The Age, August 15, 2007.
- ^ Bond University (2008). Legal Skills Centre. Retrieved April 12, 2008.
- ^ Buttner, Claire. "Bond goes high-tech", Lawyers Weekly, July 6, 2007.
- ^ Brooking, Heather. "Superspy technology for uni's legal eagles", Gold Coast Bulletin, July 29, 2007.
- ^ Bond University (2008). Integrated Legal Skills program for LLB/JD students. Retrieved April 12, 2008.
- ^ Molloy, Shannon. "Gold Coast 'green' uni an Australian first", Brisbane Times, March 18, 2008.
- ^ Gleeson, Peter. "Tourism at Bond now degree option", Gold Coast Bulletin, March 6, 2008.
- ^ Bond University (2008). Bond announces School of Hotel, Resort and Tourism Management. Retrieved March 15, 2008.
- ^ Laurence Boulle
- ^ Bond University (2007). Terry Gygar. Retrieved January 11, 2007.
- ^ http://www.brisinst.org.au/people/wilson_paul.html
- ^ [ :: Bond University - Community Newsletter, January 2006 :: ]
- ^ a b [ :: Bond University - Community Newsletter, February 2007 :: ]
- ^ It's not about your body, it's how well you look - smh.com.au
- ^ Network Global
- ^ http://www.bond.edu.au/news/2005/nov-ky_hurst_study.htm
- ^ [ :: Bond University - Community Newsletter, February 2006 :: ]
- ^ Game Theory - Current Projects - Bond University Research & Consultancy
- ^ Global Speakers & Entertainers - Speaker Information :: Karni Liddell
- ^ Bond University (2006). Bond University Newsletter, November 2006. Retrieved November 24, 2006.
- ^ The Globalist | Biography of Maithreyi Seetharaman
- ^ Bond University (2008). Vanessa Tresize. Retrieved March 4, 2008.
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