The Australian National University, located in Canberra, is one of the top Top 20 Univercities in Australia. The university was established in the year 1946 on the month of August. The Australian National University was initially founded to serve the interests and educational needs of the postgraduate students of the country of Australia. But now the university offers courses to all levels of students who have finished their schooling. The Australian National University now offers graduate, post graduate, diploma and other courses for the students. It was in the year 1960 that the university started to offer graduate level courses to its students.
The Australian National University Canberra is one of the members of the prestigious Group of Eight which include the likes of the International Alliance of Research Universities, the Association of Pacific Rim Universities and the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy. The university also boasts of being associated with 5 Nobel Prize winners, over the years. These Noble Prize winners have been part of the National University of Australia either in the capacity of alumni or staff.
The Australian National University has 7 colleges under it from where the students could opt to do their graduate and post graduate courses. These colleges are located in different parts of the country of Australia. The names of the colleges are ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, the ANU College of Business and Economics, the ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science, the ANU College of Medicine and Health Science, the ANU College of Law and the ANU College of Science. The colleges of the Australian National University offer one of the best graduate and post graduate in the country. The Australian National University main campus is located in Canberra and is spread over an area of 350 acres. The greenery and beauty of the ANU main campus has ensured that it wins awards such as the Silver Greenhouse Challenge Award. The university won the Silver Greenhouse Challenge Award in the year 2003. The Australian National University has under its rolls numerous teachers who have won awards both in the national as well as in the international arena. The students who have studied under the Australian National University, and those who are continuing their studies there, have only the best of the opinions about the staff and the teachers. Studying at the ANU is once in a lifetime