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82-1018: The Victorian College of the Arts ( VCA ) is the arts school at the University of Melbourne in Australia. It is part of the university's Faculty of Fine Arts and Music (FFAM). It is located near the Melbourne city centre on the Southbank campus of the university. Courses and training offered at the VCA cover seventeen discipline areas: acting and theatre , composition , creative arts and music therapy , dance , design and production , ethnomusicology , film and television , Indigenous arts and culture , interactive composition, jazz and improvisation , music performance , music psychology , music theatre , musicology , performance teaching, visual art , and writing . The VCA

164-459: A $ 42.5 million project to expand and improve the VCA was announced. Supported chiefly by the Victorian government and The University of Melbourne, the initiative aims to both "ensure that the VCA maintains its high standards in arts training and research" and "open up the campus to the wider community". A portion of the funding is to be spent acquiring and redeveloping the nearby Dodds Street Stables of

246-516: A financial surplus. Between 2013 and 2015 Davis introduced a wide-reaching restructure of the university's administration, labelled the Business Improvement Program, which led to the sacking of 500 administrative staff and some administrative responsibilities being transferred to academic staff. At the same time in the ten years to 2018 the university embarked on a large capital works program, spending $ 2 billion on new buildings across

328-462: A general bachelor's degree before specialising in either a professional or research graduate course. The introduction of the model, influenced by North American academia and the Bologna process , was controversial among students and staff. Various groups, including trade and student unions, academics, and some students criticised the introduction of the new structure, citing job and subject cuts, and

410-552: A large capital works program by the university, which included the demolition of the Student Union Building and the creation of a new student precinct on the south-east corner of the Parkville campus. In June 2021, a new speech policy was implemented with the stated purpose of protecting transgender individuals within the university while preserving freedom of speech principles for staff and students. In 2023, windows of

492-399: A learning precinct in horticultural education in 1891. At the campus, students are offered short courses, associate degrees, post-graduate studies, and research. Specifically, training for urban landscape management, landscape design and production, park management, turf management, nursery and cut flower production, and arboriculture are all specialisations of the campus. The Creswick campus

574-530: A milieu of continuous artistic activity and endeavour of a fully professional nature. To the extent that artistic education is separated from normal professional practice it is so much less effective." Secondly, the rationale related to the adjacent location of the VCA campus to the National Gallery of Victoria and the Victorian Arts Centre . He said that this "Greater Arts Centre concept is central to

656-578: A natural bush reserve. Agriculture students are able to access the city campus in addition to a semester at the Dookie campus. Subjects in agriculture, science, commerce, and environments are available at the campus. The Shepparton Medical Centre campus is located in Shepparton, nearly 200 km north of Melbourne. The campus is part of the Melbourne Medical School, and the Shepparton base is home to

738-607: A number of former campuses, including Glenormiston (now Glenormiston College ), Longerenong (now Longerenong College ), McMillan (based in Leongatha and Warragul ) and the Werribee-based Gilbert Chandler Campus . Governance of the university is grounded in an act of parliament, the University of Melbourne Act 2009. The peak governing body is the "Council" the key responsibilities of which include appointing

820-525: A result became a transformative period for the university. In 1940, the first issue of Historical Studies: Australia and New Zealand , now Australian Historical Studies , was published by the Department of History. Expansion of the university increased significantly during the 1980s and 1990s, as the university amalgamated with a number of tertiary colleges. In 1988 the Melbourne Teachers' College

902-463: A risk of "dumbing down" content. A group of students produced a satirical musical about the model's adoption. A dean from Monash University rejected the model and argued it led to a reduction in student applications to the University of Melbourne. The University of Western Australia is the only other Australian university to adopt the structure. Davis also introduced reforms to university governance, making faculty deans more responsible for producing

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984-500: A special grant of £20,000 was made for buildings that year. The foundation stone was laid on 3   July 1854, and on the same day the foundation stone for the State Library. Classes commenced in 1855 with three professors, all of whom, like the founding University Chancellor, Redmond Barry , were from Ireland. There were sixteen students; of this body of students only four graduated. The original buildings were officially opened by

1066-513: A toxic workplace culture within the Faculty of Arts were aired, with a number of senior staff leaving their positions. At the same time, there was controversy over the high salaries earned by the Vice Chancellor, with Davis earning $ 1.5 million in 2019, the most of any university head in Australia. Like other Australian Universities, an extraordinary growth in international students took place at

1148-768: A varied range of programs. All the founding institutions had a single campus with the exception of Rusden which had two campuses: one in Clayton (known as "Rusden"), the other in Armadale . In the beginning, it was expected by the State Government that the Prahran campus would close, with its facilities going to the TAFE college and its courses to other Victoria campuses. However, this did not occur, in part because of that campus's extensive specialist facilities. At its founding in 1981, 75% of

1230-704: Is also home to the Wilin Centre for Indigenous Arts and Cultural Development . The library on the Southbank campus is known as the Lenton Parr Music, Visual and Performing Arts Library. The Victorian College of the Arts was established in 1972 by a government order under the Victorian Institute of Colleges Act 1955, initiated by the Premier of Victoria and Minister for the Arts, Rupert Hamer . Subsequently, in 1973

1312-555: Is currently in the design phase. Construction on stage one of the campus is expected to start in 2024 with a planned opening in 2026. The site is 7.2 hectares, and will be used by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (FEIT) and the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning (ABP). The site is located in a renewal area set aside for industry and technology by the Victoria State Government . The university had

1394-544: Is home to research and teaching for the Melbourne Veterinary School. Recently the campus undertook an AU$ 63 million redevelopment to enhance facilities for pet treatment and the training of future veterinarians at the University of Melbourne. Victoria's only accredited veterinary course is based at The University of Melbourne, at both the Werribee and Parkville campuses. A new engineering campus at Fishermans Bend

1476-557: Is located within the township of Creswick, 120 km north-west of Melbourne. It is situated on 15 hectares of land, in is also connected native and plantation forests. Accommodation is available at the campus to members of the University of Melbourne's student cohorts and teaching staff when engaged at Creswick. Creswick campus has been offering forest science education since 1910, and is Australia's only dedicated forest ecosystem science campus, which focuses on forest industry, conservation, and molecular biology research. Scientists based at

1558-507: The COVID-19 pandemic . The majority of teaching was moved to online delivery during the first semester. Like many other institutions and workplaces, university faculty members elected to use telecommunication platforms such as Zoom Video Communications , Microsoft Teams , or Skype to conduct live tutorials and provide interactive online learning experiences as a result of the suspension of face-to-face teaching during this time period. In 2020

1640-536: The Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences . The university is a part-owner of the Melbourne Business School , based at Parkville campus, which ranked 46th in the 2012 Financial Times global rankings. A new campus located in Fishermans Bend is currently under planning, and construction may commence 2026. It will be used by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (FEIT) and

1722-535: The Melbourne Business School , the Melbourne Law School , the Melbourne Veterinary School, and the Melbourne Medical School . Four Australian prime ministers and five governors-general have graduated from the University of Melbourne. Nine Nobel Laureates have taught, studied and researched at the University of Melbourne, the most of any Australian university. The University of Melbourne

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1804-527: The Prahran Technical School in 1950 and the Prahran College of Technology in 1967. This then became the Prahran College of Advanced Education in 1974. It offered a wide range of higher education and TAFE courses (including degrees), with a focus on art and design. On 9 December 1981, the TAFE component was spun off as the Prahran College of TAFE . The Associated Teachers Training Institute

1886-569: The Southbank campus. Veterinary science is taught at the Werribee campus. In regional Victoria, the Creswick and Dookie campuses are used for forestry and agriculture courses respectively. They previously housed several hundred residential students, but are now largely used for short courses and research. The Shepparton campus is home to the Rural Health Academic Centre for

1968-969: The Victorian College of the Arts , move the business and finance courses to Deakin, and move the Prahran campus to Swinburne. So in the end, on 31 December 1991, the Burwood, Rusden and Toorak campuses (plus the college's corporate body) merged with Deakin University . The Prahran campus, along with Prahran College of TAFE (co-located with the Prahran campus), were absorbed by Swinburne Institute of Technology on 1 January 1992. Six months later, this became Swinburne University of Technology . The Rusden campus, while initially part of Deakin, became part of Monash University 's Clayton campus in 2004. The site now offers student accommodation. The courses at Rusden were transferred to Deakin's Burwood campus. The Toorak campus ceased operations in 2007. Like Rusden, its courses were relocated to Deakin's Burwood campus and

2050-409: The 1890s and the discovery of a significant fraud by a university registrar in 1901, the university continued to expand during this period. This growth included the construction of several buildings between 1900 and 1906. Such growth was facilitated largely through an increased government funding allocation, and the coinciding university led funding campaign. To accompany the training dentists received by

2132-464: The 1990s, with the Victorian College of the Arts affiliation with the University of Melbourne in 1992. This increased the number of campuses for the University of Melbourne. In 2001, the Melbourne School of Population Health was established, the first of its kind in Australia, and continued the growth of the university. Work at the centre involved contributions from many disciplines, ranging from

2214-672: The 19th century by the colony of Victoria , the University of Melbourne is one of Australia's six sandstone universities and a member of the Group of Eight , Universitas 21 , Washington University's McDonnell International Scholars Academy, and the Association of Pacific Rim Universities . Since 1872, many independent residential colleges have become affiliated with the university, providing accommodation for students and faculty, and academic, sporting and cultural programs. There are nine colleges and five university-owned halls of residence located on

2296-646: The Burwood campus. Research in 1990 found that the college's students mainly lived in eastern and southern Melbourne, and on the Mornington Peninsula . Students residing in the outer east found it particularly popular. It was suggested that this was due to their relative disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds. In 1988, the Dawkins higher education reforms by the Commonwealth Government meant that just seven years after its establishment, Victoria College

2378-441: The Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning (ABP). The Parkville campus is the primary campus of the university. Originally established in a large area north of Grattan Street in Parkville , the campus has expanded well beyond its boundaries, with many of its newly acquired buildings located in the nearby suburb of Carlton . The university is undertaking an "ambitious infrastructure program" to reshape campuses. The campus

2460-713: The Lieutenant Governor of the Colony of Victoria, Sir Charles Hotham , on 3   October 1855. A law school was established in 1857 at the Parkville campus, following which a Faculty of Engineering and School of Medicine were established in 1861 and 1862 respectively. The university's residential colleges were first opened on the northern aspect of the campus in 1872, divided between the four main Christian denominations. The first chancellor, Redmond Barry (later Sir Redmond), held

2542-566: The Melbourne Dental Hospital, a School of Dentistry was established to teach the scientific basis of dentistry at the university. Agriculture was established in 1911 following the appointment of the State Director of Agriculture as the first professor. During this period the university became a notable site for research, emerging as a leader in Australia. Following World War II the demand for higher education increased rapidly, and as

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2624-518: The Prahran campus transferring to TAFE and the Toorak campus closing. In 1990, State Education Minister Joan Kirner expressed that a Monash merger was what the State and Commonwealth had always wanted. However, by 1990, Monash appeared lukewarm about a merger. At this point, the option of Deakin arose. Deakin, with its two campuses at Geelong and Warrnambool (in process), was concerned that it would become by far

2706-533: The Shepparton Rural Clinical School. It provides fully furnished, subsidized, self-catered student on site at the Clinical School. The University of Melbourne Shepparton Medical Centre was the first purpose built teaching clinic in Australia, and services Shepparton and surrounds with comprehensive primary healthcare. The Werribee campus is located about 30 km south west of the city, and

2788-673: The University of Melbourne Arts & Cultural Building on the Parkville campus. From 2025, the Parkville Campus will be accessible via Parkville railway station , as part of the Metro Tunnel project. The Southbank campus is home to the Victorian College of the Arts and the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music , and is situated within Melbourne's creative arts precinct. Theatre and dance stages, film and television studios, visual arts studios, and concert halls are all located at

2870-466: The University of Melbourne Award (see below) are acknowledged by bronze commemorative plaques along Professors Walk on this campus. The Parkville campus was used extensively to shoot interior and exterior scenes in the MIFF -funded The Death and Life of Otto Bloom starring Twilight actor Xavier Samuel and Golden Globe nominee Rachel Ward . The new Union and Guild Theatres are located within

2952-491: The University of Melbourne and meant the university became increasingly reliant on revenue from its overseas student cohort. Davis would finish his final term as Vice-Chancellor in 2018 with Duncan Maskell succeeding him on 1 October. In 2020, on-campus teaching was limited to selected clinical placements as a result of social distancing restrictions required by the Victorian State Government in response to

3034-553: The VCA was affiliated as a college of advanced education with the Victorian Institute of Colleges. The National Gallery of Victoria Art School , founded in 1867 to teach fine art, was the VCA's foundation school. This was followed by the establishment of the School of Music in 1974, the School of Drama in 1976, the School of Dance in 1978 and Film and Television (1992). Also in 1978, the Victorian Education Department under

3116-534: The VCA's role was substantially different from other educational institutions. On 1 January 1992 further expansion of the college took place when the fine arts programs of the former Faculty of Art and Design, Victoria College (formerly Prahran College of Advanced Education ), were incorporated into the School of Art. At the same point in time in 1992 the Swinburne Film and Television School, established as Australia's first Film school in 1966, also transferred to

3198-711: The VCA. This was due in part to it coming together with the Conservatorium to form the then Faculty of the Victorian College of the Arts and the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. The Burnley Campus is located within the suburb of Burnley in Melbourne, around 5 km east of the Melbourne CBD. The campus is dedicated to both ornamental and environmental horticulture, and is surrounded by nine hectares of heritage-listed gardens. The campus began operating as

3280-423: The VCA. The VCA's School of Film and Television remained at Hawthorn until 1 July 1994, when it moved into a purpose-built federally funded building on the VCA campus at Southbank. In 2006 the VCA became an affiliated college of the University of Melbourne, and on 1 January 2007 the VCA became known as the Faculty of the Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne. In April 2009 the school became part of

3362-587: The Victoria Police mounted branch. Major contributors include the Myer Foundation, the Ian Potter Foundation and Martyn and Louise Myer, their combined donation totalling $ 10 million. The policy of the VCA has always been to enrol only those students who demonstrate the talent and dedication essential for courses as practising artists and performers. Similarly, members of the academic staff, including

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3444-521: The Victorian Arts Centre." Lacy laid out a rationale for the re-constitution of the college under a VCA specific act which was derived firstly "from the quite specific demands and circumstances of preparing young artists for professional practise." He asserted that "the basic concept upon which the college is built is that young artists intending to enter careers as practitioners in their various fields are best assisted to achieve their ambitions in

3526-526: The Victorian College of the Arts Act passed through the Victorian Parliament. Its purpose was the reconstitution of the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) made necessary by the repeal in 1980 of the Victorian Institute of Colleges Act and to make it "better able to provide for the preparation of young people to enter upon careers as professional artists. It also represents a most significant development for

3608-432: The arts in many ways and lead to a dynamic, cultural and social facility without peer in Australia" and that it "afforded an unparalleled opportunity and challenge to present total programmes in the arts which should encourage creative exchanges between the art forms, give inspiration to students of the arts and provide for the public an experience which few places in the world can match". The government therefore believed that

3690-524: The campus include hydrologists, soil scientists, plant geneticists, geomorphologists, fire scientists, ecologists, engineers, and mathematicians. The Dookie campus has been the university's rural home to agriculture and agricultural teaching and learning since its inception in 1886. It is based between Shepparton and Benalla, about 220 km north east of Melbourne. Dookie campus is situated on 2440 hectares of land that houses student and staff accommodation, an orchard, winery, merino sheep, robotic dairy, and

3772-502: The college's students were enrolled in teaching courses. It diversified during its ten years, taking on many language, business and nursing course students. In 1988, only 65% of students were studying teaching. In 1991, the figure was 42%. In 1983, the Armadale campus closed. In 1990, the college purchased the Allambie children's home from the Victoria State Government . It was adjacent to

3854-634: The deaf. This aspect was known as Glendonald Teachers College , and was established in 1954. Burwood Teachers College began at the Box Hill Methodist Church in 1954 while waiting for its buildings to be ready. It moved to the current Burwood campus site in late 1954. Monash Teachers' College was a secondary teachers' college on the Rusden campus site in Clayton, founded in 1961. It was founded because Monash University's initial enrolment for teaching

3936-660: The direction of the Deputy Premier and Minister of Education, Lindsay Thompson , established the Victorian College of the Arts Technical School, a government secondary school for dancers and musicians (see Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School ) in close association with the VCA and located on the same campus. In March 1981, the Minister for the Arts and Minister for Educational Services, Norman Lacy , had

4018-659: The director and the dean of each school, have themselves been accomplished and practising artists. University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne (colloquially known as Melbourne University ) is a public research university located in Melbourne , Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in Victoria . Its main campus is located in Parkville , an inner suburb north of Melbourne's central business district , with several other campuses located across Victoria . Incorporated in

4100-593: The earliest campus buildings, such as the Old Quad and Baldwin Spencer buildings, feature period architecture in a Gothic revival style. The Old Quadrangle underwent extensive restoration in 2019 to return to elements of the original design, including a dedicated temporary exhibition space in the Treasury Gallery. The new Wilson Hall replaced the original Gothic Revival building which was destroyed by fire. Recipients of

4182-473: The first woman to graduate from an Australian University. Early in the 1900s, the university expanded its offerings to more utilitarian courses. In 1901 the number of students enrolled at the University of Melbourne exceeded 500 students for the first time. The university established the Diploma of Education in 1903, following negotiations with the Victorian Education Department. Despite the economic depression of

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4264-407: The former VCA accused the dean, Sharman Pretty, of having "little or no recognition of the need for focused arts training, or any esteem for the arts themselves", and the University of Melbourne of trying to mislead the public about the effects. Students were also fearful a reduction in the quality of education and programs on offer whilst the school remained under the University of Melbourne. In 2014

4346-429: The government's decision to reconstitute the college by separate statute as well as to the development of the arts in general. It represents a simple, readily achievable and highly effective means of creating a substantial milieu of continuous professional activity of the highest standards. It also has ramifications which extend far beyond the college and its partner institutions. Its implementation will shape and invigorate

4428-563: The library will start a-five to seven day strike. Union members are seeking a 15% increase in wages over the course of 3 years. On 24 April 2024, students occupied the South Lawn of Parkville campus in solidarity with international, grass-roots, student-lead Pro-Palestine movements . Concerns arose as students sought to keep the university accountable in its investments. More specifically, to disclose research and investment ties with Israeli Government companies, stocks, or bonds benefiting from

4510-433: The main campus and in nearby suburbs. The university comprises ten separate academic units and is associated with numerous institutes and research centres, including the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research , Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health , the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research and the Grattan Institute . The university has fifteen graduate schools , including

4592-478: The new Faculty of the VCA and Music (VCAM). The School of Music was amalgamated with the University of Melbourne's Faculty of Music and the VCA Secondary School was separated and given a new campus. With the university requiring the VCA to introduce its Melbourne Model course structure, necessitating a reduction in the amount of hands-on arts training that students receive, critics feared that future students might be unable to find employment upon graduation. Staff of

4674-460: The number of graduates in each faculty. Victoria College, Melbourne Victoria College was created as a result of the merger on 23 December 1981 of the State College of Victoria colleges at Burwood, Rusden, and Toorak with the Prahran College of Advanced Education . In doing so, it became the largest College of Advanced Education in eastern Melbourne . For ten years, it was a large multi-campus college of advanced education , which taught

4756-534: The occupation of Palestine and the Gaza humanitarian crisis since October 7, 2023. Students occupied the Arts West building, "renaming" it Mahmoud's hall after a palestinian student who was expected commence his studies at the university but died in the Israel–Hamas war. On 29 April 2024, it was announced that Vice-Chancellor Maskell would step down from his position, partway through his second term, by early 2025. Despite efforts to comply with university policies while exercising their right to protest, on 14 May

4838-499: The poor employment and financial conditions of its highly casualised academic workforce. Over the 2010s the university increasingly casualised its workforce, with reports that between 47 and 72 per cent of its 11,000 employees were on casual contracts by 2023. In 2021 the State Government granted planning approval for a new campus for the university at the urban renewal precinct Fishermans Bend . The $ 2 billion campus, planned to open in 2026, will focus on engineering and forms part of

4920-434: The position until his death in 1880. The inauguration of the university was made possible by the wealth resulting from Victoria's gold rush . The institution was designed to be a "civilising influence" at a time of rapid settlement and commercial growth. In 1881, the admission of women was seen as a victory over the more conservative ruling council. Julia 'Bella' Guerin graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1883, and became

5002-409: The property was sold to developers. Much of the site is to become private housing, while the future use of the heritage protected Stonnington mansion is uncertain. The constituent colleges of the State College of Victoria were formed on 31 July 1973. The Prahran Mechanics' Institute was established in 1854. An offshoot of this became the Prahran Technical Art School in 1915. This in turn became

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5084-495: The protests. On 30 September 2024, it was announced that Emma Johnston would be appointed the university’s next Vice-Chancellor, succeeding Maskell. Johnston will be the first woman to hold the position in the university’s history. The university has three other campuses in metropolitan Melbourne at Burnley, Southbank, and Werribee. The Burnley campus is where horticultural courses are taught. Performing arts , visual arts, film and television, and music courses are taught at

5166-460: The smallest university in Victoria, less than half the size of the next smallest one in Swinburne. It suggested a deal with Victoria College. In July 1990, a state government report still preferred a Monash merger, but thought a Deakin deal would also be appropriate. The final deal approved by Victoria College was to lose Rusden to Monash, and merge with Deakin. However the parliament decided instead to keep Rusden, move Prahran's Fine Arts courses to

5248-507: The social sciences to epidemiology. Health fields such as Indigenous, women's, mental, sexual, and rural health have all been researched at the centre. In 2008, Vice Chancellor Glyn Davis introduced a major restructure of the university's curriculum. The new structure, named the Melbourne Model , replaced traditional undergraduate specialist degrees with a two-degree undergraduate/graduate structure. Over 100 undergraduate degrees were replaced with six generalist degrees, with students taking

5330-546: The university administration to disband encampments in exchange for disclosure of endowment investments and research ties with weapons manufacturers. However, as of 23 May, protesters and university are at a stalemate, citing lack of correspondence from the latter, with encampments remaining in place. The university is subject to an investigation by the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner to investigate whether it breached privacy laws after allegedly using surveillance technology to identify students who participated in

5412-417: The university announced further job losses, despite the university running an $ 8m surplus in 2020. Eleven subjects were cut as part of the savings measures including a number of specialist scientific subjects, a move criticised by Nobel Laureate Peter Doherty and others. The halting of international student arrivals as part of the Australian pandemic response was projected to cause a major loss in revenue for

5494-403: The university announced it was axing 450 staff in the institution's largest ever layoff of academic staff, despite a planned expenditure of $ 4.2 billion for capital works over the decade from 2020. Similarly, in semester two of 2021, the majority of teaching was once again moved to online delivery due to the outbreak of the Delta variant of COVID-19 and ensuing lockdowns in Victoria. In response

5576-427: The university issued a breach notice, warning students of potential expulsion and faculty of disciplinary actions if protest activities continued. The notice also referenced the possibility of state law enforcement involvement, though no intervention occurred as the protests remained peaceful. On the evening of 22 May, University of Melbourne for Palestine representatives announced that an agreement had been met with

5658-404: The university's Sidney Myer Asia Centre Building were broken and the building was graffitied with a message accusing the university of contributing to an unsafe environment for transgender individuals. In August 2023, all National Tertiary Education Union members who work in the Faculty of Arts, Melbourne Law School, the Victorian College of the Arts School of Art, student services, stagecraft and

5740-438: The university's campuses. The Melbourne School of Land and Environment was disestablished on 1   January 2015. Its agriculture and food systems department moved alongside veterinary science to form the Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences , while other areas of study, including horticulture, forestry, geography and resource management, moved to the Faculty of Science in two new departments. In 2019, allegations of

5822-415: The university's purpose-built creative arts home. A$ 200 million major capital works project at the campus was completed in 2019. The project includes the construction of a new state-of-the-art conservatorium for music and the conversion of historically important buildings for use as education and research facilities. In 2011, the Victorian State Government allocated $ 24 million to support arts education at

5904-473: The university. In 2019 and 2020 the university was also involved in wage theft and underpayment controversies towards its large teaching workforce of casual staff , and began repaying casual tutors for unpaid marking. The university was accused of owing Faculty of Arts teaching staff an estimated $ 6 million. In 2021 the Vice-Chancellor issued an apology for systematically underpaying staff, saying there

5986-483: The vice-chancellor and principal, approving the strategic direction and annual budget, establishing operational policies and procedures and overseeing academic and commercial activities as well as risk management. The chair of the council is the "chancellor". The "academic board" oversees learning, teaching and research activities and provides advice to the council on these matters. The "committee of convocation" represents graduates and its members are elected in proportion to

6068-401: Was brought into the Faculty of Education, and the amalgamation lead to the formation of a distinctly new Faculty of Education. The College of Advanced Education was incorporated into the university in 1989. During this period, more students than ever before were attending the university. The university had expanded its student population to beyond 35,000 students. Such amalgamations continued into

6150-537: Was established following a proposal by the Hugh Childers , the Auditor-General and Finance Minister, in his first Budget Speech on 4   November 1852, who set aside a sum of £10,000 for the establishment of a university. The university was established by Act of Incorporation on 22 January 1853, with power to confer degrees in arts, medicine, laws and music. The act provided for an annual endowment of £9,001, while

6232-755: Was established in Toorak . It moved to the Stonington mansion in Malvern in 1957. This later became the State College of Victoria at Toorak . This institution focused on primary teaching. The Training Centre for Teachers of the Deaf was based in Kew . It was opened in 1952. The Glendonald School for Deaf Children was a school for the deaf in Kew. One of its functions was to train teachers for

6314-448: Was founded in 1853, and is located just north of Melbourne's central business district. There is a diverse range of cafés, two gyms, five university libraries, a bank branch, Australia Post parcel lockers, a bike shop, a boutique supermarket and a small pharmacy located on the Parkville campus. The campus is located within a broader knowledge precinct, which encompasses eight hospitals, and many other leading research institutes. Several of

6396-517: Was founded in Melbourne's CBD in 1921. It moved to Mercer House in Malvern in 1946, and soon took its name (it was also known as "Mercer College"). It was a small private teachers college that trained teachers for independent schools. Larnook Domestic Arts Teachers' College at the Larnook mansion, Armadale , was founded in 1950. It later became Larnook Teachers College , but retained the domestic arts specialisation. In 1951, Toorak Teachers' College

6478-423: Was greater than its facilities could support, and establishing a separate college on the same site was more cost effective for the state government than enlarging facilities at the university. In 1973, the Larnook and Monash colleges merged to become the two-campus State College of Victoria at Rusden . Glendonald joined in 1975. In 1975, Mercer House joined SCV Toorak. The State College of Victoria at Burwood

6560-546: Was that Swinburne required the Victoria campuses to almost completely stop teaching humanities, and focus on science and technology courses. Victoria College refused this condition in May 1989, and the deal fell apart. After this proposal waned, a complete merger with Monash was strongly mooted and supported by the university. A Commonwealth task force in April 1989 supported this move, but with

6642-425: Was to become part of a university. Which university was a matter for major debate between 1988 and 1991. One of the rules was that all institutions on the same site were to merge. This meant that in almost all proposals, Rusden would become part of Monash University . However, the most supported of the early floated plans was a merger of all the other campuses with Swinburne Institute of Technology . A sticking point

6724-515: Was “a systemic failure of respect from this institution" towards casual staff that resulted in underpaying 1,000 staff members and requiring the university to pay back $ 9.5 million. This followed a campaign by the National Tertiary Education Union's University of Melbourne Casuals Branch, which engaged in a series of protests, including one outside the Vice Chancellor's residence. The university came under sustained criticism over

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