Bollettino della Comunità Scientifica in Australasia. Ambasciata d Italia CANBERRA. Dicembre Monash University

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1 Monash University L Universita di Monash e stata istituita nel 1958 nello stato del Victoria e da allora al campus originario di Clayton, se ne sono aggiunti altri sei in Australia, uno in Malesia e uno in sudafrica. Lo staff della Monash raggiunge quasi le 5000 unita e attualmente oltre studenti si suddividono tra le 10 facolta e gli otto campus, di questi, il 75% sono iscritti ai corsi undergraduate, il 19.5% a postgraduate coursework e il 5.7% a lauree superiori di ricerca. Suddivisi tra gli otto campus dell Universita, inoltre il 25% degli studenti sono stranieri (circa 6000 provenienti da oltre 80 Paesi). Inoltre la Monash University ha aperto un nuovo centro a Londra e un centro a Prato, in Toscana. Questi centri hanno lo scopo di sviluppare le connessioni con universita, governi, organizzazioni culturali e industriali in Europa; sviluppare ed espandere le opportunita per gli studenti australiani di studiare in Europa e per gli studenti europei per studiare in Australia; e offrire una finestra sull Australia su questioni rilevanti attraverso meeting di accademici. La Monash University appartiene al cosiddetto Group of eight una coalizione delle Universita Australiane in cui viene svolto il 70% dell attivita di ricerca universitaria in Australia. L Universita di Monash mira ad un insegnamento di alta qualita e di eccellenza, essndo centrata sulle Monash University was established in 1958, since then, has grown from a single campus at Clayton to six campuses in Australia, one in Malaysia and one in South Africa. Monash University reaches almost 5000 people of staff, and has more than 42,000 students across 10 faculties and eight campus. Of these 75% are undergraduates, 19.5% are taking postgraduate coursework and 5.7% higher degree research. Within the eight campus, 25% of the students are international (almost 6000 coming from more than 80 countries). Monash also has locations in Europe with the opening of a new centre in London and one in Prato, Italy to develop and expand Australia's connections with universities, governments, cultural organisations and industry in Europe; to develop and expand the opportunities for Monash and other Australian students to study in Europe, and for European students to study at Monash; to offer a window on Australia through meetings of academics on relevant issues. Monash University is a member of the Group of Eight, a coalition of Australia's leading universities. The Group of Eight undertakes 70 percent of all research conducted in Australian universities. Monash University is dedicated to high quality teaching and excellence in teaching. It has committed itself to a student-centred, flexible and innovative approach that takes full 79

2 necessita dello studente con un approccio flessibile e innovativo, utilizzando le metodiche e le tecnologie piu avanzate per l insegnamento e l apprendimento. La Monash e coinvolta in una serie di attivita di ricerca leader in collaborazione con altri enti pubblici e privati. In particolare dal 2002, verranno portati avanti due principali progetti: Monash STRIP (Monash Science Technology Research and Innovation Precinct): l area verra costruita nel campus di Clayton per aiutare lo sviluppo di attivita di ricerca a livello mondiale nelle industrie emergenti di prossima generazione e costera 300 milioni di dollari australiani. Questo settore ospitera una serie di aziende knowledgeintensive nei campi della produzione di materiale scientifico, medico, plastico, e dei trasporti. La struttura nazionale del Sincrotrone: il primo sincrotrone australiano verra costruito nel campus di Clayton, grazie a un finanziamento di 157 milioni di dollari australiani del Governo statale, e funzionera dal Inoltre all interno dell universita e stata creata la Monash Commercial Pty Ltd (MonCom), che offre alle comunita accademica e industriale l opportunita di essere parte di un attivita in continuo sviluppo. MonCom si occupa della commercializzazione dei risultati di ricerca anche identificando e assistendo nella protezione della proprieta intellettuale. Attaverso MonCom, I ricercatori sono in grado advantage of new directions in teaching and learning and new technologies. Monash is involved in innovative research across its eight campuses and in cooperation with industry and other research institutions. From 2002, two new projects will boost scientific and biomedical research at the university: Monash STRIP (Monash Science Technology Research and Innovation Precinct): The STRIP will be constructed on the Clayton campus to support the development of worldclass research into next generation emerging industries at a cost of 300 million AU$. The Monash STRIP will house a cluster of knowledge intensive enterprises within a region that has Australia's largest industrial concentration of scientific, medical, advanced materials, plastics, transport and equipment manufacturing. National synchrotron facility: Clayton campus will be the site for Australia's first synchrotron. Funded by the State government, the facility will be operational by Furthermore, within the University there is the Monash Commercial Pty Ltd (MonCom) that offers educational and business communities the opportunity to be part of a rapid expansion of university enterprises. MonCom assists Monash academics from all disciplines to: identify and protect intellectual property; to receive support right throughout the commercialisation process. Through MonCom, Monash University researchers are able to access 80

3 di accedere a fondi, servizi e supporto per creare nuovi processi e prodotti a partire dalla proprieta intellettuale con potenzialita commerciali. I partner industriali e gli investitori sono coinvolti attraverso attivita di ricerca e sviluppo comune, o avendo dei vantaggi da una gamma di opportunita d affari. La Monash incoraggia gli studenti stranieri a partecipare a una serie di attivita che consentano loro di fare un esperienza piu interessante; inoltre Monash International fornisce prima del loro arrivo tutte le informazioni necessarie per il visto, la sistemazione, le borse di studio ecc. Una volta in Australia e inoltre possible ususfruire dei sevizi di assistenza per la lingua con corsi di lingua e scrittura attraverso i Language and Learning Services. Le attivita post Laurea soo coordinate dalla Monash Research Graduate School. Facolta di Arte La Laurea alla Facolta di Arte, all interno di una delle scuole permette di avere una preparazione molto flessibile e di intraprendere attivita varie nei settori del giornalismo, delle pubbliche relazioni, della ricerca, dei servizi bibliotecari, dell insegnamento ecc. La facolta comprende le scuole di: geografia e scienze ambientali, studi storici, scienze umanistiche, della comunicazione e sociali, linguaggi, culture e linguistica, studi letterari, visivi e dello spettacolo, musica (conservatorio), filosofia e bioetica. funding, services and support to create new processes and products from intellectual property with commercial potential. Industry partners and investors can be involved through joint research and development or by taking advantage of a range of business opportunities. Monash encourages international students to take part in a wide variety of activities to make their university experience a rewarding one. Before leaving for Australia, they can obtain useful information about visas, accommodation, scholarships and other student services from Monash International. Once in Australia, assistance with English language and writing skills is also available through Language and Learning Services. The Monash Research Graduate School coordinates the university s postgraduate research training activities. Faculty of Arts A degree in the Faculty of Arts, within one of its schools, allows to have a very flexible education and to carry out activities in journalism, public relations, research, library services, teaching etc. The Schools of the Faculty are: Geography & Environmental Science, Historical Studies, Humanities, Communications & Social Sciences, Languages, Cultures and Linguistics, Literary, Visual & Performance Studies, Music - Conservatorium, Philosophy & Bioethics, Political & Social Inquiry. 81

4 L attivita postlaurea viene gestita dall Arts Research Graduate School che offre una vasta gamma di programmi di training all interno della Facolta, compresiserie di seminari, seminari su tematiche particolari e addestramento delle tecniche di applicazioni di software e altri argomenti di ricerca. Inoltre, alla Facolta afferiscono i seguenti centri: Studi Australiani indigeni, studi interculturali, istruzione della lingua giapponese. Facolta d Arte e Design La vasta gamma di corsi e di attivita di apprendimento, di diplomi (undergraduate, postgraduate e diplomi doppi) e di modalita di studio flessibili, consentono agli studenti di combinare soggetti e corsi a vantaggio delle opportunita che emergono in arte e disegno. La Facolta ha sviluppato una reputazione in campo nazionale fornendo una forte istruzione nelle capacita concettuali, percettive e tecniche fondamentali per i professionisti in questo campo. Tutti gli studenti seguono i corsi di disegno a mano libera, teoria e storia dell arte e del disegno, e pratica profesionale. Inoltre quasi tutti gli studenti studiano la produzione di immagini digitali. All interno del modello d insegnamento gli studenti imparano facendo, con la guida dei professori, molti dei quali sono professionisti di fama nazionale e internazionale. L amministrazione della Facolta si The Arts Research Graduate School is a focal point for graduate research activities and research training across the Faculty. It offers a range of programs which include a comprehensive research training seminar series, advanced research seminars on special topics and skills training in software applications and other research related training. Furthermore, the following Centres are managed by the Faculty: Australian Indigenous Studies, Intercultural Studies, Japanese Language Education. Faculty of Art and Design The Faculty's range of studio and course subjects, degrees (undergraduate, postgraduate, and double degrees), and flexible learning arrangements give students the chance to combine the subjects and courses they need to take advantage of new opportunities emerging in art and design. The Faculty has developed a national reputation for providing a strong education in the conceptual, perceptual and technical skills fundamental to professional art and design activity. All students undertake core subjects in drawing, theory and history of art and design, and professional practice. Almost all students study digital imaging. Within the studio teaching model, students 'learn by doing' under the guidance of lecturers, most of whom are nationally or internationally recognised practitioners. The Faculty administration is based at a new, award-winning building at the 82

5 trova in un nuovo edificio, vincitore di un premio all interno del campus Caulfield, che comprende studi ampie ben equipaggiati e una nuova galleria in cui vengono fatte delle mostre di artisti e designers di fama internazionale, nonche mostre dei lavori dello staff e degli studenti. Lo studio post-laurea prevede la possibilita di qualiche tramite la sola attivita di ricerca, in cui gli studenti lavorano ad un progetto particolare sotto la guida di un docente, oppure tramite la frequenza di corsi in cui le iscrizioni sono fatte sulla base dell argomento ad un livello di studio superiore. In quest ultimo caso e sufficiente avere un bachelor degree, mentre per accedere alle qualifiche per attivita di ricerca e necessario un honours oppure un diploma post laurea. Departmenti della facolta sono: Department of Fine Arts, Department of Design, Department of Multimedia and Digital Arts, Department of Theory of Art and Design, Gippsland Centre for Art and Design. Facolta di Business e economia Lo scopo della facolta e di usare la sua diversita interna per diventare un leader internazionale nel raggiungimento, disseminazione e analisi del sapere nelle discipline economiche. L istruzione in questo campo e estremamente richiesta in tutto il mondo perche ottiene leader con esperienza e conoscenza in una vasta gamma di discipline che hanno un valore immediate sul posto di Caulfield campus, which includes spacious and well-equipped studios and a new gallery where regularly exhibit works by internationally recognised artists and designers. Work of advanced students and staff is also shown in the galleries. In a postgraduate qualification by research, students spend most of their time engaged in an original research project under expert academic supervision. In a postgraduate qualification by coursework students enroll in a subject-based program at the higher degree level. Entry into coursework degrees usually requires a minimum of an undergraduate award (e.g. a bachelor's degree). Entry in a postgraduate qualification by research, usually requires a minimum of an honours year, or postgraduate qualification (e.g. a graduate diploma). Departments of Faculty are: Department of Fine Arts, Department of Design, Department of Multimedia and Digital Arts, Department of Theory of Art and Design, Gippsland Centre for Art and Design. Faculty of Business and Economics The aim of the Faculty is to use its unique internal diversity to become an international leader in the pursuit, dissemination and analysis of knowledge in the business and economics disciplines. Business education is in high demand worldwide because it develops leaders with knowledge and expertise across a broad range of disciplines that have immediate value in the 83

6 lavoro. La facolta opera in cinque campus dell Universita di Monash, a Berwick, Caulfield, Clayton, Gippsland and Peninsula, nonche a Kuala Lumpur in Malesia, a Johannesburg in Sud Africa, a Singapore e a Hong Kong. La Facolta ha circa studenti e offre titoli quali bachelors degrees, executive certificates, graduate certificates, graduate diplomas, masters degrees by research e by coursework, l MBA e il PhD. Inoltre la facolta offre un nuovo corso di dottorato professionale, il 'Doctor of Business Administration'. Dal 2001 inoltre, in collaborazione con la facolta di Information Technology e possible ottenere il Master in commercio elettronico. E possible ottenere specializzazioni singole o doppie grazie alla vasta scelta e alla flessibilita. La tecnologia piu avanzata viene utilizzata per fornire una serie di metodi di apprendimento e aumentare il valore dell esperienza interpersonale nel campus. I programmi sono preparati per garantire agli studenti la possibilita di trasferimento da un campus all altro, sia in Australia che all estero e per accentuare e internazionalizzare la loro espereinza formativa. All interno della facolta vi sono una serie di centri di ricerca di eccellenza riconosciuti internazionalmente: Asian Economics Unit, Asian Business Law Research Unit, Business and Economics Forecasting global workplace. The Faculty operates on five of the University's campuses in Victoria - Berwick, Caulfield, Clayton, Gippsland and Peninsula - at Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, at Johannesburg in South Africa, at Singapore and Hong Kong. The Faculty has approximately 13,500 students and offers a comprehensive selection of awards - bachelors degrees, executive certificates, graduate certificates, graduate diplomas, masters degrees by research and by coursework, the MBA, and the PhD. The Faculty will also be offering a new professional doctorate, the 'Doctor of Business Administration'. New in 2001, in collaboration with the Faculty of Information Technology, is the Master of Electronic Commerce. Flexibility is provided by a wide choice of individual and double specializations. The latest technology is used to provide a choice of learning methods and increase the value of face-to-face campus experience. Programs are designed to give students the flexibility to transfer between campuses, both in Australia and overseas, to enhance and internationalise their learning experience. The Faculty has several internationally recognised centres of research excellence: Asian Economics Unit, Asian Business Law Research Unit, Business and Economics Forecasting Unit, Family Business Research Unit, Centre for Health Program Evaluation, Centre of Policy Studies/IMPACT Project, Centre in Industrial Relations, 84

7 Unit, Family Business Research Unit, Centre for Health Program Evaluation, Centre of Policy Studies/IMPACT Project, Centre in Industrial Relations, Monash Governance Research Unit. I dipartimenti della facolta sono: Accounting and Finance, Business Law and Taxation, Econometrics and Business Statistics, Economics, Management, Marketing. Facolta dell Istruzione La Facolta dell Istruzione ha una reputazione internazione per eccellenza nell insegnamento e nella ricerca e nella promozione di discussioni pubbliche su questioni riguardanti l istruzione. Molti membri dello staff sono coinvolti in attivita di consulenza in tutto il mondo e hanno legami con universita e industrie d oltreoceano. La Facolta dell Istruzione e una delle piu grandi d Australia e ha sede in tre campus: Clayton, Gippsland e Peninsula. Offre una vasta gamma di possibilita di studio sia undergraduate che graduate, compresi corsi di training per insegnanti, master e lauree superiori di ricerca. I programmi di ricerca sono orientati verso i professionisti che intendono sviluppare la conoscenza e le capacita di condurre una ricerca orientata professionalmente (comprese quelle basate sull evidenza e sulla pratica riflessiva), ricerca orientata alla politica e ricerca piu tradizionale. Le lauree superior i cono ottenute tramite tesi di master o di dottorato Monash Governance Research Unit. Department of the Faculty are: Accounting and Finance, Business Law and Taxation, Econometrics and Business Statistics, Economics, Management, Marketing. Faculty of Education The Faculty of Education has an outstanding reputation, both nationally and internationally, for excellence in teaching and research, in professional training, and in the promotion of public discussion of education issues. Many staff members are involved in consultancy work around the world and have connections with overseas universities and industries. The Faculty of Education is one of the largest in Australia and is located across three campuses - Clayton, Gippsland and Peninsula. It offers an extensive range of undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate studies including teacher training courses, Masters and higher degrees in research. The research education programs cater for education professionals who wish to develop the knowledge and skills to conduct professionallyoriented research (including evidence-based and reflective practice), policy-oriented research and more traditional research. You can join the Faculty s research culture either by doing a research 85

8 (ad esempio il Master of Education o il dottorato e completato solo con il lavoro di tesi) o attraverso la frequenza di corsi e la tesi (come nel Master of Education by coursework o il Doctor of Education). Questi programmi sono integrati da una vasta gamma di attivita di ricerca che sono aperte a studenti e staff, comprese la Research Winter School, la conferenza ERCSS (Educational Research Community of Students and Staff), workshops, seminari e programmi di lettura. I centri di ricerca che afferiscono alla facolta sono: Centre for the Economics of Education and Training (CEET); Centre for Science, Mathematics and Technology Education; Centre for Work and Learning Studies (CWALS); Institute of Human Development and Counselling; Monash Centre for Research in International Education (MCRIE). Facolta d Information Technology La Facolta d Information Technology della Monash University e stata la prima d Australia ed e la piu grande, fornendo insegnamento e ricerca di qualita con sedi in tutti i sette campus, compreso quello in Malesia, e attraverso programmi di istruzione a distanza. La forza della facolta e la vastita di opzioni e di opportunita che vengono offerte. La Facolta offre una gamma di aree tematiche e corsi che comprendono Masters or Doctoral thesis (i.e. a Master of Education or a Doctor of Philosophy that is completed by thesis only) or by completing coursework and a thesis (i.e. a Master of Education by coursework and thesis or a Doctor of Education). These formal programs are supplemented by a wide range of additional research education activities that are open to all students and staff, including the Research Winter School, the ERCSS (Educational Research Community of Students and Staff), conference, training workshops, and seminar and reading programs. The Research Centres within the Faculty are: Centre for the Economics of Education and Training (CEET); Centre for Science, Mathematics and Technology Education; Centre for Work and Learning Studies (CWALS); Institute of Human Development and Counselling; Monash Centre for Research in International Education (MCRIE). Faculty of Information Technology The faculty of Information Technology is Australia's first and largest information technology faculty, leading the way internationally in providing quality information technology teaching and research across seven campuses, including the Malaysia, and via distance education. The strengths is based on the range of choices and opportunities offered, and on the diversity and flexible mode of 86

9 tematiche relative all hardware, come robotica fino al design multimediale. La Facolta soddisfa i requisiti essenziali per un istruzione in computeristica, fornendo le strutture piu moderne, un insegnamento superiore e supporto per gli studenti, corsi flessibili e prospettive brillanti. La Facolta svolge attivita d insegnamento e ricerca nei seguenti campi dell IT: Sviluppo delle applicazioi Sistemi business Scienza informatica Sistemi digitali Gestione e sistemi informativi Sistemi multimediali Network computing Ingegneria del software All interno della facolta vi sono le seguenti scuole: The School of Business Systems The School of Information Management and Systems The School of Computer Science and Software Engineering The Gippsland School of Computing and Information Technology, The School of Nework Computing The School of Business and Information Technology at the Monash Malaysia campus. Inoltre la Facolta gestisce il Pearcey Centre for Computing, il Centre for Electronic Commerce, e il Centre for Information Management and Systems Practice. La Facolta ha un numero superiore di accademici e staff di ricerca di ogni altra facolta di IT del Paese e quasi l 80% di loro hanno un Master delivery. The Faculty offers a range of subjects and courses, from hardware-based subjects such as robotics, to multimedia design. The Faculty satisfies the essential requirements of computing education, the very latest equipment, superior teaching and student support, flexible courses and brilliant prospects. The faculty teaches and conducts research across a wide range of information technology fields including: applications development; business systems; computer science; digital systems; information management and systems; multimedia; network computing; and software engineering. The schools in the faculty are: The School of Business Systems The School of Information Management and Systems The School of Computer Science and Software Engineering The Gippsland School of Computing and Information Technology, The School of Nework Computing The School of Business and Information Technology at the Monash Malaysia campus. The faculty also operates the Pearcey Centre for Computing, the Centre for Electronic Commerce, and the Centre for Information Management and Systems Practice. The Faculty have more academic and research staff than any other 87

10 o un PhD. computing and IT faculty in the country and almost 80 per cent are research qualified to Masters or PhD level. Facolta di Legge La Facolta di Legge e stata fondata nel 1964 ed e arrivata ad avere 2000 tra studenti graduate e postgraduate. La maggior parte degli studenti prendono la prima laurea in legge, considerando che la maggior parte sono nei corsi del Bachelor of Law (LLB), ma attualmente e possibile iscriversi a un corso post-laurea in legge, chiamato LLM (di pratica legale) che e disegnato appositamente per laureati in altre discipline. La Facolta offre una serie di corsi postlaurea, complreso il diploma in Legal Practice, Skills and Ethics, che e un corso di 21 settimane che puo essere frequentato dopo il corso di base LLB o come le ulitme 21 settimane del corso di LLM (Pratica Legale). Gli studenti di dottorato sono raddoppiati dal L iscrizione di studenti internazionale e in continuo aumento. Gli studenti della facolta sono incoraggiati a utilizzare l opportunita di fare una parte del loro corso di studio all estero. Infatti, attraverso i campus e i centri della Monash d oltreoceano legge e offerta a vari livelli in Malesia, Sud Africa, Italia e Inghilterra. Le attivita di ricerca della facolta di legge, ricopre un vasto spettro della ricerca legale. Tuttavia, le aree di maggiore forza che sono state Faculty of Law The Monash Law School was founded in It has grown to have over 2000 students taking undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Most of the students are taking first degrees in law. The largest intake is into the Bachelor of Law (LLB), but now there is graduate entry degree in law, the LLM (Legal Practice), which is designed specially for graduates of other disciplines who have decided that they wish to practice law. There is a range of postgraduate courses, including the Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice, Skills and Ethics. This is a 21 week course taken after the LLB, or as the last 21 weeks of the LLM (Legal Practice), which is an alternative to articles of clerkship in Victoria. PhD students have doubled in size since Enrolments of international students at all levels are growing continuously. Monash law students are encouraged to take advantage of the opportunities to study overseas as part of their Monash degree. Through Monash s campuses and centres overseas, law teaching is offered at some level in Malaysia, South Africa, Italy and England. The Law School's Research Portfolio covers a broad spectrum of legal 88

11 sviluppate in un numero di anni, comoprendono: giustizia crimilae e studi forensi, diritto e regolamentazione pubblica, compresi privatizzazione e contabilita pubblica, prprieta reale, personale e intellettuale, diritti umani, diritto commerciale compresa la legislazione dell economia digitale. Le attivita di ricerca in queste aree vengono ulteriormente perseguite all interno dei centri di ricerca che afferiscono alla facolta : Castan Centre for Human Rights Law; Centre for Law in the Digital Economy (CLIDE); International Institute of Forensic Studies; National Australia Bank's Banking Law Centre; Centre for the study of Privatisation and Public Accountability. research. However, there are four major areas of strength within the Law School, which have developed over a number of years. They include: Criminal justice and forensic studies Public law and regulation, including privatisation and public accountability Real, personal and intellectual property Human rights Commercial law, including law of the digital economy. These areas are enhanced further by the establishment of the Law School's research centres: Castan Centre for Human Rights Law; Centre for Law in the Digital Economy (CLIDE); International Institute of Forensic Studies; National Australia Bank's Banking Law Centre; Centre for the study of Privatisation and Public Accountability. Monash University Facolta di Arte Facolta di Arte e design Facolta di Business ed economia Facolta dell Istruzione Facolta di Information Technology Facolta di Legge