Welcome to Victoria University.

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VC's welcome message video transcript

Our website aims to provide you with the information you need to know about Victoria University.

We are a tertiary institution like no other. Boasting dual-sector status, our course delivery profile spans the Australian Qualifications Framework, giving students the opportunity to study at certificate level (including apprenticeships) right through to post-graduate level.

Currently, Victoria University provides educational opportunities to approximately 50,000 domestic students, and to approximately 12,000 international students both in Australia, and overseas.

The University’s heartland is Melbourne’s west – we have two campuses in Footscray, and in other parts of the west of Melbourne. But as well as having a presence in Melbourne’s CBD, we also operate as a trans-national university with students in China, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam and India.

But what makes Victoria University truly unique is its students – our students are both younger and older, and more educationally, culturally, linguistically and economically diverse than is the case for other universities in Australia. They include those preparing to enter the workforce as well as new entrants to work and experienced people seeking education to support their career development aspirations.

The best way to find out what is special about Victoria University is to read Excellent, Engaged and Accessible - Victoria University's Strategic Plan to be a great university of the 21st century. With the launch of this plan in 2011, and the subsequent release of an ambitious reform implementation schedule, The VU Agenda Blueprint in 2012, Victoria University is undergoing the most significant transformation in its almost 100 year history. Both of these key documents detail Victoria University’s four concurrent reform areas, including organisational reform; curriculum reform; workforce reform & organisational development; campus & infrastructure reform.

Our website also details information about our courses, research and partnerships.

We are always willing to hear feedback. If you have any suggestions or questions, or if you are looking for something you cannot find, please contact the University directly.

I do hope you find the information you are looking for, and perhaps even discover something new along the way.

Professor Peter Dawkins
Vice-Chancellor and President