Victoria University

Victoria University (VU), also called Vic Uni, is a public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, one of the country's six dual-sector universities, teaching both higher education and technical and further education (TAFE) and belonging to Universities Australia.维多利亚大学（Victoria University，简称 VU，亦称 Vic Uni）是位于澳大利亚维多利亚州墨尔本的公立研究型大学，是澳大利亚六所「双轨制」大学之一，同时提供高等教育与技术与继续教育（TAFE），并为澳大利亚高校行业协会（Universities Australia）成员。

It descends from the Footscray Technical School, opened in February 1916 in Melbourne's western suburbs, and was renamed Victoria University in 2005 after successive mergers with TAFE and higher-education institutions.其前身是 1916 年 2 月在墨尔本西郊开学的富茨克雷技术学校；在与多所 TAFE 及高等教育机构相继合并后，于 2005 年更名为维多利亚大学。

In 2025 the university enrolled about 52,600 students, among them 17,044 undergraduates and 7,310 postgraduate coursework students, and it was placed 696th in the QS World University Rankings 2027, operating from campuses in Melbourne's western suburbs and the central business district.2025 年该校在读学生约 52,600 人，其中本科生 17,044 人、授课型研究生 7,310 人，并在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中位列第 696 位，其校区分布于墨尔本西郊与中央商务区。

History

• The first proposal for a technical school in Melbourne's western suburbs was made in 1910, and it took five years of fundraising before the institution could finally open.1910 年，墨尔本西郊设立技术学校的构想首次提出；此后历经五年筹款，学校方才得以开办。
• The Footscray Technical School opened in February 1916 with 220 students and nine teachers, intended to fit young people for skilled work rather than unskilled labour.富茨克雷技术学校于 1916 年 2 月开学，首批有 220 名学生与 9 名教师，旨在让年轻人胜任技术性工作，而非从事非技术劳动。
• Charles Archibald Hoadley, who had served as a geologist on Douglas Mawson's Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911 to 1914, was the school's principal from its founding in 1916 until his death in 1947.曾于 1911 至 1914 年担任道格拉斯·莫森「澳大利亚南极考察队」地质学家的查尔斯·阿奇博尔德·霍德利，自 1916 年建校起担任该校校长，直至 1947 年去世。
• Under Hoadley the school added trade certificate courses and diplomas in architecture, building and contracting, alongside evening classes for working students.在霍德利主持下，学校增设技工证书课程，以及建筑、营造与承包等文凭课程，并为在职学生开办夜校。
• During the influenza pandemic of 1918 and 1919 the Footscray City Council turned the school into an emergency hospital that eventually treated 315 patients.1918 与 1919 年流感大流行期间，富茨克雷市政当局把该校改为临时医院，前后共接诊 315 名病患。
• By 1943, despite the disruption of war and the Depression, about 2,500 students were enrolled in courses taught at the Footscray Park and Footscray Nicholson sites, and the school had become a major education provider in the west.到 1943 年，尽管历经战争与大萧条的冲击，富茨克雷公园与富茨克雷尼科尔森两处校址所授课程仍招有约 2,500 名学生，该校已成为西区重要的教育提供者。
• In 1958 the school was renamed Footscray Technical College, and women first enrolled in day diploma courses in 1960, marking a decisive social change.1958 年学校更名为富茨克雷技术学院；1960 年，女性首次入读日间文凭课程，标志着校内社会结构的重大变化。
• The Melbourne School of Hairdressing was formed in 1960 and the School of Painting, Decorating and Signcrafts followed in 1965, both later absorbed into the university's forerunners.墨尔本美容美发学校于 1960 年设立，绘画、装饰与招牌工艺学校于 1965 年设立，二者后来都并入该校的前身机构。
• In 1968 the college changed its name to the Footscray Institute of Technology, reflecting a shift well beyond its original technical and trade focus and towards degree-level teaching.1968 年，学院更名为富茨克雷理工学院，反映出其定位已远超最初的技术与技工取向，转向学位层次的教学。
• The secondary school section was separated from the institute in 1972, becoming what is today Footscray City College, while the institute concentrated on tertiary training.1972 年，中学部从学院中分离，成为如今的富茨克雷城市学院，学院则专事高等教育与培训。
• In 1973 a Footscray Technical College division was formed within the Footscray Institute of Technology, and by the mid-1970s its curriculum already included degree courses.1973 年，富茨克雷技术学院作为分部在富茨克雷理工学院内设立；到 20 世纪 70 年代中期，其课程已包含学位课程。
• The Melbourne School of Hairdressing was renamed the Melbourne Technical College of Hairdressing in 1975, and the Newport Technical College was formed in 1979.墨尔本美容美发学校于 1975 年更名为墨尔本美容美发技术学院；纽波特技术学院于 1979 年设立。
• In 1982 Footscray Technical College was renamed Footscray College of TAFE and Newport Technical College became Newport College of TAFE.1982 年，富茨克雷技术学院更名为富茨克雷 TAFE 学院，纽波特技术学院则成为纽波特 TAFE 学院。
• The Melbourne Technical College of Hairdressing took the name Flagstaff College of TAFE in 1984, and the Western Institute was established in 1987 to serve the outer western suburbs.墨尔本美容美发技术学院于 1984 年更名为弗拉格斯塔夫 TAFE 学院；1987 年设立西部学院，以服务西郊外围地区。
• The Victorian Parliament passed the Victoria University of Technology Act in 1990, and in 1991 the Footscray and Newport colleges of TAFE merged into the Western Metropolitan College of TAFE.1990 年，维多利亚州议会通过《维多利亚理工大学法案》；1991 年，富茨克雷与纽波特两所 TAFE 学院合并为西部城市 TAFE 学院。
• In 1992 the Victoria University of Technology formally opened, formed from the merger of the Footscray Institute of Technology and the Western Institute to serve Melbourne's growing western suburbs.1992 年，维多利亚理工大学正式开办，由富茨克雷理工学院与西部学院合并组建，以服务墨尔本不断扩大的西郊。
• The Flagstaff College of TAFE and the Melbourne College of Decoration merged with the Western Metropolitan College of TAFE in 1993.1993 年，弗拉格斯塔夫 TAFE 学院与墨尔本装饰学院并入西部城市 TAFE 学院。
• In 1996 the Western Metropolitan College of TAFE was renamed the Western Melbourne Institute of TAFE, which merged with the Victoria University of Technology in 1998.1996 年，西部城市 TAFE 学院更名为西墨尔本 TAFE 学院，并于 1998 年并入维多利亚理工大学。
• The Victoria University of Technology Act was amended in 2005 to rename the institution simply Victoria University, reflecting the growth of its teaching and research.2005 年，《维多利亚理工大学法案》获修订，将该校正式定名为维多利亚大学，以反映其教学与研究的成长。
• The university marked its centenary in 2016 and in 2026 runs Project 110 to celebrate 110 years of "moving with purpose", with a vision to be a global leader in dual-sector learning and research.该校于 2016 年迎来百年校庆，并于 2026 年开展「Project 110」，庆祝「目标笃行」110 周年，其愿景是成为双轨制教学与研究的全球领军者。
• In 2018 the university introduced the VU Block Model, in which students complete one unit at a time, and in 2022 the 32-level VU City Tower, described as Melbourne's tallest vertical campus, opened in the central business district and legal precinct.2018 年，该校推行「VU Block Model」教学模式，学生一次只修一门课程；2022 年，被称为墨尔本最高垂直校园的 32 层 VU 城市大厦在中央商务区与法律区启用。

Academics

• VU is a dual-sector university, one of only six in Australia, offering both higher education degrees and TAFE vocational qualifications across its colleges.VU 是澳大利亚仅有的六所双轨制大学之一，通过其各学院同时提供高等教育学位与 TAFE 职业资格。
• Teaching is organised into six colleges, namely the College of Arts and Education, the College of Business, the College of Engineering and Science, the College of Health and Bio-medicine, the College of Law and Justice and the College of Sport and Exercise Science.该校教学分设六个学院，即文理与教育学院、商学院、工程与科学学院、健康与生物医学院、法律与司法学院，以及体育与运动科学学院。
• Victoria University Polytechnic is the university's TAFE division, and VU College provides vocational courses together with higher education diplomas and certificates.维多利亚大学理工学院（Victoria University Polytechnic）是该校的 TAFE 部门，VU 学院则提供职业课程以及高等教育文凭与证书。
• The university awards certificates, diplomas, bachelor's and master's degrees, postgraduate certificates and diplomas, and doctoral research degrees.该校授予证书、文凭、学士与硕士学位、研究生证书与文凭，以及博士研究学位。
• Its best-known fields include sport and exercise science, engineering, education, nursing and health, law and justice, and business.其最具代表性的领域包括体育与运动科学、工程、教育、护理与健康、法律与司法，以及商科。
• The VU Block Model introduced in 2018 has won multiple awards for its focus on student learning, and the strategic plan for 2022 to 2028 is titled "Start well, finish brilliantly".2018 年推行的「VU Block Model」因聚焦学生学习而屡获嘉奖；该校 2022 至 2028 年的战略规划以「起跑良好、毕业出色」为宗旨。
• The College of Law and Justice is based in Melbourne's legal precinct, with a law library, the Sir Zelman Cowen Centre and two moot courts, and it offers undergraduate and postgraduate law degrees as well as continuing legal education for practising lawyers.法律与司法学院设于墨尔本法律区，配有法律图书馆、泽尔曼·考恩爵士中心与两个模拟法庭，并开设本科与硕士法学学位以及面向执业律师的继续法律教育。
• In the Excellence in Research for Australia 2018 assessment, 28 VU research disciplines were rated at or above world standard, with health, education and engineering among its recognised fields.在 2018 年澳大利亚卓越研究（ERA）评估中，该校有 28 个研究学科获评达到或高于世界水平，其受认可领域包括健康、教育与工程。
• The A$68.5 million sport and learning precinct at Footscray Park, including sport and exercise science research laboratories, was completed in early 2011.富茨克雷公园造价 6,850 万澳元的体育与学习区（含体育与运动科学研究实验室）于 2011 年初建成。
• VU delivers courses through partner institutions in Asia, among them Sunway University College in Malaysia, NSBM Green University in Sri Lanka and Liaoning University in China.该校通过亚洲的合作院校开设课程，包括马来西亚的双威大学学院、斯里兰卡的 NSBM 绿色大学以及中国的辽宁大学。
• International students may also study at VU Sydney, run with the Education Centre of Australia, and VU Brisbane, and in 2025 some 13,589 international students were enrolled across the Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane campuses.国际学生还可就读与澳大利亚教育中心合办的 VU 悉尼校区与 VU 布里斯班校区；2025 年，其墨尔本、悉尼与布里斯班三地校区共招收约 13,589 名国际学生。
• In 2025 tuition for international students at diploma level or above ranged from A14,900 to A20,000 per semester, and the university's operating budget for the year was A$556.4 million.2025 年，文凭及以上层次的国际学生学费为每学期 1.49 万至 2 万澳元；该校当年的运营预算为 5.564 亿澳元。
• Domestic students may receive a Commonwealth Supported Place and access the HECS-HELP loan scheme, and the university offers scholarships as bursaries or fee remission.本地学生可获联邦支持名额并使用 HECS-HELP 贷款计划；该校亦以助学金或学费减免的形式提供奖学金。
• In the 2023 Graduate Outcomes Survey, 64.5 per cent of VU undergraduates and 84.9 per cent of postgraduates were in full-time employment, with initial salaries of A69,400 and A93,900.在 2023 年毕业生成果调查中，该校本科生与硕士生的全职就业率分别为 64.5% 与 84.9%，起薪分别为 6.94 万与 9.39 万澳元。
• The 2023 Student Experience Survey recorded 81.2 per cent satisfaction among undergraduates and 75.5 per cent among postgraduates, while employer satisfaction reached 85.5 per cent.2023 年学生体验调查显示，本科生与硕士生的满意度分别为 81.2% 与 75.5%，雇主满意度则达 85.5%。
• The Sir Zelman Cowen Centre, based in the College of Law and Justice, is named after the former Governor-General of Australia Sir Zelman Cowen, who held that office from 1977 to 1982.法律与司法学院下设的泽尔曼·考恩爵士中心，以澳大利亚前总督泽尔曼·考恩爵士命名，他于 1977 至 1982 年出任该职。

Campus

• The main campus is Footscray Park on Ballarat Road, Footscray, a seven-hectare site beside the Maribyrnong River that serves as the university's administrative centre, near 37.81 degrees south and 144.96 degrees east.主校区为富茨克雷公园，位于富茨克雷的巴拉瑞特路，占地 7 公顷，毗邻马瑞巴农河，是该校的行政中心，坐标约为南纬 37.81 度、东经 144.96 度。
• Footscray Park teaches chiefly engineering, education and sport-related disciplines, has a 25-metre swimming pool and a childcare centre, and lies a short walk from Footscray railway station.富茨克雷公园主要教授工程、教育与体育相关学科，设有 25 米游泳池与一所托儿中心，距富茨克雷火车站步行可达。
• The St Albans campus on McKechnie Street stands on 32 hectares of native grasslands and focuses on psychology, nursing, arts and paramedic and biomedical sciences, with a health and fitness centre opened in 2013.位于麦凯奇尼街的圣奥尔本斯校区坐落于 32 公顷的原生草原上，侧重心理学、护理、人文以及辅助医疗与生物医学，并于 2013 年启用健康与健身中心。
• Footscray Nicholson, at the corner of Nicholson and Buckley Streets, delivers TAFE and VCE courses and opened a new learning commons in 2012.富茨克雷尼科尔森校区位于尼科尔森街与巴克利街交角，开设 TAFE 与高中证书（VCE）课程，并于 2012 年启用新的学习共享空间。
• The City Campus centres on the 32-level VU City Tower, opened in 2022, and the law building at 295 Queen Street in Melbourne's legal precinct, and it also houses business courses and an osteopathy clinic.市中心校区以 2022 年启用的 32 层 VU 城市大厦及其法律区内皇后街 295 号法学楼为核心，并设有商科课程与骨科诊疗所。
• The Werribee campus occupies 16 hectares in an agricultural research and tertiary precinct and offers trades training plus water, food and fire-safety research facilities.韦里比校区占地 16 公顷，位于农业研究与高等教育园区，提供技工培训以及水务、食品与消防安全研究设施。
• The Sunshine campus on Ballarat Road concentrates on TAFE business and construction courses, and its A$44 million Construction Hub opened in 2013 beside a 200-seat convention centre.位于巴拉瑞特路的阳光校区侧重 TAFE 商科与建筑课程；其造价 4,400 万澳元的建筑中心于 2013 年启用，毗邻设有 200 座礼堂的会议中心。
• In late 2010 VU opened an A$8 million Sport and Recreation Learning Centre at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray in partnership with the Western Bulldogs football club, and the centre contains massage therapy clinics open to the public and a 140-seat lecture theatre.2010 年末，该校与西部斗牛犬足球俱乐部合作，在西富茨克雷的惠滕椭圆球场开设造价 800 万澳元的体育与休闲学习中心，中心内设对公众开放的按摩治疗诊所与一座 140 座报告厅。
• Student housing includes the UniLodge Victoria University building, a 12-storey complex across the road from Footscray Park that replaced the Maidstone Student Village in 2016.学生住宿包括 UniLodge 维多利亚大学楼，这座 12 层建筑位于富茨克雷公园对面，于 2016 年取代梅德斯通学生村。
• The university also operates campuses in Sydney, Brisbane and India and delivers courses online, while a free security shuttle bus links the western campuses.该校还在悉尼、布里斯班与印度设有校区并提供在线课程；另有免费的安保穿梭巴士连接西郊各校区。

Reputation

• In the QS World University Rankings 2027 Victoria University is placed 696th in the world.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，维多利亚大学位列世界第 696 位。
• The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027 place VU in the 551 to 600 band, after a 501 to 600 band in 2026.2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名将该校列于第 551 至 600 区间，其 2026 年为第 501 至 600 区间。 ^[1]
• The U.S. News Best Global Universities ranking for 2026 to 2027 places the university 791st in the world.2026 至 2027 年版《美国新闻与世界报道》最佳全球大学排名将该校列为世界第 791 位。
• The university did not enter the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities compiled by ShanghaiRanking.该校未进入上海软科编制的 2026 年世界大学学术排名。
• In the QS World University Rankings 2026 VU was placed in the 741 to 750 band, 32nd among Australian universities.在 2026 年 QS 世界大学排名中，该校位列第 741 至 750 区间，居澳大利亚高校第 32 位。
• In the CWTS Leiden Ranking 2024 the university was placed 1,030th in the world and 29th in Australia.在 2024 年 CWTS 莱顿排名中，该校位列世界第 1,030 位、澳大利亚第 29 位。
• The Australian Financial Review Best Universities Ranking 2025 tied VU at 34th among Australian universities.《澳大利亚金融评论》2025 年最佳大学排名将该校列为澳大利亚高校并列第 34 位。
• In the 2018 Excellence in Research for Australia assessment, 28 disciplines were rated at or above world standard, with sport and exercise science and engineering particularly recognised, and its research strengths are concentrated in health, sport and engineering.在 2018 年澳大利亚卓越研究评估中，该校 28 个学科达到或高于世界水平，其体育与运动科学及工程尤受认可，研究强项集中在健康、体育与工程。
• Its research output is recorded by OpenAlex as about 25,790 works with some 1,148,377 citations, with health, sport and exercise science and engineering among its largest research concentrations.OpenAlex 数据库为该校收录约 25,790 篇成果，被引用约 1,148,377 次，其研究规模最大的领域包括健康、体育与运动科学以及工程。
• The 2023 Employer Satisfaction Survey gave VU graduates an overall employer satisfaction rate of 85.5 per cent, reflecting strong ties with industry in Melbourne's west.2023 年雇主满意度调查对 VU 毕业生的总体雇主满意度为 85.5%，反映出其与墨尔本西区产业的紧密联系。

Student life

• The university's motto is "The Door of Opportunity", taken from the image the Footscray Technical School used to express its purpose to the wider community.该校校训为「The Door of Opportunity」（机遇之门），取自富茨克雷技术学校用以向更广社区表达办学宗旨的意象。
• As a dual-sector institution, VU gives students flexible pathways that combine higher education degrees with TAFE training and short courses.作为双轨制院校，该校为学生提供把高等教育学位与 TAFE 培训及短期课程相结合的灵活升学路径。
• Student life is centred on campuses across Melbourne's west and the city, with student lounges, gyms, cafes and health clinics available on site.校园生活集中在墨尔本西郊与市中心的各校区，校内设有学生休息室、健身房、咖啡馆与健康诊所。
• The university's sporting teams carry the nickname Vultures, with the vulture as mascot, and VU competes in UniSport and the University Basketball League, with a sport precinct at Footscray Park and a fitness centre at St Albans opened in 2013.该校运动队以「Vultures」（秃鹫）为昵称，吉祥物为秃鹫；VU 参加 UniSport 与大学篮球联赛，富茨克雷公园设有体育区，圣奥尔本斯则于 2013 年启用健身中心。
• The Whitten Oval partnership with the Western Bulldogs gives students access to professional sport facilities and massage clinics that are open to the public.与西部斗牛犬足球俱乐部在惠滕椭圆球场的合作，让学生得以使用职业级体育设施与对公众开放的按摩诊所。
• The university marked its centenary in 2016 and in 2026 runs Project 110, including the inaugural VU Impact Legend Awards and a celebratory gala dinner.该校于 2016 年迎来百年校庆，并于 2026 年开展「Project 110」，其中包括首届 VU 影响力传奇奖与庆祝晚宴。
• Services such as the Aura hair, beauty and massage salon, childcare, a bookshop and student accommodation support everyday campus life.诸如 Aura 美发美容按摩沙龙、托儿中心、书店与学生住宿等服务，支撑着日常的校园生活。
• VU students can live in purpose-built accommodation across the road from Footscray Park or at International House, the residential college at the University of Melbourne.VU 学生可入住富茨克雷公园对面的专门学生公寓，或墨尔本大学的住宿学院「国际学舍」。

Notable people

• Charles Archibald Hoadley served as the school's founding principal from 1916 until his death in 1947 and was also a geologist with Antarctic expedition experience.查尔斯·阿奇博尔德·霍德利自 1916 年起担任该校创校校长直至 1947 年去世，他同时也是一名有过南极探险经历的地质学家。
• Ron Barassi, one of Australian rules football's most celebrated figures and an AFL legend, studied at the institution that became Victoria University.罗恩·巴拉西是澳式足球史上最著名的人物之一、澳式足球联赛传奇，曾就读于后来成为维多利亚大学的院校。
• Andrew Gaze, a former basketball player and Olympian who competed at five Summer Games, is counted among VU's alumni.安德鲁·盖兹是曾五次参加夏季奥运会的篮球名将与奥运选手，位列该校校友之中。
• Jeffrey Cheah, an alumnus and founder of the Malaysian property and education group Sunway, has been a major benefactor of the university's partner institution in Malaysia.校友杰弗里·谢是马来西亚地产与教育集团双威的创办人，也是该校马来西亚合作院校的重要资助人。
• Ngconde Balfour, a former Minister of Sport and Recreation of South Africa, and Kim Wells, a former Treasurer of Victoria, are both alumni.南非前体育与娱乐部长恩贡德·巴尔弗，以及维多利亚州前财政部长金·韦尔斯，均为该校校友。
• Mike McKay, a rower who was a member of Australia's Oarsome Foursome, and Danny Morseu, the first Torres Strait Islander to represent Australia at the Olympics, studied at VU.曾为澳大利亚「无敌四人组」赛艇队成员的迈克·麦凯，以及首位代表澳大利亚参加奥运会的托雷斯海峡岛民丹尼·莫尔苏，均就读于该校。
• Alan Kohler, a financial journalist and commentator, is both an alumnus of the university and a former member of its staff.财经记者与评论员艾伦·科勒既是该校校友，也曾在该校任职。
• Nyadol Nyuon, a litigation lawyer and advocate for the South Sudanese community in Australia, is a graduate of Victoria University.诉讼律师、澳大利亚南苏丹社群权益倡导者尼亚多尔·纽昂毕业于维多利亚大学。
• Sukhbold Sukhee, a Mongolian diplomat who serves as his country's permanent representative to the United Nations, is an alumnus.蒙古外交官苏赫巴尔德·苏赫现任该国常驻联合国代表，是该校校友。
• Easton Wood, captain of the Western Bulldogs team that won the 2016 AFL premiership, also studied at the university.率西部斗牛犬队夺得 2016 年澳式足球联赛总冠军的队长伊斯顿·伍德，也曾就读于该校。
• Michael Kirby, a retired judge of the High Court of Australia, the poet and novelist Tony Birch, and the Indigenous activist and historian Gary Foley have taught or lectured at the university.澳大利亚高等法院退休大法官迈克尔·柯比、诗人兼小说家托尼·伯奇，以及原住民活动家兼历史学家加里·福利，都曾在该校任教或讲学。
• Steve Bracks, a former Premier of Victoria, has served as the university's Chancellor since May 2021, while Adam Shoemaker has been Vice-Chancellor and President since December 2020.维多利亚州前州长史蒂夫·布兰克斯自 2021 年 5 月起担任该校校监，亚当·舒梅克则自 2020 年 12 月起担任校长。