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| logo = 200px }} La Trobe University is an Australian multi-campus public research university whose flagship campus, the largest metropolitan campus in the country, is located in Melbourne, Victoria. The university was established in 1964 following the assent of the ''La Trobe University Act'' by Victorian Parliament on 9 December of that year, becoming the third university in the State.〔''(La Trobe University Act 1964 )'' (Vic), accessed 5 Jan. 2015.〕 While it does not share the architectural aesthetics of its sandstone peers, at its core La Trobe, as much as Monash, was 'among the last of the old universities in Australia.'〕|group=Note}} Of the many aspirations set upon La Trobe by its distinguished founders, one of its most prominent achievements, and a great source of university pride, has been its long-standing commitment to providing access to higher education to those traditionally excluded from the sector. In 2015 it was ranked in the top 100 universities under 50 in the ''Times Higher Education World University Rankings''.〔Times Higher Education, '(100 Under 50 Rankings 2015 results )', Times Higher Education (), (2015), accessed 9 Jun. 2015.〕 Additionally, the 2015-2016 THE performance indicators placed La Trobe as =12th in Australia for teaching, 11th for research, and 13th for industry income.〔Times Higher Education, 'https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2016/world-ranking#!/page/0/length/25', Times Higher Education (), (2015), accessed 22 Nov. 2015.〕 La Trobe's flagship campus is located in the Melbourne suburb of Bundoora with two other major campuses located in the regional Victorian city of Bendigo and in the twin border cities of Albury-Wodonga. The university has two smaller regional campuses in Mildura and Shepparton, and three minor CBD campuses: two in Melbourne on Franklin Street and Collins Street, and one on York Street in Sydney. La Trobe offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses across its two colleges of Arts, Social Science and Commerce (ASSC) and Science, Health and Engineering (SHE). ASSC consists of the four schools of Business, Education, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Law, while SHE consists of the nine schools of Allied Health, Applied Systems Biology, Cancer Medicine, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, Life Sciences, Molecular Sciences, Nursing and Midwifery, Psychology and Public Health and Rural Health.〔La Trobe University, '(Colleges )', La Trobe University (), (2014), accessed 5 Jan. 2015.〕 La Trobe is considered to be particularly strong in the area of arts and humanities; this was reflected in the 2014 ''QS World University Rankings'' where it was ranked in the top 200 international universities for Arts and Humanities. It was ranked 38th in the world in the fields of archaeology, ancient history and classics, while sociology, communication, media studies and linguistics all scored in the top 100.〔La Trobe University, '(La Trobe ranked among world universities )', La Trobe University (), (2014), accessed 5 Jan. 2015.〕 It was also ranked in the top 100 universities for arts and humanities in the 2014-15 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, where it was the number one Australian university for industry income.〔Times Higher Education, '(Top 100 universities for arts and humanities 2014-2015 )', Times Higher Education (), (2014), accessed 5 Jan. 2015.〕 La Trobe also features a strong Masters of Business Administration (MBA) program which has been ranked in the top 200 Business Schools by QS Global Rankings since 2010.〔La Trobe University, '(La Trobe MBA rankings )', La Trobe University (), (2014), accessed 5 Jan. 2015.〕 In 2014 the La Trobe MBA was ranked 14th in Asia, 4th in Australia and 2nd in Victoria by QS Global Rankings. In terms of research quality, the university exhibits strength in the areas of arts and humanities, and biological and biotechnical sciences. In 2012 La Trobe was ranked 3rd〔http://www.arc.gov.au/pdf/era12/report_2012/ARC_ERA12_Section4.pdf.〕 in Victoria in the Australian Research Council's Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) report. For most of its history La Trobe has been regarded as a bastion of radical and progressive thought within Australia, largely emanating from strong student activism at the university during the 1960s and 1970s. While not as prevalent as it was in the 20th century, it is a reputation that is still held. ==History== The passing of the Act of Victorian Parliament〔(La Trobe University Act (1964) )〕 to establish La Trobe University followed earlier University Acts to establish the University of Melbourne (1853) and Monash University (1958).〔 The Minister of Education at the time and the appointed planning council were 'unanimous in their enthusiasm that the new institution should be innovative in its approach',〔Marshall, A.S.(1979), 'La Trobe University: The Vision and the Reality', Centre for Comparative and International Education: School of Education: La Trobe University. La Trobe University Library, Bundoora (Victoria), p.1.〕 and the university adopted an academic structure based on schools of studies (rather than on faculties) and a collegiate format, where a large number of students lived on campus. At this time, Flinders University and Macquarie University were also establishing a schools-based system. Many prominent Victorians were involved in La Trobe's establishment process, and there was a strong belief that it was important to increase research and learning in Victoria. One of the major individuals involved was Davis McCaughey, who later became Governor of Victoria. The university was named after Charles Joseph La Trobe, the first Governor of Victoria, and the university motto, 'whoever seeks shall find', is adapted from Charles La Trobe's family motto.〔 The La Trobe University Coat of Arms incorporates the scallop shells from the La Trobe family bearings, the Australian wedge-tailed eagle to represent Australia, and sprigs of heath to represent Victoria.〔("Our History, La Trobe University" ). La Trobe University. Retrieved 17/06/09.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「La Trobe University」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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