We are Australia's leading research university with a 165-year-long tradition of higher education in the arts, sciences, and numerous professional disciplines. At Melbourne, we delight through our on-campus teaching and graduate online programs in helping undergraduate and postgraduate students from Australia and many other countries achieve globally recognized qualifications. The educational experience here prepares well-rounded graduates who are academically outstanding and practically grounded. We also support and encourage internationally connected research collaborations around basic and applied problems in the hope of changing the world for the better.
Our research helps solve social, economic, and environmental challenges the world faces today and into the future. We are tightly connected with our communities, at home, and around the globe – a connection that enriches our learning, teaching, and research.
As one of the finest universities globally, the University of Melbourne is committed to creating international outcomes and fostering brilliant, innovative, and inspiring research. We prepare graduates to make their impact, offering education that stimulates, challenges, and fulfills our students, leading to meaningful careers and the skills to make profound contributions to society.
We strive to be:
- Known for service to the nation, recognizing the responsibilities inherent in our role as a higher education leader.
- Consistently ranked among the top 40 universities globally.
- The Australian University of choice for the most talented students and scholars worldwide.
- Known for research and impact, underpinned by a comprehensive and world-leading discipline base.
- Renowned for delivering learning and teaching programs that transform talented students into thoughtful and accomplished graduates.
- Supportive of and provide opportunities for students from all cultures and backgrounds to successfully participate in the University's educational, cultural, and social life.
- Renowned for achieving student satisfaction and graduate outcomes comparable to the best universities in the world.
- Fully engaged in the life, culture, and aspirations of Melbourne and the regions we serve.
- Recognized as a leader in embedding sustainability in all aspects of the University's operations, teaching, learning, research, and engagement.
- Deeply connected with the business, government, and community, using our campus precincts to attract partners with whom we can have mutually beneficial research, learning and teaching, and engagement relationships.
The University of Melbourne has a rich and fascinating past spanning 160 years. Every building, every department, and every period has its own story. While some of these stories have been recounted repeatedly, a significant number remains to be written. Beginning as a cluster of buildings set in a large park on the fringe of the city, with four professors and 16 students, the University now sits at the heart of a thriving international city. Today over 8000 academic and professional staff support a vibrant student body of more than 48 000, including more than 13 000 international students from over 130 countries worldwide.
Streams Courses
Online Modeling Discrete Optimization
Basic Modeling for Discrete Optimization
Advanced Modeling for Discrete Optimization
