Name the Australian University Quiz

Answer: University of Central Australia

The Swinburne University of Technology has 6 campuses across Melbourne and 1 in South-East Asia. ANU can be found in the capital city of Australia, Canberra. UNSW is in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales' capital city. The University of Central Australia is one that I've made up although there is a Northern Territory University in Central Australia.

Answer: Charles Sturt University

The Dubbo Campus in western New South Wales is the newest addition to Charles Sturt University. Many large universities in Australia have regional campuses that allow students in regional and rural areas to have the same access to higher education as those living in the city.

The University of Albury doesn't exist, but there is a campus of Charles Sturt University in Albury on the NSW side of the border and in Wodonga on the Victoria side of the border (hence "Albury-Wodonga Campus").

Answer: University of Wollongong

The Australian University of the Year Award is granted by the Good Universities Guide as a recognition of outstanding outcomes for graduating students.

Answer: University of Sydney

The University of Sydney was founded in 1850. ANU was established by the Australian government in 1946 as Australia's only completely research-orientated university. QUT was founded in 1989 and was an amalgamation of many technical institutes around Queensland. Located in the inner suburbs of Melbourne, RMIT was established in 1889 and now has campuses in Bundoora and Brunswick as well.

Answer: University of New England

Located on the Northern Tablelands of NSW, UNE has 8 residential colleges. It has some very nice heritage-listed buildings and is in the beautiful town of Armidale.

Answer: University of Tasmania

Among the many scholarships available at the University of Tasmania there are three Harold Carroll Memorial Scholarships for students who were educated in Davenport, Tasmania and who without a scholarship might not be able to attend a university.

Answer: University of Adelaide

The University of Adelaide is Australia's third oldest university.

Answer: Australian Catholic University

The University of Ballarat has campuses in Ararat, Stawell, Horsham, Mount Helen and two in Ballarat (Victoria). James Cook University has campuses in Townsville, Mackay and Cairns (Queensland). Curtin University of Technology's main campus is in Bently, near Perth, the capital city of Western Australia.

It also has two regional campuses in Kalgoorlie and Northam, an additional international campus is being established in Sarawak, Malaysia.

Answer: Macquarie University

"The Macquarie Dictionary: An Australian Achievement" is the result of work of writers, editors, and academics based at Macquarie University. It is unique because it is the first dictionary to give a comprehensive account of the Australian version of the English language.

As the foreword says: "What the Oxford is to the British and what Webster's is to the Americans, the Macquarie is to all Australians - the first book to make us independent of any outside culture when it comes to the interpretation, understanding, and use of our own language."

Answer: University of Canberra

Well I suppose you'd expect it to be one with a businessman's name but no, it is the University of Canberra. The mission of the Australian Maritime College is "the provision of the highest quality education, training and consulting, and the conduct of applied research of international distinction, to meet the needs of the maritime sector". Murdoch University aims "to extend knowledge, stimulate learning, and promote understanding, for the benefit of the community". Bond University is Australia's only privately owned university and prides itself on a high graduate success rate.