About the Wollongong Region
The University of Wollongong is a leading Australian university with an international reputation for academic excellence.
UOW has been placed in the top 2% of universities in the world by its performance in both the 2008 Shanghai Jiao Tong Academic Ranking of World universities and The Times Higher Education – QS World University Rankings 2008.
It is consistently ranked among the top Australian universities for the quality of its teaching, research, graduate employment rates and student experience.
UOW provides an inspiring study environment – on the main Wollongong campus, or at its downtown Sydney Business School.
The City of Wollongong is approximately 80 kilometres from downtown Sydney, and is set in a magnificent coastal environment.
The University offers degree programs across all levels of study (undergraduate and postgraduate coursework and research), as well as English language and academic bridging programs through Wollongong College Australia.
Wollongong is a vibrant, multicultural city, situated on one of Australia’s most picturesque coastlines. Regarded as Australia’s ‘most liveable’ regional city, Wollongong combines a relaxed, coastal atmosphere with cosmopolitan dining, shopping and culture.
Sitting beneath the spectacular Illawarra Escarpment, on the shores of the Pacific Ocean, the city is bordered by the Royal National Park to the north and Lake Illawarra to the south.
Wollongong is just 80km south of Sydney – about one hour from Sydney International Airport and 90 minutes by road or train from the centre of Sydney.
Wollongong is the primary city of the Illawarra region of New South Wales, and is Australia’s tenth-largest city. More than 400,000 people live in the region. Historically, the city prospered through farming, fishing, coal mining and steel making. However education, IT & telecommunications, manufacturing and tourism have emerged as the industries of the future.