Background
The University of
Tasmania was officially founded on 1st January 1890, by an Act of the Colony's Parliament and was only the fourth university to be established in
nineteenth-century Australia.
The University was originally located on the Domain in Hobart. As the University developed, it outgrew its original site and
in the early 1940's began to transfer its departments to Sandy Bay, which became the new home for the institution.
In addition to being one of the oldest universities in Australia, the University of Tasmania is also one of the youngest. In
1991, a year after its centenary, the University merged with the Tasmanian State Institute of Technology in Newnham, Launceston (TSIT), to
form a 'new' University of Tasmania. In 1995, the university extended its statewide representation when it opened the Cradle Coast Campus
in Burnie
The six University Theme Areas are an important element of the institution's approach to teaching and research. The themes
represent areas of significant research strengths, and substantial teaching endeavours.The themes have been created around strengths that
come from their people and facilities, and the opportunities presented by their location in Tasmania. Those themes are Antarctic and Marine
Studies, Community, Place and Change Sustainable Primary Production, Population and Health, Environment, and Frontier
Technologies.
The University of Tasmania International Scholarship Scheme (TISS) is one of the largest University scholarships in Australia
for Malaysian students.
Scholarship Name Tasmanian
International Scholarships
Field Of Study
Available to all undergraduate degrees (except Medicine), Foundation Studies and
postgraduate coursework programs.
Scholarship Value 25% off the
registered tuition fees for the entire course, including honours year.
All applicants who complete an International Application Form are
assessed for a scholarship and are notified in writing if they have been successful.
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