The Australian Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) is an Government website which compares the study experience and employment outcomes across Austalian higher education institutions.UOW has achieved the highest rank for Australian public universities in 8 key categories, and outperforms all Australian universities to score the highest rating in QILT's Skill Scale. This ranking is based on our students' confidence in their problem-solving, analytical and teamwork skills.

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UOW students were recognised for their achievements at recent graduation ceremonies in Singapore and Malaysia. Over two weeks in April, more than 700 students participated in graduation ceremonies in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Penang. The ceremonies were held in collaboration with UOW’s transnational education partners in each location.

In a remarkable new discovery, an international team of researchers has uncovered the fossilised remains of ancient hominins in Indonesia, which appear to be the ancestors of Homo floresiensis, the tiny species of human, affectionately dubbed the ‘Hobbit’, that stood at just one metre tall. The UOW team excavated a lower right jaw fragment and six teeth from at least one adult and two children from layers of sedimentary rock at a site named Mata Menge on the Indonesian island of Flores.

The University of Wollongong holds an annual welcome event to the City of Wollongong for the 2700 international students who commence their studies at UOW's Australian campuses each year. Managed by the Illawarra Committee for International Students, a non-profit community organisation funded by the University of Wollongong, Welcome to Wollongong is the peak event in the Committee’s annual calendar, designed to integrate international students into life in Wollongong, make friends and interact with members of the local Illawarra community.
The Committee is run by volunteers, many of whom are local community members as well as current international students.
Hundreds of newcomers gathered at the University Hall on Thursday 17 March. Students, staff and their families were treated to a performance by students from UOW, experienced Australian cuisine and learned about the Clubs and Societies and International Student Programs on offer to help them settle in to life at UOW. The commencing students were officially welcomed by the Lord Mayor of Wollongong as well as members of the University’s Senior Executive