Monash University

Monash University, situated in Melbourne, Australia, and hosting international campuses, was founded through an Act of the State Parliament of Victoria in 1958. This creation followed the Murray Report, which had been commissioned in 1957 by the then Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies to establish Victoria’s second university. It was a groundbreaking move, as the university was named after the distinguished Australian general Sir John Monash – marking a departure from the convention of naming universities after places or regions.

In 1961, Monash University commenced its inaugural academic year, becoming the first university established in Victoria in over a century. The university’s original campus in Clayton was the hub for these first students. From the outset, the university’s vision centered on creating a research-oriented tertiary institution, emphasizing the realms of science and technology.