The University also has a Technical Education Centre catering for the needs of secondary school students. To enhance its range of research activities, the University hosts a number of research centres and has collaborative arrangements for research with a number of Australian and overseas universities.

The University has gained a national reputation for its commitment to high quality learning, teaching and training, for its applied research and for its engagement with industry, business and its regional communities and for its innovative Technology Park in Ballarat.

Importantly, the University of Ballarat is a people-focused institution and it has much pride in its staff, students, alumni, and the communities it serves. For the second year running, the University has achieved a five-star rating for teaching quality in the Australian Good Universities Guide. Our alliance with IIBIT began in the year 2000. We are proud of our association and the programs we offer there - Higher Education Business and Information Technology, in Sydney and Adelaide.

We look forward to our relationship flourishing for many years to come.

Professor David Battersby

Vice-Chancellor and President