Macquarie University

Macquarie University was founded in 1964 and is situated in Sydney, Australia. The main campus of Macquarie University is the North Ryde campus in the heart of the Macquarie Park Innovation District. The other three campuses are MGSM North Ryde campus, Sydney city campus, and MAFC Beijing campus.Macquarie University is ranked among the top 2 percent of the universities in the world and is considered one of the best Australian universities. 

Macquarie University has 40,000 students and 2000 staff in one thriving discovery hub. Over the past ten years, more than a billion dollars have been invested in buildings and infrastructure to guarantee that students and staff thrive in an environment connected to the newest digital technology. The university’s library has a footprint of 6,770 square meters and is the first automated book storage and retrieval system in Australia. 

Macquarie University's eight departments, including Applied Science, Arts and Social Sciences, Beedie School of Business, Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Environment, Faculty of Health Sciences, and The Faculty of Science, offer bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in various fields.

Some notable alumni of the  Macquarie University include the former premiers of British Columbia, Gordon Campbell and Ujjal Dosanjh; owner of the Vancouver Canucks NHL team, Francesco Aquilini; Prime Minister of Lesotho, Robert Turner; humanitarian and cancer research activist Terry Fox, etc.