| Geography Dictionary: Group of Eight |
Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the UK, and the USA, as the world's leading economies, formed this group to advise on the running of the global economy, to lend to the IMF, and to further international economic co-operation. The value of the group has been questioned.
| Wikipedia: Group of Eight (Australian universities) |
| Group of Eight | |
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| Formation | 1999 |
| Type | Public |
| Location | Australia |
| Membership | 8 |
| Website | http://www.go8.edu.au/ |
The Group of Eight (Go8) is a group of eight Australian tertiary institutions which are considered the most prestigious universities in Australia. It was established informally as a network of vice-chancellors in 1994 and was formally incorporated in 1999. The group is seen as Australia's version of the Ivy League, consisting of the most prestigious and wealthy universities in the country.
All members of the group except ANU, UNSW and Monash are known as "sandstone universities", and all of their primary campuses are based in the six largest Australian capital cities.
The group, in arguing for prioritisation of research funding and in lobbying for increased funding for the largest and most popular campuses, sometimes finds itself at odds with smaller, regional and rural universities.
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| University | Location and Foundation | World Rank 2009- THES [1] | World Rank 2008- THES [2] | World Rank 2008- ARWU [3] | National Rank 2007- Melbourne Institute [4] |
| The University of Sydney Website | Sydney, New South Wales 1850 | 36 | 37 | 97 | 3 |
| The University of Melbourne Website | Melbourne, Victoria 1853 | 36 | 38 | 73 | 1 |
| The University of Adelaide Website | Adelaide, South Australia 1874 | 81 | 106 | 201-302 | 8 |
| The University of Queensland Website | Brisbane, Queensland 1909 | 41 | 43 | 101-151 | 4 |
| The University of Western Australia Website | Perth, Western Australia 1911 | 84 | 83 | 101-151 | 6 |
| The Australian National University Website | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 1946 | 17 | 16 | 59 | 1 |
| The University of New South Wales Website | Sydney, New South Wales 1949 | 47 | 45 | 152-200 | 5 |
| Monash University Website | Melbourne, Victoria 1958 | 45 | 47 | 201-302 | 6 |
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