Melbourne Institute of Technology

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Melbourne Institute of Technology
MottoPractical Excellence
TypePrivate Higher Education Provider
Established1996
Dean Professor Farzad Khosrowshahi [1]
Administrative staff
500 (October 2020) [2]
Students4,000 (March 2020) [3]
Location
Melbourne
,
Victoria
,
Australia
Campus Urban
(Melbourne & Sydney)
Colours Red & white
  
Nickname MIT
Website mit.edu.au

The Melbourne Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private tertiary educational institution catering to local and international students in Australia at campuses in Melbourne and Sydney. It has a NEAS-accredited English Language Centre [4] and offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in business, accounting, management, marketing, information technology, data analytics, research, software engineering, computer networking and telecommunications engineering. [5]

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History

Founded in 1996 by Nepali-Australian Businessman Shesh Ghale and his wife Jamuna Gurung, Melbourne Institute of Technology initially offered diploma-level courses in business, information technology and English from its Melbourne campus. In partnership with the University of New England, in 2003 MIT opened a Sydney campus offering UNE courses. In October 2016, a new Melbourne campus was opened in the historic Argus Building. [6]

Governance

Melbourne Institute of Technology is governed by a board of directors which is responsible for overseeing the higher education operations and the general direction and superintendence of the institute. [7] As of April 2021 the board chair is former Federation University Deputy Vice-Chancellor Emeritus Professor Wayne Robinson. [8] The board of directors delegates responsibility for the management of MIT's operations to the appointed CEO. As of April 2021 the CEO is co-founder Shesh Ghale. [9]

Partnership with Federation University

Melbourne Institute of Technology is an affiliated institute of the Federation University Australia and offers a range of FedUni undergraduate and postgraduate programs at its Melbourne and Sydney campuses. [10] The partnership between the FedUni and MIT involves FedUni controlling the quality of the courses and conferring the qualifications, whilst MIT provides the facilities, lecturers, tutors and student services. All academic staff at MIT are approved to teach by FedUni. Students enrolled in FedUni courses at MIT attend as FedUni-enrolled students. Upon successful completion they are awarded FedUni degrees. [11] Students can undertake FedUni undergraduate and postgraduate degrees at MIT in:

University goal

In October 2020, CEO Shesh Ghale announced that it was MIT's goal to transition to university status in its own right within five years. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Executive Dean at official website
  2. 1 2 Bailey, Michael (27 October 2020). "Shesh Ghale says a university will rise from pandemic ruin". Australian Financial Review . Retrieved 16 April 2021. (subscription required)
  3. ↑ Bailey, Michael (25 March 2020). "Rich Lister Shesh Ghale scrambles to save his school". Australian Financial Review . Retrieved 16 April 2021. (subscription required)
  4. ↑ NEAS Quality Centres
  5. ↑ Melbourne Institute of Technology official website Retrieved 16 April 2021
  6. ↑ "Official Opening of the Argus MIT Melbourne" on official website
  7. ↑ MIT Board of Directors on official website
  8. ↑ Emeritus Professor, Wayne Robinson on official website
  9. ↑ Dr. Shesh Ghale, Honoris Causa, on official website
  10. ↑ Federation University Australia website. Retrieved 16 April 2021
  11. ↑ Federation University at MIT at MIT official website

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