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Former name | Bond University of Applied Technology (1986)[1] |
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Motto | Forever learning[2] |
Type | Private not-profit[3] research university[4] |
Established | 23 April 1987 |
Founder |
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Accreditation | TEQSA |
Budget | A$200.23 million (2022)[3] |
Chancellor | David Baxby[7] |
Vice-Chancellor | Tim Brailsford[8] |
Academic staff | 365 (2022)[9] |
Administrative staff | 462 (2022)[9] |
Total staff | 827 (2022)[9] |
Students | 5,624 (2022)[10] |
Undergraduates | c. 2,530 (2022)[10] |
Postgraduates | c. 2,362 (2022)[10] |
Other students | c. 281 research (2022)[10] c. 449 other (2022)[10] |
Address | 14 University Drive , , , 4226 , |
Campus | Suburban, 50 hectares (0.5 km2) |
Colours | Blue Gold |
Nickname | Bull Sharks[12] |
Sporting affiliations | NRC (Queensland Country) Premier Rugby (Bond Rugby Club) QFA – Division II (Bond AFL Club) QAFLW (Bond AFL Club) |
Mascot | Bondy the Bull Shark[13] |
Website | bond.edu.au |
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Bond University is Australia's first private not-for-profit university and is located in Robina, a suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland.[14][15] Since its founding on 15 May 1989, Bond University has primarily been a teaching-focused higher education institution featuring a three-semester-per-year timetable.[16][17]
The university is ranked 20th in the Times Higher Education (THE) rankings of the Best Small Universities in the World, and has been Australia's top university for the educational experience for 17 consecutive years.[18][19]
Bond comprises four main university schools and academic faculties, through which it offers a range of accelerated undergraduate and postgraduate degrees and programs, diplomas, and non-award programs.