The University of Wollongong (UOW) is an Australian public research university located in the coastal city of Wollongong, New South Wales, approximately 80 kilometres south of Sydney. As of 2023, the university had an enrolment of more than 33,000 students, an alumni base of more than 176,000 [LC1] and over 2,400 staff members including 16 Distinguished professors.
The graduation ceremony (held in 1966) was held out of doors, a feature of the open-air ceremony of the 1960s.
The Innovation Campus at night
The science buildings at the Wollongong Campus
The McKinnon Building at the Wollongong Campus, named after former Vice-Chancellor Ken McKinnon
Wollongong, colloquially referred to as The Gong, is a city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The name is believed to originate from the Dharawal language, meaning either 'five islands/clouds', 'ground near water' or 'sound of the sea'. Wollongong lies on the narrow coastal strip between the Illawarra Escarpment and the Pacific Ocean, 85 kilometres south of central Sydney. Wollongong had an estimated urban population of 302,739 at June 2018, making it the third-largest city in New South Wales after Sydney and Newcastle and the tenth-largest city in Australia by population. The city's current Lord Mayor is Gordon Bradbery AM who was elected in 2021.
Image: Mt Keira views 2017 Wollongong Central (cropped)
Image: Wollongong Court House
Image: Crown Street, Wollongong 20220619110018 (2)
Image: Flagstaff Hill Lighthouse (50619051863)
