

Federation University - Mount Helen (Ballarat)
Ballarat, Australia
- 1870
- Founded
- Not listed
- Global Rank
- Not listed
- Total Students
- Not listed
- International Students
- 265
- Programs
About Federation University - Mount Helen (Ballarat)
Federation University Australia is Victoria’s premier regional university and the third oldest site of higher education in Australia, tracing its foundational lineage back to the School of Mines Ballarat established in 1870. The Mount Helen Campus in Ballarat is Federation University’s flagship and largest campus, spread across 110 hectares of picturesque Australian native bushland populated by eucalyptus trees and local wildlife. It is home to world-class learning facilities, comprehensive science and engineering laboratories, the regional Ballarat Technology Park (housing major industry partners such as IBM, Grampians Health, and Triple Zero Victoria), and active co-operative education placements that embed genuine paid workplace learning into every undergraduate degree.
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Ballarat, Australia
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