Founded in 1974, Deakin University was named after Alfred Deakin, the second Prime Minister of Australia. It was Victoria’s fourth university, the first in regional Victoria and It has 4 main campuses with two of them located right here in the Geelong region at Waurn Ponds and the Geelong Waterfront.
As of 2021, Deakin is ranked among the top 1% of universities in the world and it is right on our doorstep, providing education, innovation, research and development with a strong community involvement
City of Dreams caught up with the Vice Chancellor, Professor Iain Martin, to discuss what Deakin brings to this great region over the past 47 years.
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