About Bond University

2007 Annual Report

Bond at a Glance

AUSTRALIA’S HIGHEST RATED UNIVERSITY

Bond University is Australia’s highest rated university in the 2008 Good Universities Guide.

Released in August 2007 as the definitive information source for students selecting a university, this independent consumer guide awarded Bond the maximum five-star rating in ten key performance categories:

RECORD STUDENT ENROLMENTS

Student enrolment numbers broke all records in the university’s 19-year history, with new degree student enrolments increasing by more than 40% over the previous year. Since 2003, our new degree student enrolment figures have increased by 65%.

Other key indicators of the university’s continued growth in 2007 include a 15.6% increase in income, a massive 47.4% increase in grants and donations (excluding State and Federal governments capital grants received in 2006) and a 17.4% increase in our investment in campus facilities.

RESEARCH CONTINUES TO GROW

Bond University’s research profile and its international research capabilities continue to gather momentum as evidenced by the broad range of research projects that have been undertaken and which have adopted collaborative approaches, both across disciplines and across sectors. In the first quarter of 2007, Bond surpassed the total amount of external research funding received for the whole of 2006.

With more than 300 research-active staff members at Bond University and an increase in Higher Degree Research student enrolments by 65% over the past two years, we have enhanced the quality and impacts of the University’s research effort through the establishment of an innovative, creative and vigorous research culture.

INNOVATIVE NEW PROGRAMS

All of our Faculties work constantly with industry bodies, updating existing programs in line with business trends and developing totally new programs as required.

Some of the innovative new degrees introduced in 2007 include:

Further academic expansion in 2008 will see our first intakes for the Bachelor of Multimedia, Master of International Relations (Law), Master of International Relations (Business), Master of Communication (Business), Master of Creative Arts, Bachelor of Urban Design and Planning, Master of Property Valuation, Bachelor and Master degrees in Business Systems and a combined Law/Sports Management degree.

LEGAL SKILLS CENTRE OPENING

Former Federal Attorney-General, the Honourable Philip Ruddock MP, opened the Legal Skills Centre in May.

Hailed as one of the leading facilities of its kind in the world, the new centre features a range of high-tech moot courts, mediation and dispute resolution rooms and flexible teaching spaces.

One of Australia’s most eminent High Court Judges, Justice Michael Kirby was one of the first VIP guests to tour the facility during Law Week, when he took the bench to adjudicate arguments presented by Bond’s Jessup Moot team.

Queensland Attorney-General, the Honourable Kerry Shine MP, also toured the facility along with 150 legal professionals, students and staff at a networking function later in the year.

BOND COLLEGE LAUNCH

In May, we welcomed the first intake of students for our new foundation program – Bond College.

The College has been established to prepare Australian and international students for degree-level studies, serving as a direct pathway into all of the Bond Faculties.

Positive feedback and word-of-mouth referrals from the initial cohort of 15 students resulted in a marked increase in enrolments for our September intake.

Director-General of the Department of Education, Training and the Arts, Rachel Hunter, officially opened Bond College’s state-of-the-art premises on the ground floor of the Legal Skills Centre in August.

FUNDING FOR THE SCHOOL OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

The Federal Government announced a $3 million grant under its Capital Development Program to help fund the new Bond University Mirvac School of Sustainable Development building. The Federal Government funds will be received in 2010.

The School’s new home is being built to the highest environmental guidelines in order to qualify as a six Green Star educational facility and construction is on track for a mid-2008 opening.

In the interim, the School’s suite of programs are well and truly up and running, with new courses developed for 2008.

PREMIER RINGS THE BELL IN MACQUARIE TRADING ROOM

Queensland Premier, the Honourable Anna Bligh MP, rang the bell to signify the opening of Bond University’s Macquarie Trading Room.

The trading room was developed by Macquarie’s IT specialists to incorporate access to real-time market information and software for simulated trading, allowing students to work in conditions almost identical to those encountered by seasoned financial traders.

MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS OFFERED THROUGH NEW CENTRE

The Centre for Executive Education was launched under the umbrella of the Faculty of Business, Technology and Sustainable Development. Offering a suite of single unit subjects, postgraduate degree programs and customised corporate training, the Centre extends the Faculty’s expertise to managers and executives working in the wider business community.

NEW MEDICAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING FACILITY ANNOUNCED

The University received a $2.5 million grant from the Federal Government’s Capital Development Program to help fund the Bond University Clinical Education and Research Centre at Robina Hospital.

Bond has also committed funding to this significant initiative which will provide clinical teaching and other educational facilities for Bond students within the redeveloped Robina Hospital. This initiative reflects the important partnership between Queensland Health and Bond University in educating the nation’s future health and medical workforce.

THREE NEW RESEARCH CENTRES LAUNCHED

The University launched three new research centres, each of which represents a cross-faculty collaboration of expertise: