La Trobe University is a second-tier university with its main campus situated in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. This campus has been built on a former farm and covers around 330 hectares (approximately 500 acres) of landscaped parkland including extensive water features of lakes and a moat, native-Australian vegetation, and a specialised wildlife sanctuary.
La Trobe is known as Melbourne's Muslim university because of the large number of students from a Turkish, Lebanese, and African background. The university has been praised for the way it has adapted to its role within the local community, including the provision of prayer rooms, separate Muslim-only washrooms for both males and females, and the availability of an extensive array of Halal food. More recently there have been discussions about scheduling classes and exams around Islamic prayer times, but so far nothing has come of this proposal.
La Trobe University has a strong global alumni network comprising notable names such as David Morgan, CEO of Australia’s Westpac Bank; Dr Bandid Nijathaworn, Deputy Governor of Thailand’s central bank, Bhutan; The Hon. Tony Sheahan, former Treasurer of Victoria; and Malaysia’s Crown Prince, DYTM Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra Ibni DYMM Syed Sirajuddin Jamalullail. La Trobe also offers extensive careers services in order to ensure graduates succeed.
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