La Trobe University

La Trobe has been one of Australia’s pioneering universities for forty years. Discover our unique history, including our motto and coat of arms.

Celebrating over 40 years of history

In 1967, 552 students enrolled at La Trobe University, the third University to open in Victoria. It has grown to accommodate more than 30,000 students including approximately 7,600 international students from over 90 countries. We now have a network of campuses with 21,000 students at our Melbourne campus and over 5,900 at our campuses in Albury-Wodonga, Bendigo, Mildura, Melbourne City and Shepparton La Trobe University was named after Charles Joseph La Trobe.

Photo Gallery

La Trobe is dedicated to serving the global community through internationalisation, innovative teaching and learning methods, and research.

This includes encouraging our students and staff to gain international experience, development of an internationalised curriculum and research programs, and the diversification of our student community.

• Faculties
• Education
• Health Sciences
• Humanities and Social Sciences
• Science, Technology and Engineering

• On campus accommodation
• Homestay
• Off campus accommodation

La Trobe University

International Postgraduate 2012

Study Abroad 2012

International Undergraduate 2012

Abhishek Awasthi
  Master of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics

"I really enjoy attending seminars and conferences and most of all the opportunity they give me to interact with lecturers and mentors from the industry. I like to turn every challenge into an opportunity. …My personal aim as the president of the Biochemistry Society is to narrow the gap between students and senior staff, researchers, experts from the sector, creating more opportunities for students to get employed."