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Geir Torheim (geirt@Lise.Unit.NO) wrote:
: Hello,
: 
: I am thinking of getting a Master of Science in software engineering.
: 
: Of several reasons, I want to go to Australia and study.
: 
: It has been very difficult to find info on this here in Norway. And the info I
: found, did not make me happy:
: 
: The university of Sidney had 22 000 students and 1000 in the teaching staff,
: while e.g. MIT had 10 000 students and 2000 in the teaching staff.
: (1000 professors). NTH in Norway had 6200 students and 750 professors,
: dunno how many in teaching staff. (Year of 91-92)
: 
: Anybody who can comment on the quality of Australian universities compared
: to European and American universities? 
: Which Australian universities would you recommend for an MsC in software 
: engineering?
: 
: 
: Thanks,
: 
: -Geir
: 
: PS
:   If I posted to the wrong newsgroup, please give me a pointer to the
:   correct one(s)!
: 
: -- 
: Geir Torheim                             email: geirt@lise.unit.no

Just to possibly set the record straight, the University of Sydney is 
one of Australia's prestigious universities.  It is likely that Geir's
figures, if correct, refer to a different definition of _professor_.

In Australian universities, the title _professor_ is usually reserved
for administrative and academic heads of departments.  Most teaching
staff are referred to as _lecturers_.

The total enrolment at U of S in 1991 was 29 967 of which 22 303 were
full-time.

I will cross-post this to aus.education which may elicit more information
from Sydney (2000 miles to the east!)

Jeff Oliver
Western Australian Office of Higher Education
Perth, Western Australia.