Apple University Consortium
The Apple University Consortium is a partnership between Apple Australia and a number of Australian universities. Every two years it holds the AUC Academic & Developers Conference in an Australian city. It also sponsors subsidised seats to the WWDC conference in San Francisco each year for university staff and students.
Mission statement
"To enhance and increase computing technology on campus, provide low-cost computing to the University community and, in conjunction with Apple, further develop Apple products and share experiences amongst other tertiary education institutions."[1]
Apple Ceases Funding
As of September 28, 2012 Apple will no longer provide funding for the AUC. The AUC Executive's intention is that programs already announced for 2012 will continue as planned, however, a paper to be circulated in early June will detail the wind-up of the AUC and it is expected that some programs will not be offered as per the AUC Executive's intention. (taken from an email circulated by Tony Gray, Chair of the Apple University Consortium, dated 25 May 2012).
Members of the AUC
Western Australia
Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia
Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia
Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia
The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia
South Australia
The Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia
The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia
The University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia
Victoria
Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria
La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria
Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria
Swinburne University, Melbourne, Victoria
Victoria University of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria
The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria
Tasmania
The University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania
New South Wales
Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales
Southern Cross University, Lismore, New South Wales
The University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales
The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales
The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales
The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales
The University of Technology, Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales
The University of Western Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales
The University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales
ACT (Canberra)
The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Queensland
Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Queensland
Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland
James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland
The University of Queensland, Brisbane,
The University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Queensland
Associate Members of the AUC
Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra (through ANU)
The University of Canberra, Canberra (through ANU)
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland (through Uni Qld)
The University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore, Queensland (through Griffith Uni)
SAE Institute, Byron Bay, NSW (through Southern Cross University)
International Associate Member of the AUC
Dr. Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology, Pollachi - 642 003, Tamil Nadu, India