Apple University Consortium

Partnership between Apple and Australian universities

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.^[2]

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)