The University of Sydney which is short for Usyd was built with the aim to give everyone the opportunity to identify their potential through education and still strongly holds that belief. It has been ranked 4th across the globe and 1st in Australia for the graduate courses; it is consistently placed among the top 50 universities around the world. With a high-class undergraduate curriculum, vibrant campus life, world-class facilities, and inspirational academics. This university offers the student an oppotunity to attain qualifications that are respected and recognised globally. The University of Sydney also offers the a vast variety of disciplines, and its research aims to find the solutions to the greatest hindrances that the society faces. With more than 300 areas of study to choose from, the students have the flexibility to follow their interests, enjoy internship, broaden their skills and global exchange opportunities. The University is divided into the 16 academic divisions, which includes the arts, social sciences, environment agriculture, medicine, engineering, business, and information technologies. English is the primary core language of instruction, and the academic calendar of the university is semester based. The Undergraduate students have the option of applying to the university one year; research focused honored programs. Some of the University of Sydney more than 80 research centers are the Mind and Brain Centre, Centre for Carbon, Water & Food and the China Studies Centre. The university also has an exchange agreement with more than 2000 universities all around the globe including the Fudan University, University of British Columbia and Uppsala University in Sweden.