Student Village (Victoria University) - History

History

VU was launched in 1916 as Footscray Technical School. Since then, it has undergone several name changes through a series of amalgamations with institutions across the west of Melbourne.

The institutions that were combined to form VU, include:

  • Footscray Technical School, renamed Footscray Technical College
  • Footscray Technical College, renamed Footscray Institute of Technology
  • Footscray College of TAFE
  • Newport Technical School, renamed Newport College of TAFE
  • Gellibrand College of TAFE, renamed Western Metropolitan College of TAFE.
  • Western Melbourne Institute of TAFE
  • Melbourne College of Decoration (Painting, Decorating and Signwriting Programs only)
  • Flagstaff College of TAFE
  • Western Melbourne Institute of TAFE

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