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Christ College | |
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University of Tasmania | |
Location | Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia |
Coordinates | 42°54′19″S 147°19′8″E / 42.90528°S 147.31889°E |
Motto | Jesus Christus esto mihi (Latin) |
Motto in English | Let Jesus Christ be mine |
Established | 1846 (as theological college) 1929 (as residential college) |
Named for | Jesus of Nazareth |
Previous names | Christ's College[1] |
Architect | Dirk Bolt |
Colours | Black, Gold, Blue |
Gender | Co-educational |
Director | Dan Wardop |
Residents | 285 |
Mascot | Black Pigs |
Website | christcollegehobart.com |
Christ College is the oldest tertiary institution in Australia and is a residential college of the University of Tasmania.[2]
The college is located on the university's grounds in Sandy Bay. The college, familiarly referred to as "Christ", is the largest of the three Sandy Bay residential colleges, with a residential community consisting of approximately 285 undergraduate and postgraduate residents, a significant number of whom are international students from Asia, Europe and the Americas.