Curtin University is Western Australia’s largest and most culturally diverse university with Australia’s third largest international student population. The campuses are vibrant, welcoming spaces that value diversity and difference, emphasise industry connections and practical learning, have a strong commitment to social justice, and foster a forward-thinking culture for our students, staff and the wider community.
The university's global reputation has seen it rise up the international university rankings in recent years. It is now ranked in the top two per cent of universities worldwide in the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2016 and have risen to 262 in the world on the QS World University Ranking 2017-18.
When you join Curtin, you join an international family. Around a third of our 53,000 students come from a country outside Australia, which adds a valuable dimension to your university experience, both in and out of the classroom. This worldwide focus has resulted in Curtin being ranked one of the world’s most international universities, and the second-most international university in Australia, in 2016 by Times Higher Education.
The suburb of Bentley, located about six kilometres south-east of central Perth, is home to Curtin’s main campus. In close proximity to everything Perth has to offer, it boasts 116 hectares of bold architecture nestled amongst beautiful landscaped gardens. With thousands of students filling the campus grounds every day of the semester, there’s a real vibrancy to the place. Over the past decade, the campus has undergone some major changes, with a variety of stunning modern buildings now interspersed with the original 1960s architecture. Bentley campus offers the majority of Curtin courses. Here are some amenities near our campus.
Located in a refurbished 1894 building in the heart of the Perth’s central business district, the Graduate School of Business allows for close engagement with the business sector. Offering postgraduate courses in business administration and leadership, the campus comes alive at night when students finish their day jobs and migrate to the classroom. Courses run in the evenings and at weekends. Here are some amenities near our campus.
Our new law school in the Perth Central Business District will allow law students to undertake some of their studies in close proximity to the main courts. You’ll have the opportunity to gain applied industry experience via a legal clinic within the school and study alongside barristers in proposed private practice chambers intended to be housed within the building. You’ll also benefit from simulated court proceedings in our new moot court facility. Here are some amenities near our campus.
Curtin University St Georges Terrace is a one-stop shop for Curtin in the Perth CBD. The location strengthens our links with industry partners, lets us easily reconnect with graduates working in the area and acts as a space to answer questions about our undergraduate or postgraduate courses. The main hall can be used as an exhibition space to showcase Curtin’s innovation and art for members of the public to enjoy. Here are some amenities near our campus.
Kalgoorlie is a historic mining town in the goldfields region of Western Australia, about 600km east of Perth. The town was originally established in 1893 when gold was first discovered there, and today it remains an important centre for the state’s booming resources industry. Just outside the town is the Superpit – the largest open-pit mine in the country. Curtin’s Western Australian School of Mines (WASM) is here, delivering courses in mining engineering, metallurgical engineering and more. Here are some amenities near our campus.
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