Curtin University of Technology

Curtin University of Technology is one of the largest and most famous Australian educational institutions. In the elite clubs of Australian universities it does not belong solely because of his youth (founded in 1966, in its current form with the modern title there since 1987).

Place in the rankings of the institutions

The 331 th place and five stars in the prestigious QS World University Rankings 2014/15 is a very good indicator. In the same ranking Curtin received 272-th place in the diploma attractiveness for employers, who is willing to hire the professional, and the 18th place - on demand from foreign students. The University also occupies the 40th place in the ranking of QS University Rankings: Top 50 Under 50 (the best universities in the world, founded in the last 50 years).

Good dynamics University shows and academic ratings - the prestigious CWTS Leiden Ranking 2015 he occupies the 11th position in Australia (7 per year) and 278 th in the world (100 per year). Thus, this is a great place for a research career after the end of basic training.

Location, branches

The main body Curtin is in the Australian state of Western Australia (a major city - Perth), but there are also branches in Sydney, Singapore and Malaysia: A total number is 9 campuses. Also a university degree can be obtained in Mauritius, the local Charles Telfair Institute.

Curtin campus is located in Bentley, a southern suburb of Perth. Two campus in Perth - Graduate School of Business and Shenton Park (on the basis of four medical centers, including the National Institute of study drug). In Western Australia, there are also a university center of viticulture and winemaking (Margaret River, 270 km south of Perth) and Mining Institute (Malgurli, 600 km from Perth inland). On the territory of Australia in Sydney, there is also located business courses of the University.

Interesting Facts

The University is in third place in Australia in the number of foreign students.

The university is named after one of the most prominent citizens of Australia, Prime Minister John Curtin of the war years, was buried in Perth.