Curtin University is a national university in Australia and is the largest university in Western Australia.
The university was founded as the Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT) in 1966, and changed its name to Curtin University of Technology in 1987 before becoming Curtin University in 2010.
In addition to its main campus in Bentley, Curtin has five other campuses in Perth City, Margaret River, Erkaguri, Northam and Sarawak in Malaysia.
Curtin University has five schools: the Centre for Indigenous Studies, the Curtin Business School, the Faculty of Health Sciences, the Faculty of Humanities and the Faculty of Science and Engineering.
Curtin offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs.
Undergraduate majors including administrative, advertising, marketing, accounting, economics, electronic commerce, finance, human resource management, international business, public relations, tourism management, engineering chemistry, engineering, trade, chemical, and education, computer science, communication engineering, electronic engineering, environmental biology, environmental science, information technology, food science and technology, health science, human biology, life science, medical science, nursing, social science, architecture, design, mass communication, education, Asian languages, English, social workers, art and multimedia design, construction, archives management, library, etc.
Curtin offers graduate programs including accounting, economics and finance, information systems, management, marketing, project management, petroleum engineering, mechanical engineering, energy engineering, telecommunications, electronics design, network management, health science, microbial medicine, nursing, history, political science, sociology, education, media, etc.
Curtin also grants doctoral degrees to its students, such as Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Business Administration, Doctor of Arts, Doctor of Education, and many more.
Curtin is one of 55 major research centers and institutions, and is a leading member of 16 federal cooperative centers.
Curtin is highly regarded in the international market and has established long-term cooperative relationships with over 30 educational service institutions in Asia Pacific.
Curtin was ranked the highest ranked university in Western Australia in the 2008 Good University Guide and received a five-star rating for entry flexibility.
In 2005, the university was selected as one of the world’s top 200 universities by The Times of London, ranking 101st in the world, and its MBA program ranked 8th in the Asia-Pacific region.