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Curtin University of Technology

Motto Look Ever Forward
Established 1987
Type Public
Chancellor Gordon Martin
Vice-Chancellor Professor Jeanette Hacket
Faculty 4 500
Undergraduates 31 500
Postgraduates 7 600
Location Bentley, Western Australia, Australia
Campus Urban
Organisations Australian Technology Network
Affiliations ASAIHL
Website www.curtin.edu.au
Curtin University of Technology - Building 408, with adjacent 3.8 megalitre thermal energy storage tank
Curtin University of Technology - Building 408, with adjacent 3.8 megalitre thermal energy storage tank

Curtin University of Technology is a university with its main campus at Bentley, 6 kilometres (4 mi) southeast of Perth, the capital of Western Australia. It commenced operations with its current name in 1986, and was previously known as the Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT). Its current name is taken from the former Prime Minister of Australia, John Curtin.[1] Curtin University of Technology Logo File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... For other uses, see Motto (disambiguation). ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... A Chancellor is the head of a university. ... A Vice-Chancellor (commonly called the VC) of a university in the United Kingdom, other Commonwealth countries, and some universities in Hong Kong, is the de facto head of the university. ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... Degree ceremony at Cambridge. ... Bentley is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Canning. ... Slogan or Nickname: Wildflower State or the Golden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 15  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2005-06)  - Product ($m)  $107,910 (4th)  - Product per capita  $53,134/person... Cities with at least a million inhabitants in 2006 An urban area is an area with an increased density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. ... The Australian Technology Network (ATN) is an alliance of five Australian universities of technology. ... The Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning or ASAIHL is a non-governmental organization founded in 1956 to assist higher learning institutions in strengthening themselves through a mutual self help and to achieve international distinction in teaching, research and public service. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Image File history File links Curtin_U_01. ... Image File history File links Curtin_U_01. ... For the community in Florida, see University, Florida. ... Bentley is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Canning. ... “km” redirects here. ... “Miles” redirects here. ... Location of Perth within Australia This article is about the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia. ... Slogan or Nickname: Wildflower State or the Golden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 15  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2005-06)  - Product ($m)  $107,910 (4th)  - Product per capita  $53,134/person... Judicial High Court Lower Courts Constitution State and territory governments Executive Governors and Administrators Premiers and Chief Ministers Legislative Parliaments and Assemblies State electoral systems ACT - NSW - NT - Qld. ... This article is about the Australian Prime Minister. ...


Curtin University of Technology is Western Australia's largest university [2] with over 40,000 students, of which over 17,000 study offshore.[3] There are five main divisions at Curtin: Business; Engineering, (including Science and Computing); Health Sciences; Humanities; and Resources and Environment. Innovation is the main theme of the University as demonstrated in recent free to air television and newspaper advertisements encouraging Undergraduate enrolments.

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Overview

Curtin has a growing reputation for research success in a number of areas[4] including (but not limited to) Resources and Energy (e.g. petroleum gas), Information and Communication, Health, Ageing and Well-being (Public Health), Communities and Changing Environments, and Growth and Prosperity.


Curtin has an increased profile in mainland China in recent years, with the Chinese government and industry involved in a number of business, management and research projects, particularly in supercomputing[5] and minerals and petroleum[6]. This has coincided with the increasing economic success of China's industry and the Chinese economy and the growing role of Western Australia as an important exporter of minerals and energy[7] to China (notably iron ore, and petroleum gas exported as LNG - amongst the more significant mineral exports to China[8]). Enrolments of Chinese nationals in undergraduate and postgraduate and numbers of researchers originally from China working as Curtin staff have also increased. The Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao chose to visit the Woodside-funded hydrocarbon research facility on its campus during his visit to Australia in 2005.[9] Slogan or Nickname: Wildflower State or the Golden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 15  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2005-06)  - Product ($m)  $107,910 (4th)  - Product per capita  $53,134/person... Wen Jiabao (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Wen Chia-pao) (born September 1942) is the Premier of the State Council of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Woodside Petroleum Limited is an Australian petroleum mining company. ...


Curtin is also a partner[10] in the African Virtual University, a World Bank project. Curtin offers a three-year Bachelor of Business Administration, and a one-year Diploma of Business Studies via Curtin Business School (delivering BBA) and Kalgoorlie VTEC (delivering Dip Bus St) with the Faculty of Education providing scholarships for online learning skills development. The project is delivered via four partner institutions: Addis Ababa University (Ethiopia) Kigali Institute of Science & Technology (Rwanda) Kenyatta University (Kenya) University of Dar es Salaam (Tanzania). The World Bank logo The World Bank (the Bank) is a part of the World Bank Group (WBG), is a bank that makes loans to developing countries for development programs with the stated goal of reducing poverty. ... Addis Ababa University is a school of higher education in Ethiopia. ... Kenyatta University in Kenya is the second largest university in the country (after University of Nairobi. ... The University of Dar es Salaam is a university in the Tanzanian city of Dar es Salaam. ...


Curtin has over 90 exchange partnerships with universities in more than 20 countries[11] including Bellarmine University and Nanyang Technological University among others. Bellarmine University is a Roman Catholic liberal arts university located in Louisville, Kentucky. ... Malay name Malay: Universiti Teknologi Nanyang Tamil name Tamil: நன்யாங் தொழில்நுட்ப பல்கலைக்கழகம் Nanyang Technological University (Abbreviation: NTU) is a major research university in Singapore. ...


Curti's CRICOS provider codes are 00301J for Perth and 02637B for Sydney. CRICOS is an acronym that stands for Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students The CRICOS website is cricos. ...


History

Prior to 1985, Curtin University was called the Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT). WAIT was formed in 1966. Its nucleus comprised the tertiary programs formerly conducted in the Perth Technical College which opened in 1900. In 1969, three more institutions were merged with WAIT: The Western Australian School of Mines (originally opened in 1902), the Muresk Agricultural College (dating from 1926) and schools of physiotherapy and occupational therapy in operation since the 1950s at Shenton Park.[1] The Western Australian School of Mines (WASM) is a department of the Curtin University of Technology, located on the Kalgoorlie Campus, in the heart of Australias mining industry. ... Shenton Park is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Subiaco and west of the CBD. Its postcode is 6008. ...


In June 2005, Curtin University of Technology and Murdoch University were engaged in a feasibility study into the possibility of a merger.[12] However, on 7 November 2005, both institutions issued a press release that such a merger will not be undertaken.[13] Murdoch University is a university with its main campus at Murdoch, south of Perth, Western Australia, along South Street near the Kwinana Freeway ( ). It commenced operations as WAs second university in 1973, and accepted its first students in 1975. ... is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Robertson Library in Bentley campus.
Robertson Library in Bentley campus.

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Student Guild

Curtin Student Guild Complex on the Market Day.
Curtin Student Guild Complex on the Market Day.

The Curtin Student Guild is the guild representing students at Curtin University. The Guild started as the WAIT Student Guild in November 1968. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 382 KB) Curtin Student Guild Complex in Curtin University Bentley campus File links The following pages link to this file: Curtin University of Technology ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 382 KB) Curtin Student Guild Complex in Curtin University Bentley campus File links The following pages link to this file: Curtin University of Technology ...


In addition to student representation the Guild manages most of the food outlets on campus, runs the Guild Tavern, the Guild Second Hand Bookshop, Guild Concept Store, Curtin Student Guild Childcare Centre and the Copy and Design Centre. The Guild funds many of the student clubs and societies on campus. The Guild also runs a number of events throughout the year, most notably are the Beach Bash held in semester one and Oktoberfest held in semester two. The Guild publishes Grok, the campus magazine which has the largest distribution in the country. The Student Guild is governed by students through the Guild Council. Student representatives are elected to their positions by students in annual elections held in September and run by the Western Australian Electoral Commission. The official spokesperson of which is the Guild President. The 2007 Guild President is Lennard Bailey.[14]


Postgraduate students are represented by Curtin Student Guild Postgraduate Student Association. CUPSA is a department of the Guild. Other departments include ISC (International Students Committee), Women’s, Queer, Indigenous, and Part Time and Mature Age.


Funding to the Curtin Student Guild has been greatly reduced when the Voluntary Student Unionism legislation came into force on 1 July 2006. The Curtin Student Guild has already experienced State imposed VSU from 1994-2002. Voluntary student unionism (VSU) is a policy under which membership of – and payment of membership fees to – university student organisations is not compulsory. ... VSU may mean: Virginia State University Valdosta State University Voluntary Student Unionism Voronezh State University   This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...


Other Campuses

In addition to the main campus at Bentley, Curtin has two smaller campuses in the metropolitan area. The Graduate School of Business is located in the Central Business District at 78 Murray Street in the renovated former Government Printing Office - a listed building on the State Register of Heritage Places, and listed in the National Trust’s List of Classified Places. The other campus is the Shenton Park Heath Research campus hosting NDRI (National Drug Reasearch Institute).


The University Departments of Exploration Geophysics and Petroleum Engineering are located at the co-location research facilities of the Australia Resources Research Centre (ARCC[15]) which also incorporates CSIRO, BHP Billiton and the Curtin University of Technology and researchers from UWA and WA State Centres of Excellence for Petroleum Research, Petroleum Geology, Exploration and Production Geophysics. The ARRC is located in the Technology Precinct adjacent to the main campus of Curtin University of Technology in Bentley. Some University staff, researchers and students on practicum work in other locations such as the Oral Health Centre of WA (OHCWA) in Nedlands [16] and at Royal Perth Hospital, amoungst other organisations. The UK Aeronautical Rescue Coordination Centre (ARCC) is based at RAF Kinloss, near Forres in Moray. ... The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) is the national government body for scientific research in Australia. ... Billiton redirects here. ... UWA may stand for: Uwa, Ehime in Japan University of Western Australia University of Wales, Aberystwyth UWA Hardcore Wrestling Uwa people, a small indigenous tribe in Colombia This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... The Headquarters Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps, (HQ ARRC or ARRC) was created in 1992 based on the former British I Corps. ...


Curtin also has several campuses outside of Perth, notably those located in Kalgoorlie (Western Australia School of Mines), and Northam and Collie (Muresk Institute). The first two campuses reflect the university's traditional strength in mine engineering and agriculture and resources (Muresk). A number of micro-campuses exist in locations such as Esperance, Margaret River and Geraldton. Nursing is the only course offered in Geraldton. Kalgoorlie may refer to the following geographically related places: Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, a city and council in Western Australia; Division of Kalgoorlie, a federal division of the Australian House of Representatives located around the geographical area; Electoral district of Kalgoorlie, an electoral district of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly. ... Northam is the name of a number of places around the world: Northam, Devon is a town in Devon, England; Northam, Western Australia is a town and shire in Western Australia. ... The Rough Collie is arguably the most-recognized collie breed The Welsh Sheepdog is a landrace working type, similar to the ancestors of many other collies This Bearded Collie shows how different collie breeds can be from each other This article is about Collie dogs. ... The Muresk Institute is a department of Curtin University of Technology in Western Australia. ... Esperance is a town in Western Australia, located on the south coast around half-way between Albany and the South Australian border. ... Rivermouth, Margaret River Location of Margaret River // Geography Margaret River is a town and river in Western Australia. ... Location of Geraldton, Western Australia Geraldton ( ) is a city and port in Western Australia located 424 km north of Perth. ...


The Sydney Campus of Curtin University of Technology was established on 20 June 2005. Initially, the campus was located in The Rocks area. It was later relocated to the suburb of Chippendale, just a few minutes away from Railway Square and Chinatown. The courses offered at this campus range from Pathway to Postgraduate Programs. George Street, the main street of The Rocks The Rocks is a tourist precinct and historic area near the central business district (CBD) of Sydney, Australia. ... Chippendale may refer to: Thomas Chippendale, or his furniture Chippendales dancers, a chain of clubs and troupe of performers Chippendale, New South Wales [edit] See also Chip n Dale Category: ... Railway Square in the late 1890s Railway Square is an urban locality in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... This article is about sections of an urban area associated with a large number of Chinese residents or commercial activities. ...


Sarawak Campus

Curtin University of Technology - Sarawak Campus

The campus in Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia, is a significant development for the university. Curtin's operations in Miri began in February 1999. In 2002, a purpose-built campus was opened as Curtin's first offshore campus and the first foreign university campus in East Malaysia. Curtin Sarawak is the only approved CISCO Networking University in Miri and Brunei.[17] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1170x566, 167 KB) Summary flynn, Licensing Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1170x566, 167 KB) Summary flynn, Licensing Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Curtin University of Technology Sarawak Campus is the first off-shore campus of Curtin University of Technology. ... For other uses, see Miri (disambiguation). ... For the river, see Sarawak River. ... This article is about the year. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Cisco may refer to: Cisco Systems, a computer networking company Cisco IOS, an internet router operating system CISCO Security Private Limited, a security company in Singapore Commercial and Industrial Security Corporation, a statutory board in Singapore Abbreviation for San Francisco, California Cisco (wine) The Cisco Kid, a fictional character created...


Alumni

Past Curtin attendees include:

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References

  1. ^ a b History: WAIT to Curtin
  2. ^ About Curtin University of Technology
  3. ^ Curtin University Overview Statistics 2006 Accessed: 25 October 2007
  4. ^ http://research.curtin.edu.au/about/expertise.cfm
  5. ^ "China signs WA gas deal", The Sydney Morning Herald, 2005-05-20. Retrieved on 2007-10-25. 
  6. ^ Beverley Head. "Curtin reaches out to break Chinese gridlock", ABC News (Australia), 2005-08-16. Retrieved on 2007-10-25. 
  7. ^ Amanda O'Brien. "China overtakes Japan in WA trade", The Australian, 2007-09-01. Retrieved on 2007-10-25. 
  8. ^ Australia’s resources exports to China and India
  9. ^ "Chinese Premier visits Curtin to view innovative technology", Curtin University Media Releases, 2006-04-03. Retrieved on 2007-10-25. 
  10. ^ Curtin University of Technology and the African Virtual University (AVU) Project
  11. ^ Curtin Outbound Studies - Destinations
  12. ^ "Curtin agrees to discuss merger", Curtin University Media Releases, 2007-06-23. Retrieved on 2007-10-25. 
  13. ^ "Curtin Murdoch merger proposal not to proceed", Curtin University Media Releases, 2007-11-02. Retrieved on 2007-10-25. 
  14. ^ Curtin Student Guild structure
  15. ^ Perth: Australian Resources Research Centre (WA) - Participating Institutions
  16. ^ Oral Health Centre of Western Australia (OHCWA)
  17. ^ Academy Connection - search for either Miri or Brunei
  18. ^ Curtin University - Richard Curry

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