Curtin Singapore
Curtin Singapore is the Singaporean campus of Curtin University, a public university in Australia. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs in healthcare, computational sciences, commerce and communications with plans to expand to science and engineering. The campus also offers a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) higher degree by research program. Curtin University is named after John Curtin, a prominent Prime Minister of Australia during World War II from 1941 to 1945, and is the largest university in the state of Western Australia with 58,607 students globally in 2022.
Other name | Curtin Education Centre | ||||||||
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| Motto | Look ever forward | ||||||||
| Type | Private | ||||||||
| Established | 13 November 2008 | ||||||||
Parent institution | Curtin University | ||||||||
| Affiliation | Australian Technology Network (ATN) | ||||||||
| Chancellor | Andrew Crane | ||||||||
| Vice-Chancellor | Harlene Hayne CNZM | ||||||||
| Pro Vice-Chancellor and President | Prof Linley Lord | ||||||||
| Students | 2,081 (2022) | ||||||||
| Address | 10 Science Park Road, The Alpha, Science Park II, Level 3, Unit 03-08 , Singapore , 117684 1°17′18″N 103°46′46″E | ||||||||
| Campus | Urban park | ||||||||
| Named after | John Curtin | ||||||||
| Colors | Gold and black
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| Nickname | Carnabys Saints | ||||||||
| Mascot | Carl the Carnaby | ||||||||
| Website | curtin | ||||||||
Curtin's campuses follow the "One Curtin" model where all campuses follow identical course curriculum across its programs, including study material and examinations, as Curtin's main Bentley campus. This means that students have the option to transfer or study abroad to other Curtin campuses in Perth, Kalgoorlie, Malaysia, Dubai and Mauritius as units are generally identical. In additional, students from other universities and Curtin campuses can also apply to study abroad at Curtin Singapore. In 2022, the university shifted from its original campus in Whampoa to The Alpha building in Singapore's Science Park II in Queenstown, near NUS and the National University Hospital.
Curtin Singapore is operated directly under Curtin University, which is generally not the case for most private education providers in Singapore. This means that study programs are provided directly by Curtin University and not an external provider. While Curtin Singapore graduates generally have higher employment rates than other private universities in Singapore, it is still lower than public institutions such as the National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University. The university follows a trimester model, allowing students to complete a bachelors program in 2 years.
In Australia, the university is known for having high employer satisfaction rates. According to the 2022 Employer Satisfaction Survey published by the Australian Government's QILT, the university received the highest overall employer satisfaction (89.7%) among all universities in Australia. The university also ranks within the top 200 universities according to the Quacquarelli Symonds and U.S. News university ranking publications, while ranking somewhat lower on others.