Curtin Singapore
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Curtin Singapore is the Singaporean campus of Curtin University, a public university in Australia.[4] It offers undergraduate and postgraduate degree programs in healthcare, computational sciences, commerce and communications with plans to expand to science and engineering.[5][6][7][8] The campus also offers a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) higher degree by research program.[9] 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.[10][11]
Other name | Curtin Education Centre | ||||||||
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Motto | Look ever forward[1] | ||||||||
Type | Private | ||||||||
Established | 13 November 2008; 15 years ago (2008-11-13) | ||||||||
Parent institution | Curtin University | ||||||||
Affiliation | Australian Technology Network (ATN) | ||||||||
Chancellor | Andrew Crane | ||||||||
Vice-Chancellor | Harlene Hayne | ||||||||
Pro Vice-Chancellor and President | Linley Lord | ||||||||
Students | 2,081 (2022)[2] | ||||||||
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[3] | ||||||||
Mascot | Carl the Carnaby[3] | ||||||||
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.[12] 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.[13][14] In additional, students from other universities and Curtin campuses can also apply to study abroad at Curtin Singapore.[15] 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.[8]
Curtin Singapore is operated directly under Curtin University, which is generally not the case for most private education providers in Singapore.[16][17] This means that study programs are provided directly by Curtin University and not an external provider.[18] While Curtin Singapore graduates generally have higher employment rates than other private universities in Singapore,[19] it is still lower than public institutions such as the National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University.[20] The university follows a trimester model, allowing students to complete a bachelors program in 2 years.[21]
In Australia, the university is known for having high employer satisfaction rates.[22][23][24] 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.[25] The university also ranks within the top 200 universities according to the Quacquarelli Symonds and U.S. News university ranking publications,[26][27] while ranking somewhat lower on others.[28][29][30]