Curtin University

Curtin University (formerly known as Curtin University of Technology and Western Australian Institute of Technology) is an Australian public research university based in Bentley and Perth, Western Australia. It is named after the 14th Prime Minister of Australia, John Curtin, and is the largest university in Western Australia, with over 58,000 students (as of 2016).

It is the only Western Australian university to produce a PhD recipient of the AINSE gold medal, which is the highest recognition for PhD-level research excellence in Australia and New Zealand.

• Ranked one of the world’s most international universities, and the second-most international university in Australia, in 2016 by Times Higher Education
• The University is engaged in the project to create and support the world’s most powerful telescope
• Awarded the highest rating of five in the fields of astronomical and space science; physical chemistry, geochemistry, geology,  electrical and electronic engineering, medical microbiology etc
• Around 90 per cent of the students employment upon the completion of their degree according to the 2015 Graduate Destination Survey