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Motto | Look ever forward Make tomorrow better | ||||||||
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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) [1] | ||||||||
Address | 10 Science Park Road, The Alpha, Science Park II, Level 3, Unit 03-08 , Singapore , 117684 1°17′18″N103°46′46″E / 1.288421°N 103.779567°E | ||||||||
Campus | Urban park | ||||||||
Named after | John Curtin | ||||||||
Colors | Gold and black | ||||||||
Nickname | Carnabys [2] Saints [3] | ||||||||
Mascot | Carl the Carnaby [4] | ||||||||
Website | curtin | ||||||||
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Curtin Singapore, officially the Curtin Education Centre, [5] is the Singaporean campus of Curtin University, a public university in Australia. [6] Curtin Singapore offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral degree programs in allied health, information technology, commerce and communications with plans to expand to science and engineering. [7] It is named after John Curtin, Prime Minister of Australia from 1941 to 1945, and is the largest university in the state of Western Australia with 58,607 students globally in 2022. [8] [9]
Students have options to transfer or study abroad to other Curtin campuses in Perth, Kalgoorlie, Malaysia, Dubai and Mauritius as the same units are studied across its campuses. [10] [11] In additional, students from other universities and Curtin campuses can also apply to study abroad at Curtin Singapore. [12] 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. [13]
Curtin Singapore is operated directly under Curtin University, which is generally not the case for most private education providers in Singapore. [14] [15] This means that degrees conferred by Curtin University to Curtin Singapore students are equivalent to Curtin proper. [16] While Curtin Singapore graduates generally have higher employment rates than other private universities in Singapore, [17] it is still lower than public institutions such as the National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University. [18] The university follows a trimester model, allowing students to complete a bachelors program in 2 years. [19]
In Australia, the university is known for having high employer satisfaction rates. [20] [21] [22] 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. [23] The university also ranks within the top 200 universities according to the Quacquarelli Symonds and U.S. News university ranking publications, [24] [25] while ranking somewhat lower on others. [26] [27] [28]
Curtin University is the modern descendent of the Perth Technical School, established in 1900, which later became the Western Australia Institute of Technology in 1966. [29] The institution received university status in 1986 to form the Curtin University of Technology, named after paramount World War II Prime Minister of Australia John Curtin. [30] In 2010, it removed the suffix from its name and became simply Curtin University. [31] It is currently the largest university in the state of Western Australia with 58,607 students enrolled across its domestic and overseas campuses. [32]
Curtin University has been actively present in Singapore since 1986 through the establishment of links with private educational providers in Singapore, including the Singapore Human Resource Institute, Marketing Institute of Singapore and the Singapore Institute of Materials Management. Prior to the establishment of its full-fledged independent campus in Singapore, degrees from Curtin were originally awarded through these partners. [33]
The opening of Curtin Singapore's 5,600-square-metre (60,000 sq ft) campus at Jalan Rajah in Whampoa allowed the university to be able to provide courses on its own merit. All Curtin University courses since its founding has been delivered directly by the university and units are the same across campuses. Students at the Singapore campus are awarded the same degree and transcripts as their peers at other Curtin campuses. The overall cost to establish the university in 2008 was S$40 million. [33]
Curtin Singapore's operations began in December 2008 with an initial enrolment of 900 students, including new and continuing students who were enrolled in Curtin's previous partners. Curtin Singapore had 2,081 students in 2022, an increase of 23% from the previous year. [34] [35] [36]
Curtin University is a Western Australian university and public perception of the university will differ across the different countries where it has campuses. Curtin Singapore is directly operated by Curtin University in Australia, [37] unlike most other foreign universities operating in Singapore, [38] and units are the same as the ones offered in all of Curtin's other campuses. [39]
According to an independent survey by Australian Government's QILT in 2022, employers in Australia were more satisfied with Curtin graduates than any other Australian university. [40] Graduates of private universities are perceived more negatively than public university graduates in Singapore and on average earn 15% less than autonomous universities following graduation. [41] [42] This is possibly due to a competitive high school culture in Singapore where students are separated based on perceived intelligence and higher-ranking university graduates are considered to have more merit. [43] [44] [45]
On university ranking publications, Curtin University usually ranks higher than most universities globally and is in the top 1% of universities ranked, [46] but ranks significantly lower than domestic institutions including the National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University. [47] [48] Both of those domestic universities regularly rank within the top 50 and 100 on the same publications. The following are the latest rankings on popular publications as of January 2024:
Curtin University does rank higher on number of specific subjects which may become more relevant as the campus plans to expand to engineering and the sciences. [49] These subjects, on varying university ranking publications, include:
The university also ranks within the top 100 for physical chemistry, public health, energy and fuels, engineering, [58] architecture, business administration, hospitality and tourism management, psychology, [59] nursing, sports science, architecture, pharmacy and pharmacology. [60] University rankings methodologies have, however, been subject to criticism and may not be an accurate measure for the quality of undergraduate and postgraduate study programs outside of research. [61] [62] Public universities in Singapore also have a larger student population, more resources and bigger campuses than private universities. [63]
Curtin Singapore's first campus was located at 90 and 92 Jalan Rajah in Whampoa and was officially opened on 13 November 2008 by S. Iswaran, Singapore's Senior Minister of State at the Ministry of Trade and Industry, and Doug Chester, the Australian High Commissioner to Singapore. [33] Some facilities at the previous location included a student lounge, library, computer labs, canteen, dining areas, basketball court and gym.
In 2022, Curtin Singapore moved onto levels 2 through to 4 of the Alpha building in Singapore Science Park 2. [64] Co-located with industry within the science park precinct, Curtin Singapore is a 15-minute walk from Haw Par Villa MRT station and is closer to NUS, the National University Hospital and the Greater Southern Waterfront. [65] Along with the new campus, the campus announced plans for future expansion to provide courses in the sciences, engineering, business administration and majors in computing. [66] [67]
Facilities at the new Curtin Singapore campus at the Alpha are spread over 3 levels of the building. Level 2 includes a library, clinical labs and gym. The library offers Group Discussion Pods, Individual Pods, printing services, Macintosh computers, charging ports and study desks. The clinical lab has equipment and tools to simulate hospital and clinical environments. Level 3 includes a student lounge and computer labs. The student lounge has a pantry for students, vending machines, microwaves, pool tables, charging ports and conference seminar rooms. Level 4 has various group discussion tables and computers for students to access their student portal.[ citation needed ] Additional facilities as part of the wider science park include an outdoor gym, barbecue pits and a swimming pool. [68]
The courses offered by the Singapore campus follows the identical structure and curriculum content as those offered at the main Bentley campus in Perth. During their course of studies, students have the discretion to study abroad or transfer to other Curtin campuses in Perth, Kalgoorlie, Malaysia, Dubai and Mauritius to gain further international exposure and widen their perspectives. [69] Curtin Singapore also offers a range of Curtin College pathway programs alongside its Curtin University undergraduate and postgraduate programs. [70] Courses at Curtin Singapore are currently provided by the following Curtin schools:
The Curtin Singapore Student Committee (STUCO) is the main student body managing social events and clubs on the campus. [71]
Curtin programs have academic entry requirements that vary based on the level and field of studies. [72] In addition, Curtin Singapore offers Curtin College pathway diploma programs that offer entry into various undergraduate programs with or without advanced standing. [73]
For undergraduate courses, Curtin's academic entry requirement is a high school certificate at level 12 or equivalent or a diploma from a polytechnic or other recognised institution. [74] Students are also required to have attained Curtin's English language pre-requisite. [75] Students not meeting the entry requirements for undergraduate programs can apply for pathway diploma programs. [76] [77]
For postgraduate courses, Curtin academic entry requirement is an undergraduate or bachelor's degree acceptable by Curtin's standards. Students are also required to have attained Curtin's English language pre-requisite along with other criteria depending on the field of study. [78] Doctoral program applicants are also required to have a Bachelor Honours or other post-graduate qualification. [79]
Notable alumni of Curtin University's Singapore campus include:
The Pro Vice-Chancellor and President of Curtin Singapore is currently Professor Linley Lord. [80]
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