Curtin Singapore

Curtin Singapore
Curtin Emblem
Other name
Curtin Education Centre
Motto
Look ever forward[1]
TypePrivate
Established13 November 2008; 16 years ago (2008-11-13)
Parent institution
Curtin University
AffiliationAustralian Technology Network (ATN)
ChancellorVanessa Guthrie AO
Vice-ChancellorHarlene Hayne
Pro Vice-Chancellor and PresidentAlex Stojcevski
Students3,500 (2024)[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 / 1.288421°N 103.779567°E / 1.288421; 103.779567 (Curtin Singapore) Edit this at Wikidata
CampusUrban park
Named afterJohn Curtin
ColorsGold Black
NicknameCarnabys[3]
MascotCarl the Carnaby[3]
Websitecurtin.edu.sg Edit this at Wikidata
White hexagon over shield of horizontal stripes to the left of the words "Curtin Singapore".

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]

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]

Front entrance of the original campus in Whampoa, Singapore
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  17. ^ "Permitted Courses Offered by PEIs". Training Partners Gateway. Singapore Government Agency. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
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  22. ^ "Curtin Uni grads win top ranking for employer satisfaction". The West Australian. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  23. ^ "Curtin grads rated best by employers". The Australian. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  24. ^ "Satisfying result for Curtin". Business News. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
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  29. ^ "Curtin University". Times Higher Education (THE). 21 June 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  30. ^ Studies (CWTS), Centre for Science and Technology. "CWTS Leiden Ranking". CWTS Leiden Ranking. Retrieved 3 February 2024.