James Cook University Singapore

James Cook University
Motto
Crescente Luce (Latin)[1]
Motto in English
Light ever increasing[1]
TypeDirectly-operated branch campus
Established1961 (Australia)[2]
2003 (Singapore)
Parent institution
James Cook University
AccreditationTEQSA[3]
AffiliationInnovative Research Universities (IRU)
ChancellorNgiare Brown[4]
Vice-ChancellorSimon Biggs[5]
DeanStephen Boyle
Deputy Vice ChancellorCarole-Anne Upton
Studentsc. 4200 (2019)[6]
Address
149 Sims Drive
,
Singapore[7]

1°18′56″N 103°52′34″E / 1.31556°N 103.87611°E / 1.31556; 103.87611
CampusUrban park, 2.4 hectares (5.9 acres)[8]
Named afterCaptain James Cook[1]
ColorsBlue Gold [1]
MascotKoalion[9]
Websitejcu.edu.sg

James Cook University, Singapore is a branch campus[10] of James Cook University, a public research university based in Australia. Established in 2003, it is currently the only overseas institution with university status in Singapore.[11][12][13] While the university offers a comprehensive range of courses, it specialises in ecology, marine and environmental sciences.[14][15][16][17][18] The Singapore campus is located between Kallang and Geylang in the Central Region on the former site of the Manjusri Secondary School.[19]

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  14. ^ "JCU No.1 in world for marine biology - Apr 2017". www.jcu.edu.au. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
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