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Institution Profile

academic agreements with more than 80 international part- SCHOLASTIC OPTIONS AT CURTIN
ner institutions in 20 countries.
Perth. The admin capital of Western Australia, Perth is the Curtin University offers undergrad, postgraduate and doc-
country’s gateway to South-east and North-east Asia and toral programmes across five faculties and ten broad study
is in the same time zone as Singapore, Malaysia and Hong areas. They include:
Kong. With a small population of 1.9 million, it provides a Agriculture, environment and sustainability. Agricultural science,
clean and safe academic environment with more affordable coastal and marine science, environmental science, food
living costs than metro cities such as Melbourne and Syd- science, geography, agribusiness
ney. The city is scenically sited on the River Swan between Architecture and construction. Interior architecture, construc-
the Indian Ocean and the Darling Range of mountains and tion management, urban and regional planning, landscape
hosts a strong economy with low levels of unemployment. and natural resource management
It also offers hundreds of restaurants and cafes, parks, cin- Arts and creative industries. Digital and social media, theatre
emas, nightclubs and music venues as well as great shop- arts, professional writing and publishing, journalism, cre-
ping to students and citizens. ative writing, screen arts, creative arts, fashion design, ani-
Moreover, with its Mediterranean climate of hot dry mation and game design, fine art, and screen arts
summers and mild winters, this coastal city is perfect for Business, management and law. Business administration, com-
sports and leisure pursuits and offers a long menu including merce, law, human resources, information system, market-
tennis, golf, whale watching and sailing. ing MBA and accounting, finance and taxation
Campus facilities. CU is spread across five campuses in West- Culture, society and indigenous. Psychology, human resources
ern Australia. Its largest campus is sited on 286 acres in management and several courses in Chinese, history and
the Perth suburb of Bentley, 10 km from city centre. Set international relations
in landscaped gardens, the campus offers state-of-the-art Engineering, mining and related technologies. Chemical engi-
classrooms, laboratories, libraries, research centres and neering and chemistry, civil and construction engineering
excellent sports and recreation facilities to students. “Ev- and mining, surveying, extractive metallurgy
erything you need is within easy walking distance. There is Moreover the departments of education, health, information
a world-class art gallery, travel agencies, full banking fa- technology & physical sciences and mathematics offer several
cilities, bookshop, computer shop, sports store, childcare study programmes
facilities and many active sports clubs and societies,” says Tuition fees (per year): A$34,700-36,800
a university spokesperson. Living expenses: A$18,000-28,000 NB A$=Rs.55
Inevitably in field sports, track and field games and
aquatics sports-obsessed Oz, CU’s sports facilities are excel-
lent. They include the Edinburgh sports pavilion, a hockey demic is generally accepted as sufficient proof of English
stadium, well-equipped gymnasia, badminton, tennis, bas- language proficiency.
ketball and netball courts. Miscellaneous facilities include Foreign students have the option to apply directly to
cafes and restaurants, a multi-faith prayer facility, medita- the university (www.curtin.edu.au) or through an agent or
tion room, and a spiritual garden. university representative (https://study.curtin.edu.au/ap-
Two additional campuses are sited in Perth’s central plying/international/agent/). The next admission deadline
business district — Perth Curtin Murray Street which hosts is February 5, 2022 for term beginning in 2023. For further
the Curtin Graduate School of Business and Curtin Law information contact +61 8 9266 5888; e-mail: study@cur-
School where business professionals and postgrad students tin.edu.au; website: www.curtin.edu.au.
learn at 137 and 139 St. Georges Terrace. The fourth campus Accommodation. The Perth campus offers several student ac-
is in Midland, another suburb of Perth, and it offers medi- commodation options. They include the Erica Underwood
cine and allied health sciences study programmes. CU’s fifth House with 54 fully furnished six-bedroom apartments
campus is sited in the historic mining town of Kalgoorlie in (located around the shopping complex and restaurants);
the Goldfields region of Western Australia (600 km from Vickery House (fully furnished six-to-eight-bedroom units),
Perth) famous for its Super Pit, Oz’s second largest open cut Guild House (facing the Curtin stadium with double room
gold mine that produces 456,000 troy ounces of gold annu- options), the Kurrajong Village on the West side of the cam-
ally. This campus hosts the globally respected WA School of pus and two new residential facilities — Twin Dolphin Hall
Mines: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering. and St. Catherine’s College.
Admission. The minimum eligibility criterion for admission Degree programmes. CU offers a wide range of bachelor’s,
into Curtin’s undergraduate programmes is successful com- Masters and doctoral programmes across five faculties —
pletion of Plus Two with a 60 percent-plus average (CBSE/ business and law; health sciences; humanities; science and
CISCE) and/or 65 percent (state boards). Applicants also engineering; Centre for Aboriginal Studies (see box).
have to demonstrate English language competence. A mini-
mum score of 79 in TOEFL or 6 in IELTS or 58 in PTE Aca- RESHMA RAVISHANKER

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