Charles Darwin University

Key Facts

• On campus, online and distance education delivery

• 6 Campus locations throughout the Northern Territory

•7 Schools

• Creative Arts and Humanities,

• Education;

• Engineering and Information Technology;

• Environmental and Life Sciences;

• Indigenous Knowledge;

• Health Sciences;

• Law and Business.

•Pathways to bachelor courses via VET diplomas.

Charles Darwin University

Key Facts• The ONLY university in the Northern Territory; 50 years history

•Australia’s most northerly university city

• Dual Sector: Higher Education and Vocational Education and Training

• Research Intensive

•Comprehensive range of courses

• 21,000 students, approx 800 international students

• closer to many major Asian cities than to any Australian capital city.

Charles Darwin University

Key Facts

• Industry internships with local employers in several Masters and Bachelor courses

•Postgraduate internships available for international partner universities in approved research projects

•International Student Barometer,(ISB): CDU ranks among the top 6 Australian universities for the quality of the international student experience

•On campus Essington Senior International College provides pathways into CDU degrees

Charles Darwin University

Campus Information

Charles Darwin University Research

• 4th in Australia and 129th in world for research in Environmental Science and Ecology (Thomson Reuters 2010)

•Excellence in Research Australia (ERA) 2010: – above world standard in environmental science; clinical sciences,

medical microbiology; – world standard in medical and health sciences and public health

• Annual research income approx AUD$30 million

• Expertise and leadership in applied and interdisciplinary research focuses on tropical and desert interests of the Australian and Asia-Pacific regions

Charles Darwin University Research

Research Institutes• Menzies School of Health Research

• The Northern Institute (focusing on social and public policy)

• The Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods

• The Research Centre for Health and Wellbeing

• The Centre for Renewable Energy and Low Emission Technology (in partnership with the NT Government)

• Northern Territory Centre for Oil and Gas Research (in partnership with the NT Government)

• The Australian Centre of Indigenous Knowledges and Education

A network of seven Australian Universities

Operating in over 35 locations across Australia

Charles Darwin UniversityFlinders UniversityGriffith UniversityJames Cook UniversityLa Trobe UniversityMurdoch UniversityThe University of Newcastle

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Teaching over 150,000 students each year, including 34,000 international students from more than 120 countries

Creating opportunities through collaboration and partnership

We undertake high quality cross-disciplinary research of national and international standing

Our research is recognised for its impact and relevance to critical national and international challenges

Each member has their individual areas of research expertise.

Our combined research strengths include:• Climate change, energy, water and the environment• Social inclusion, Indigenous research,• Health; and • Biomedical applications of molecular science