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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;
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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 UniversityKey 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 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 University Flinders University Griffith University James Cook University La Trobe University Murdoch University The University of Newcastle
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