Charles Darwin University Key Facts

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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.

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Charles Darwin UniversityKey Facts

• The ONLY university in the Northern Territory
  50 years history
• Australias 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.

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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

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Charles Darwin University Campus Information
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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 AUD30 million
• Expertise and leadership in applied and
  interdisciplinary research focuses on tropical
  and desert interests of the Australian and
  Asia-Pacific regions

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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

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A network of seven Australian Universities
Operating in over 35 locations across Australia
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Charles Darwin University Flinders
University Griffith University James Cook
University La Trobe University Murdoch
University The 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
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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
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• 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